- In this session the Dana Foundation teamed up with AARP California and the Allen Temple Baptist Church to host Staying Sharp on March 29. It was a lively session with just over 300 people in the churches auditorium space. Tweets, photos and other elements from the session are collected in the Storify post below for this session.
Thank you to Allen Temple Baptist Church, @AARPCA and our fantastic panel of experts seen below. pic.twitter.com/C5x8goJU7J
Today's Staying Sharp began with a brain warmup led by one of the panelists, Dr. Marcus Penn. #stayingsharp pic.twitter.com/3cTjhsxHws
The brain warmup, even the panelist are working on mindful breathing. pic.twitter.com/mjQ9aaf4fu
The panel discussion has begun here at the Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, CA. pic.twitter.com/nO2VJkCmsB- The discussion began with normal and abnormal changes in memory and our brains overall.
- Next our panelists discussed some of brain diseases and disorders and offered advice to the audience.
- Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Griffith "1:11 women get Alzheimer's 1:6 men get Alzheimer's"- Late-Life Depression
- Eckfield "memory slips may be more to do with depression than dementia, these are reversible"
- Stroke
- Sleep disorders
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