Healthy brain ageing: is music the missing key?
Around half a million Australians are living with dementia. With no known cure, a big question focuses on prevention: can we slow the rate of cognitive decline to avoid dementia? And could music be the missing key?
Music has long been recognised for its profound effects on mental health and wellbeing, but what evidence do we have for how it impacts our brains? Professor Neal Peres Da Costa, world-renowned performing scholar, researcher and educator, is contributing to a world-first study to find out if music training improves brain functioning in older adults with memory difficulties.
In this talk, Neal shares focus group insights from this pioneering research to explore if musical interventions can boost brain connectivity and plasticity.
Bio
Neal Peres Da Costa is a world-renowned performing scholar, researcher and educator. He has held academic posts at the University of NSW, University of Leeds, Trinity College of Music (London), and Royal Academy of Music (London). He is Professor of Historical Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music at the University of Sydney, where he founded the Historical Performance division in 2007, and was the division's chair for eight years. Subsequently, he was Program Leader of Postgraduate Research. Currently, he is Associate Dean (Research).
Event
Thursday 3 April, 6:15 PM @Brix Distillers, 350 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
The other talk at this location is Making AI sustainable: a guide to greener intelligence at 7:30 PM
Located on Bourke Street, in the heart of Surry Hills, Brix is Sydney's only dedicated craft rum distillery and bar.
