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Can science keep dementia at bay and keep your brain sharper − for longer?

Can science keep dementia at bay and keep your brain sharper − for longer?

As we grow older, changes to our bodies and minds are inevitable. But what if science could help us age better? Our experts on Big Ideas uncover the latest science behind healthy brain aging. What's possible in the fight against cognitive decline and dementia? How might you live a longer, healthier, and more meaningful life? Presented by Sydney Ideas, the talk program at the University of Sydney Speakers Associate Professor Eleanor Drummond Senior Lecturer (Neuroscience), School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney Olivier Piguet NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Sydney Gilbert Knaggs Sociology PhD candidate, University of Sydney Elfy Scott (host) award-winning journalist, podcaster, and presenter

Big Ideas · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

December 4, 202554m 36s

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As we grow older, changes to our bodies and minds are inevitable. But what if science could help us age better? Our experts on Big Ideas uncover the latest science behind healthy brain aging. What's possible in the fight against cognitive decline and dementia? How might you live a longer, healthier, and more meaningful life?

Presented by Sydney Ideas, the talk program at the University of Sydney

Speakers

Associate Professor Eleanor DrummondSenior Lecturer (Neuroscience), School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney

Olivier PiguetNHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Sydney

Gilbert KnaggsSociology PhD candidate, University of Sydney

Elfy Scott (host)award-winning journalist, podcaster, and presenter

Topics

agedementiahealthSydney IdeasNatasha MitchellBig IdeasRadio NationalbrainEleanor DrummondGilbert KnaggsOlivier PiguetElfy Scott