Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

There is a “use it or lose it” principle for cognitive ability—if we stimulate our brains, we continue to grow dendrites, even in old age. Creative engagement can help to prevent or at least postpone dementia. This is a presentation about the power of creativity in later life, using a combination of research, personal stories, and vivid illustrations. Fischer talks about being inspired by people who have gone before her on this journey—family members and friends who have blossomed in their later years—some are writers or artists or rabble-rousers—some are just wise in their own ways. She also shares her own experience of launching her art career around age 60 when she asked herself: “How old do I have to be to follow my dream?”