Frontiers of BrainHealth

How can today's research fuel advancements in adolescent brain health interventions? Psychologist David Yeager, PhD,  studies the processes shaping adolescent development, especially how social cognition and physiology can affect developmental and educational outcomes for youth.  

The Synergistic Relationship Between Growth Mindset and Stress Can Be Enhancing Mindset

How can new research findings create a framework to advance the field of cognitive training? Researchers Susanne Jaeggi, PhD, and Aaron Seitz, PhD, show how a paradigm shift can merge the latest scientific understanding of brain mechanisms to promote neuroplasticity.

Promoting Cognitive Health and Well-Being Across the Lifespan

Jonas Kaplan, PhD, discusses the neural systems that construct our beliefs, values and identities, and how the brain uses narrative to understand the world. He is co-director of the Dornsife Neuroimaging Center at University of Southern California.

The Narrative Brain

Mark D’Esposito, PhD, is a distinguished professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and the Carol Heller BrainHealth Project Co-Leader.

VIRTUAL-ONLY: Register for the virtual season to access this special talk during BrainHealth Week. Mark D’Esposito, MD, is the 2024 recipient of the Charles L. Branch BrainHealth Award, BrainHealth's Highest Science Honor. He is a distinguished professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and the Carol Heller BrainHealth Project Co-Leader.

A Tale About the Frontal Lobes, as Told By a Neurologist

Lori Cook in a blue blouse with green, blue lights, portrait. Director of Clinical Research, BrainHealth Research; Head of Research, The BrainHealth Project; Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Lori Cook, PhD, is perpetually curious about the developing brain. As both a clinician and research scientist, she has worked for two decades to improve long-term recovery of youth after brain injury, including supporting athletes with persistent effects of concussion. 

Long-Term Recovery of Adolescents Following Brain Injury

Michael Thaut, PhD, Director, Music and Health Sciences Graduate Programs, University of Toronto.

How can the latest in auditory neuroscience advance neurological rehabilitation? Dr. Michael H. Thaut, professor of music and international research leader in the neuroscience of music, introduces recent discoveries that have transformed Neurologic Music Therapy into an important contributor to global brain health.

Advances and New Perspectives in Clinical Music Neuroscience and Neurologic Music Therapy

The last decade has provided clear evidence that there is a reproducibility problem in cognitive neuroscience. Russell Poldrack, PhD, will discuss some of the threats to reproducibility in neuroimaging research. 

Making Cognitive Neuroscience More Open and Reproducible

A Frontiers of BrainHealth talk takes place in Center for BrainHealth's Brain Performance Institute.

Caroline Leaf, PhD, and Charles Wasserman, MS, AuD doctoral student, discuss the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological intervention and psychneurobiological approach to mental health. Their research includes applied mindfulness and metacognition to create an accessible and applicable alternative to relieving mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression.

A Psychneurobiological Approach to Mental Health

Can lifestyle prevent, treat or even cure disease? Jane Wigginton, MD, shares insights into lifestyle medicine and brain health. As BrainHealth's chief science research director, she brings over 30 years of experience to assist with clinical trials, research protocols, client evaluations and recommendations for care.

The Science and Practice of Lifestyle Medicine

What is the impact of physical activity on brain health? Psychologist Kirk Erickson, PhD, delves into this question while exploring several methodological considerations related to how this topic is documented in scientific literature, sharing recent research findings on the mechanisms and moderators of these effects. He is also a People's Choice winner for BrainHealth Best Talks, celebrating BrainHealth's 25th anniversary.

Does Exercising Your Body Strengthen Your Brain?

Raksha Mudar, PhD, investigates the effects of normal cognitive aging and brain diseases including mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia, on higher-order semantic functions. In her research, she combines behavioral methods, event-related potentials and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Developing and Implementing Technology-Based Social Engagement Interventions for Older Adults

SAME EVENT AS SEPT. 13 BRAINHEALTH PRESENTS: International speaker and one of the nation’s leading neurological surgeons, Theodore H. Schwartz, MD, explores major advances in the history of brain health and the science significance of popular brain-related topics in a fireside chat with neurologist and longtime friend Mitch Elkind, MD, of the American Heart Association.

Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery

Vascular neurologist Natalia Rost, MD, has devoted her career to neuroimaging of acute stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases, the role of genetics in acute cerebral ischemia, and advancing outcome prediction in patients with acute stroke.

From DISCOVERY to Brain Health: Lessons from Acute Ischemic Stroke

What is human flourishing, or the "fullness of life," and what factors promote it? How do answers vary across cultures?  Director of Harvard's Flourishing Network, Matthew T. Lee, PhD, discusses initiatives to establish a Global Community of Practice for Flourishing and what the construct of flourishing adds to wellness, happiness and well-being.

Why Is Brain Health Important for the Global Conversation about Human Flourishing?

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