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NNIDR Public Lecture Tour -Registration Open Register now for the NNIDR National PublicLecture Tour. CHeBA's Co-DirectorProfessor Henry Brodaty will be speaking atthe Sydney portion and facilitating the tour.The events consist of a keynote address, anexpert panel presentation and opendiscussion. Relevant for researchers,people with dementia, their carers and theirfamilies.

Invitation to CHeBA Visiting Lecture:Professor Vladimir Hachinski Can We Begin Preventing SomeDementias Now? Leading figure invascular dementia and stroke, and formerpresident of the World NeurologicalAssociation, Professor Vladimir Hachinskiwill be speaking on this topic in the CHeBAVisiting Lecture series at NeuRA. Allwelcome with light lunch served following thepresentation.

Participate in CHeBA's SocialCognition Ageing Study

Interested in volunteering for research? Weare currently recruiting participants over 60years for an exciting new study that aims toenhance social function and well-being. Must be 60+ and speak English.

https://bit.ly/CHeBAsocial

CHeBA in the Media: Diet ImprovesBrain Function Over Time Australian Ageing Agenda have highlightedCHeBA's latest research confirming apositive link between healthy dietarypatterns and better brain function, which isa collaboration between experts fromCHeBA, the Dementia Centre for ResearchCollaboration (DCRC) and the Nutrition andDietetics Group at the University of Sydney.

How Mindfulness Meditation Works —And Changes the Brain's Architecture Mindfulness is touted to bolster cognitiveperformance and imaging is now providinginformation as to how the practice physicallychanges the brain. "The stronger themagnet, the better the image," explained DrRebecca Koncz who is completing a PhD inbrain imaging at CHeBA.

Moving Pictures: Dementia Awarenessfor Culturally and LinguisticallyDiverse (CALD) Communities In Australia, limited awareness of dementiain people from CALD backgrounds oftenresults in delayed diagnosis and a higherburden on families and health careproviders. Moving Pictures, an innovativemulti-media project, has developed 15 shortfilms from a variety of speakingcommunities.

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