Weill Cornell Presents: Your Diet and Your Brain

“The role of genetics in Alzheimer’s, and dementia in general, isnot as major as we previously thought. While some patientscarry aggressive genetic mutations that cause dementia, for the vast majority of the population, risk is influenced by a variety of medical and lifestyle factors – including a person’s diet.” from Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power by Dr. Lisa Mosconi

Join us for an exploration of the intersections of nutrition and diet on cognitive health during the Weill Cornell Medicine Wellness Series at the the Grand Central Branch of the New York Public Library. Lisa Mosconi, PhD, is the Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic and Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative research program at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research is well known regarding the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk individuals using brain imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She is passionately interested in how risk of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease can be mitigated, if not prevented through the combination of appropriate medical care and lifestyle modifications involving diet, nutrition, physical and intellectual fitness.

Free!

Grand Central Library

New York, NY, 10017