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May 2025 Edition: A Global Movement Toward Brain Health

In this month’s issue, we visit Lima, Peru where I joined global leaders this May, to share best practices in brain health and dementia research and identify next steps for our respective and collaborative initiatives.

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Dancing into Brain Health (S1 Ep4): Amazonian Dance for Parkinson’s w/ Dr. Aline Haas

In this episode, we are joined by dancer/researcher Dr. Aline Haas whose passion for dance and health has spearheaded initiatives that are addressing the many ways dance can enhance brain health as we age. Together, we inquire how can access to and research on dance and health be more equitable?

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Dancing into Brain Health (S1 Ep3): Moving Toward Embodiment w/ Dr. Glenna Batson

Dr. Glenna Batson, is one of the leaders who helped place the conversation of embodiment, neuroscience and dance on the map. In this latest episode of the “Dancing into Brain Health” Podcast, we  investigate the roots of these fields of study and explore how their interconnections have inspired some of the work in dance and neuroscience we see today.

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Dancing into Brain Health (S1 Ep1): Dancing into Speech Improvement w/ Dr. Constantina Theofanopoulou

In this inaugural episode of Dancing into Brain Health, we uncover the ways dance might indeed help us speak. Our guest is neuroscientist and dancer Dr. Constantina Theofanopoulou whose research is uncovering the neural mechanisms behind how engaging in dance may actually support or even rehabilitate speech.

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Stories in the Moment Virtual Early Stage Program

We are delighted to offer STORIES IN THE MOMENT in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association NY Chapter to offer this Twelve-Week Virtual Dance Program. The program is open to individuals living with early-stage dementia or MCI and care partners. 

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