Michael C. Patterson

Biography

Michael C. Patterson and Roger Anunsen are brain health strategists. They are co-founders of MINDRAMP CONSULTING which provides clients with dynamic educational programs, presentations, training workshops and consultation designed promote brain health and enhance mental development through creativity and the arts.

Michael is an author, educator, writer, speaker and gerontologist specializing in brain health, creativity, the arts and longevity. Patterson is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University where he has taught courses on the prevention and treatment of dementia, and the creative arts and brain health. He is an executive board member for the National Center for Creative Aging and serves on numerous advisory boards including the Research Center for Arts & Culture. Patterson ran the award-winning Staying Sharp brain health program at AARP developed numerous projects for PBS and was a founding member, actor and director with the Bear Republic Theater.

Roger Anunsen hosts the cable TV series “Your mindRAMP to Brain Health,” is the creator of MemAerobics©, Animal Congregations© Cards and Memory Mining© and teaches a college gerontology course in Portland, Oregon entitled: “The Mature Mind.” He was appointed as a voting delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, has designed brain wellness programs as a consultant for AARP and is a multiple-year presenter at the ASA-NCoA and McGinty Alzheimer’s Conferences. Anunsen’s educational methods were presented at the inaugural Global Conference on Aging at Oxford, UK.

Smashwords Interview

Who are your favorite authors?
I greatly admire working scientists who are also good writers. My passionate interest in the brain was stimulated by Steven Pinker's encyclopedic book, How The Mind Works. Antonio Damasio is an important leader in the field of neuroscience and is a wonderful writer. Richard Dawkins and E.O. Wilson are brilliant scientists whose writing is profoundly philosophical. Nobel Prize winner, Eric Kandell, writes beautifully on the brain, art, culture and history. I just enjoyed reading Anjan Chatterjee's new book on neuroaesthetics. I will read anything written by V.S. Ramachandran, Michael Gazzaniga and David Linden. Jared Diamond's book "The Third Chimpanzee" got me hooked on primate studies and I just loved his great book "Guns, Germs and Steel." I admire the writing of Jonah Lehrer. I would have to say that Matt Ridley is the science writer I most admire and wish to emulate. William James has been described as a scientist who writes like a poet. He is a delight to read.

In the realm of fiction, my favorite is probably Garbriel Garcia Marquez.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
I do my best work in the morning and wake up eager to start writing. I use the discipline of writing to structure my learning and to challenge my own thinking. I can't imagine more compelling and fascinating subjects to explore than brain function and human behavior. Anticipating the first cup of coffee also helps.
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Where to find Michael C. Patterson online

Books

Better Brains By Design: The Quest for Qualongevity
Price: $45.00 USD. Words: 81,730. Language: English. Published: August 17, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Family health
Brain health is simply in concept, difficult in execution. Minimize risks, maximize challenge and growth! Simple! Two daunting obstacles to this simple strategy remain: knowing exactly what to do and doing it! Better Brains by Design provides a roadmap to brain health that helps you overcome both obstacles and gets you started on the process of building a stronger, healthier, more creative mind.
Cognitive Activity Design: Designing Creative Activities and Art-Based Projects That Promote Brain Health and Flourishing
Price: $45.00 USD. Words: 49,870. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Aging well, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Life Sciences / Neuroscience
Learn to design and implement activities for older adults that promote cognitive wellness - the combined benefits of brain health and “flourishing. Learn how to integrate evidence-based research from neuroscience, cognitive aging and positive psychology. Make every activity an opportunity to strengthen brains and enhance the capacity to feel fulfillment and joy.
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Definitive Guide to the MINDRAMP Method For Brain Health & Mental Development
Price: $45.00 USD. Words: 102,020. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2014 . Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Family health
Live long and live well! Strong Brains, Sharp Minds unlocks the mysteries of “Qualongevity” (longevity with quality-of-life) by synthesizing, organizing and explaining a wealth of current science on brain health and creative aging. Strong Brains, Sharp Minds is a definitive guide and source for current information and theory on behavioral approaches to preventing and slowing cognitive decline.
Managing the Creative Process: Tools for Individuals & Organizations
Series: MINDRAMP Creativity & The Arts, Book 2. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 17,790. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » Creative ability, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Cognitive Science
The creative process is a complex, multi-faceted activity. Building on the work of creativity scholars, MINDRAMP describes seven major stages of the creative process and how to use them to improve creative performance.
How Creativity Works: The Dynamic Interplay of Novelty and Routine
Series: MINDRAMP Creativity & The Arts, Book 1. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 13,140. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Creativity, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Cognitive Science
In How Creativity Works we take a fresh look at creativity and argue that creative thinking requires the brain to generate new ideas and to reconcile them with stable habits and routines. Creativity is a dynamic interplay between stability and change.

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