Brain Canada is pleased to launch the 2026 Amazing Brain Science Talks program.
The Amazing Brain Science Talks program invites researchers to share exciting, innovative brain health findings with a public audience. Selected speakers will deliver a 15-minute TED-style talk at a prominent Ottawa venue.
The Amazing Brain Science Talks
The Amazing Brain Science Talks aims to engage and share information with the public on key findings from research and lived/living experience in brain health. This program encourages researchers to don their scientific communication hats and share findings with the public from the exciting, innovative, and important brain and brain-heart research being conducted across Canada.
This is a unique opportunity to deliver a 10-15 minute TED-style talk to a public audience in Ottawa. Content of the talk is open to the applicant’s discretion but must be:
On a topic related to their own brain-health-based research;
Consistent with what is described in the submitted Application Form and Video Submission;
Deadline for Application Submission:17:00 ET, July 31, 2026
Rehearsal and Main Event: November 13 & 14, 2026
Science worth sharing
In this talk, concussion expert Dr. Roger Zemek breaks down the latest evidence-based recovery protocols, including the surprising role of exercise in concussion recovery. Learn how concussion care is evolving and what patients, families and clinicians need to know today. Dr. Zemek is a professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at the University of Ottawa and Co-Founder and Scientific Director of 360 Concussion Care (recorded at the 2025 Amazing Brain Science Talks).
