The Brunel Brain Awareness (BBAW) team invites you to attend an exciting programme of activities, demonstrations and talks and find out more about the University’s extensive contribution to neuroscience research.

When: Monday 11 March, 2013
Where: Darwin Room, Hamilton Centre
Info: Free; no need to book. Lunch/afternoon coffee/tea break will be provided.
 

10:00 - 10:45
Welcome Coffee
10:45 - 11:00
Dr. Alex Nowicky
Introduction to talks
11:00 - 11:30
Ms Alyson Warland and Dr Emmanuel Tsekeleves
Using the Wii to ReWiiRe the brain after stroke: the development of a personalised rehabilitation system for the arm
11:30 - 12:00
Dr Emmanouil Karteris and Ms Julie Davies
The novel role of neurohormones in the aitiopatogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease
12:00 - 12:30
Professor Michael Wright
Brain electrical responses (ERPs) of chess experts and novices in rapid identification of "knight" and "check" targets - an update
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Dr Mazda Beigi
Cognitive modulations due to treatments in movement disorders
14:00 - 14:45
Professor Ray Paul
Living with Parkinson's Ddisease: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
14:45 - 15:30
Afternoon Coffee/Tea Break
15:30 - 16:00
Dr Guido Orgs
What you can do changes what you see
16:00 - 16:30
Dr Liory Fern-Pollak
Does it matter to our brain which languages we speak?
17:00 - 18:00
KEYNOTE: Prof. Sophie Scott - University College London, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
Prof Scott is head of the Speech Communication Laboratory at the ICN, and will be discussing her work on the neural basis of human speech processing.
18:00 - 19:00
Wine and cheese reception

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