About us
The San Diego Brain Club is now operating for its 16th year! We are AN IN PERSON GROUP--meeting in person to have the experience of social connection and all of the benefits to us and our brains. The Brain Club is an exciting group of curious individuals aimed at those people who have a brain, and want to learn how to use it well. We hope to appeal to those who share an interest in personal development, how they think, react to stress and grow their mental abilities.
Looking for new brains to share our enthusiasm and dynamic group learning environment!
Hope to see more of you in 2026--bring a friend and discover your brain's infinite capacity and wonder!
We maintain high standards for new and existing members, so please be sure you are familiar with our guidelines before applying for membership.
It's a lively close group who embrace new voices. We meet in a private, artsy home, filled with plenty of brain stimuli to engage and awe!
Upcoming events
3
- $18.00
The Drag Queen's Brain
92103, San Diego, CA 92103, USA, San Diego, CA, USCome celebrate this Spooky Season and possibly even dress in costume as we explore the ways in which expressing oneself through drag performance can have mental health benefits.
Does dressing up impact how we feel about ourselves ? How does altering one's gender promote changes in our brains?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-things-lgbtq/201801/the-psychology-draghttps://www.valentinachigliaro.com/articles/drag-queens
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-joy-of-drag
Are there downsides to drag and what is its impact on the brain? Can drag performers be more depressed or more resilient or it this not a cause-effect situation?
Does drag overlap with other Brain Club topics we've explored here---such as play, shadow, gender, resilience..and can you come up with even more cross topics for our lively discussion?
https://media.proquest.com/media/hms/PFT/2/wLeMJ?_s=Z76gx7Xu5kRaszreu1kuRgRAJIc%3Dhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8955456/
This meeting promises NOT to be DRAG! Engage your brain and see you for a Halloween treat.
Perhaps we will have s Drag Queen among us to help us tease out this dressed up topic for the Halloween meeting. Bring healthy treats to share with other brains and bodies!
** NO MTG IN NOVEMBER**
15 attendees 
Dreaming of A Holiday Brain
Location not specified yetHave you been dreaming about this meeting for all of 2026? Well, it has arrived, so wake up and start THINKING about DREAMING.
What happens in the brain when we dream?
https://choosemuse.com/blogs/news/the-science-of-dreams-what-happens-in-the-brain-when-we-dream?srsltid=AU7gw4Ud2IPsBh85wiNp8BRoUSLafvVyezFqcVJaTPaMTFiNA7t5UHAyWhat have scientists discovered about dreams?
https://theamericanscholar.org/scientists-in-dreamland/How does dreaming differ from waking consciousness in terms of voluntary control, self-awareness, emotionality, and memory?
What evidence suggests that dreaming is more closely related to mental imagery than to perception?
https://yuvalnirlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Dreaming-and-the-brain-from-phenomenology-to-neurophysiology-1.pdfWhy does the brain create dreams?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-on-food/202312/how-and-why-does-the-brain-create-dreamsPlease dream up a fun dish to bring and share ... dream pies anyone?
1 attendee
Past events
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