Ansonia Senior Center to host 5-part series on brain health; registration required

The Ansonia Senior Center is at 153 Main St., Ansonia.
 

Neurologist to discuss her new book in virtual conversation Thursday

You’re invited to a fascinating virtual conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book, The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains on at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 31.

This program has been generously sponsored by Friends of the Derby Public Library and the Derby Neck Library.

Register here:

https://libraryc.org/derbyctlibraries/79733

About the Author: Pria Anand is a neurologist at the Boston Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Medical School, and she trained in neurology, neuro-infectious diseases, and neuro-immunology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

This is shared from Derby Public Library Facebook page.

Raising stroke awareness

According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the nation’s No. 5 killer and a leading cause of long-term disability. 
The Association’s statistics show, on average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds, and every four minutes someone dies from one. 

I have a friend who suffered a stroke at a young age and as he says he's still feeling the effects years later. 
He urges everyone to be aware and get checked.