Wednesday: Feb. 22 BH Week 2023 Day 3

Innovative minds voices joined together to experience the powerful, positive impact that art, meaningful connections to others, and finding your purpose can have on the brain.
Community members explored how art and storytelling can build up connectedness, as well as brain health.
Each day included a popular BrainHealth Week Daily Text Challenge, open to anyone who texted BRAIN to 888-844-8991.

Rising leaders from the Dallas area converged at Center for BrainHealth to experience the impact that art and connection (to people and purpose) can have on the brain.
Special guests Steven and William Ladd – brothers, artists and creators of the national Scrollathon® art initiative – shared stories from their unique, collaborative art-making project.
Guests enjoyed introductory remarks from Dr. Dan Krawczyk, who raffled off tickets to see Dallas Mavs, and also tried out three fun, brain-healthy exercises, led by Dr. Julie Fratantoni.
The crowd observed a live painting of participants’ reactions being created in real time by local artist Dr Gorilla (a.k.a. David Rodriguez).
As the crowd mingled, they also shared in an interactive art experience – sharing inspiration for a live painting by local artist Dr Gorilla (a.k.a. David Rodriguez).
Symbolic of the evening's theme of connectedness, attendees contributed ideas, reactions and colors that Dr G integrated into a creative visual record.

LOCATED IN THE DALLAS MEDICAL DISTRICT
Center for BrainHealth is located at 2200 West Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX 75235
Happy Hour with the Ladd brothers was held in our Brain Performance Institute.