Yesterday, 5th October, the Institut Guttmann gathered more than 350 people in ONCE’s Auditorium in Barcelona, to discover how to guide the brain throughout live. With the title “Promoting brain health” and with the speaker Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Associate Dean of Translational Research and scientific advisor to the Institut Guttmann.

This open and free event is the result of the Institut Guttmann commitment to scientific research, transmission of knowledge and social prevention. It made important tips available to everybody in order to preserve and maximize cognitive reserve and also to prevent neurodegenerative disorders and dementia. 

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A healthy diet

•        Aerobic physical exercise
•        The quality of rest
•        Meditation and other mindfullness practises
•        Positive social relations
•        Recreational activities
•        The performance of work
•        Years of schooling
•        Stress management
•        Cognitive training

This Scientific October continues with the discussion cycle BDebate "BrainHealth: From genes to behaviour", at CosmoCaixa, organized by Biocat, La Caixa and the Institut Guttmann and that has taken place today and will continue tomorrow. International experts will share knowledge about Brain Health in many conferences and discussions.