A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

These event took place in dlr Lexicon on Wed 11, 18, 25 October and 1 and 8 November.

Creative Brainwaves series of 5 talks 2023

A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

This week featuring site director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Professor Brian Lawlor, writer, musician and performer Mike Hanrahan, and musician, composer and choral conductor Norah Constance Walsh.

This event took place on Wednesday October 11th at the Studio, dlr LexIcon.

Creative Brainwaves Week 1 Part 1

A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

This week featuring site director of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Professor Brian Lawlor, writer, musician and performer Mike Hanrahan, and musician, composer and choral conductor Norah Constance Walsh.

This event took place on Monday October 11th at the Studio, drLexIcon.

Creative Brainwaves Week 1 Part 2

A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

This week we hosted Professor Sven Vanneste who is a neuroscientist, Global Brain Health Institute facility member and Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin.
Olwyn Lyons, who is a choreographer, dance artist and community dance facilitator who has worked extensively with arts and older people and Dr Anusha Yasoda-Mohan is a perceptual neuroscientist and Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health with a special interest in hearing loss and tinnitus.

Creative Brainwaves Week 2 2023

A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

Week 3 hosted Neuropsychologist Professor Ian Robertson. Poet Ron Cary and Singer Frances Elliott.

Creative Brainwaves Week 3 2023

A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

This week features Chief Operations Officer of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Dr Anne-Maire Glynn, Poet Tony Curtis and illustrator Caroline Hyland.

This event took place on Wednesday 1 November, 2023 at the Studio, dlr LexIcon.

Release date:
10 Nov 2023

Creative Brainwaves, Week 4 2023

A five-part series of talks and workshops exploring how engaging in creative arts can improve your brain health. These talks, led by Karen Meenan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), will feature neuroscientists, researchers and especially creative artists who work to improve brain health.

The final week in the series hosted Professor Agustin Ibánez, Director if the Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Roisin Hayes, music therapist and author Kevin Quaid and Dementia advocate Helena Quaid.

Creative Brainwaves Week 5 2023

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Library service host a varied programme of events throughout the year, some of which we record, including a series of literary events called dlr Library Voices and an annual literary festival called Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival run in collaboration with dlr Arts Office. Our books podcast Need To Read is where authors, professionals and avid readers share their favourite books across their area of interest, expertise or obsession.

Creative Brainwaves series of 5 talks 2023

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