The Poetry of Dance for Brain Health

Professor Ian Robertson: Professor Emeritus of Psychology at TCD and Founding Director of Global Brain Health Institute

Julie Feeney: Singer-songwriter, composer, actress, carer and record producer

Anusha Yasoda Mohan: Perceptual Neuroscientist and Dancer

Veronica Casey: Poet, writer, teacher

Mike Hanrahan: Curator and Facilitator of Creative Brainwaves, Author, Songwriter, Guitarist and Global Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute

Creative Brainwaves: Talks & Workshops on the Creative Arts Improving Brain Health

This event is part of a three-part series of talks and workshops during dlr Festival of Inclusion 2024 exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health.

These talks, curated and facilitated by Mike Hanrahan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will feature neuroscientists, psychologists, researchers, people with dementia and their carers, people with acquired brain injury, brain health activists and creative artists who work to improve brain health.

Join us to learn how art, singing, music, dance, poetry and writing can stimulate your senses and improve cognition. There is always a special welcome for people living with dementia and people with acquired brain injury and their caregivers at each session.

Local support organisations including Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Living Well with Dementia & Social Prescribing for Health & Wellbeing DLR will also be present at these sessions.

Talks are FREE. Should you wish to attend each event you will need to book each individually.

All events take place in the Studio Theatre, Ground Floor, dlr LexIcon Library, Moran Park, Dún Laoghaire, A96 H283

Tea and coffee will be provided.

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