BrainHealth Presents
Take the science of brain health off the shelf and make it actionable in your everyday life. In 2025, harness your brainpowers of memory, self-agency, creativity and hyperefficiency to thrive.
The BrainHealth Presents Series brings renowned experts to engage in live talks in an exclusive social setting at Center for BrainHealth in Dallas, Texas. Meet and hear top scientists, authors and thinkers provide up-to-date information about the most fascinating interworkings of the brain.
In 2025, all talks are in person by subscription only. Space is limited.
Season patrons receive access to a VIP reception and much more!
For more information, contact brainhealthevents@utdallas.edu or visit our FAQs.
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Why We Remember – and How to Hold on to What Matters Most
Charan Ranganath, PhD
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Dr. Charan Ranganath explains the hidden role memory plays in our lives and how we imagine the future. Author of the New York Times bestseller Why We Remember, Dr. Ranganath has pioneered a new way of thinking about the everyday act of remembering. One of the world’s top memory researchers, his work sheds light on the powerful role of memory in nearly every aspect of life, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. He is director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at UC Davis and is an affiliated faculty with the Center for Mind and Brain and has appeared on the Huberman Lab Podcast, NPR’s Fresh Air and The goop Podcast with Gwyneth Paltrow, to name a few. SPONSORED BY LINDA AND MITCH HARTMore Information
Reducing the Risks of Brain Injury
Kim Gorgens, PhD
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Dr. Kim Gorgens reframes our understanding of brain injury by connecting with often-overlooked populations. Reaching millions of viewers through inspiring TED talks on youth sports concussion and brain injuries in criminal justice, Dr. Gorgens has appeared on CNN with Anderson Cooper, NPR and 20/20. A professor of psychology at University of Denver, she manages a large portfolio of brain injury related research and has lectured extensively around the world. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including U.S. News, Newsweek, The Economist, People and more. SPONSORED BY SHANNON AND DAVID CASHMore Information
Unleashing Imagination: The Creative Brain and AI
Adam Green, PhD
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In an age driven by AI, neuroscientist Dr. Adam Green predicts an increasing demand for human creativity. Leader of a $2.5 million National Science Foundation project on creativity in STEM, he seeks to measure innovative thinking as a predictor of success, gauge how different aspects of creativity may work together, and map the seemingly miraculous process of creative ideation. Dr. Green directs the Lab for Relational Cognition at Georgetown University and is co-founder of The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity and incoming editor-in-chief at Creativity Research Journal. Dr. Green was a BrainHealth speaker in 2019 and is back by popular demand.SPONSORED BY TERI AND JOHN SHAFFER More Information
Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work
Mithu Storoni, MD, PhD
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Physician, researcher and author, Dr. Mithu Storoni advocates for a new, hyperefficient way of working. Our brains function like a car’s engine, with multiple gears that put the brain in optimal mode for different mental challenges – to create, solve and learn. Researching how stress at work impacts the brain's networks, and how this affects motivation, emotions and productivity, she has shared her work through TEDx talks and been featured in popular media outlets, such as The goop Podcast with Gwyneth Paltrow.SPONSORED BY TIFFANY AND PATRICK BOYCEMore Information
- Admission to all 2025 talks, including reception at 6:15 PM before talk at 7:00 PM
- VIP reception including light hors d'oeurves, beverages and specialty mocktails – catering will be provided by Eating Royally, whose chef-owner once cooked for members of the British royal family
- Complimentary valet parking
- Access to full recordings from the 2025 season