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EmailSurf's Up! Baycrest kicks off new speaker series
Baycrest launched its new speaker series on Sept. 23 with a talk on Beach Boys' Brian Wilson -- the relationship between his creative mind in making music and the neurological changes in the brain that can lead to mental illness. Close to 200 people turned out, many of whom grew up listening to the Beach Boys' chart-topping hits. Guest speaker Dr. Brian Levine, a senior scientist at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute who has published a paper looking at Wilson's musical brilliance and mental health challenges from a neuroscience perspective, was interviewed by health reporter Monica Matys of CFTO-TV. The next lecture on Nov. 13 is on "Technology and the Aging boomer: How Technology Will Impact the Way You Age". The series is free to the public and sponsored by The Ada Starkman Endowment Fund. Seats can be reserved by calling (416) 785-2500, ext. 6218 or emailing: speakerseries@baycrest.org
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