CANCELLED: Mini-Science 2020: The Brain - Frontiers in McGill Neuroscience
Thursday, March 19, 2020 6 PM to Thursday, April 30, 2020 8 PM
Please note that in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, McGill University has postponed or cancelled all alumni events scheduled to take place until June 5, 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to read more about McGill's response to the COVID-19 situation at http://www.mcgill.ca/coronavirus/.
Exciting presentations by some of McGill leading neuroscientists about the brain, the mind and the neuroscience of living as we now understand it. Find out how the brain and memory changes as we age, or how the bilingual brain functions, and how remarkably emotional our brains are.
A series of 7 Thursday evenings starting March 19 and ending April 30, 2020.
6:00 p.m. - Check-in and refreshments
6:30 p.m. - Presentation begins
6:30 p.m. - Presentation begins
March 19, 2020: The Brain and AI
Prof. Doina Precup (School of Computer Science) and Prof. Tim Kennedy (Neurology & Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine)
March 26, 2020: The Bilingual Brain
Prof. Debra Titone (Dept. Psychology) and Prof. Gigi Luk (Faculty of Education)
April 2, 2020: The Brain, memory and cognitive aging
Prof. Oliver Hardt (Dept. Psychology) and Prof. Signy Sheldon (Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Dept. Psychology)
April 9, 2020: The adolescent brain
Prof. Cecilia Flores (Dept. of Psychiatry; Associate Member Dept of Neurology and Neurosurgery; Researcher, Douglas Research Centre) and Prof. Anna Weinberg (Dept. Psychology)
April 16, 2020: Memory, models and Philosophy of the Brain
Prof. Ian Gold (Dept. Philosophy and Psychiatry) and Prof. Brendan Johns (Dept. Psychology)
April 23, 2020: The Brain and decision-making
Prof. Ross Otto (Dept. Psychology) and Prof. Mathieu Roy (Dept. of Psychology; Canada Research Chair in Brain Imaging of Pain; Chercheur, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal)
April 30, 2020: The Brain and interpersonal relationships
Prof. Jennifer A. Bartz (Dept. Psychology) and Prof. John E. Lydon (Department Chair, Dept. Psychology)
Limited underground parking is available at this address with elevator access to the room. For an overview of the parking areas available on campus, including those designated for persons with disabilities, please visit the McGill Transport website.
Details
At this time, we expect that the event will proceed as planned. However, given the recent escalation in COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases, we will continue to monitor the situation closely and communicate any further changes if necessary. If you've travelled to a high-risk area in the past 14 days or are feeling unwell, please refrain from attending, and take good care of yourself. Should you have to cancel for any reason, please do let us know at event.registration@mcgill.ca.
À l'heure actuelle, nous prévoyons que l'événement aura lieu comme prévu. Toutefois, en raison de la récente augmentation de cas de COVID-19 (coronavirus), nous continuons de surveiller la situation de près et nous vous ferons part de tout changement, s'il y a lieu. Si vous avez voyagé dans une région à haut risque dans les 14 jours précédents ou si vous ne vous sentez pas bien, nous vous prions de ne pas vous présenter à l'événement et de veiller à votre rétablissement. Si vous ne pouvez être des nôtres, veuillez nous en faire part en écrivant à event.registration@mcgill.ca.
CANCELLED: Mini-Science 2020: The Brain - Frontiers in McGill Neuroscience
Thursday, March 19, 2020 6 PM to Thursday, April 30, 2020 8 PM
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