This past Saturday, April 14th, just over 400 people attended the free Staying Sharp forum in Liverpool, N.Y. The program was a huge success and the audience expressed great appreciation for the access to information about the aging brain. There will be another Staying Sharp event in Winston-Salem, N.C., next Saturday, April 28th.
Left to right: Marilyn Pinsky, AARP (moderator), and panelists JoAnne Spoto-Decker, Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth, Sharon Brangman, M.D., Tarakad Ramachandran, M.D., and Nabil Aziz, M.D.
In Liverpool, crowds piled in early for the brain fair at 9 a.m., where they collected helpful materials and talked to local senior service organizations, AARP volunteers, and representatives from the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, including myself. Following the Brain Fair, professional trainer Gioia Gensini led the packed Holiday Inn Convention Center in a fun Brain Warm-Up, an exercise program to the timeless song “Mama Mia.” After working up a sweat and getting their blood flowing, the audience members were ready to sit and listen to the panel of experts cover topics pertinent to the aging brain: memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and successful aging. Even after the panel discussion ended, the audience remained engaged as a long line of inquisitive attendees participated in a Q&A with the panel.
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