Simon Fischer-Baum

@cogsimon.bsky.social

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Word nerd @ Rice in Texas but currently at the National Science Foundation. Cogsci of written language, aphasia, disability. Definitely not speaking on behalf of the NSF! Only my views here…

Poster describing the free rein performance Musicians, dancers and scientists join forces to explore the neurological differences between scripted and improvised performance. Featuring Musiga, NobleMotion Dance, the University of Houston's Nordin lab, and the University of Georgia's Creativity and Imagination Lab with live visualizations of the data. Friday, March 13, 2026 7:30 p.m. Lois Chiles Studio Theater Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University Free with limited seating Register here: delange.rice.edu Music: Anthony Brandt Choreography: Andy and Dionne Noble Visual design: Badie Khaleghian Neuroimaging under the direction of: Anna Abraham and Andrew Nordin Dancers: Deontay Gray, Reese Meredith, Tyler Orcutt, Jacob Regan and Lauren Serrano Musicians: Garrett Hudson, flute; Maiko Sasaki, clarinet; Nanki Chugh, violin; and Chelsea deSouza, piano Bioengineers: Zoya Ahmed, Carter Hartman, Manaal Mustansir and Onyekachi James
Cristine Legare standing at a podium with a slide behind her defining culture as “Culture: group-typical behaviors shared by members of a community that rely on socially learned and transmitted information”
Philosopher standing at podium expressing a thought
Power point slide that reads: The Goal: Not just prevention and treatment -- Adaptation Harnessing the changing brain, not simply protecting against its decline 01 PREVENT Identify and address modifiable risk factors - sleep, cardiovascular health, social engagement, diet - across the lifespan, before any symptoms appear 02 UNDERSTAND Map the full cognitive landscape of aging: not just what declines, but what persists, reorganizes, and grows. Variance is the Signal, not the noise 03 ADAPT Engage neuroadaptation - the brain's capacity to reorganize. Some cognitive shifts in aging are not deficits to fix, but reorganizations to understand and leverage for health We should aim not just to halt decline, but to promote full engagement in life across the full arc of aging.