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Does the proverb "it is better to give than to receive" connect to brain health? Research shows giving to causes you truly care about can actually help you live a longer, happier life.

Enhance Well-Being Through Generosity

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Applying knowledge from the past to newly-learned information helps to enhance cognitive flexibility and inform behavior in future situations. 

Connect New Ideas to the Past

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Perceive Failure as Potential

Center for BrainHealth leads scientific research to enhance and restore the brain. Learn how to exercise your brain to work better and faster today!

Frontiers of BrainHealth

Don't miss the opening talk for the fall 2026 season of Frontiers of BrainHealth, our popular neuroscience lecture series, featuring cognitive neuroscientist Aron Barbey, PhD, director of the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center, as he shares 
recent discoveries in network neuroscience that suggest intelligence emerges from a rich constellation of networks whose functions are orchestrated in a flexible, goal-directed manner. 

Advancing the Science and Engineering of Intelligence: From Network Neuroscience to Interventions for Precision Health 

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BrainHealth Presents

Psychologist Alia Crum, speaker during the 2026 season of BrainHealth Presents in Dallas, Texas, pictured in front of a markerboard with equations and research data.

In this compelling talk, moderated by KERA's Krys Boyd, Alia Crum, PhD, explains how mindsets — the beliefs and expectations we hold — actively shape our physical health, emotional well-being and ability to build a healthy relationship with stress. Recently featured on The Mel Robbins Podcast, the Stanford psychologist leads groundbreaking research focused on understanding how mindsets affect important outcomes outside the realm of medicine, in the domains of behavioral health and organizational behavior to show how perceptions of stress, willpower and the body can alter biological responses and real-world outcomes. This event is for ages 21+. Sponsored by The Encompass Group.


Mindset: Why What You Believe Matters More Than You Think 

Ian Robertson, PhD, speaks during BrainHealth Week 2025.

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Dementia is one of the main culprits undermining what should be our most rewarding years. Most current dementia-prevention trials are labor-intensive and hence expensive and difficult to scale to the hundreds of millions who need it. Internationally recognized cognitive neuroscientist Ian Robertson, PhD, shares an inside look at The BrainHealth Project, and how the longitudinal study is measuring and targeting improvements in the brain health of 100,000 people over ten years using a telehealth, web-based interface and real-time remote coaching. 

Brainspan: How The BrainHealth Project Can Inform Dementia Prevention 

Northwestern University Professor of Psychology and Management Eli Finkle, PhD, speaker at the 2026 season of BrainHealth Presents in Dallas, Texas, pictured in front of a background of lush, green foliage. 

Psychologist Eli Finkel, PhD, dissects how polarization and misperception derail productive dialogue, offering practical strategies for engaging across differences — and tools for transforming conflict into insight and competitive advantage. Founding co-director of the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement, Dr. Finkel is the Morton O. Schapiro Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, where he leads the Relationships And Motivation Lab (RAMLAB), and also co-host of the popular podcast Love Factually. This event is for ages 21+. Sponsored by the Northwestern and Kellogg DFW Alumni Clubs.

Healthy Friction: The Science of Productive Disagreement 

Composite image of panel speakers for November 2026 BrainHealth Presents season finale: Mission Restored: Psychedelic Treatments for Veterans, featuring Governor Rick Perry; Francesca Filbey, PhD; Thad King; Jamie Tyler, PhD; and Charles Green, PhD.

A panel of distinguished veterans and brain scientists lead a candid, high-level conversation on approaches to neuroplasticity enhancement, addiction disruption, and emotional and psychological reset using psychedelic compounds, featuring former Texas Governor Rick Perry; renowned Center for BrainHealth neuroscientist Francesca Filbey, PhD; veteran and BrainHealth trainer Thad King; neuroscientist and neuroengineer Jamie Tyler, PhD; and clinical psychologist Charles Green, PhD. This event is for ages 21+. Sponsored by Livewire Technologies, Inc.

Mission Restored: Novel Treatments for Veterans

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