Did you know that 1 out of 16 Canadians over age 65 and 1 out of 3 Canadians over age 85 suffers from Alzheimer's disease? Did you know that 1 out of 300 Canadians suffer from Parkinson's disease? As our population ages, these and other brain diseases will become more prominent across the nation. March 14-20 is Brain Awareness Week; an initiative sponsored internationally by the Society for Neuroscience and locally by the Halifax Neuroscience Institute. Brain Awareness Week is designed to promote better understanding of the organ that controls all of our body's activities and how research to fight brain diseases is important for the health and well-being of all Canadians. Listed below are a number of events in support of Brain Awareness.
Public Lectures
Two public lectures will be given at the Royal Bank Auditorium, QEII Health Sciences Centre, 1796 Summer Street, Halifax. Both lectures will begin at 7 p.m.
March 15: "Brain Repair: From Speculation to Experimental Philosophy and Beyond" by Dr. Robert Brownstone, Neurosurgeon, QEII Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University
March 17: "The Story is Changing: New Chapters in the Fight Against Alzheimer Disease" Presentations and a Q & A session, including: Dr. Sultan Darvesh, Dr. Janice Keefe, Mr. Fred West and moderated by Mr. Bill Carr. Presented by the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia.
Brain Awareness Week Children's Activities
The Halifax Neuroscience Institute and the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History have teamed up to bring you an exciting and interactive display entitled "Dinosaurs, Evolution and the Brain." The display will be featured Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Psychology Department Lecture
March 18, 2005 - 3:30 pm: "Creativity and the Encounter with Anomaly " Dr. Jordan Peterson, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Room 4263 Life Sciences Centre
Neuroscience Institute Social
March 18, 2005 - 4:30-7:30 pm, Earl of Dalhousie Pub Expose your Brain to Fun with other Neuroscientists!
For more information, contact Colin Franz or Gail Eskes.
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