Testimonials
ASA-NCOA Conference workshop
"Roger's workshop at the ASA-NCOA conference on helping seniors outwit memory loss was the single best session of the conference. He's truly a genius of an educator."
- Lucie Arbuthnot, Ph.D., LBA Consulting, Maine
"Roger's workshop at the ASA-NCOA conference on helping seniors outwit memory loss was the single best session of the conference. He's truly a genius of an educator."
- Lucie Arbuthnot, Ph.D., LBA Consulting, Maine
Evaluation from Smithsonian Seminar (2010) Attendees
"Exceeded expectations."
"Fascinating & useful for my life."
"Wonderful!"
"Close to perfect."
"Exceeded expectations."
"Fascinating & useful for my life."
"Wonderful!"
"Close to perfect."
2007 pilot at the University of Texas Medical Branch
"I'm so happy that you have given us so many small things that we can do each day to help ourselves. It makes us so much more positive with our aging process"
- Mary Tragus, Galveston, Texas
"I'm so happy that you have given us so many small things that we can do each day to help ourselves. It makes us so much more positive with our aging process"
- Mary Tragus, Galveston, Texas
MemAerobics workshops
"All I could think about was my failing memory and I was sure that there was nothing I could do about it. I immediately noticed a difference and have been improving both my memory and my confidence ever since."
- Ruth Allison, Capital Manor, Salem, Oregon
"All I could think about was my failing memory and I was sure that there was nothing I could do about it. I immediately noticed a difference and have been improving both my memory and my confidence ever since."
- Ruth Allison, Capital Manor, Salem, Oregon
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Strathmore Arts and the Brain Series
 Michael Patterson is a featured speaker at two of the five evening events in this spring series that addresses the question: Is there a link between gray matter and a love of the arts? Location: The Mansion at Strathmore, the Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD Your Brain on Laughter - Neuroscience of Humor and Improvisation Michael Patterson and Washington Improv Theater Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 7:00 to 8:30PM  In this lecture, Michael Patterson and Members of Washington Improv Theater discuss what they call the Seventh Sense: A Sense of Humor. Learn why we laugh, the architecture of a joke and the element of surprise, why women are attracted to funny men and not vice versa, the physiological effects of laughter on ourselves and others, humor in human socialization, and why we like the dark side of humor and tragedy. For tickets contact Strathmore. Gilda's LaughFest for Cancer 2012   presents This is Your Brain on LAUGHTER Michael Patterson and Roger Anunsen will explore the power of our Seventh Sense at the second annual Gilda's Club   LaughFest 2012 in Grand Rapids, MI. The inaugural LaughFest in 2011 featured Bill Cosby and Betty White and this year's event will feature this mindRAMP brain health education event as well as a presentations by Dr. Patch Adams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Martin Short. Inspired by the group's namesake, Gilda Radner, the Grand Rapids chapter sponsors this community-wide this 10-day event.  “The Healing Power of Humor & Laughter” Location: Grand Rapids Art Museum Date: March 14, 2012 Time: 6 P.M. “Rx Brain Health for Caregivers: Humor, Laughter and Stress Management” Location: Aquinas College, Donnelly Center Date: March 15, 2012 Time: 1:30 P.M. Sponsored by St. Ann’s and Porter Hills Retirement & Services For more information > http://www.gildasclubgr.org/ *** This is Your (Aging) Brain on ART  Roger Anunsen and Amy Henderson, founder of and driving force behind the nationally recognized Geezer Gallery, will collaborate for a special "Listen & Learn" event at the Multnomah Athletic Club in downtown Portland, OR. This presentation will offer a blending of some of the latest brain science findings with real life and real art examples  of the brain health benefits of creating and appreciating art as you age. Location: Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland, ORDate: Monday, March 28th Time: 9 A.M. For more information, contact Mandy at the MAC: 503-517-7272 Aging Services of Michigan Spring Conference - 2012  mindRAMP presents four sessions at this annual conference slated for May 18 - 21 in Lansing, MI. Founded in 1968, Aging Services of Michigan represents the mission-based providers of housing, services and care for seniors across Michigan and is the Michigan affiliate of LeadingAge. 1. Engaging Current and Future Consumers through Innovative Brain Health Programs 2. Foundational Concepts of Brain Science 3. The Direct Care Provider’s Brain: A User’s Guide 4. A Brain Health Roundtable: A Guided Q & A Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel and Lansing Center Date: Monday, May 21st Times: TBD Watch for conference information at Aging Services of Michigan Oregon Retired Educators Association Annual Convention - 2012  Roger Anunsen returns to present a Brain Healthy Research Update for attendees at the annual OREA convention slated for Hood River in the heart of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. This group has been embracing the latest brain healty behaviors since 2008 when they were first participants in the NRTA's Brain Health Initiative, a pilot brain health education project. Location: Red Lion Inn, Hood River, OR Date: May 7, 2012 Time: TBD *** Past Events Some of the services mindRAMP has provided to clients around the country.
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Past events Creativity & the Aging Brainfffff February 2, 2012 at 7:00 to 8:30 PM Bruce Miller, Gay Powell Hanna & Michael Patteson The Mansion at Strathmore, the Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD This is Your Brain on Chocolate & More Nov. 10, 2011 - Two events in the Seattle Area Sponsored by GenCare Lifestyle at Scriber Gardens 10 to 11:30 a.m. Lynnwood Senior Center 19000 44th Ave. West Lynnweood, WA 1 to 2:30 p.m. NorthShore Senior Center 10201 E. Riverside Dr. Bothell, WA RSVP Suggested This is Your Brain on . . . Sports Rivalries Nov. 17, 2011 6 to 7:30 p.m. Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland, OR R. Anunsen returns to the MAC for another evening of brain science findings. This lecture will focus on the brain health benefits of sports rivalries, both teams and individuals, on the participants and their fans. Open to MAC members and guests. Contact: Integrative Fitness Office, 503-517-7539 June 23, 2011 OASIS at Montgomery Mall M. Patterson, "Our Brains & The Creative Age" June 1, 2011 (10:30 - 11:15 a.m.) EngAGE in Community Expo Providence Willamette Falls Community Center 519 15th St., Oregon City, OR R. Anunsen: Keynote: "Brain Health meets Longevity" May 18, 2011 (7:00 – 8:30 pm) Brooke Grove Retirement Village, Sandy Spring, MD. M. Patterson: Creative Aging: Building Stronger Brains with Creativity. May 7, 2011 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 OASIS Memory Event Legacy Meridian Park Hospital Portland, OR R. Anunsen: The Power and Potential of the Mature Mind April 29, 2011. NCCA Symposium at ASA Conference, San Francisco, CA. M. Patterson: Creativity & the Brain April 28, 2011 Willson House Salem, OR R. Anunsen: What's New in Neuroscience Contact: Denice at 503-585-6511 April 27, 2011 (7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.) McGinty Conference - Alzheimer's Association Embassy Suites Hotel, TIgard, OR R. Anunsen: Memories: Discovering Yesterday's - Creating Tomorrow's Contact: Azlheimer's Association 503-416-0201 www.alz.org/oregon April 20, 2011 (7:00 – 8:30 pm) Brooke Grove Retirement Village, Sandy Spring, MD. M. Patterson: New Approaches to Preventing and Treating Cognitive Decline & Dementia March 24, 2011 6:00 p.m. "This is Your Brain on . . . Memory & Aging" Multnomah Athletic Club Portland, OR R. Anunsen presents brain health findings relating to Memory & Aging. Contact: Matt Mastrantuono, Integrative Fitness Coordinator, 503-517-7539 March 24, 2011 "This is Your Brain on . . . VISUAL ART" Wilsonvill Community Center Wilsonville, OR R. Anunsen presents brain health findings relating to the benefits of ART. Co-Sponsored by SpringRidge at Charbonneau Contact: Patty Brescia, Program Director, 503-682-3727 March 23, 2011 (7:00 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.) Brooke Grove Retirement Village, Sandy Spring, MD. M. Patterson: Six CogWheels of Brain Health. March 14, 2011 (reschedule of February 23, 2011 event due to threat of snow) Legacy Volunteer Training Retreat Legacy Hospital - Meridian Park Tualatin, OR R. Anunsen presents "This is Your Brain on PURPOSE (Volunteering) Contact: Genie Aylor 503-692-1212 Johns Hopkins University Center for Liberal Arts. Odyssey Certificate on Aging program. Begn February 23 –and continues to April 6 (6:30 – 8:30pm, No class on Mar. 23) – M. Patterson: Prevention and Treatment of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. For information contact Johns Hopkins University at 410-516-7428 or vist www.odyssey@jhu.edu February 16, 2011 (7:00 – 8:30 pm) Brooke Grove Retirement Village, Sandy Spring, MD. M. Patterson: The Power & Potential of the Mature Mind. February 10, 2011 (3:00-4:30) - Montgomery Community College, ASK Lifelong Learning Program, Rockville, MD. M. Patterson: The Power & Potential of the Mature Mind. February 2, 2011 (10:30 – noon) Oasis of Montgomery County at Macy’s at Montgomery Mall, Bethesda, MD. M. Patterson: The Power & Potential of the Mature Mind. January 24, 2011 7:30 p.m. "The Power & Potential of the Mature Mind" Asbury Methodist Village Silver Springs, MD W.A. Keese Lecutre Series M. Patterson presents an evening of brain health. For more information call 301-216-4100 January 27, 2011 6:00 p.m. "This is Your Brain on . . . EXERCISE" Multnomah Athletic Club Portland, OR R. Anunsen presents brain health findings relating to exercise. Contact: Matt Mastrantuono, Integrative Fitness Coordinator, 503-517-7539 January 24, 2011 (7:30 – 8:30) Keese School of Continuing Education Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, MD. M. Patterson: The Power & Potential of the Mature Mind. Brain Health Roundtable, 11/17/10 R. Anunsen presents at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, The Dalles, OR. 9:30 to 11:00 a.m "Jump Starting Aging Brains". 11/17/10 R. Anunsen presents at Hawks Ridge, Hood River OR, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Brain Health Roundtable, 11/10/10 R. Anunsen presents at Osprey Point Retirement Community, McMinnville, OR, 9:30 to 11:00 am Jump Starting Aging Brains, 10/31/10 R. Anunsen presented at the Los Angeles Convention Center at the AAHSA Annual Conference. "Brain Health Seminar" 10/15/10 Marylhurst University 2010 Homecoming Lake Oswego, OR, 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. The Power and Potential of the Mature Mind, 7/1/10 M. Patterson presented at Har Tzeon Synagogue, Silver Spring, MD, 1:00 pm -2:00 pm Brain Wellness for a Lifetime: Breakthroughs from Neuroscience, 7/29/10 R. Anunsen presented at Terwilliger Plaza, Portland, OR 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Creativity Art and the Mature Mind, 8/3/10 M. Patterson presented the Keynote speech at the NCCA Creativity Matters Symposium: Health, Wellness and the Arts, Miami, FL 10:00 am – 4:00 pm This Is Your Brain On . . . Volunteerism, 8/17/10 R. Anunsen presented the Keynote at the Oregon Retired Teachers Associations Annual Meeting, Medford OR, 10:00 am – 11:30 pm |
