Community Presentations
Brown County Library - East Branch
11:00 am
January 9th
Sleeping Through the Ages
The Importance of Sleep on Brain Health: Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your life doing it! Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep, you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn, create new memories, concentrate, and respond quickly. Sleep also plays a key role in housekeeping, removing toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake. This presentation will highlight the importance of restorative sleep and how to set up a sleep routine to gain maximum sleep benefits - at all ages!
January 14th
Brown County Library - Wrighstown Branch
11:00 am
Sleeping Through the Ages
The Importance of Sleep on Brain Health: Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your life doing it! Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep, you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn, create new memories, concentrate, and respond quickly. Sleep also plays a key role in housekeeping, removing toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake. This presentation will highlight the importance of restorative sleep and how to set up a sleep routine to gain maximum sleep benefits - at all ages!
Brown County Library - Southwest Branch
10:00AM
February 11th
Try Something New - Cognitive Stimulation
By changing how you use your brain daily, you can rewire it and improve your brain function. We’re not just talking about playing Wordle or crossword puzzles! Seek out new, unusual, or exciting experiences. Working through challenges, strong emotions, and interacting with others can make our brains healthier. Consider it nature’s way to improve your brain health.
All presentations below will take place the Ashwaubenon Community Center from 10:00 am - 11:15 am. Please call (920) 492-2331 to RSVP.
Exercise & the Benefits to Your Brain
Exercise or movement has amazing benefits for our overall health. Exercise increases energy, supports better sleep habits, boosts motivation/immune system, and helps youth handle physical and emotional challenges. Specific chemicals, such as BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) are released to promote neuroplasticity. Exercise can be as simple as playing, dancing, and being physically active.
November 5th
Food Is Medicine - Optimize Your Brain Health
Our brain's constant supply of fuel comes from the foods we eat. Emerging research from neuroscience and nutrition shows that you can improve your mental and emotional well-being by changing what you eat. You can stabilize your moods. You can improve your focus. You can even make your brain grow. Join us to learn how food affects the structure and function of your brain.
December 3rd
Sleeping Through the Ages
The Importance of Sleep on Brain Health: Sleep is an important part of your daily routine—in fact, you spend about one-third of your life doing it! Quality sleep – and getting enough of it at the right times -- is as essential to survival as food and water. Without sleep, you can’t form or maintain the pathways in your brain that let you learn, create new memories, concentrate, and respond quickly. Sleep also plays a key housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake. This presentation will highlight the importance of restorative sleep and how to set up a sleep routine to gain maximum sleep benefits - at all ages!
January 7th , 2025
Technology Use & Brain Wellness
Technology use can cause structural changes in the brain.
Pings, alerts, rings, and notifications can shift our focus in a way that can lead to long-lasting difficulties with paying attention. Difficulties paying attention can lead to poorer performance on academic, personal, and professional tasks. Let us embrace neuroplasticity, be mindful, and balance our technology use.