Brain Festival

Normal? Festival of the Brain. Led by @LivingWordsUK. Arts, Science, Brain. 🧠 Folkestone. 2023: Normal? Series of Fortunate Events Dec 8 & 9!

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

Many thanks!

So many wonderful folks and organisations to mention, it'll take a few posts! :D

The Normal? Festival of the Brain team give our warmest THANKS to everyone who joined us for A Series of Fortunate Events!

[Kent County Council @Kent_cc]

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@NHSKentMedway
@MedwayCouncil
@MidKentMind

#SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth #ChangingTheNarrative

[Kent County Council @Kent_cc]

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- letting you know Mid Kent Mind free training can help you discuss suicide and know what to do it someone opens up to you
- highlighting local support for anyone struggling with mental health

Learn more at: https://t.co/4oFsWiDvVp

[Kent County Council @Kent_cc]

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We're marking #WSPD by:
- sharing @LivingWordsUK Living Warriors' message that talking and listening can save lives

[Living Words @LivingWordsUK]

This year’s campaign is focussing on changing the narrative on suicide and calls for viewers to start conversations on this often scary and taboo subject…

Read full post here: https://t.co/AAAGE29Mgn

#WSPD #WSPD2024 #wspd
@WHO @KCCpressdesk @NHSKentMedway @NHSEngland

[Living Words @LivingWordsUK]

We are pleased to introduce - Living Warriors: Keep Talking - a new film made for Kent & Medway NHS Trusts and councils for World Suicide Prevention Day 2024. #WSPD #WSPD2024 #wspd

Watch the full clip via https://t.co/CgNJ2lhEbE

@KCCpressdesk @KMPT_Research @kmptnhs

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

An article that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:

[Psyche Magazine @psyche_the_mag]

To grasp how serotonin works on the brain, look to the gut #thisyearsbestreads https://t.co/HQeswPIkAT

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

A podcast that may be of interest to the Normal? Festival community:

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

How can sleep impact mental health?

Listen to our 'When Science Finds a Way' podcast to hear from clinical psychologist @ProfDFreeeman about the importance of sleep and its potential in fighting the global mental health crisis 🎙️
https://t.co/uvKuD0XhUB

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

Normal? Festival of the Brain community may be interested in this:

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

Secularism in Iran is not just a form of Western ‘imperialism’ https://t.co/Oo5cSocoe9

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

An article that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:

[Neuroscience News @NeuroscienceNew]

A recent global study reveals how urban living influences early childhood development. Time for urban planners to focus on child-friendly designs, green spaces, and community support.

https://t.co/6QH5zaANWu

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[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

A video that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

Physical activity has been found to be an effective treatment for depression – but how does it improve symptoms?

Professor @jonroiser will investigate through an eight-week trial involving 250 people with depression.

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

This may be of interest to the Normal? Festival of the Brain community:

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

If you are repeatedly interrupted in a conversation, or bumped into several times by a stranger on the train, would your anger keep building like a snowball, or eventually level off? How some emotions seem to be more ‘elastic’ than others @matt__huston https://t.co/QHrgm7gZF5

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

An article that may be of interest to the Normal? Fest community:

[Psyche Magazine @psyche_the_mag]

Reading books is not just a pleasure: it helps our minds to heal #thisyearsbestreads https://t.co/wu1khhN0lt

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

a podcast form the Wellcome Trust that may interest folks in the Normal? Festival of the Brain community:

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

How can sleep impact mental health?

Listen to our 'When Science Finds a Way' podcast to hear from clinical psychologist @ProfDFreeeman about the importance of sleep and its potential in fighting the global mental health crisis 🎙️
https://t.co/uvKuD0XhUB

[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

Something that might interest people in the Normal? Festival of the Brain community:

[Scientific American @sciam]

Scientists recently compiled the available data about how people around the world allocate their time and used them to define the average “global human day.” https://t.co/AY2vbTThd7

[Neuroscience News @NeuroscienceNew]

New research unveils 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, offering new hope for prevention. This largest-ever study challenges the genetics-only view and emphasizes modifiable factors. Together, we can make strides in understanding and combating dementia.

https://t.co/KbD45HYscc

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[Brain Festival @BrainFestUK]

Another Aeon Psyche article that may be of interest to the Normal? Festival community:

[dra.xpm @DraXpm]

Demystifying death – a palliative care specialist’s practical guide to life’s end – https://t.co/breU0bxSff a través de @aeonmag