Library of Congress to Host Panel on Longevity Science
WASHINGTON — The Library of Congress will host a panel of leading experts in the area of longevity science and explore how the sciences and the arts contribute to cognitive wellness and quality of life.
Co-sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the Health Sciences Division of the library, in conjunction with the Longevity Science Foundation, the panel will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at noon EST.
Those wishing to attend in person can register here.
Those wanting to attend virtually via Zoom, can register here.
Panelists will discuss many issues in longevity, including the ethics of longevity science, neural health and how art engagement can have an impact on our brains.
In doing so, the announcement of the event says, they hope to shift focus from “mental health” to “cognitive wellness,” and bring “quality of life” to the forefront when discussing the lives of the nation’s growing senior population.
The Library’s American Folklife Center stems from the participants’ belief that elder culture bearers are key transmitters of knowledge, beliefs and practices.
“The notion of ‘elder’ has resonance across many cultural communities represented in the center’s collections, and longevity as lived-experience runs throughout the center’s holdings,” the announcement said.
”Exploring the intersections of traditional culture with emergent science-based understandings can be beneficial to medical practice and the public alike.”
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