Podcasts about global brain health institute

When someone we know or love starts to develop psychological issues, we don't often associate it with a form of dementia. However, this trait is one of the most common signs of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) — the most common neurodegenerative disease in people under the age of 65. In his new book, Mysteries of the Social Brain: Understanding Human Behavior Through Science, Dr. Bruce Miller highlights his experiences observing people with FTD and what they have taught him about what he calls the "social brain."Dr. Bruce Miller has been observing people with FTD for decades in the Memory and Aging Center at the University of San Francisco, where he is also Professor of Neurology and the Founding Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. He shares key insights on how to keep our "social brain" healthy and how it can even unlock our creative potential.

Having a relative or loved one receive a dementia diagnosis can be challenging for families, especially for families with children. How can parents, guardians and other adults explain these complex memory and thinking changes to children in a way they'll understand? One possible way – children's books. Dr. Tomás León joins the podcast to discuss his collection of children's books focused on different kinds of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia and vascular dementia. He discusses his inspiration for the four stories, the writing and translation process, and the importance of helping children understand what's happening to their loved ones, as well as shares advice on how to address these difficult conversations. Guest: Tomás León, MD, psychiatrist, Memory and Neuropsychiatry Clinic, Hospital del Salvador, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Show Notes Read more about Dr. León's children's books and download copies of the Here's Grandma! collection for free in English and Spanish on the Global Brain Health Institute's website. Learn more about Dr. León through his profile on the Global Brain Health Institute's website. Connect with us Find transcripts and more at our website. Email Dementia Matters: dementiamatters@medicine.wisc.edu Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's e-newsletter. Enjoy Dementia Matters? Consider making a gift to the Dementia Matters fund through the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer's. All donations go toward outreach and production.

Dr. Culler explains that brain health is crucial because it enhances cognitive performance, boosts creativity, and improves decision-making. It supports emotional resilience, stress management, and mental clarity, vital for personal and professional success. Optimal brain health reduces the risk of cognitive decline and brain disorders, promoting longevity and quality of life. She further advocates that investing in brain health also leads to increased productivity, stronger social relationships, improved overall well-being, and greater adaptability to life's evolving challenges and opportunities. Join us to gain tips and strategies to improve your brain health today!Dr. Krystal L. Culler,  is a holistic brain health expert with nearly twenty years of experience working with individuals with brain-related diagnoses, their families, providers, and advocacy organizations. She is a Doctor of Behavioral Health with an educational background that spans the behavioral sciences including lifespan psychology, gerontology, and sociology.She is the Founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with the Global Brain Health Institute, where she was the first scholar from the United States to complete her residency training at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland on dementia prevention and the social determinants of brain health. She has an unwavering commitment to promoting brain health equity to individuals of all ages and the communities she serves across the world. Her mission: Brain care for all.Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/genein-letford/

The Culture File Debate on breath, from the need for breathable air to states of mind and body rooted in breath. Featuring IMMA's Mary Cremin; artist and climate change activist, Nina McGowan; Ireland's next Venice Biennale representative, Isabel Nolan; and Ian Robertson, co-director Global Brain Health Institute, TCD. (First broadcast 170924)

As a fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute, monologuist Josh Kornbluth started to see parallels between brain disease and, well, everything that's going on in our politics today. With his new solo show, Citizen Brain, he hopes to “spark an empathy revolution.” Josh Kornbluth joins us in studio for the hour. GUEST: Josh Kornbluth: A monologuist, author, and actor, and he writes the But Not Enough About Me Substack The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A remote screening platform for children in need of speech therapy, a cloud-based system to streamline the medical management of homeless people and theatre workshops for people with dementia are among the five pilot projects selected by Smart D8 to transform health and wellbeing in Dublin 8. Smart D8, an urban health initiative using innovation to improve and sustain community health and wellbeing in Dublin 8, has announced a record number of successful applicants from its fourth pilot call. The fourth call follows three years of successful projects that have enhanced community health and wellbeing in Dublin 8, with 12 projects already bringing long-lasting and positive impacts to the local area over the past three years. To date, projects have reached over 6,000 citizens in and around the Dublin 8 district and originally stemmed from community-led research that identified unmet population health and wellness needs. Continuing the success and growth of the initiative, the five pilot projects selected are: Kids Speech Labs, which was founded by Dr Shona D'Arcy, addresses the critical issue of extensive waiting lists for children's speech and language therapy in Dublin. Through a remote screening platform, speech and language therapists can identify areas of need in children's speech and offer support and resources to parents while they wait for appointments. Dublin Simon Community, will soon be opening a 100-bed medical facility at Usher's Island in Dublin 8. The organisation aims to combat issues in paper-based hospital administration at the facility by implementing a digital medication management system through Digicare. Coordinated by Eavanna Maloney and Naomi Nicholson, the cloud-based application seeks to streamline management, reduce admin, enhance patient care and minimise health complications for a vulnerable population who often face barriers to accessing healthcare. Led by Lyndsey Watson and Sonia Neary of Wellola, Portasana aims to transform Population Health by offering a patient-facing digital care pathway solution, which empowers and educates patients, supports self-management and reduces face to face hospital appointments. The initiative fills critical gaps in mainstream healthcare practice by enhancing patient care. Wellola are collaborating with St James's Hospital to provide digitised care pathways for chronic disease management to improve population health outcomes across Dublin city. Initiated by Dr Jenny Fortune, CP-Life Research Centre at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences will develop an innovative web dashboard to serve as a directory of local services and supports for citizens with disabilities. The pilot will empower disabled individuals through crowd-sourcing and knowledge sharing, reducing barriers to access to essential services and improving overall health and wellbeing in the community. The Brain Health pilot, led by Dr Nicholas Johnson and collaborators at Trinity College Dublin and the Global Brain Health Institute, will create an educational and awareness program using theatre workshops with Dublin 8 residents affected by dementia. The pilot aims to raise awareness of dementia and preventative activities, destigmatize the condition and empower citizens to take control of their cognitive health. In collaboration with OT Platform and extended partners, the pilot aims to position Dublin 8 as a pioneer in dementia prevention and serve as a model for brain health initiatives city-wide. Jack Lehane, Smart D8 Ecosystem Manager, said: "Each year we receive excellent applications for our pilot calls and this year was no exception. With a record five successful projects, we are delighted to see the growth of Smart D8 take shape and we are confident that these pilots can address key issues affecting the Dublin 8 community and beyond. Cross-sectoral collaboration that enables healthcare innovation mixed with scalable potential is at the heart of Smart D8 and this year's projects will great...

In this podcast we learn what to expect from the upcoming AAIC Neuroscience Next Conference, a global, no-cost event that aims to support and showcase the next generation of Alzheimer's and dementia researchers and clinicians. Adam Smith, Dementia Researcher Programme Director is join by some of the people behind making it all happen. Dr Igor Fontana, Alzheimer's Association Director, Scientific Conference Programming. Dr Francesca Farina, Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago and Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin, and Dr Kaitlin Seibert, Assistant Professor of Neurology also at University of Chicago. This unique conference works on an innovative "hybrid hub" format that connects both global and local communities. With elements being in-person and online, and full in-person from hubs in the USA, Ireland, India, Ethiopia, Brazil and Serbia. Register for the online event at: https://bit.ly/3mEhcPU Details of registration for an in-person hub are available on our website. -- Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you'll find a video version of this podcast with full captions on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Q4KHRysX3E0 -- This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support. -- Follow us on Social Media: www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/ twitter.com/demrescommunity www.bsky.app/profile/dementiare…archer.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher

This special episode of the Dementia Researcher Podcast was recorded live in front of an audience at the AAIC Neuroscience Next Conference at Trinity College Dublin. Dr Francesca Farina, a Senior Fellow at University of Chicago and the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College in Dublin, hosts a discussion on the topic of ‘leaving home for science'. The guests are Elul Lakew, a clinical psychologist and mental health advocate from Ethiopia, Dr Claudia Suemoto, an Associate Professor of Geriatrics at the University of Sao Paulo Medical School in Brazil, and Muireann Irish, a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Sydney. They discuss the challenges and benefits of moving for work, what motivated them, the importance of mentorship and collaboration, and the impact of cultural differences on their experiences. They also touch on the issue of "academic brain drain" and the potential future of international mobility in research. -- Resources mentioned in the show: Event Recordings for those pre-registered: https://bit.ly/3mEhcPU -- Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you'll find a video version of this podcast with full captions on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/fuB4Y2KSt94 -- This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support. -- Follow us on Social Media: http://www.instagram.com/dementia_researcher/ http://www.facebook.com/Dementia.Researcher/ http://twitter.com/demrescommunity http://www.linkedin.com/company/dementia-researcher #EDI #Equity #Diversity #AcademicCareers

Dr. Claire Sexton interviews Professor Bruce Miller about his career in dementia research, specifically focusing on frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Professor Miller discusses his early work in the 1990s, when FTD was often dismissed as too rare to diagnose and differentiate from Alzheimer's disease. He credits his mentors, Frank Benson and Jeff Cummings, for supporting his belief in FTD as a distinct and common form of dementia. Professor Miller also discusses the resistance he faced in convincing the medical community of FTD's existence and the pivotal role of his 1991 paper in neurology. He highlights the importance of mentorship and collaboration in advancing research. Professor Miller also discusses the evolution of FTD research, including the identification of genetic forms of the disease and the development of potential treatments. He expresses optimism about the future of FTD research and treatment, particularly with the advent of gene-editing technologies like CRISPR. Dr. Miller also discusses his work with the Global Brain Health Institute, which aims to democratize health and focus on dementia in low and middle-income countries. He emphasizes the importance of compassionate care in conjunction with research. Professor Miller will be attending the Alzheimer's Association Tau 2024 Conference & AAIC Satellite Symposium - find more information at https://www.alz.org Find a transcript for this podcast, links to bios and the papers discussed in this podcast on our website: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/istaart-research-retrospectives-professor-bruce-miller/ -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. If you would like to share your own experiences or discuss your research in a blog or on a podcast, drop us a line to dementiaresearcher@ucl.ac.uk

Walking into a room confidently can affect not only your performance in a meeting or presentation but also your overall brain health. Ian Robertson is co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute and T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Professor at the Centre for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the science of confidence, how it positively influences both the mind and body, and how it can make us both more innovative and happier. His book is “How Confidence Works: The New Science of Self-Belief.”

This week's conversation is with Ian Robertson, acclaimed author of "How Confidence Works: The New Science of Self-Belief." With a distinguished background as a psychologist, neuroscientist, and author, Ian brings a wealth of expertise to unravel the mysteries of confidence and self-belief.Ian Robertson is a clinical psychologist
and neuroscientist with a unique ability
to apply his research to the pressures of everyday life. His latest best-selling book is How Confidence Works: The new science of self-belief (Penguin) and, like his previous books The Stress Test: How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper Mind Sculpture, The Mind's Eye and The Winner Effect, has been translated into many languages. Currently Founding Director of the Global Brain Health Institute and Emeritus Professor at Trinity College Dublin, he is widely recognised as one of the world's leading researchers in neuropsychology. In this episode, Ian and The Happy Pear delve into various facets of self-belief, exploring the latest scientific insights that shape our confidence. Main topics covered:Understanding the neural mechanisms behind confidencePractical tips for boosting self-belief in everyday lifeThe impact of mindset on achieving personal and professional goalsNavigating the balance between self-assurance and humilityInsightful anecdotes and case studies illustrating the science in actionTune in to gain profound insights into the psychology of confidence and discover practical strategies to enhance your self-belief. Lots of love,Dave & Steve xDISCOUNT CODES & SPONSORS:VIVOBAREFOOT: Vivobarefoot Footwear have given our listeners an exclusive 15% discount and if you buy now you also get free access to their incredible course showcasing some of the biggest names in the health and wellness space.Enter the code HAPPYPEAR15LINK: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/the-happy-pearINSTANT BRANDS: Get 20% off airfryers and instantpots with code: HAPPYPEARLINK: https://bit.ly/48R1D9VTHE HAPPY PEAR RECIPE CLUB - Blending health and happiness through a range of over 500 delicious plant-based recipes. LINK: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H06JvgK0THE HAPPY HEART COURSE - We have teamed up with Plant Based Cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn to bring your this new course it's currently 74% OFF for the next 48 hours! https://bit.ly/HappyHeartDiscountSign up to our Newsletter, for updates on our latest recipes, events and news. LINK: https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1hKXaawjoQOONmJe4EXkCdwf92pyProduced by Sean Cahill & Sara Fawsitt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the "Let's Talk Brain Health" podcast, Dr. Ian Robertson, Ph.D., a renowned clinical psychologist and brain health expert, delves into the intricacies of the human mind and its capacity for resilience and adaptation. With over four decades of experience in neuropsychology and brain rehabilitation, Dr. Robertson shares his insights on how attention systems in the brain can be harnessed for emotional and cognitive control.   Dr. Robertson emphasizes the often-underestimated power individuals have over their brains. He explains that managing attention is crucial for gaining control over emotions and health. His work at the Global Brain Health Institute and Trinity College Dublin has significantly influenced both academia and public understanding of brain health.   The conversation shifts to stress, defined as the perception of environmental demands exceeding one's coping abilities, leading to anxiety. Dr. Robertson highlights the double-edged nature of human evolution: while our advanced brains enable future planning and goal-setting, they also predispose us to chronic anxiety. This anxiety, if sustained, can have detrimental effects on our bodies, emotions, thinking, and behavior. He stresses the importance of action in combating anxiety, citing the transformative power of taking even small steps. Dr. Robertson also discusses the Brain Health Project at the University of Texas, Dallas. This ambitious project aims to improve brain health across the lifespan through interventions and annual assessments of participants. The project challenges the static view of brain abilities, encouraging improvement in various cognitive and emotional aspects. In closing, Dr. Robertson advises listeners not to be overwhelmed by stress or anxiety. By understanding and acknowledging these feelings, individuals can find confidence in action despite anxiety, ultimately gaining control over their brain health. Visit Dr. Robinson's website Learn more about the Brain Health Project at --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/virtualbrainhealthcenter/support

In this episode, Dr. Daniel Correa sits down with documentarian Cynthia Stone, and Walt Dawson, lifelong Alzheimer's advocate and policy expert. Cynthia discusses the creation of Keys Bags Names Words, a documentary film about hope in aging and dementia. Walt shares how his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis when he was just ten years old led him to speak out and work towards policy change for Alzheimer's Disease. Next, Dr. Correa speaks with Dr. Bruce Miller, a behavioral neurologist with the Global Brain Health Institute who studies the underlying mechanisms of neurocognitive disorders and is a world-renowned expert in the diagnosis and management of dementia. Dr. Miller discusses Global Health Brain Institute's Atlantic Fellows program and the science behind Alzheimer's prevention. Additional Resources Keys Bags Names Words What is Alzheimer's Disease? Tips for Building a More Alzheimer's-Resistant Brain Global Brain Health Institute CurePSP The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration Atlantic Fellows Program   Other Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on Dementia Lauren Miller Rogen on Facing a Parent's Early-Onset Alzheimer's Diagnosis Journalist Greg O'Brien on Chronicling His Life with Alzheimer's Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger's Mission to Spread Brain Health Awareness ‘Humor and Heartache' of Caregiving with Filmmaker Michelle Boyaner Journalist, Producer Kitty Eisele's Honest Recount of Her Time as Caregiver Christina Zorich on the Joys and Struggles of Caregiving   We want to hear from you! Have a question or want to hear a topic featured on the Brain & Life Podcast?   Record a voicemail at 612-928-6206 Email us at BLpodcast@brainandlife.org   Social Media:   Guests: Cynthia Stone @GBHI_Fellows; Walt Dawson @healthpolicywd; Dr. Bruce Miller @UCSFmac, @AtlanticFellows Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD

“Young people who are rightly feeling very anxious about the future of the world, the worst thing for them is to just feel this constant sense of threat and hopelessness. The best thing they can do is to change that fear into anger. However, anger is a dangerous and powerful emotion. And the thing about anger is its purpose in life is as a negotiating tool. So there has to be a sense of action of something you want to happen, a goal, and you know who it is you're asking to achieve that goal. And that's where collective action becomes a fuel and that fuel empowers confidence. And of course, confidence is most powerful when it's collective.”How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“The book probes the science and neuroscience behind the idea that confidence can be learned, or whether it is something you inherit. Optimism, hope, and self-esteem are all concepts that are easily confused with confidence. But, as I show, they differ in one fundamental way - confidence empowers action. You can be an optimist who is hopeful that things will work out okay in the end without ever believing that you can play a part in that outcome, or indeed have any realistic grounds for that optimism. And you can have high self-esteem and feel good about yourself without feeling confident that you can achieve a particular goal.”How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.“The book probes the science and neuroscience behind the idea that confidence can be learned, or whether it is something you inherit. Optimism, hope, and self-esteem are all concepts that are easily confused with confidence. But, as I show, they differ in one fundamental way - confidence empowers action. You can be an optimist who is hopeful that things will work out okay in the end without ever believing that you can play a part in that outcome, or indeed have any realistic grounds for that optimism. And you can have high self-esteem and feel good about yourself without feeling confident that you can achieve a particular goal.”https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“The book probes the science and neuroscience behind the idea that confidence can be learned, or whether it is something you inherit. Optimism, hope, and self-esteem are all concepts that are easily confused with confidence. But, as I show, they differ in one fundamental way - confidence empowers action. You can be an optimist who is hopeful that things will work out okay in the end without ever believing that you can play a part in that outcome, or indeed have any realistic grounds for that optimism. And you can have high self-esteem and feel good about yourself without feeling confident that you can achieve a particular goal.”How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.“Young people who are rightly feeling very anxious about the future of the world, the worst thing for them is to just feel this constant sense of threat and hopelessness. The best thing they can do is to change that fear into anger. However, anger is a dangerous and powerful emotion. And the thing about anger is its purpose in life is as a negotiating tool. So there has to be a sense of action of something you want to happen, a goal, and you know who it is you're asking to achieve that goal. And that's where collective action becomes a fuel and that fuel empowers confidence. And of course, confidence is most powerful when it's collective.”https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“The book probes the science and neuroscience behind the idea that confidence can be learned, or whether it is something you inherit. Optimism, hope, and self-esteem are all concepts that are easily confused with confidence. But, as I show, they differ in one fundamental way - confidence empowers action. You can be an optimist who is hopeful that things will work out okay in the end without ever believing that you can play a part in that outcome, or indeed have any realistic grounds for that optimism. And you can have high self-esteem and feel good about yourself without feeling confident that you can achieve a particular goal.”How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.“The book probes the science and neuroscience behind the idea that confidence can be learned, or whether it is something you inherit. Optimism, hope, and self-esteem are all concepts that are easily confused with confidence. But, as I show, they differ in one fundamental way - confidence empowers action. You can be an optimist who is hopeful that things will work out okay in the end without ever believing that you can play a part in that outcome, or indeed have any realistic grounds for that optimism. And you can have high self-esteem and feel good about yourself without feeling confident that you can achieve a particular goal.”https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia. "Confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. And once you learn them, you can gain the compound interest benefits of confidence."https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"Confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. And once you learn them, you can gain the compound interest benefits of confidence."How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“Young people who are rightly feeling very anxious about the future of the world, the worst thing for them is to just feel this constant sense of threat and hopelessness. The best thing they can do is to change that fear into anger. However, anger is a dangerous and powerful emotion. And the thing about anger is its purpose in life is as a negotiating tool. So there has to be a sense of action of something you want to happen, a goal, and you know who it is you're asking to achieve that goal. And that's where collective action becomes a fuel and that fuel empowers confidence. And of course, confidence is most powerful when it's collective.”How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.“Young people who are rightly feeling very anxious about the future of the world, the worst thing for them is to just feel this constant sense of threat and hopelessness. The best thing they can do is to change that fear into anger. However, anger is a dangerous and powerful emotion. And the thing about anger is its purpose in life is as a negotiating tool. So there has to be a sense of action of something you want to happen, a goal, and you know who it is you're asking to achieve that goal. And that's where collective action becomes a fuel and that fuel empowers confidence. And of course, confidence is most powerful when it's collective.”https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“Narcissistic people have very high self-evaluations. This means they're able to do things in spite of not having mastered their brief. I'm thinking of Boris Johnson and Trump, in spite of having lots of legal cases against them. And so the kind of things that would make the rest of us anxious, the narcissist is so engrossed in their positive self-perception that they're not fazed by things. But the other thing about narcissism, particularly in the media, it can create charisma, and charisma gives you status, and status makes you persuasive. And persuasion gets you money and power and all sorts of other things, and these reinforce the charisma. So there's a rather sinister, vicious cycle to the narcissist and vicious to the rest of us. That can put people who are not fit for power in power because of the superficial, supreme overconfidence that is a part of narcissism.”How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

How important is confidence? Psychologists say confidence is a series of mental, physical, and emotional habits that can be learned. What makes some people overconfident while others are realistic about their abilities and why are both outlooks important to succeed in life?Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute (Trinity College Dublin and University of California at San Francisco) and Co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project at University of Texas at Dallas. A trained clinical psychologist as well as a neuroscientist, he is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles and comment pieces in the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Irish Times, Time magazine and New York magazine, amongst others. He has appeared on BBC Radio and featured in several major television documentaries. He is a regular speaker at major futurology and business conferences in Europe, the USA and Asia.“Narcissistic people have very high self-evaluations. This means they're able to do things in spite of not having mastered their brief. I'm thinking of Boris Johnson and Trump, in spite of having lots of legal cases against them. And so the kind of things that would make the rest of us anxious, the narcissist is so engrossed in their positive self-perception that they're not fazed by things. But the other thing about narcissism, particularly in the media, it can create charisma, and charisma gives you status, and status makes you persuasive. And persuasion gets you money and power and all sorts of other things, and these reinforce the charisma. So there's a rather sinister, vicious cycle to the narcissist and vicious to the rest of us. That can put people who are not fit for power in power because of the superficial, supreme overconfidence that is a part of narcissism.”https://ianrobertson.orgwww.gbhi.orgwww.penguin.co.uk/books/441931/how-confidence-works-by-robertson-ian/9781787633728https://centerforbrainhealth.org/projectwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

In today's episode, Dr Chi Udeh-Momoh, Research Programme and Biomarker Lead at Imperial College London and GHBI Fellow at University California, San Francisco talks to a line-up of captivating guests as we dive into sharing insights from the AAIC Satellite Symposium 2023 – focussing on the latest research from Latin America. -- This week's guests are all currently GBHI Fellows, and highly respected researchers at their home institutions: Dr Adolfo M. García, Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andres / Senior Atlantic Fellow, Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco / Associate Researcher, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Adolfo specializes in language in neurodegenerative diseases. Dr Alison Canty, Associate Professor, & Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin / Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania. Alison is researching Neuroplasticity in ageing and neurodegenerative disease. Dr Jayashree Dasgupta, is a GBHI Fellow and Clinical Psychologist working on translating evidence based practices to develop services for mental well-being, active aging and dementia care in India. She is also an ethics researcher and my work involves highlighting perspectives from under-represented settings into clinical research. Michelle Moses-Eisenstein, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health and Performing Artist at Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco. Michelle is committed to improving the lives of people with dementia and their care partners through innovation across arts programs, grants, communications, and policy. She is a creative and empathetic problem solver motivated to achieve public health solutions and health equity through relationship building, advocacy, education, stakeholder engagement, and strategic partnerships. Dr Chi Udeh-Momoh, Research Programme and Biomarker Lead and currently GHBI Fellow. Chi was I was born in Nigeria and relocated to the UK as a teenager. She has always been fascinated by the brain - how we think, learn and remember; and how these processes can be affected in disease/ alleviated therapeutically. Chi studied Neuroscience all the way through undergrad to PhD, then did my post-doc in neuroepidemiology, her focus is now on Dementia Prevention and biomarkers. -- For more information on the event visit: https://www.alz.org/satellite-symposium/overview.asp For more information on GBHI visit: https://www.gbhi.org/events/gbhi-annual-conference-2023 -- Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you'll find a video version of this podcast with full captions on our YouTube Channel – https://youtu.be/zy7mKB49vuw -- This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

In Episode 71, Dominic Campbell talked about the community building power of Caribbean Carnival and working with cutting edge brain science at the Global Brain Health Institute. In this episode, Dominic Campbell explores questions like: What roles can artists can play at the intersection of science, healthcare, and policymaking? What conditions support radical collaborative thinking and design? And how can artists help scientists communicate with the real world, or as Dominic puts it “lab to table.”BIODominic Campbell is the originator and co-leader of Creative Aging International. As Ireland's Bealtaine Festival's Director he steered the festivals growth and expansion over eight years. Formerly an Artistic Director of Ireland's national celebration, St Patrick's Festival, he transformed its three shows into ninety within four years growing production and managerial teams alongside the financial support required. Dominic went on to design and produce national celebrations marking the expansion of European Union in 2004 and Centenary celebrations for James Joyce. For “The Day Of Welcomes” marking EU expansion, he devised and produced 12 simultaneous festivals pairing EU expansion countries with Irish towns and cities engaging 2,500 artists from 32 countries.He mentored festivals in Wales (Gwanwynn), Scotland (Luminate), and has developed projects with partners in Australia and The Netherlands. In 2012 he established the first global conference on Creativity In Older Age opened by Irish President Michael D Higgins. In 2016 he became an inaugural Atlantic Fellow for Equity and Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute a project between Trinity College Dublin and University College Southern California an ambitious worldwide program seeking social and public health solutions to reduce the scale and adverse impact of dementia.Recognized by The Irish Times as one of the top ten key cultural influencers in Ireland he seeks strategic and business partners to develop Creative Aging International.Notable MentionsChange the Story Collection: Creative Aging: In the rapidly growing creative care field, the arts are increasingly seen as a powerful and effective prescription for reducing isolation, healing, trauma, promoting vital and essential social connections, mitigating, and delaying the symptoms of dementia, and also changing the way we all think about aging. The artists in this collection are working communities, healthcare facilities, and laboratories to advance new insights and ideas about creative aging alongside neuroscientists, public health professionals, architects, journalists, economists, psychologists, educators, and other artistsGlobal Brain Health Institute: The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is dedicated to protecting the world's aging populations from threats to brain health. “We strive to improve brain health for populations across the world, reaching into local communities and across our global network. GBHI brings together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and approaches to develop new science-based solutions. “The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health: The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at GBHI provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale. It is one of seven...

In this podcast we explore the world of brain health and the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), from Trinity College Dublin and University of California San Francisco. Join us as we speak with world-class faculty members and fellows about their experiences in this cutting-edge program that's changing the face of brain health leadership and creating new attitudes. From neuroscience to psychology, public health to neurology, and even the arts and communications we'll take you on a journey through the amazing work being done by the Global Brain Health Institute. Tune in and be inspired by the transformative work being done to improve brain health around the world. Hosted by Adam Smith, Dementia Researcher Programme Director and recorded at Trinity College Dublin, he talks with faculty members Dr Dominic Trepel, Dr Claire Gillan, Dr Alejandro Lopez Valdes & Dr Agustin Ibanez. We also get perspectives on the programme from existing fellows Dr Jayashree Dasgupta & Zach Bandler. -- Applications for the 2023 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program very soon. For more information visit: https://www.gbhi.org/apply -- Meet the guests: Adam Smith is Programme Director for Dementia Researcher at University College London. He has led a number of initiatives to improve dementia research including creating and producing this podcast and Dementia Researcher as well as pursuing his own research interests. Dr Agustin Ibanez is Director, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, and Group Leader, Predictive Brain Health Modelling group GBHI. He is a Neuroscientist interested in global approaches to dementia and social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience. Dr Jayashree Dasgupta is a GBHI Fellow and Clinical Psychologist working on translating evidence based practices to develop services for mental well-being, active aging and dementia care in India. She is also an ethics researcher and my work involves highlighting perspectives from under-represented settings into clinical research. Zach Bandler is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health and Film director and screenwriter, focused on creating informed and empathetic narratives about dementia and brain injury in cinema. Working to shift attitudes with concerns that Hollywood focuses too much on tragedy narratives when it comes to dementia. He hopes to see more hopeful and humane portrayals onscreen. Dr Claire Gillan is a Psychologist and Associate Professor at the Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Claire is working to scale up research in psychiatry - with data-science focused work and through their own smartphone app for connecting researchers to citizen scientists. Dr Alejandro Lopez Valdes is an Assistant Professor in Applied Neural Engineering for Brain Health in the GBHI. Focused on applied neural engineering supporting, aging, sensory dysfunction and cognition. Dr Dominic Trepel is Assistant Professor of Economics and is jointly appointed as faculty for the GBHI and Trinity School of Medicine. Dominic is also primary investigator in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) where he directs Trépel lab (www.healtheconomics.ie). -- Full biographies on all our guests and a transcript can be found on our website https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk -- Like what you hear? Please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode – and if you prefer to watch rather than listen, you'll find a video version of this podcast with full captions on our YouTube Channel – https://youtu.be/rQey3-XyEjQ -- This podcast is brought to you by University College London / UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia who we thank for their ongoing support.

In episode 21, we chat with Professor Ian Robertson about the science and neuroscience behind confidence. If you have confidence, it can empower you to reach heights you never thought possible. But if you don't, it can have a devastating effect on your future. Confidence lies at the core of what makes things happen. Probing the science and neuroscience behind confidence that has emerged over the last decade, clinical psychologist and neuroscientist Professor Ian Robertson tells us how confidence plays out in our minds, our brains and indeed our bodies. He explains where it comes from and how it spreads. And why it's not necessarily something you are born with, but something that can be learned.  We discuss: How our upbringing impacts our confidence The science behind confidence The ‘can do' and ‘can happen' matrix Our imagination is the Chief Operating Officer of confidence   Why women face more issues with self-confidence than men.   From the science behind confidence to practical tips for boosting self-assurance, this episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to improve their mindset and achieve their goals And in let's take this offline, Annette Sloan and I break down the three biggest takeaways, plus we answer a question from our listener Shane, who's company has been partnered with another company for a major project and both have very differing views.    Get in touch: Cathal@betteratwork.com.au or https://betteratwork.com.au Get in touch on Instagram: @betteratwork_ Get in touch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-quinlan/ Send us a question or leave us a voicemail: https://betteratwork.com.au/contact-us/   About Guest Ian Robertson is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. He is also the T Boone Pickens Distinguished Scientist at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas and is a Member of Academia Europaea, as well as being a trained clinical psychologist and neuroscientist. Website: https://ianrobertson.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-robertson-4480502/ Book: https://ianrobertson.org/product/how-confidence-works-the-new-science-of-self-belief-and-why-some-people-learn-it-and-others-dontSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode international arts and aging leader Dominic Campbell will share his thoughts about some intriguing questions: Can an active creative culture change the scary stories we tell ourselves about getting older? Can large scale festivals help communities find common ground in their work with older citizens? What is creative aging and why is it being embraced by gerontologists, and brain scientists across the planet?BIODominic Campbell is the originator and co-leader of Creative Aging International. As Ireland's Bealtaine Festival's Director he steered the festivals growth and expansion over eight years. Formerly an Artistic Director of Ireland's national celebration, St Patrick's Festival, he transformed its three shows into ninety within four years growing production and managerial teams alongside the financial support required.Dominic went on to design and produce national celebrations marking the expansion of European Union in 2004 and Centenary celebrations for James Joyce. For “The Day Of Welcomes” marking EU expansion, he devised and produced 12 simultaneous festivals pairing EU expansion countries with Irish towns and cities engaging 2,500 artists from 32 countries.He mentored festivals in Wales (Gwanwynn), Scotland (Luminate), and has developed projects with partners in Australia and The Netherlands. In 2012 he established the first global conference on Creativity In Older Age opened by Irish President Michael D Higgins.In 2016 he became an inaugural Atlantic Fellow for Equity and Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute a project between Trinity College Dublin and University College Southern California an ambitious worldwide program seeking social and public health solutions to reduce the scale and adverse impact of dementia.Recognized by The Irish Times as one of the top ten key cultural influencers in Ireland he seeks strategic and business partners to develop Creative Aging International.Notable MentionsGlobal Brain Health Institute: The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is dedicated to protecting the world's aging populations from threats to brain health. “We strive to improve brain health for populations across the world, reaching into local communities and across our global network. GBHI brings together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and approaches to develop new science-based solutions. “The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health: The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at GBHI provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale. It is one of seven global Atlantic Fellows programs to advance fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.Chuck Feeney is an American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of the Hong Kong based Duty Free Shoppers Group. He is the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, until a business dispute...

All Home Care Matters was honored to welcome Professor and Author, Cindy Weinstein as a guest to the show.   Professor Cindy Weinstein was born and raised in Verona, New Jersey. She received her B.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University, after which she went to UC Berkeley for her Ph.D. in English.   She is currently the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English, and has been at the California Institute of Technology since 1989, during which time she has published three monographs on American literature, edited several volumes, and taught classes on Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Women's Fiction, and Black literature.   She has had several administrative roles at Caltech, including Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer. In 2018-19, she was an Atlantic Fellow in the Global Brain Health Institute based at UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, where she studied neurology with an interdisciplinary group of scientists, artists, social scientists, and physicians.   During this time, she worked with Dr. Bruce Miller on "Finding the Right Words", which has been awarded the Memoir Prize for Books.

In this episode Veronica Rojas talks about working to advance new insights and ideas about creative aging alongside neurologists, architects, journalists, economists, psychologists, educators, and other artists as a Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. It's quite an adventure. BIOVeronica Rojas: Veronica Rojas (b. Mexico City, 1973) was born into a multi-cultural family; her father is Mexican and her mother Swedish. Veronica grew up in Mexico City where she was exposed from very early on to the art of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Frida Kahlo. These artists have ever since remained a big influence in Veronica's artwork. In 1995 she came to San Francisco, USA, to get a BFA at the San Francisco Art Institute and later an MFA at the California College of the Arts. She currently lives in Oakland, California. Veronica has shown her work nationally and internationally. She has been a Visual Aid Grant recipient and has been nominated to The Eureka Fellowship Grant and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. In 2011 Veronica got the Jerome Caja Terrible Beauty Award. Veronicas' paintings have been reviewed in Artweek Magazine, Bay Area Express, Metro Active and the TV program Latin Eyes. Currently, Veronica is an Atlantic Fellow for Brain Health and Equity at the Global Brain Health Institute.Notable MentionsGlobal Brain Health Institute: The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is dedicated to protecting the world's aging populations from threats to brain health. We strive to improve brain health for populations across the world, reaching into local communities and across our global network. GBHI brings together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives, and approaches to develop new science-based solutions. The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health: program provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia.Creative Growth Center: Founded in 1974, Creative Growth is a leader in the field of arts and disabilities, establishing a model for a creative community guided by the principle that art is fundamental to human expression and that all people are entitled to its tools of communication. From the first day Creative Growth started in the East Bay home of Elias Katz and Florence Ludins-Katz, the vision was clear. Art would be the path forward for people with disabilities to express themselves and a professional gallery would exhibit their work.Art With Elders: Founded in 1991, AWE engages older adults in fine arts classes and shares their work and life experience through public exhibits. Through classes and exhibits, the AWE program provides older adults with a vehicle for self-expression, social connection, and a presence in the larger community. Classes are taught in person and online by professional artists and are available in 5 languages. Exhibits engage artists and audiences through the power of creativity, deepening connection between cultures and generations.Creative Minds UCSF: Established in 2020, Creative Minds is a community arts for brain health initiative in San Francisco. This unique...

Cindy Weinstein is an English professor at the California Institute of Technology and the author of the award-winning Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, based on her experience with her father's early onset Alzheimer's in the 1980's. During her father's illness she was a graduate student at the University of California at Berkley, separated from her family in Florida by more than 3,000 miles. Her family's dementia journey had a long-lasting impact on her, and decades later she decided to write a book about it with the assistance of neurologist Bruce Miller, MD. It's the tale of a daughter's grief, of how she was studying and mastering language while her father struggled with word-finding. This irony intrigued her to the point she went on to study neurology herself with an interdisciplinary group of scientists, artists, social scientists, and physicians at The Global Brain Health Institute based at the University of California at San Francisco and Trinity College, Dublin. During this time, she worked with Dr. Miller on Finding the Right Words, which won third place in Memoir Magazine's 2022 Memoir Prize for Books. Cindy was born and raised in Verona, New Jersey. She received her B.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University, after which she went to UC Berkeley for her Ph.D. in English. She is currently the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English and has been at the California Institute of Technology since 1989, during which time she has published three monographs on American literature, edited several volumes, and taught classes on Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Women's Fiction, and Black literature. She has had several administrative roles at Caltech, including Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer. In this episode, we discuss the shock of her father's death and her lifelong grief, her desire to study the language that surrounds a dementia diagnosis and her mission to help others by writing a book about it, and how working with Dr. Miller helped her better understand the changes dementia brought to her father's brain. After the Podcast Read Cindy's AlzAuthors post: Cindy Weinstein's Memoir of Father's Early-Onset Alzheimer's Purchase Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from books sales. Connect with Cindy Amazon.com Website: Finding the Right Words – Cindy Weinstein & Dr. Bruce Miller (weinsteinandmiller.com) Cindy Weinstein – Professor Of English – Caltech | LinkedIn Instagram Mastodon Other Mentions Emory and Aging Center UCSF Bruce Miller, MD Ruth Stevens Podcast Susan Farese, MSN, RN, Podcast Sign up for Laura Davis' Writing Workshop *** About the Podcast AlzAuthors is the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Our podcast introduces you to our authors who share their stories and insights to provide knowledge, comfort, and support. Please subscribe so you don't miss a word. If our authors' stories move you, please leave a review. And don't forget to share our podcast with family and friends on their own dementia journeys. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer's and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ . Thank you for listening. We are a WCN Featured Podcast. Proud to be on The Health Podcast Network. Want to be on the podcast? Here's what you need to know. Thanks for listening. AlzAuthors.com Shop our Store

Can we be better digital citizens? In the concluding episode, we reflect on a theme that emerges throughout the series: the power of the individual. We return to our conversation with Sophia Smith Galer to discuss accountability and digital footprints. We learn about the confidence mindset with Ian Robertson. And finally, we talk about the importance of engaging critically with media and technology with Jennifer Edmond. Sophia Smith Galer is a multi-award-winning journalist, author and TikTok creator with over 130 million views. She is a Senior News Reporter for VICE World News, a Visiting Fellow at Brown University, and the author of Losing It: Sex Education for the 21st Century (2022). Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, where he previously founded the Institute of Neuroscience. He is the author of several best-selling books, including How Confidence Works, which brings science-based strategies to non-specialists.Jennifer Edmond is Associate Professor of Digital Humanities at Trinity College Dublin and a former Director of DARIAH-EU. She is an internationally recognised expert in the application of arts and humanities insight to academic and societal challenges arising at intersection of information and communication technologies and culture.   Clips from the show The Futurists (1967) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPETzKYLkco&t=631sFuture Shock (1972) https://youtu.be/fkUwXenBokU​​Marshall McLuhan speaks to Frank Kermode (1965) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcoC2l7ToIDavid Bowie speaks to Jeremy Paxman on BBC Newsnight (1999)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsgThe History of the Future podcast is co-created and co-hosted by Mark Little and Ellie Payne and produced by Patrick Haughey of AudioBrand. The Schuler Democracy Forum is an initiative of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin. The Forum is generously supported by Dr Beate Schuler. For more information, see: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/Schuler-Democracy-Forum.php 

Cindy Weinstein is an English professor at the California Institute of Technology and the author of the award-winning Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, based on her experience with her father's early onset Alzheimer's in the 1980's. During her father's illness she was a graduate student at the University of California at Berkley, separated from her family in Florida by more than 3,000 miles. Her family's dementia journey had a long-lasting impact on her, and decades later she decided to write a book about it with the assistance of neurologist Bruce Miller, MD. It's the tale of a daughter's grief, of how she was studying and mastering language while her father struggled with word-finding. This irony intrigued her to the point she went on to study neurology herself with an interdisciplinary group of scientists, artists, social scientists, and physicians at The Global Brain Health Institute based at the University of California at San Francisco and Trinity College, Dublin. During this time, she worked with Dr. Miller on Finding the Right Words, which won third place in Memoir Magazine's 2022 Memoir Prize for Books. Cindy was born and raised in Verona, New Jersey. She received her B.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University, after which she went to UC Berkeley for her Ph.D. in English. She is currently the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English and has been at the California Institute of Technology since 1989, during which time she has published three monographs on American literature, edited several volumes, and taught classes on Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Women's Fiction, and Black literature. She has had several administrative roles at Caltech, including Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer. In this episode, we discuss the shock of her father's death and her lifelong grief, her desire to study the language that surrounds a dementia diagnosis and her mission to help others by writing a book about it, and how working with Dr. Miller helped her better understand the changes dementia brought to her father's brain. After the Podcast Read Cindy's AlzAuthors post: Cindy Weinstein's Memoir of Father's Early-Onset Alzheimer's Purchase Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain Note: We are an Amazon Associate and may receive a small commission from books sales. Connect with Cindy Amazon.com Website: Finding the Right Words – Cindy Weinstein & Dr. Bruce Miller (weinsteinandmiller.com) Cindy Weinstein – Professor Of English – Caltech | LinkedIn Instagram Mastodon Other Mentions Emory and Aging Center UCSF Bruce Miller, MD Ruth Stevens Podcast Susan Farese, MSN, RN, Podcast Sign up for Laura Davis' Writing Workshop *** About the Podcast AlzAuthors is the global community of authors writing about Alzheimer's and dementia from personal experience to light the way for others. Our podcast introduces you to our authors who share their stories and insights to provide knowledge, comfort, and support. Please subscribe so you don't miss a word. If our authors' stories move you, please leave a review. And don't forget to share our podcast with family and friends on their own dementia journeys. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization totally reliant on donations to do what we do. Your generosity will help cover our many operating costs, which include website hosting and maintenance fees, service charges to keep things running smoothly, and marketing expenses to promote our authors, expand our content, improve our reach, and more. Our ongoing work supports our mission to lift the silence and stigma of Alzheimer's and other dementias. To sustain our efforts please visit https://alzauthors.com/donate/ . Thank you for listening. We are a WCN Featured Podcast. Proud to be on The Health Podcast Network. Want to be on the podcast? Here's what you need to know. Thanks for listening. AlzAuthors.com Shop our Store

How do we find the right kind of fear? In this episode, we talk about horror stories and what we are scared of with Bernice Murphy. We discuss the effect fear has on the brain with Ian Robertson, and we examine the relationship between the media and fear with Bruce Shapiro.Bernice Murphy is Associate Professor in Popular Literature at Trinity College Dublin. She has published extensively on topics related to American Gothic and horror fiction and film, including The California Gothic in Fiction and Film (2022); The Suburban Gothic in American Popular Culture (2009); and The Highway Horror Film (2014). She was also academic consultant to The Letters of Shirley Jackson (edited by Laurence Jackson Hyman, 2021). Ian Robertson is Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, where he previously founded the Institute of Neuroscience. He is the author of several best-selling books, including How Confidence Works, which brings science-based strategies to non-specialists.Bruce Shapiro is Executive Director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University. He is an award-winning reporter on human rights, criminal justice and politics. His books include Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America and Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America's Future. Clips from the show Franklin D. Roosevelt  Inaugural Address (1933)https://youtu.be/rIKMbma6_dcPeeping Tom (1960) https://youtu.be/B3kGTJDGTnwThis Is Marshall McLuhan - The Medium Is The Massage (1967)https://youtu.be/cFwVCHkL-JUThe History of the Future podcast is co-created and co-hosted by Mark Little and Ellie Payne and produced by Patrick Haughey of AudioBrand. The Schuler Democracy Forum is an initiative of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin. The Forum is generously supported by Dr Beate Schuler. For more information, see:https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/Schuler-Democracy-Forum.php

From September 27, 2022 | In the first event of the new academic year in the Literature & Resistance series, the Trinity Centre for Resistance Studies and the Trinity Long Room Hub welcomed Ankhi Mukherjee, Professor of English and World Literatures at the University of Oxford, to discuss her book Unseen City: The Psychic Lives of the Urban Poor (Cambridge University Press, 2021).    Professor Mukherjee's ground-breaking research combines literary and cultural criticism with clinical case studies to examine the relationship between global cities, poverty, and psychoanalysis. Drawing on extensive, collaborative research in six global cities, and reading works of contemporary world literature which explore issues of identity, illness, and death at the intersections of class, race, globalisation, and migrancy, Unseen City speaks profoundly and urgently to the multifaceted theme of resistance.    For this special event, Professor Mukherjee was in conversation with Professor Ian Robertson, Co-Director of TCD's Global Brain Health Institute, to discuss her work on the ground with Free Clinics in London and the unique insights this clinical engagement has enabled.

Brian Lawlor Professor of old age psychiatry and Site Director at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin joined Pat on the show today to discuss how to keep those with brain health conditions home for longer through the use of technology.

Hosts, Susie and Don are joined by Professor/Author/Caregiver, Cindy Weinstein, Ph.D., who co-authored a book with neurologist, Dr. Bruce Miller titled, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain. Dr. Weinstein talks about the guilt and grief she dealt with after her father was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. She describes the challenges of being away from him while in graduate school, and the different strategies - including literature -  that she used to stay connected and to manage her sadness.The narratives of the authors alternate in the book. Cindy tells the story of her father's illness, and how 30 years ago scant information was available to families about this vicious disease. She also tells the story of his life, and along the way, weaves in observations about literature and the insights she has gained from her favorite books. Bruce takes over certain sections of the text offering in-depth explanations of the science behind neurological topics including the brain, Alzheimer's and language.Cindy was born and raised in Verona, New Jersey. She received her B.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University, after which she went to UC Berkeley for her Ph.D. in English. She is currently the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English and has been at the California Institute of Technology since 1989, during which time she has published three monographs on American literature, edited several volumes, and taught classes on Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Women's Fiction, and African-American literature. She has had several administrative roles at Caltech, including Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer. In 2018-19, she was an Atlantic Fellow in the Global Brain Health Institute based at UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, where she studied neurology with an interdisciplinary group of scientists, artists, social scientists, and physicians. During this time, she worked with Dr. Bruce Miller on Finding the Right Words. WEBSITETWITTERLINKEDINAMAZONCALTECHSupport the showFollow us on Twitter, FB, IG, & TiK Tok

Professor Cindy Weinstein was born and raised in Verona, New Jersey. She received her B.A. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University, after which she went to UC Berkeley for her Ph.D. in English. She is currently the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English, and has been at the California Institute of Technology since 1989, during which time she has published three monographs on American literature, edited several volumes, and taught classes on Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Women's Fiction, and African-American literature. She has had several administrative roles at Caltech, including Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer. In 2018-19, she was an Atlantic Fellow in the Global Brain Health Institute based at UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, where she studied neurology with an interdisciplinary group of scientists, artists, social scientists, and physicians. During this time, she worked with Dr. Bruce Miller on Finding the Right Words.Join Cindy and Travis for a challenging, personal conversation about their fathers' journeys with Alzheimer's dementia.In This Episode:Check Out Cindy's book, Finding The Right Words Travis Macy Instagram | WebsiteMark Macy on InstagramInjinji Discount SiteThe Feed Instagram | Website- - - - - - - - - - -If you like this podcast, please consider our book, A Mile at A Time: A Father and Son's Inspiring Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope*30% off with discount code MACESubscribe: Apple Podcast | SpotifyCheck us out: Instagram | Twitter | Website | YouTubewww.AMileAtATimeBook.comThe show is Produced and Edited by Palm Tree Pod

The best way to reduce your risk of dementia is to adapt various aspects of your lifestyle, including eating certain foods, taking regular exercise, not smoking, and maintaining normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Evidence shows that a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, and cereals, and low in red meat and sugar could help reduce dementia risks. However, nutrition and dietary components are challenging to research with controversies still raging around the role of many micronutrients and health outcomes in dementia, which is why what to eat, what not to eat, how often and how much is constantly in the news. In this ISTAART Research Perspectives Special, Fernando Peres and Dr Clara Domínguez Vivero get two perspectives on diet and nutrition and its connections to cognition and dementia, from the researcher and the person who lives with the disease. This time we are joined by Dr Claire McEvoy, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Ageing Research at Queens University Belfast. Claire is a Dietitian and Senior Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute. Her research investigates the role of nutrition (particularly plant-based diets) and other lifestyle behaviours in age-related disease, with a special interest in cognitive decline. Her focus is on epidemiologic investigation of diet and dementia risk across the life-course, and the design and evaluation of interventions targeting behaviour change to improve cognitive health and well-being. Our second perspective comes from Dr Daniel Gibbs, Retired Neurologist from Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA. Daniel retired in 2013 due to developing Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's disease. Since then, he has been studying and writing about his own brain and disease for a book titled ‘A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease'. He has also continued to work on several journal papers and has a blog https://www.tattooonmybrain.com Find out more about our hosts and guests and review a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast For information on ISTAART visit: http://www.alz.org/istaart -- This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

IN CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR Join BRIAN LAWLOR, Deputy Executive Director, Global Brain Health Institute, in conversation with CINDY WEINSTEIN, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health & author of FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS (written in collaboration with BRUCE MILLER, Co-Director, Global Brain Health Institute & Director, Memory & Aging Center, University of California San Francisco). Moderator | JEMMA STRINGER, Program & Impact Lead, Atlantic Institute. Part of the ATLANTIC FELLOWS (www.atlanticfellows.org/) LITERARY & STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 2022. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programs around the world in the pursuit of fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

As a follow up to our recap of Day 2, we interviewed Dr. Howie Rosen to learn more about MRIs and how they're used in the ALLFTD Study and in diagnosing FTD. Dr. Howie Rosen, is a behavioral neurologist and holds the Dorothy Kirsten French Foundation Endowed Professorship for Parkinsonian and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders. He is an investigator on multiple federal and state-funded research grants and serves as director of the California State Alzheimer's Disease Center at UCSF, associate director of UCSF's federally funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, director of UCSF's Behavioral Neurology Training Program, and director of Curriculum for the Global Brain Health Institute. And, he is one of the three ALLFTD Principal Investigators. We loved Dr. Rosen! Enjoy the science side of our experience, you guys! Special thank you to the ALLFTD Study for their support in the creation of this series. You can support Remember Me by visiting our website www.remembermeftd.com where you can shop our merch, join re-members only or donate. You can follow us on instagram @remembermepodcast. ---- Today's sponsor is The Bluefield Project: The Bluefield Project to Cure FTD, is on a mission to support research to improve our understanding of a genetic form of Frontotemporal dementia, and to help find a cure for this devastating disease. So how can you help? If FTD runs in your family, participating in a Natural History Study, or in a therapeutic clinical trial, makes an enormous contribution. To learn more, please go to ftdregistry.org ---- Remember Me is a podcast created by two moms who became fast friends on Instagram while caregiving for their parents. It features stories of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) with a focus on remembering individuals for who they were before the disease. The stories shared are raw, real, and so full of love. We hope it inspires you to "accept the good." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rememberme/support

Helen Bundy Medsger, LBD Peer Mentor, Support Group Facilitator and Support Services Volunteer, Lewy Body Dementia Association, is Heidi's very special guest on today's episode. For over 30 years, Helen has been the primary caregiver and health care advocate for two generations of her family who have suffered from Parkinson's Disease with Lewy Body Dementia, and three members of her family have succumbed to the disease: her father, sister and youngest brother. In addition to being an advisor to Lewy Body Ireland, she is the facilitator of the North Bay Lewy Body Dementia Support Group, is a support services volunteer for the Lewy Body Dementia Association, a trained LBD caregiver peer mentor, and a member of the University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) Memory & Aging Center's Family Advisory Council. Helen is also a member of the Dementia Community Research Advisory Panel at the Global Brain Health Institute, a former LBD consultant to the Care Ecosystem Study at UCSF's Memory & Aging Center, and a speaker for various organizations on the topic of caregiving LBD. Most recently, she was federally appointed one of two caregiver representatives to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services under the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services making recommendations to the HHS Secretary and Congress. Heidi and Helen open the episode by discussing the traumatic experience of trying to treat and care for a family member with Lewy Body Dementia, especially when there was a lack of research and a high misdiagnosis rate.  Helen details the symptoms and behavioral changes her father underwent, and notes that no medications slow or stop the progression of LBD.  To those with family members suffering from LBD, Helen emphasizes how important it is to allow the patient to express their desires early in the disease process when they're still capable of doing so, and highly recommends that social and physical engagement is absolutely paramount for LBD patients. Helen adds that, in addition to the patients themselves, the family and loved ones also deserve and need help during this emotionally draining time, and understands that while therapeutic support groups might not be for everyone, some form of therapy can do so much for those dealing with the brunt of caregiving duties. She delves into her sister's experience getting involved in LBD research and how beneficial that experience was, and addresses the healthcare system and why it's not conducive for those with LBD.  Helen draws the conversation to a close by directing the audience to the LBD Association website for additional resources. Episode Highlights:  Helen on losing family members to LBD LBD as the most expensive form of dementia Young onset isn't all that rare for LBD patients The effectiveness of PET scans (specifically DaTscan), cardiac MIBG, sleep studies, and biomarker testing currently in development Patient sensitivity to medications; no medications slow or stop the progression of LBD The importance of the patient expressing desires early in the disease process The importance of social and physical engagement Therapy options for family members and loved ones  LBD as a systemic disease Why getting involved in research can be a good thing Why doctors need to be patient with those with LBD Quotes:  “It wasn't until 1996 that he passed away–that the first diagnostic criteria for LBD was published. And to be honest, I really thought his diagnosis was a one-off, just a random occurrence in the family.” “I've heard it time and time again referred to LBD as the most common dementia you've never heard of.” “So, the one qualifying statement I want to make in all of this, and that's something I'd like to direct to the physicians: just because an individual is under the age of 65, and historically, most dementias show up 65 and above–whether they're under that age or even under the age of 50, don't...

 In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Magda Kaczmarska, a dancer, researcher, and creative aging teaching artist based in New York City. Magda describes how her path as an immigrant with a background in dance and the sciences shaped her interest in and commitment to community based dance in the field of creative aging.  She revisits how exposure to Dance for PD®, a program by Mark Morris Dance Group for people with Parkinson's led her to eventually leave her research career in pursuit of an MFA in Dance. An injury during grad school reinforced her career focus to expand access to creative aging for all communities. In NYC, she worked with the company Dances for a Variable Population with whom she supported 100s of diverse older adults in exploring their creative expression through movement. Now, as an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, she is working to expand creative aging programs globally, building programs that support brain health across the life span and allying with communities of people living with dementia to amplify their creative voice. She expands on her belief that aging is a lifelong process, and at any point in our lives, our experience that can be translated into creative expression through movement. She invites us to consider and question how better we can support interconnectedness and meaningful creative expression for all as we age.Text by Emmaly WiederholtMagda Kaczmarska received her MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography and her BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics from the University of Arizona. Magda has dedicated her career to utilizing the vehicle of dance and movement to amplify and support creative community. Her multidisciplinary work leverages a dual background in neuropharmacology and dance to build bridges between seemingly disparate sectors. Through all her work, she seeks to foster safe, creative, and inclusive spaces for discovery, agency and meaning. She believes all of us possess the ability to harness our creative expression to support building meaningful communities around us. As an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute, Magda builds collaborations to design and expand access to creative aging programs that support brain health across the lifespan.To learn more about Magda's work, visit magdakaczmarska.com.To read more interesting dance articles visit, stanceondance.comTo learn more about Silva's work at Art Spark Dance visit, bodyshift.org  

ATLANTIC FELLOWS | TALA AL-ROUSAN & JOSH KORNBLUTH In this conversation, Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health TALA AL-ROUSAN and JOSH KORNBLUTH discuss their shared work around health and empathy. Tala works with refugees and displaced people around the world. Josh is a writer, performer, and filmmaker whose current work aims to connect brain science and social justice. The Global Brain Health Institute, where they are both Fellows, works to protect the world's vulnerable and under-served aging population from threats to brain health. Produced by StoryCorps in collaboration with the Atlantic Institute.

Head of Sport Michelle Tanner, Prof Ian Robertson, Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute and Assistant Professor in Addiction Jo-Hanna Ivers discuss how you can set yourself up for success when it comes to making new habits and breaking old ones.

Dr. Armstrong is joined by Dr. Keren Brown Wilson, CEO of Jessie F. Richardson Foundation and of AGE+, and adjunct professor of Gerontology at Portland State University, and Dr. Walter Dawson, assistant professor at the Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine, faculty at Portland State University Institute on Aging, and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity and Brain Health with the Global Brain Health Institute at the University of California San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin, to discuss the present and future of elder care and the concept of "compassion exhaustion."Please (Oregon listeners), take a few minute to complete the following survey on aging from the Jessie F Richardson Foundation:"The number of people 65 years or older will increase from about 18% of people in the state to nearly 22% by 2040. There will soon be as many adults 65+ as there are children under 18. In some communities, older adults already make up 30% of the residents.·    We want to make sure that our state is ready for the needs of older people now and in the future (that means ALL OF US).·    The data received from this survey, along with information gleaned from conversations with community members throughout the state, will enable us to give voice to as many Oregonians as possible." For more information about Age+ and to take the survey visit, www.AgePlus.orgThe survey closes on January 21, 2022! 

That's a wrap! Season 9 of the One Percent Podcast is now on all podcast platforms.   We pulled together a recap episode for you this week, featuring short clips from some of the great moments in the podcast's seventh season. We were fortunate to have incredible leaders from across industries, disciplines, and fields share their stories and perspectives – and we wanted to share them with you as we wrap up Season 9 and look ahead to the ninth season.   Here are some of the guests and clips from Season 9 featured in this wrap-up episode:   Padraic Moyles: danced in Riverdance thousands of times to millions of people, and is a performance consultant working with McNulty Performance Billy Walsh: current USA head boxing coach and former Head Coach of the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) High Performance Team Lisa Feldman Barrett: University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University. Nir Eyal: Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor. He writes, consults, and teaches how psychology, technology, and business intersect. Dr Ian Robertson: clinical psychologist and neuroscientist, Founding Director of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, a Professor of Psychology at Trinity and Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. Martin Brooks: top communications coach, author and speaker who specialises in how to use your body language more effectively when communicating.   We're hard at work planning Season 10 which will kick off in 2022, and as always we would love your feedback and perspective.

Dr Ian Robertson is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist. He is the Founding Director of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, a Professor of Psychology at Trinity and Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. Previously, he was a Senior Scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.   Robertson is a leading expert on stress and wellbeing, having published over 250 scientific articles in journals and has written several books on the mind, exploring stress, confidence and power. His latest book focuses on the science behind confidence.    This podcast is in two parts released this week and next. Today he talks to us about fascinating topics like “the Winner Effect” and “The Loser Effect”, how to breed success in the brain and different types of power and how these can affect our behaviours if we're not aware of them.

Lori La Bey talks with Cindy Weinstein, who was a graduate student at UC Berkeley, when her father, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. For decades, Cindy tried to get back to before, and to come to terms with her father's journey. Her healing began in her new book, Finding the Right Words.  Cindy is the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English at the California Institute of Technology.  Joining us is Cindy's co-author Bruce L. Miller.  He is the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco.  Bruce is also the director of the Memory and Aging Center and the codirector of the Global Brain Health Institute.  Call in and join the conversation. Ask your questions or make a comment at (323) 870-4602 Website     Purchase the book -      Johns Hopkins University Press        Amazon      Contact Lori La Bey  Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time since 2011.

Dominic Campbell is the co-founder of “Creative Aging International” using celebration as a strategy for transformational change around the world. Pandemic initiatives include “Ageing Voices” connecting across community, healthcare and civic agencies to reduce isolation and facilitate “un-lockdown”, and a nationwide localized arts program for Irish Hospice Foundation to process grief and loss through making meaning. He is an inaugural fellow of Global Brain Health Institute and Atlantic Fellowship, a Next Avenue Key Influencer on Aging, and board member of Africa's Arts in Medicine Fellowship. Find out more at https://www.gbhi.org/profiles/dominic-campbell. Check out https://copenotes.com/zestful for an innovative app that supports mental health. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com.

In this podcast Dr Claire Sexton, Director of Scientific Programs & Outreach at the Alzheimer's Association interviews Professor Cindy Weinstein and Professor Bruce L. Miller. Discussing their collaboration on a new book ‘Finding the Right Words – a story of literature, grief, and the brain'. This podcast was originally recorded as an ISTAART webinar in August 2021. This is the moving story of an English professor studying neurology in order to understand and come to terms with her father's death from Alzheimer's. Finding the Right Words follows Cindy's decades-long journey to come to terms with her father's dementia as both a daughter and an English professor. Although her lifelong love of language and literature gave her a way to talk about her grief, she realized that she also needed to learn more about the science of dementia to make sense of her father's death. To write her story, she collaborated with Professor Bruce L. Miller, neurologist and director of the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, and Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. It combines a personal memoir, literature, and the science and history of brain health into a unique, educational, and meditative work. Cindy articulates dealing with a life-changing diagnosis, describing the shock of her father's diagnosis and his loss of language and identity. Writing in response Bruce describes the neurological processes responsible for the symptoms displayed by her father. He also reflects upon his own personal and professional experiences. Their two perspectives give readers a fuller understanding of Alzheimer's than any one voice could. Find out more about the authors on their website and order the book with the links below: https://www.weinsteinandmiller.com/ Amazon - https://amzn.to/3icHpj0 Book Store - https://bit.ly/3i9HZyk You can find out more about our guests, and access a full transcript of this podcast on our website at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast _________________________ Finally, please review, like, and share our podcast - and don't forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode. Register on our website to receive your weekly bulletin, and to access more great content – blogs, science, career support + much more www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

In conversation with Rob Feltham, Professor Ian Robertson discusses some of the themes from his recently published and critically acclaimed book entitled How Confidence Works. He describes how confidence is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy and how it can be enhanced, and he draws attention to the upsides and downsides of overconfidence and narcissism. He provides fascinating insights into: the role of confidence in leadership, including gender differences; leadership differences across individualistic and collectivist cultures; and the psychology of Brexit. Listeners will also be interested to hear something about Ian's career journey and his future aspirations. Ian is co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, and Research Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a clinically trained psychologist and neuroscientist who is internationally renowned for his research on neuropsychology. He has written five books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles, and made appearances on BBC radio and in several major television documentaries.

Neste episódio você vai conhecer a história de um neto e uma avó. Do Fernando e da Vovó Nilva. Uma relação de muito, muito amor e muita conexão. Mas também uma relação de muitos desafios, principalmente depois que Vovó Nilva, foi diagnosticada com Alzheimer. Fernando trancou a faculdade, pediu demissão do emprego e passou a ficar tempo integral com a sua avó. Vovó Nilva se tornou avó de muita gente. Sua história foi parar em muitos lugares e Fernando foi compartilhando na internet o dia-a-dia desse novo papel em sua vida: pai de sua avó. Vovó Nilva se foi em 2014, mas Fernando eternizou suas memórias no livro "Quem, eu? Uma avó, um neto, uma lição de vida". Retomou os estudos e escreveu mais dois livros: "Vovô-Super Herói" e "Alzheimer não é o fim". Além de escritor também é um colaborador em pesquisas e conteúdos para o Global Brain Health Institute. Nesse papo delicioso que tive com o Fernando falamos também sobre o tabu de se envelhecer; a infantilização do idoso por falta de informação dos familiares e cuidadores e também sobre a importância de olharmos para a velhice como coisa de gente e não somente de pessoas com mais de 60 anos. Fica com a gente até o final. Tenho certeza que vai ter muitas coisas sobre você aqui. Quer conversar comigo?

Today show is live and as always you are invited to call in and ask your questions or make comments. Lori La Bey will be talking with Dr. Krystal L. Culler, the Founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center. She is a Doctor of Behavioral Health, a social gerontologist, and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.  Join us for an interesting conversation about Brain Health and how and why this has become such a hot topic. Listen in and get some tips you can incorporate into your own life. Call in and join the conversation at 323-870-4602. Contact Information:     Website   Social Media Handles:  Twitter: @VirtualBrainCtr @DrKrystalCuller    LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook: @virtualbrainhealthcenter   Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at Alzheimer’s Speaks  www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sounds news, not just sound bites since 2011.

Global research shows brain health is 90% lifestyle and 10% genetics. Small lifestyle changes such as nutrition, hydration, physical activity, cognitive engagement, lifelong learning, social connections—even circadian rhythms, have been proven to delay dementia while improving quality of life. About Dr. Culler Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A. is the Founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center. She is a Doctor of Behavioral Health, a social gerontologist, and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, where she completed her residency training on dementia prevention and social determinants of brain health. Krystal has spent nearly 5 years in executive-level positions with health non-profit organizations and has 15 years of experience working with individuals with brain health concerns, their families, and advocacy organizations. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkrystalculler/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/your-brain-health-matters Twitter: @DrKrystalCuller @VirtualBrainCtr Instagram: @drkrystalculler @virtualbrainhealthcenter Facebook: @virtualbrainhealthcenter Key Takeaways Global reports indicate a brain-healthy lifestyle could decrease Alzheimer's disease cases worldwide by up to 40%. Centers for Brain Health are relatively new initiatives for senior living communities. The Virtual Health Center's online brain health assessment is an excellent tool to get a baseline of brain health and wellness, as well as tools and tips to make small daily changes.

How do you maintain cognitive health as you age? Our guest today is Dr. Krystal Culler and she shares a range of useful practices for brain health and staying sharp. We discuss with Dr. Culler: How she became interested in Gerontology and Health & Wellness How she defines brain health The misconceptions she sees people having about brain health The relative importance of lifestyle factors versus genetics in cognitive health What people should do to foster brain health The role habits play in cognitive health What we should know about neuroplasticity and lifelong learning A book that's had a big impact on her Where people should start in cultivating better brain health Dr. Culler joins us from Ohio. _________________________ Bio Dr. Krystal Culler is a Doctor of Behavioral Health with a background in the behavioral sciences (psychology of aging, gerontology, and sociology). She is a Senior Atlantic Fellow with the Global Brain Health Institute, where she was the first scholar from the United States to complete her residency training at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland on dementia prevention and the social determinants of brain health. She has an unwavering commitment to promote brain health equity to individuals of all ages and the communities she serves. Dr. Culler is the Founder & Creative Director of the Virtual Brain Health Center. Krystal has spent nearly 5 years in Executive-level positions with health non-profit organizations and has 15 years of experience working with individuals with brain health concerns, their families, and advocacy organizations. Under her leadership, the centers have received 4 international and national awards from leading organizations in the aging care sector for innovation in brain health programming and community impact including honors from the International Council on Active Aging, Mather Lifeways Institute on Aging, the American Society on Aging and the Southern Gerontological Society on Aging. Additionally, she has been recognized through the receipt of 4 personal leadership awards for her contributions to the field including the Global Brain Health Leaders Award (2019) from the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Society, and Global Brain Health Institute, and Crain’s Cleveland Business 40 Under Forty (2017).  _______________________ Wise Quotes On Lifestyle versus Genetic Factors "One of the most fascinating things about our field is how fast things are growing. So usually we were saying it is about 70% lifestyle and 10% genetics. And Dr. Sanjay Gupta's new book was just released early this year. And the research is actually slanting a little bit more where now 90% of our lifestyle is in our hands and it's 10% genetics. So I like to think that's really empowering for us to know that there are variables that we are able to control own [rather than] inherit, but for the most part, there are many things that we are able to manage and think about in a mindful way to move us forward on our personal brain health and wellness journey, all across our lives." On How to Cultivate Brain Health "We have different reports that have come out over the years that pinpoint about 15 different factors. And the Lancet report shows that when we look at these different lifestyle factors and we talk about dementia, risk reduction across the world, we can prevent about 40% of those cases. And what we tend to think about kind of categorizing these factors. If we were to think about them in terms of your brain, your body, and your environment with your brain, you want as much education as early in life as you can. You want to stay stimulated, protect your brain, minimize stress or ongoing chronic stress sleep well, minimize depression, or if you're having a low mood and it's ongoing, reach out for help. And monitor your hearing loss and protect your ears from loud noises and exposure. And if you're thinking about it,

Karen Meenan, presenter of the popular Monday night programme ‘Voyage Around My Brain’ is currently working in Trinity College as an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in the Global Brain Health Institute.  Brain Awareness Week will be celebrated this year from 15 to 21 March, so Karen gathered a few of the leading lights in Trinity […]

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 7 – 8pm A panel discussion as part of the ‘Sonic Spaces' series. From the soothing sounds of lapping waves and bird song, to the uncomfortable disruption of construction work and traffic, our daily lives are subject to a wide range of natural and man-made environmental sounds. The impact of such sounds on human well-being has led to a range of interventions in recent years. These include an EU directive to examine public noise exposure through the creation of noise maps, and artistic initiatives to introduce professional live music into hospital settings to improve patients' experience. This event will bring together a multi-disciplinary panel to discuss a range of works that emerge from, or aim to benefit, our experience of listening in natural, urban and social environments: Laurence Gill, Professor in Environmental Engineering at Trinity, and composer Norah Walsh who will discuss their collaboration on ‘Inception Horizon,' which used an understanding of the movement of water through limestone as the basis of a choral piece inspired by a karst cave system in County Clare; Antonella Radicchi, an architect and scholar based at TU Berlin, and Simon Jennings, Executive Scientist in the Environment Section of Limerick County Council, who will introduce the ‘Hush City' app which empowers people to identify and assess quiet areas in cities including Limerick; and Gráinne Hope, an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at Trinity's Global Brain Health Institute, who will discuss her work as founder and artistic director of ‘Kids' Classics', Ireland's leading music in healthcare organization. The panel will be chaired by Jimmy Eadie, an artist-engineer based in Trinity's Electronic & Electrical Engineering programme, who works within the field of recording, production and sound design. ‘Sonic Spaces' is organised by Jennifer O'Meara, Department of Film, as part of the Creative Arts Practice Research theme. The series considers the creative possibilities of audio and sound culture as they relate to issues of society, technology, the environment and the body. It aims to encourage the academic and broader community to reflect on our relationship to listening and its significance. ‘Sonic Spaces' is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A., Founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center. She brings her knowledge of scientific research combined with care and compassion. Dr. Krystal Culler translates all of the lasted research about brain health into actionable steps that people can take into their lives. We talk about practical ways people can add brain health to their health and wellbeing. A great discussion about how cognitive engagement, personal-wellbeing, social connections, physical activity all come together to complete our brain health picture. We discuss what brain health looks like in memory care and for the caregivers. We address the fear that we can have about our own brain health as we care for others and how our health can be at risk as caregivers, and steps we can do to encourages and prioritize self-care. Don't miss this great interview! Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A. is the Founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center. She is a Doctor of Behavioral Health, a social gerontologist, and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, where she completed her residency training on dementia prevention and social determinants of brain health. Krystal has spent nearly 5 years in Executive-level positions with health non-profit organizations and has 15 years of experience working with individuals with brain health concerns, their families, and advocacy organizations. More information can be found at: https://www.virtualbrainhealthcenter.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkrystalculler/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/your-brain-health-matters Twitter: @DrKrystalCuller @VirtualBrainCtr Instagram: @drkrystalculler @virtualbrainhealthcenter Facebook: @virtualbrainhealthcenter We are not medical professionals and are not providing any medical advice. If you have any medical questions, we recommend that you talk with a medical professional of your choice. willGather has taken care in selecting its speakers but the opinions of our speakers are theirs alone. Thank you for your continued interest in our podcasts. Please subscribe for updates! For more information about our podcast & sponsorship opportunities, visit www.willgatherpodcast.com Nicole Will is our host and founder of willGather.

 Producers Maurice Kelliher and Shaun O'Boyle explore a global effort to improve brain health and reduce the impact of dementia, in "New Knowledge" In Ireland, more than 55,000 people are living with dementia. In this documentary, we visit the Global Brain Health Institute in Dublin, and meet researchers who are looking for new ways to support people living with dementia, to better understand its causes, and to plan for a future where dementia is on the increase.  "New Knowledge" was produced by Maurice Kelliher and Shaun O'Boyle, and was supported by a grant from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, as part of the Sound And Vision Scheme. New Knowledge Transcript

Why do some shun science and cling to conspiracy? Bruce Miller, MD, recently wrote in JAMA about the dangerous consequences of antiscience rhetoric and the neurological mechanisms that can actually encourage acceptance of false beliefs. Miller is a world-renowned expert on the diagnosis and management of dementia. As a behavioral neurologist, he is the principal investigator of the NIH-sponsored Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute. In this interview he makes the connection between the brain and science denial. He also talks about what clinicians can do to help their patients embrace science.  About the Expert Bruce Miller, MD, holds the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Neurology at UC San Francisco where he directs the Memory and Aging Center. He is a behavioral neurologist whose work in neurodegenerative conditions emphasizes brain-behavior relationships and the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease. He is the principal investigator of the NIH-sponsored Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and program project on frontotemporal dementia. Additionally, he helps lead the Tau Consortium, the Bluefield Project to Cure Frontotemporal Dementia and the Global Brain Health Institute. He was awarded the Potamkin Award from the American Academy of Neurology and elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Why do some shun science and cling to conspiracy? Bruce Miller, MD, recently wrote in JAMA about the dangerous consequences of antiscience rhetoric and the neurological mechanisms that can encourage acceptance of false beliefs. Miller is a world-renowned expert on the diagnosis and management of dementia and co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute. He makes the connection between the brain and science denial and discusses what clinicians can do to help their patients embrace science.Natural Medicine Journal Podcast is brought to you by Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE, ATLANTIC PROGRAMS and RHODES SCHOLARSHIP are hosting a series of webinars about our world post COVID-19. While the coronavirus has physically distanced and isolated millions of people, it has more than ever in our life-times, drawn people and organisations together under a common humanity and a profoundly collective commitment to act. In this series of webinars, we turn our imagination to something (k)new where we remember, reflect and shape what our local and global futures might look like post COVID-19. In this webinar, the speakers discuss various ways in which we can all practise radical self-care: (1) MIA BIRDSONG, pathfinder, activist and storyteller; (2) IAN ROBERTSON, Professor Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin and Co-director, Global Brain Health Institute; and (3) IVELYSE ANDINO, Founder and CEO, Radical Health; Roddenberry Fellow 2019. MODERATOR | TANYA CHARLES, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity and Program and Impact Lead, Atlantic Institute.

Dr. Krystal L. Culler, DBH, M.A. is the Founder of the Virtual Brain Health Center powered by Your Brain Health Matters, LLC. She is a Doctor of Behavioral Health and a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, where she completed her residency training on dementia prevention.Topics discussed:Entry into the field & background (why interest in brain health)What is brain healthWhy does brain health matterReview of lifestyle factors that impact brain health optimization and performance that are also linked to dementia risk reduction (head/body)Development/implementation of award-winning brain health in memory care programs and the recent launch of the Virtual Brain Health CenterKrystal's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/klculler/

What does equity in brain health look like? How do artists and scientists approach this question together? This month we'll be hosting another evening chat with a panel of experts from the Global Brain Health Institute. Join us for a discussion on health equity, social memory and the role of music in brain health and research. As Atlantic Fellows with GBHI, neuroscientist Francesca Farina, musician Grainne Hope, and Public Engagement Specialist Sarah Fox will come together to share insights into making and mapping memory through art and science. We'll also have a practical discussion about mediating priorities and practices when artists, scientists, and the public come together. About the speakers Francesca Farina is a neuroscientist whose research focuses on identifying risk factors and early biomarkers of dementia. She also has a strong interest in developing creative engagement initiatives to promote brain health and life-long well-being. Grainne Hope is a professional cellist, Kids' Classics Founder & Artistic Director & Wellcome Trust Clore Fellow. ‘Kids' Classics' is Ireland's leading Music in Healthcare organisation that provides training and mentoring to professional musicians, and creates and designs music programmes for healthcare, community and school settings in partnerships with the National Arts Organisations and Healthcare Settings. Sarah Fox gained a PhD from The University of Manchester studying how rhythmic activity in the brain could be used to better understand changes in the early stages of Alzheimer's dementia. But her PhD taught her much more than the ups and downs of brain waves, as she spent an increasing amount of her time working with other scientists and artists to find ways of discussing scientific findings with a wider audience. She now helps patients understand and take part in dementia research and can often be found waxing lyrically about brains over a cup of something warm. The Art + Science Reading Group is a virtual group where researchers, artists, thinkers, and revolutionaries come to share ideas. Organised by PhD candidates Autumn Brown (School of Education and Science Gallery Dublin) and Amelia McConville (School of English and Institute of Neuroscience) and supported by Science Gallery Dublin and the Trinity Long Room Hub, the series explores the ways art and science shape one another and society.

Dr. Krystal Culler, DBH, M.A, is the Founder of Your Brain Health Matters, a consulting business that offers a variety of brain health and memory care services to senior care professionals and businesses to make their projects and initiatives thrive. Through the Virtual Brain Health Centre she educates brain wellness to individuals online.   As a Doctor of Behavioral Health, her areas of expertise are in healthy ageing, brain health, memory care, and dementia risk reduction. Krystal is also a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with the Global Brain Health Institute.   After an isolated seizure event at graduate school, her career path shifted from a traditional academic track to a healthcare practitioner role. Central to her doctoral training is the design of cost-effective health approaches to treat chronic and co-morbid conditions while addressing the social impacts on health.    Krystal helps translate the latest research on brain health through practical daily approaches and community-based programs. ​Her work lies between the intersection of brain health and wellness, and the health/ ageing services sectors. As it's clear in the interview, our brain health is a priority, not an option.   It's a pleasure to have Krystal join us in this episode as we cover lifestyle practises, what to consider when ageing and practising lifelong learning.

Timothy Maurice speaks to neurologist, Dr Kirti Ranchod, about 3 simple ways to boost your brain to create more capacity, by incorporating the beauty of the arts and nature into your life. Dr Ranchod is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Global Brain Health Institute. cliffcentral.com

Timothy Maurice speaks to neurologist, Dr Kirti Ranchod, about 3 simple ways to boost your brain to create more capacity, by incorporating the beauty of the arts and nature into your life. Dr Ranchod is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Global Brain Health Institute. cliffcentral.com

Timothy Maurice speaks to neurologist, Dr Kirti Ranchod, about 3 simple ways to boost your brain to create more capacity, by incorporating the beauty of the arts and nature into your life. Dr Ranchod is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Global Brain Health Institute.

Welcome to TALK MENTAL WELL-BEING IN TIMES OF STRESS with FIONNUALA SWEENEY and PROFESSOR IAN ROBERTSON. The Covid-19 virus is here to stay for a while. For how long, we don't know. It's that uncertainty as much as anything else that causes people to worry almost as much as the deadly impact the virus is having on our family, friends, healthcare systems and economies. Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY speaks to PROFESSOR IAN ROBERTSON, neuroscientist and Co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College, Dublin, about what happens in our brains during times of mental pressure and how we can better cope during this time of collective stress

Welcome to TALK MENTAL WELL-BEING IN TIMES OF STRESS with FIONNUALA SWEENEY and PROFESSOR IAN ROBERTSON. The Covid-19 virus is here to stay for a while. For how long, we don't know. It's that uncertainty as much as anything else that causes people to worry almost as much as the deadly impact the virus is having on our family, friends, healthcare systems and economies. Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY speaks to PROFESSOR IAN ROBERTSON, neuroscientist and Co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College, Dublin, about what happens in our brains during times of mental pressure and how we can better cope during this time of collective stress

Welcome to TALK MENTAL WELL-BEING IN TIMES OF STRESS with FIONNUALA SWEENEY and PROFESSOR IAN ROBERTSON. The Covid-19 virus is here to stay for a while. For how long, we don't know. It's that uncertainty as much as anything else that causes people to worry almost as much as the deadly impact the virus is having on our family, friends, healthcare systems and economies. Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY speaks to PROFESSOR IAN ROBERTSON, neuroscientist and Co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College, Dublin, about what happens in our brains during times of mental pressure and how we can better cope during this time of collective stress.

Josh Kornbluth is an American comedic autobiographical monologist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who has toured internationally, written and starred in several feature films, and hosted a television interview show. Born in New York City, the son of Communist parents, Josh describes himself as a “Red Diaper Baby.” One of his monologues is so titled.  In addition to his solo performance work, Josh, in the last few years, has worked as a volunteer at the Zen Hospice in San Francisco and as an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Heath at the Global Brain Health Institute, as well as Hellman Visiting Artist at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center. In this episode, Josh discusses his work at the hospice dealing with death and dying as well as his interest and focus on aging, dementia and empathy.  We can expect all of his work to show up in monologues that will be performed nationally. Links: Website: www.joshkornbluth.com Citizen Brain: "The Empathy Circuit": https://youtu.be/a_732-H1CUY "Citizen Brain: "Age Without Ageism": https://youtu.be/_7cIgjwZtPo Global Brain Health Institute: https://www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with ELAINE HOWARD, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH at the GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE, Trinity College, Dublin. Elaine works in the field of dementia prevention and dementia care. For her, it's more than a job. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. FURTHER INFORMATION Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with ADAM WASKOW, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH at the GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE, University of California, San Francisco. Adam trains dogs to work with the cognitively impaired, which all began with his interest in guide dogs for the blind. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. FURTHER INFORMATION Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with ELISSAIOS KARAGEORGIOU, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH at the GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE, University of California, San Francisco. Elissaios is a sleep and behavioural neurologist. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. FURTHER INFORMATION Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

We talk to Dr. Bruce Miller, head of the Global Brain Health Institute at UCSF and a world-renowned expert, on how dementia alters behavior and personality.

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with ELEONORE BAYEN, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH. Eleonore is a physician from Paris, France, who wants to change how society treats people living with dementia. A Fellow at the GLOBAL BRAIN HEALTH INSTITUTE, Eleonore studied at University College, San Francisco, before returning to Paris, where she lives and works. The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. FURTHER INFORMATION Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Dana Walrath refers to her work as a border-crossing blend of creative writing, anthropology and art. The daughter of refugees from the Armenian genocide, she has used stories and art to teach medical humanities at the University of Vermont's College of Medicine since moving to the state in 2000. On the show Dana talks about her graphic memoir, “Aliceheimer's: Through the Looking Glass,” which combines drawings and stories to chronicle three years of caregiving for her mother, Alice, when she was in the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease. Dana tells us about her frustrating encounters with the medical system, how her mother expressed herself creatively despite having Alzheimer's and how living with her mother gave Dana an opportunity to make peace with her despite their historically difficult relationship. Currently based in Dublin, Ireland, Dana is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute, where she's developing a second graphic memoir focusing on end stages of dementia and dementia across cultures. This episode is sponsored by Hero: www.herohealth.com Learn more about Dana's work: http://www.danawalrath.com Explore The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health: https://www.gbhi.org/atlantic-fellows/

Dr. Sean Kennelly, of the Clinical and Research Advisory Panel for the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, looks at the benefit of exercise and education for our brains. Corrina Grimes of the Global Brain Health Institute uses her background in nutrition to describe a healthy diet to benefit the brain.

Death, Dementia, and… Dessert? Sometimes humor can be found in the most painful and frustrating of circumstances, especially when caring for a loved one at the end of life. Storytellers Josh Kornbluth, Julia Weber, Elizabeth Sale, and Sara Faith Alterman will let us laugh through our tears, as they share deeply personal stories and experiences that all of us can identify with. The program will be followed by a moderated discussion to cast an unflinching eye at end of life experiences and together create an interactive space to help transform this otherwise difficult conversation into one of engagement, insight, and empowerment. And of course there will be dessert—never miss an opportunity to eat sweets when discussing bittersweet topics! Presented in conjunction with Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs. Co-presented by Reboot’s Death Over Dinner, Jewish Edition. Josh Kornbluth has been performing autobiographical monologues since 1989. Among his many solo shows is Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews?, which began as a commission from The Contemporary Jewish Museum. More recently, Sea of Reeds explored the mysteries of interpreting the Torah and making oboe reeds. His latest movie, Love & Taxes, is available online. His upcoming monologue, The Bottomless Bowl, is based on his experiences as artist-in-residence (and, later, a volunteer) at the Zen Hospice Project. Currently, Josh is a fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute, based at UCSF's Memory and Aging Center. Find him at joshkornbluth.com.

Nurse Rona will be joined by Josh Kornbluth, who is currently engaged in a year-long residency as a scholar at the Global Brain Health Institute. He is spending time with people who have dementia, their caregivers, researchers, nurses, and social workers. They will be joined by Dr. Jennifer Yokoyama, an Assistant Professor at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.  The post The Brain, Memory, and Dementia appeared first on KPFA.

Show #166 | Guests: Josh Kornbluth, writer, comedian, activist, and Dr. Bruce Miller, A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco | Show Summary: Dementia statistics are daunting. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimers or other dementia; every 66 seconds someone in the US develops the disease. Monologist Josh Kornbluth has immersed himself in this realm, and incorporates his experience in “Josh’s Brain Improvs”, a coproduction with The Marsh theater in San Francisco. Kornbluth bases his series of improvisations on his experiences working at the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and his work as an artist-in-residence and volunteer at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. Josh Kornbluth has performed autobiographical one-man shows since 1987 — The San Francisco Chronicle declared, Kornbluth takes a world we ignore, or barely observe, and brings it into brilliant comic relief. Dr. Bruce Miller holds the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He directs the busy UCSF dementia center where patients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond receive comprehensive clinical evaluations. His goal is the delivery of model care to all of the patients who enter the clinical and research programs at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC). Dr. Miller is a behavioral neurologist focused on dementia with special interests in brain and behavior relationships as well as the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease. His work in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) emphasizes both the behavioral and emotional deficits that characterize these patients, while simultaneously noting the visual creativity that can emerge in the setting of FTD. He is the principal investigator of the NIH-sponsored Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and program project on FTD called Frontotemporal Dementia: Genes, Imaging and Emotions. He oversees a healthy aging program, which includes an artist in residence program. In addition, he helps lead two philanthropy-funded research consortia, the Tau Consortium and Consortium for Frontotemporal Research, focused on developing treatments for tau and progranulin disorders, respectively. Also, he is the Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute. Dr. Miller teaches extensively, runs the Behavioral Neurology Fellowship at UCSF, and oversees visits of more than 50 foreign scholars every year.