March
is Brain Awareness Month
- Emory and Georgia State
Experts Lecture on Memory, Generating New Neurons, and the Mystery
of Sex-Change
- Neuroscience Students
Visit Schools
- Atlanta BrainStorm!
Brain Fair at SciTrek
A series of
free public lectures during Brain Awareness Month in March will address
fascinating topics covering the complex workings of the brain. Distinguished
scientists from Emory University and Georgia State University will share
their insights into three intriguing aspects of brain function during
the three lectures sponsored by the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
(http://www.cbn-atl.org) and the
Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience.
"Normal Memory, Memory Distortions,
Memory Impairment"
Stuart Zola, Ph.D., Director of Yerkes Primate Research Center, Emory
University Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m., Emory University Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School of Nursing, Plaza Level Auditorium, 1520 Clifton Rd.
Free parking is available at the Michael Street Deck. Maps and directions
at http://www.nursing.emory.edu/Maps/.
"New Possibilities for the
Production of Neurons in the Adult Brain"
Marla Luskin, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology, Emory University School
of Medicine Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 p.m., Emory University Nell Hodgson
Woodruff School of Nursing, Plaza Level Auditorium, 1520 Clifton Rd.
Free parking is available at the Michael Street Deck. Maps and directions
at http://www.nursing.emory.edu/Maps/.
"The seX-files: Unraveling
the Mystery of Socially-Controlled Sex Change"
Matthew Grober, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Georgia State University
Thursday, March 21, 7:00 p.m., SciTrek – Georgia's Technology Adventure.
More Brain Awareness Month
Events:
- Visits to public schools
by local graduate and undergraduate neuroscience students and visits
by Georgia State's BioBus. The neuroscience students will visit classrooms,
talk about careers, research and fun neuroscience topics. The BioBus
is a 30-foot travelling laboratory that will bring numerous brain
models and specimens for students to see and enjoy. Visits by the
BioBus are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To schedule
a visit, contact Jordan Rose at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
at 404-712-9242, or email him at jrose14@learnlink.emory.edu. More
information about the BioBus is available at http://www.biology.gsu.edu/biobus/.
- Atlanta BrainStorm! Brain
Fair is a public education information fair about the brain and neuroscience
research held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., March 23 at SciTrek
— Georgia's Technology Adventure. The event is open to all ages
and is free with a limited supply coupon available from Jordan Rose
at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience – 404-712-9242, or
email jrose14@learnlink.emory.edu.
Last year's booths included Hold A Real Brain, Record Your Own Brain
Waves (EEG), BioFeedback (play hands-free video games — your
brain is the controller), Helmets & Brain Safety, Strokes, Your Brain
on Drugs, and literature and representatives from local societies
for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and Multiple Sclerosis.
The Brain Fair includes
a Careers in Neuroscience Panel Discussion at 12:00 noon. Graduate
students and post-doctorate fellows will discuss a variety of career
options. High school and undergraduate students, parents, and teachers
are encouraged to attend.
More information about
outreach programs at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience is available
at http://www.cbn-atl.org/education/outreach.html
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