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The OHSU Brain Institute Presents:
2012 Brain Awareness Lecture SeriesBig Issues and the Brain - The Brain and Society
Neuroscience research has made great strides in our knowledge - and created many thought-provoking questions. Can neuroscience transform society? Is brain-enhancing technology going too far? Are you born creative, or can it be learned? Can brain imaging spot a criminal before a crime?
In classrooms, courtrooms, offices and homes around the world, neuroscience gives us powerful new tools for achieving our goals and prompting a new understanding of ourselves as social, moral and spritual beings. World-renowned neuroscientists and researchers will share insight on issues surrounding the brain, with in-depth discussions about its impact on society.
The OHSU Brain Institute is among the top three institutions in the nation for NIH-funded neuroscience research projects. As part of Oregon's only academic medical center, the OHSU Brain Institute conducts the most complex and innovative neuroscience research, and translates that research into the best health care and community information for all Oregonians.
The starred lectures (*) begin at 7 pm at the Oregon Convention Center, Oregon Ballroom in Portland. The rest of the series is at 7 pm at the Newmark Theater, 1111 SW Broadway, in Portland. Tickets are available at any TicketsWest Outlet, by phone at 800-992-8499 or online at www.ticketwest.com. Tickets are also available at the PCPA box office. Lecture series information available at www.oregonbrains.org.
Monday, February 20
Alzheimer's and the brain: What can we do?
Gary Small, M.D.
Director, UCLA Center on Aging, Los Angeles
Monday, February 27
Law, ethics, humanity and the brain: How do they get along?
Henry Greely, J.D.
Director, Stanford Law School Center for Law & Bioscience, Stanford
Monday, March 12
The brain on fire: Can inflammation cause diseases that destroy the brain?
Story Landis, Ph.D.
Director, National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda
Monday, March 19
New understandings of the brain: Why do we need them and what do we do with them?
Alan Leshner, Ph.D.
Executive Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, April 10*
Creativity and the brain: What is it, who has it and how do we achieve it?
Jonah Lehrer
Author, How Creativity Works and Proust Was a Neuroscientist, Los Angeles
Thursday, April 26*
Addiction and the brain: What is the toll it can take on the brain and on society?
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda
