Mind Wonders

Despite supposedly not being able to teach old dogs new tricks, our brains are amazing at learning and adapting, but what actually happens in our brain when we learn something new? How do we remember information and retrieve it at the right time? These are all important questions as we face an aging population and increasing risks of dementia. Can this research give us hope that we can find a way to slow our memory loss?

You might not have ever questioned why you have a large protusion at the top of your body weighing more than a newborn baby, but maybe you should be asking - what's in my head? Come hear about how your brain is created, what it's made of and how much of it (if any) you actually need.

Our sense of smell is critical for our consumption and enjoyment of food; it plays an important role in our perception of flavour, appetite regulation and food choices, which can affect our overall metabolic health. Additionally, our sense of smell is influenced by our feeding state, hunger enhances and satiety suppresses our sense of smell. This talk will discuss how smell is linked to our metabolism and its mechanism in the brain.

Let's face it, we're all getting older, but there are some parts of aging we'd rather not be facing. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease. It is not a normal part of ageing leading to the build up plaques, causing deterioration of the brain. Abdullah will provide recent insights into what this process involves and how you can help prevent this!

Pain is a normal danger signal to our brain, but what happens when this signalling gets confused? Chronic pain is a debilitating condition and often persists after multiple attempts at treatment. Research is demonstrating how our brain has a 'pain dial' and how chronic pain sufferers have this dial turned all the way up! Learn how to turn this pain dial down and how motion is lotion for chronic pain suffers