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Speakers
Ian Robertson, PhD - Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Brainspan: How the BrainHealth Project Can Inform Dementia Prevention
Our lifespans have been burgeoned but our brainspans have not kept pace. 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. The BrainHealth Project 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. Results from this study show sustained improvements in brain health across the adult life cycle, even in those at risk of decline. Dr. Robertson outlines potential mechanisms through which these changes could potentially reduce and even prevent dementia.
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Ian Robertson is professor emeritus and fellow at Trinity College Dublin, and T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair at The University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Robertson serves as co-leader of The BrainHealth Project, a landmark longitudinal study designed to define, measure, and improve brain health and performance across the lifespan. He was founding director of both the Institute of Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin and the Global Brain Health Institute.
An internationally recognized cognitive neuroscientist, he has authored more than 600 scientific papers, which have been cited more than 43,000 times. His most recent popular science book isHow Confidence Works (Penguin), and his forthcoming book, Brainspan (Orion/Hachette), will be published in early 2027. He is a member of the Academia Europaea and the Royal Irish Academy. In 2024, he was awarded both an honorary Doctor of Science and an honorary MD by Trinity College Dublin.
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