Understanding the Brain-Heart Connection-CFUW Ottawa
Mon, Oct 05
|3191 Riverside Dr.
Join CFUW Ottawa for a discussion of that will help us understand the brain-heart connection and how we can use this knowledge to implement benefits for our health.
Time & Location
Oct 05, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT
3191 Riverside Dr., 3191 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, ON K1V 8N8, Canada
About the event
Drs Ruth Slack and Katey Rayner are both Researchers and Professors at the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Rayner is Vice President, Research and Chief Scientific Officer at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Slack is the Director of the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute. Both are key members of the Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI), a research program dedicated to advancing the understanding of the intricate connections between the brain and heart.
Research at the BHI indicates that these two vital organs do not function in isolation and likely contribute together to health and disease. Thus, can cardiovascular disease affect brain health? Do neurological conditions such as dementia and stroke affect cardiovascular health? How does this two-way relationship work? The BHI’s cutting-edge research explores these important questions.
This is a hybrid meeting, held in person and via ZOOM.
Everyone is encouraged to register HERE