Centre For Cognitive Ageing And Cognitive Epidemiology (Ccace)

Last chance to visit our exhibition! The Art of Intelligent Ageing closes this weekend. We're open 10 am - 4 pm this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. See here for more info: https://edin.ac/2MkVW9I

There’s still time to sign up for our free event taking place this Thursday at 6pm. Prof Deary, Fionna Carlisle and members of the Lothian Birth Cohorts will be in conversation with broadcaster Sheena McDonald as part of the Art of Intelligent Ageing exhibition. Find out more and sign up here: https://edin.ac/2Q56bSk

Want to find out more about how the brain ages? Or how art can help reveal our personalities? Prof Deary, Fionna Carlisle and members of the Lothian Birth Cohorts will be in conversation with broadcaster Sheena McDonald on Thursday 8 Nov at 6pm as part of the Art of Intelligent Ageing exhibition. Please join us at this free, thought-provoking event – open to all. Find out more and sign up here: https://edin.ac/2Q56bSk

Open Tuesdays – Saturdays 10am – 4pm The Fire Station, 76-78 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9DE
This unique exhibition honours a remarkable group of people who sat intelligence tests as children and have been followed up as adults since 1999 to transform our understanding of ageing. Vibrant portraits reveal the personalities behind this study and will be displayed alongside scientific treasures, marrying art and science to celebrate the lives of individuals who make research... possible.
Renowned portraitist Fionna Carlisle has captured the individuality and depth of her subjects using her signature style of colourful, bold brushstrokes to reflect their vitality. Her portraits execute a transformation of the sitter-as-seen, weaving the life story and spirit of the sitter into the paint.
The paintings – curated by Duncan Thomson, former Director at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery – are showcased alongside scientific highlights from the study, including a 3D-printed brain and a block detailing exquisite patterns of the brain etched in crystal. A special portrait of Nobel-prize winning physicist Peter Higgs is also on display.
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Want to find out more about how the brain ages? Or how art can help reveal our personalities? Prof Deary, Fionna Carlisle and members of the Lothian Birth Cohorts will be in conversation with broadcaster Sheena McDonald on Thursday 8 Nov at 6pm as part of the Art of Intelligent Ageing exhibition. (NB This event takes place in the West Court at ECA) Please join us at this free, thought-provoking event – open to all. Find out more and sign up here: https://edin.ac/2Q56bSk

We are still looking for volunteers to take part in Chloe Fawn-Ritchie's study! Are you aged 40-80 and live in or near #Edinburgh? Could you spare 2.5 hours to help? By trying out these tasks you will be helping us to compare different methods of cognitive testing, which could aid dementia research in future. We welcome everyone, but at the moment, male participants are especially encouraged to help us balance the study. Interested? Please email Chloe at c.fawns-ritchie@ed.ac.uk

We are delighted to launch The Art of Intelligent Ageing: Portraits of the Lothian Birth Cohort by Fionna Carlisle, an exhibition exploring ageing set to run for 4 weeks from Oct 27 at @eca_edinburgh. Find out more here: https://edin.ac/2MkVW9I

Is the benefit of education mainly due to knowing different languages? Join Thomas Bak on Monday 13th and Thursday 16th to find out: https://www.outstandingtickets.com/…/di tch_the_classroom;_s…

We had a very special cake made to mark the coming together of cohorts at our recent event celebrating volunteers in health research! Videos of expert talks from the event are now up online for everyone to enjoy. Thank you once again to all of our cohort participants who make such a vital contribution to understanding ageing https://edin.ac/2LKB27M

Are you aged 40-80 and live in or near Edinburgh? Could you spare 2.5 hours to help CCACE researcher Chloe Fawns-Ritchie with her study? By trying out these tasks you will be helping her compare different methods of cognitive assessment, which may be useful for dementia research in the future. Interested? Please Email c.fawns-ritchie@ed.ac.uk

More than 1000 older people in Scotland are taking part in @age_uk research that could benefit future generations. Find out more: https://edin.ac/2MWQwU6

How old are you? Well, it depends on whether we ask your date of birth, or examine your body, brain or DNA. Did you know that each might give a different answer?
Hands-on activities for children and adults. And the chance to speak directly to CCACE researchers. Drop in anytime between 10am-4.30pm... Learning Centre, Level 2, National Museums Scotland (walk past millennium clock, towards lecture theatre, and take the stairs/lift on far right, up to level 2)
How old is your body? Try out some of the physical tests that the LBC participants do every 3 years.
How old is your DNA? Play our DNA methylation game to find out how researchers calculate the 'age' of your DNA.
How old is your Brain? Teach our computer to tell the difference between a brain scan of a 20 year old and 60 year old and hear about how machine learning is helping researchers to discover new things about brain ageing.
How old is your Face? Take part in a real experiment by guessing peoples' age from their photo (in association with AgeGuess - https://www.ageguess.org/)
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Resilience Playlist: Which songs would you add? https://www.youtube.com/playlist… (Original list created by HarmonyChoir for our #Resilience4Life Ceilidh with Science Ceilidh Band)

Live in South Edinburgh? You may be interested in this Golden Years Senior Group. Researchers agree: social connections and exercise are good for your brain: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/…/social-conne ctions-and-the-brain/ Age Scotland Age UK

Some more lovely photos of the Resilience Ceilidh from Through The Curtain Productions. Based on these I can't wait to see the video. Science Ceilidh Band HarmonyChoir Scottish Poetry Library LeithSWI (Members Group)

A lovely event round-up by Deidre Brock MP. Thank you for coming.

Thank you Through The Curtain Productions for filming the Resilience Ceilidh on Saturday. with HarmonyChoir, LeithSWI (Members Group), Science Ceilidh Band, Scottish Poetry Library