Lectures on Tap - "Your Brain on Thanks: The Neuroscience of Gratitude"

Join us for an engaging afternoon where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in the Lower East Side, Manhattan!

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🗓️ Date: November 29th, 2025

🕞 Time: 3:30 PM

📍 Location: Lower East Side, Manhattan (exact address given in confirmation email)

📚 Lecture: "Your Brain on Thanks: The Neuroscience of Gratitude"

🎤 Speaker: Psychiatrist, Dr. Mena Mirhom, MD

We invite you to an enlightening talk with Columbia psychiatrist Dr. Mena Mirhom. What if gratitude was not just polite but powerful? A thought-provoking and slightly funny deep dive into what happens in your brain when you say thank you. Discover how gratitude lights up your prefrontal cortex, lowers stress hormones, and literally rewires the brain for peace, no pumpkin pie required.

Dr. Mena Mirhom is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, a writer, and speaker who explores how science, faith, and modern life intersect. His work has been featured on Forbes, Fox News, and CBS News. Known for blending humor, psychology, and practical wisdom, Dr. Mirhom offers a fresh, accessible take on mental health and the pursuit of peace in everyday life.

Grab a drink, learn how thankfulness changes your mind and maybe your mood, and find out why gratitude might be the most underrated mental health practice on tap.

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

3:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

3:55 PM – Host introduction

4:00 PM – Lecture begins

4:45 PM – Audience Q&A

5:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

5:30 PM – Wrap up.

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