New Thoughts On Brain Research
August 30th 2010 07:33
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The first annual national conference on translational brain research will be held at The Australian National University on Monday.
This one-day conference, hosted by The John Curtin School of Medical Research, will bring together neuroscience researchers who study the brain, from the cellular level through to treatment of diseases of the nervous system, including bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease and depression.
The conference will conclude with a keynote address by the Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, scientist, writer, human brain expert and member of the House of Lords.
Conference highlights:
- 1.20-2pm Professor Peter Schofield, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Neuroscience Research: The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: Discovery, prediction and attitudes.
- 3.40-4.30pm Professor Ian Hickie, AM, Executive Director, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney: The Health Gains from Increasing Access to Mental Health Care: How far have we come in?
- 5-6pm Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE Hon FRCP, Member, House of Lords, and Professor of Synaptic Pharmacology,: How does the brain generate consciousness?
This will be well worth the visit
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