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Brain Awareness Week 2021 – Rhodri Cusack – Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in Trinity College Dublin.

George Mulcahy March 16, 2021

Brain Awareness Week presented by Karen P Meenan. Rhodri Cusack is the Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in Trinity College Dublin. He uses neuroimaging in infants during their first year of life to study how the mind develops.

Voyage Around My Brain – Special Edition presented by Karen P. Meenan

George Mulcahy March 1, 2021

On this Voyage Around My Brain Special Edition, Karen P. Meenan is joined by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer from Trinity College along with three of her colleagues Prof Ian Robertson, Prof Marina Lynch and Prof Mani Ramaswami. This special programme is to…

Voyage 04 – 01 – 2021

George Mulcahy January 5, 2021

Chile, Croatia and Brazil have more in common than just football! Tomás León, Lidija Radacic and Luciano Mariano chat about the difficulties of understanding and making themselves understood in a world where everyone speaks English. Getting a dementia diagnosis is like learning…

Voyage 28 – 12 – 2020

George Mulcahy January 4, 2021

Confidence – if you have it, 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’ – so says Professor Ian Robertson on this episode of Voyage…

Voyage 14 – 12 – 2020

George Mulcahy December 15, 2020

A very special programme featuring three community experts who were recent contributors to the Fingal Memory Makers Publication. Poet Peter Owens (85) from Malahide, Trinity Drama student Maureen Penrose from Blanchardstown and artist Nancy Dempsey (94) from Portrane talk about their life…

Voyage 07 12 2020

George Mulcahy December 14, 2020

Africa is just huge! With a population of 1.2 billion it’s difficult for us to comprehend just how huge! Wambui Karanja from Kenya, Primrose Nyamayaro from Zimbabwe and Funmi Akindejoye from Nigeria – all Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Fellows explain the…

Voyage 23 – 11 – 2020

George Mulcahy November 24, 2020

Community Engagement is a vital part of dementia care. Dominic Campbell, co-founder of Creative Aging International and Norah Walsh, composer, musician and Music Director of the Forget-Me-Nots choir have a lively discussion about how important it is to stay connected with older…

Voyage 16 – 11 – 2020

George Mulcahy November 17, 2020

What did the Actress say to the Consultant Physician about Dementia? Meet Rose Henderson, Sister Assumpta from Fr Ted who has developed her dementia-inclusive play ‘Take Off Your Cornflakes’ co-written by Fair City’s Pat Nolan, into a short film. Roman Romero-Ortuno,…

Voyage 19 – 10 – 2020

George Mulcahy October 20, 2020

Music is a special way for everyone to connect with their past, but especially important for people living with dementia. Phil Coffey is joined in studio by her son Paul and his wife Niamh – she shares memories of her Dad…