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Brain Awareness 2003! Schedule of Events Programs for Everyone: Thursday, February
27th 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dr.
Mahlon R. DeLong Opening remarks by Dr.
Ariel Deutch Introduction by Dr.
Robert Macdonald Join us for a fascinating program about the latest research on understanding Parkinson’s disease and new treatments for this devastating movement disorder. Refreshments immediately following the presentation Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt National Parkinson Foundation Center for Excellence, the Vanderbilt University Department of Neurology, and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Throughout the month of March
2003 Herb Alpert does not paint parallel to his music, much less as an extension of it. He paints and sculpts to enunciate his sensibility in a whole other range of experience. If what emerges finds its equivalent in the sounds he produces, both art and music seem more lucid for it. In conjunction with Music and the Brain on Thursday, March 13th (details below) Monday, March 10th 4:00 – 5:00 pm Dr.
Linda P. Spear Introduction by Dr.
Danny G. Winder How is the brain transformed during adolescence? What consequences might this change have on adolescent behavior including the use, and in some instances abuse, of alcohol? Refreshments immediately following the presentation Parking is available in spaces 52-170 at the Wesley Place Garage on 21st Avenue South and Scarritt Place at standard Central Parking rates Co-sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Thursday, March 13th Music and the Brain 7:00 – 8:00 PM Dr. Robert
Zatorre Introduction by Dr.
David Zald How does the human brain allow us to perceive, understand, remember and imagine music? Come hear an intriguing discussion about music and the brain. Refreshments immediately following the presentation Parking is available in Capers Avenue garage at the corner of Capers Avenue and 24th Avenue South for $1.00 – use the Capers Avenue entrance Co-sponsored by, the Vanderbilt Department of Psychology, the Blair School of Music and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Tuesday, March 18th - Brain Awareness Keynote Address Imaging the Addicted Brain 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Dr.
Nora Volkow Dr. Volkow is also the New Director of NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Opening remarks by Dr.
John Gore Introduction by Dr.
Randy Blakely Imaging allows us to view the living, working brain as never before. Join us for a fascinating talk about how state-of-the-art imaging technologies are expanding our knowledge about the brain under the influence of addictive substances. Reception immediately following the presentation Parking is available in the 25th Avenue garage at the corner of Highland Avenue and 25th Avenue South for $1.00 – use the 25th Avenue entrance Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Neuroscience, the Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science, and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Thursday, March 27th Understanding Reading Through Neuroimaging (flyers HERE and HERE) 4:00 –
5:00 p.m. Dr.
Ken Pugh Introduction by Dr.
Douglas Fuchs What happens in the brain when children and adults learn to read and when they have reading disorders? Can we change the brain systems involved in reading and language through intensive intervention? Join us for a presentation that will answer these and additional questions about understanding reading. Refreshments immediately following presentation Parking is available in spaces 52-170 at the Wesley Place Garage on 21st Avenue South and Scarritt Place at standard Central Parking rates Co-sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Hard copies of the Brain Awareness 2003! brochure
are available by request. For more information, call 615-936-2637 or
email: brain.institute@vanderbilt.edu
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