PUBLIC LECTURE: Secrets of the Mind: The challenge of unraveling the causes of brain degeneration in dementia

A public lecture by Peter Passmore, Professor of Ageing and Geriatric Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast.

Once considered a rare disorder, dementia is now seen as a major public health problem that is seriously affecting thousands of older Australians and their families.

Although the risk of developing dementia increases with age – in most people with dementia, symptoms first appear after age 60. Dementia is not a part of normal aging. It is caused by a fatal disease that affects the brain. Dementia is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. International Health and dementia expert Professor Passmore will reveal the causes of brain degeneration in dementia.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies and the WA Centre for Health and Ageing and is free and open to the public.

Cost: Free, no RSVP required.