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ROGER ANUNSEN
MICHAEL C. PATTERSON
Roger Anunsen
Co-founder and President of MINDRAMP Consulting, LLC.
Roger Anunsen is a brain health educator, consultant and cognitive intervention designer who has been applying brain science breakthroughs into real-life challenges facing older adults since 2001.
In 2009, Roger and co-founder, Michael C. Patterson, formed MINDRAMP Consulting, a pioneering company that translates current brain research into practical, behavior-based programs to promote brain health and mental flourishing. Their MINDRAMP Method© was introduced at the First Global Conference on Ageing at the University of Oxford and they also conducted a sold-out seven-hour brain health seminar at the Smithsonian Institution.
Roger teaches college gerontology courses in Portland, including The Aging Mind, Applied Legal & Policy Issues in Aging and Cognitive Activity Design and in 2018 was named the nation’s top adjunct college instructor by the Association for Gerontology for Higher Education.
Following the end of a 26-year career as a Public Defender and later as a private practice attorney, Roger found a new passion he calls “a second wind.” Working day-to-day as a full-time activity director in an assistant living community, he invented MemAerobics, a first-of-its-kind cognitive intervention program that was soon the subject of a clinical trial. That study confirmed the program’s positive brain health benefits and, following a peer-review, the study, MemAerobics: A Cognitive Intervention to Improve Memory Ability and Reduce Depression in Older Adults, was published in 2003.
“I saw people come alive when they understood, really understood the hope and potential that brain research was offering” said Roger. “And when they heard that brain science was described as ‘the most exciting frontier of human knowledge since the Renaissance”, they were ready to take action.”
Roger is a also a popular coast-to-coast speaker who broke new ground with his TEDx Talk, The Power of a Smidgen: Applied Brain Science.
Co-founder and President of MINDRAMP Consulting, LLC.
Roger Anunsen is a brain health educator, consultant and cognitive intervention designer who has been applying brain science breakthroughs into real-life challenges facing older adults since 2001.
In 2009, Roger and co-founder, Michael C. Patterson, formed MINDRAMP Consulting, a pioneering company that translates current brain research into practical, behavior-based programs to promote brain health and mental flourishing. Their MINDRAMP Method© was introduced at the First Global Conference on Ageing at the University of Oxford and they also conducted a sold-out seven-hour brain health seminar at the Smithsonian Institution.
Roger teaches college gerontology courses in Portland, including The Aging Mind, Applied Legal & Policy Issues in Aging and Cognitive Activity Design and in 2018 was named the nation’s top adjunct college instructor by the Association for Gerontology for Higher Education.
Following the end of a 26-year career as a Public Defender and later as a private practice attorney, Roger found a new passion he calls “a second wind.” Working day-to-day as a full-time activity director in an assistant living community, he invented MemAerobics, a first-of-its-kind cognitive intervention program that was soon the subject of a clinical trial. That study confirmed the program’s positive brain health benefits and, following a peer-review, the study, MemAerobics: A Cognitive Intervention to Improve Memory Ability and Reduce Depression in Older Adults, was published in 2003.
“I saw people come alive when they understood, really understood the hope and potential that brain research was offering” said Roger. “And when they heard that brain science was described as ‘the most exciting frontier of human knowledge since the Renaissance”, they were ready to take action.”
Roger is a also a popular coast-to-coast speaker who broke new ground with his TEDx Talk, The Power of a Smidgen: Applied Brain Science.
Michael C. Patterson
Co-founder and CEO of MINDRAMP Consulting, LLC
My thinking and imagination been deeply influenced by the study of neuroscience, cognition, psychology and evolutionary biology. My experience directing the Staying Sharp brain health program for AARP taught me how to interpret scientific research and helped me understand why certain approaches to brain health work, while others fail. I am committed to turning real science into plain language that can be understand by anyone and into practical programs that can be implemented by everyone.
After more than two decades of experience developing innovative programs for large, national organizations, I transitioned from employee to entrepreneur. I founded MINDRAMP Consulting with Roger Anunsen in 2009 to fully explore how to translate hard science into practical programs that help keep brains healthy and minds sharp.
I have recently added certification as a life coach to my portfolio of skills. My objective is to empower people to invest in the long-term capacity of their creative minds.
Huge advances in neuroscience show us how to protect and strengthen the brain. Similar advances in the evolutionary biology and psychology help us understand how to use our minds more creatively and effectively to achieve success.
Interestingly, I find that my early career as an actor and director has equipped me with insights, sensitivities and skills that are hugely useful in my current work. The through-line that connects theatre to work on brain health is a fascination with human behavior. All inquiries into the mysteries of human behavior lead to the brain. The more we know about the brain and how it works, the better equipped we are to control and civilize our behavior towards others - and ourselves.
Co-founder and CEO of MINDRAMP Consulting, LLC
My thinking and imagination been deeply influenced by the study of neuroscience, cognition, psychology and evolutionary biology. My experience directing the Staying Sharp brain health program for AARP taught me how to interpret scientific research and helped me understand why certain approaches to brain health work, while others fail. I am committed to turning real science into plain language that can be understand by anyone and into practical programs that can be implemented by everyone.
After more than two decades of experience developing innovative programs for large, national organizations, I transitioned from employee to entrepreneur. I founded MINDRAMP Consulting with Roger Anunsen in 2009 to fully explore how to translate hard science into practical programs that help keep brains healthy and minds sharp.
I have recently added certification as a life coach to my portfolio of skills. My objective is to empower people to invest in the long-term capacity of their creative minds.
Huge advances in neuroscience show us how to protect and strengthen the brain. Similar advances in the evolutionary biology and psychology help us understand how to use our minds more creatively and effectively to achieve success.
Interestingly, I find that my early career as an actor and director has equipped me with insights, sensitivities and skills that are hugely useful in my current work. The through-line that connects theatre to work on brain health is a fascination with human behavior. All inquiries into the mysteries of human behavior lead to the brain. The more we know about the brain and how it works, the better equipped we are to control and civilize our behavior towards others - and ourselves.