July 22 is World Brain Day, a time to celebrate the significant scientific advancements that have been made in better understanding the brain. Research on cognitive aging is deepening our understanding of when and how the brain becomes vulnerable and offering clearer targets to protect cognitive health across the lifespan. At the same time, technological advances are helping identify, diagnose, and forecast brain activity and biological factors that impact cognitive changes.
To explore the progress in brain health science, join the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) for a free webinar pairing recipients of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss with neurotech leaders for a conversation grounded in promising research and science-backed tools.
Moderator
AFAR Board Member
Founder, BOLD Longevity Growth Fund; and Author, The Science and Technology of Growing Young
Panelist
Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology, Assistant Research Professor in Neurobiology, and Principal Investigator of the Anesthesiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Engineering Research (ACkER) Lab, Duke University School of Medicine;
2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient
Panelist
Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Computational and Systems Neuroscience Center, and Chief of the Center for Affective Neuroscience, and Principal Investigator of the Cai Lab, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai;
2023 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient
Panelist
CEO and Co-Founder, Brainify.AI; Author, Decoding Despair: How AI Is Reshaping Psychiatry
