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Risk and Resilience for Seniors

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Speakers
Jeff Cummings, MD, ScD

and Kate Zhong, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

Senior Moments and Brain Health: Risk and Resilience

About the talk

Dr. Jeff Cummings, an expert in neurodegenerative diseases, is director of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience at UNLV and was previously the founding director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and former director of the UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Dr. Kate Zhong, a passionate advocate for brain health, is a geriatric psychiatrist and pharmacologist, and founder of the Brainnovation Initiative at UNLV.

This husband-and-wife team of brain health advocates explores the neuroscience tools that support dignified aging, brain health, and development of new therapies for Alzheimer's disease.

Join us for the most popular brain health speaker series. BrainHealth Presents top brain scientists, authors, inventors and futurists for conversations about the latest advances in science, technology and real-world applications applicable to better brain health.

WHAT YOU GET:

  • Get virtual access to all the talks during the 2023 season.

  • Ask the speaker a question through the Q&A function (we will get to as many as we can).

  • Receive exclusive event recording (only available to registrants).

2023 Speaker Lineup

To register for the virtual series, click the regsiter button above. There is an option to attend some talks in person if you are in the Dallas, Texas area. For more information, see below.

Path to Healthier Brains

Tom Insel, MD

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America’s approach to mental illness isn’t working. Medical and psychological treatments have improved, yet outcomes have gotten worse. Dr. Tom Insel – neuroscientist, psychiatrist, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health and author – offers a different path to mental health. This talk includes concepts from his book Healing: Our Path From Mental Illness to Mental Health, which expands the approach from a narrow medical model to a recovery model based upon the three P’s – People, Place and Purpose. By focusing on a social support, a secure environment and a mission, we can create a path from mental illness to thriving and well-being. Event sponsored by The Container Store and Marlane Miller.Attend in Person →

Staying Sharp

Sarah Lenz Lock, JD

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Cognitive decline is NOT inevitable. Your brain changes as you live and age, and that is a good thing! There are simple things we can all do to live and age well. Sarah Lock, AARP's senior vice president of policy and brain health, and executive director of their Global Council on Brain Health, shares insights on how to sustain brain-healthy behaviors. From individuals and communities to society at-large, neuroscience and public health hold lessons that can drive positive change for all of us. And the impact of this change is both measurable and immense.Event sponsored by Teri and John Shaffer. Exclusive Virtual-Only Event

New Science for Women's Brains

Emily Jacobs, PhD

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How do changing hormonal conditions shape the human brain? And what does healthy aging look like for women’s brain health? Dr. Emily Jacobs, associate professor in psychological and brain sciences at the University of California Santa Barbara, discusses new research on the structural and functional changes that occur as the brain ages and what it means for women’s health. Event sponsored by The Gratitude Fund at The Dallas Foundation.Attend in Person →

The Brain-Heart Connection

Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA

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What does science tell us about the connection between heart health and brain/mind health? As a practicing neurologist and chief clinical science officer at the American Heart Association, Dr. Elkind is a leading authority and trusted voice on enhancing well-being by building healthy hearts, brains, and minds.Attend in Person →

Risk and Resilience for Seniors

Jeff Cummings, MD, ScD; and Kate Zhong, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

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This husband-and-wife team of Alzheimer's researchers advocate for the advancement of neurotherapeutic tools to promote dignified aging. Dr. Jeff Cummings and Dr. Kate Zhong, scientists and professors at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Department of Brain Health, have a long history of working to improve clinical trials and develop new therapies for Alzheimer's disease. Attend in Person →

Virtual Series Registration