"Can we rejuvenate the aging brain?": In-Person Badger Talk in Oregon, WI

This is a free, in-person event hosted on December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM by the Oregon Area Senior Center. No registration is required to attend.

Our brains excel at detecting novelty, and this skill is important for learning, perception and decision making. This talk will present new research and ideas on how maintaining an enriched environment improves can improve quality of life and cognitive function with age.

Presenter Betsy Quinlan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience at the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison. The work in her lab focuses on understanding how the brain changes with age, in order to identify interventions that may rejuvenate the aging brain. Her work has implications for the recovery from amblyopia (lazy eye) and stroke, as well as optimizing the maintenance of cognitive function with age.

You may also like the following events from Badger Talks:

• Next Saturday, 6th December, 04:00 pm, Badgers on Tap: Exploring Wisconsin's Waters at Uncommon Pints! in Rothschild
• Next month, 10th December, 10:00 am, "Why Do Birds Sing?": In-Person Badger Talk in Monona, WI in Madison
• Next month, 15th December, 06:30 pm, "Introduction to AI and American National Security": In-Person Badger Talk in DeForest, WI in De Forest

Also check out other Health & Wellness events in Oregon.