THURSDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2022 | 6-7PM GMT | 1-2pPM EST | ON-DEMAND |
What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain? The more we understand about the human brain, the more we are learning about what we can all do to keep it in shape and healthy as we age.
In this talk, award winning journalist and New Scientist Head of Features, Catherine de Lange will shine a spotlight on the latest science on brain health, including what we know about preventing cognitive decline as we get older and what we can do about improving our mental wellbeing today. Catherine will unpack the latest understanding on the way that sleep, diet, exercise and our social lives are imperative for maintaining our grey matter and will share practical tips and lifestyle tweaks that can yield long-term brain benefits.
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NUTRITION & MENTAL HEALTH |
Thursday 27 January 2022 | 6-7pm GMT | 1-2pm EST | On-demand |
Nutrition plays a fundamental role in maintaining good mental health. Poor diet and poor mental health are highly correlated and what’s going on in our guts can’t be ignored when discussing mental health. |
Ted Dinan, Principal Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University College |
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In this talk, professor of psychiatry Ted Dinan will look at our current understanding of the link between nutrition and mental health, as mediated by our gut microbiome. He’ll also look at the potential role of “psychobiotics” in managing common psychosocial, cognitive and neurological conditions.
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Thursday 3 March 2022 | 6-7pm GMT | 1-2pm EST | on-demand |
Laughter is more like an animal call than it is like speech – but it’s also one of our most important forms of communication. |
In this talk Sophie Scott will explore the natural history and neuroscience of laughter, addressing its role in social bonding and play, as well as its role in emotion expressions and communication. She will set out what we know about the neural basis of laughter perception and production, and a little of what we know about laughter and humour. Sophie will also address some of the reasons why so few people study laughter scientifically. |
| Sophie Scott, Director, Institute of Cognitive, Neuroscience at University College London |
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SLEEP ENGINEERING: HOW TO BOOST HEALTH AND COGNITION WHILE YOU SLEEP |
| Sleep Engineering is not about sleeping longer, but about making the most of whatever sleep you get. |
Penny Lewis, Sleep Scientist and Professor of Psychology |
| In this talk Penny Lewis will introduce the new science of Sleep Engineering, explaining how we believe it can be used to slow down cognitive aging, as well as enhancing memory and emotional processing. Penny will talk about memory replay in sleep, and explain how we can trigger it at will using sounds and smells. She will also go over some of the very latest research findings in all these fields. |
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