The Forum featuring Heather Berlin
November 18, 2025 | 6:30 PM | MINT MUSEUM UPTOWN
The unconscious mind and brain is more powerful and active than we ever imagined. how can we optimize ourselves for success?
On November 18, 2025, The Charlotte Center hosted the Forum featuring Dr. Heather Berlin, the renowned neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, for an evening that delved into the extraordinary power of the human brain and what it means for our future.
Heather Berlin is a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, and associate clinical professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She explores the neural basis of impulsive and compulsive psychiatric and neurological conditions with the goal of developing novel treatments. She is also interested in the brain basis of consciousness, dynamic unconscious processes, and creativity.
In this discussion, we explored the secrets of attention, perception, and human wellbeing, and how these human traits are key to the future digital economy. Businesses with a clear view of how they work will have an edge on competitors, and leaders who know how to boost creativity in their employees will see massive success. We can all make better decisions and get the most out of our brains—but we need to understand them first.
Connect. Consider. Ignite. The program ran from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM including time for conversation, connections, and Q&A.
The Forum has a three-part structure:
• First third: Participants connect and build relationships in small break-out groups prompted by a question;
• Middle third: Participants consider a presentation that ends with the speaker posing a community-facing question;
• Final third: Participants discuss the question, igniting new ideas and interactions.
THE HUMANITIES | Languages | Literature | History | Philosophy | Religion | And More!
Participate in the important questions of our time. The Forum is a conversation and speaker series that brings people together to explore challenges and opportunities that affect human flourishing through the lens of the humanities and civic imagination.
