ZH 
EN Rewiring the Human Brain in the Age of AI
Date & Time:
Monday 26th October 2026
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (GMT +8)
Entry time: 9:20 AM
Venue:
Conference Room
聖若瑟大學 (聖若瑟修院校舍)
University of Saint Joseph (St. Joseph's Seminary Campus)
宗教研究及哲學學院
Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy
中國澳門三巴仔橫街 | Rua do Seminário, Macau, China
Online Registration:
https://forms.gle/7CQtbfRXwG9eMGGC6
Deadline of registration: 25 OCT 2026
Speaker:
Dr. Roy Pereira, S.J., Ph.D.
Chair:
Dr. Jaroslaw Duraj, Director of Macau Ricci Institute
About the talk:
AI today is a given and cannot be avoided in spite of many issues both academic and ethical. Can we instead, train our brain to be the sharpest version of itself so that we continue to be masters over AI? The presentation will touch on AI and then focus on what needs to be done and what should be avoided in order to remove brain fog and keep our thinking at peak levels. The presentation will be accompanied by piano and songs related to the theme.
Speaker: Dr Roy Pereira, SJ has spoken on Neuroscience topics at Harvard, Oxford University, Google HQ, California and has a TEDx talk.
About the speaker:
Roy Pereira, S.J., Ph.D. is on a sabbatical teaching at Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea. Prior to that he was the Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President Student Affairs at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). In addition, he taught a core-curriculum course and was a guest lecturer in neuroscience in the post-doctoral psychology program. He looked after Mental Health & Wellness and LMU Recovery (the program for various student addictions). A key initiative of his was the special program Time-Out Tuesday wherein he taught meditation for the LMU community. He was on a panel along with the Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles discussing AI and social equity at the largest data conference in Southern LA.
Previously, he was at Creighton University teaching in the School of Medicine. Earlier, he was Provost at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai where he established an innovative program in Neuroscience. He was awarded two US research fellowships spending time at Berkeley and St. Louis University. One aspect of his research covers the effects of cell phones and social media on the brain for which he was invited by Google Headquarters, Mountain View, CA to speak to their employees. His research also involves the understanding of the Mind-Body Link, meditation and placebo effect on health outcomes. In this connection he was invited to speak at Harvard University. His speaking engagements have also carried him to the UK (Oxford University), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Philippines besides the prestigious IIM, Ahmedabad and XLRI, Jamshedpur. His book, Uncertain Times: Wellness Strategies from Neuroscience and Ignatius addresses contemporary issues and has been well received. His latest book, Hacking Aging for a lifetime of Vitality was released in February 2026, a product of his research completed during his sabbatical at Regis St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto.
He has master’s degrees in Chemistry, Theology and Philosophy with a Ph.D. from Boston College. His presentations are interactive, and he strives to explain complex concepts from Neuroscience in easy-to-understand ways using multimedia, music, and the piano. He has a sizeable presence on YouTube (including a TEDx talk) with a mix of videos on academic matters as well as his own musical compositions. His Instagram page @joyful_jesuit is dedicated solely to mental health.