Virtual Brain Health Center
Online Event
The Harmony of Brain Health: Transforming Lives Impacted by Dementia Through Music and Science
Join us for an engaging session that explores the intersection of neuroscience, music, and scalable music interventions.
Discover how the Giving Voice Initiative is transforming lives by fostering joy, connection, and community understanding through dementia-friendly choirs.
Learn about groundbreaking efforts to expand access to underrepresented communities, including Latino and rural populations.
Drawing on neuroscience expertise, we will uncover the science behind music’s impact on brain health and share practical insights into scaling music interventions to reach diverse audiences.
Speakers:
Dr. Patricia Izbicki, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist, classical pianist, and forthcoming music therapist blending science and the arts. Her research on music-based therapies for neurodegenerative diseases has been published in leading journals like Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience and Psychomusicology. She has also written for Scientific American and BrainFacts.
As an engagement manager at Mirada Life Sciences, Patricia focuses on medical education, market access, and precision neurology. She serves on the executive board of Giving Voice Chorus, creating joy for individuals with dementia, and consults for LUCID Therapeutics, supporting Resonance Rx, a personalized FDA-approved music intervention.
Patricia enjoys running, scuba diving, hiking, and pickleball with her partner Mark. Together, they manage a tiny home Airbnb, The Nauti House, and are raising three dogs and six chickens while dreaming big for their future adventures.
Eyleen Braaten, MPP joined Giving Voice in 2017 and has been instrumental in the growth of the organization. Since becoming Executive Director in 2021, Eyleen’s focus has been on creating unique and innovative opportunities to expand the Giving Voice mission across the world while keeping our local choruses strong.
Eyleen believes that music is an expression of our humanity and connects us all. Eyleen’s vision is for all communities across the globe to have access to a Giving Voice Chorus. She has demonstrated expertise in strategy, networking, and collaboration. Before becoming Executive Director, she headed marketing and communications, launched programming for our local choruses, and created a global Learning Community of more than 40 Alzheimer’s choruses.
Eyleen has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute and a previous career in mediation. Eyleen’s favorite thing about Giving Voice is that “we are a family.”