What we’re about
Welcome to the neuroscience of you!
Brain Basics is a weekly meetup group for discovering the wonders buried in those big, beautiful brains of ours. Classes are taught by internationally-recognized public speaker and cognitive neuroscientist Michael-John Bristow, who has been making neuroscience approachable and applicable for over a decade.
Ever wonder why brains get depressed? Or how to build willpower and stop procrastinating? Or why your brain can remember what you ate on your birthday five years ago but not where you put your keys 20 seconds ago? Or how schizophrenia and psychopathy work? Or why certain chemicals are so addictive? Or how to unlock the full potential of the 86 billion neurons floating inside your skull?
Together we will explore a variety of neuroscience topics, from the basic anatomy of the neuron to dealing with anxiety to building neuroplasticity to probing the nature of consciousness itself. Topics are chosen based on participant requests, and every session is backed by peer-reviewed research and fact, not hyperbole and wishful thinking.
Sessions are conducted Saturdays at 1PM AST. Join us, and liberate that beautiful brain of yours!