Friday, December 02, 2005

The Future of the Brain

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory held a major scientific symposium entitled “The Future of the Brain” on December 1st , 2005. The symposium focused on the future of neuroscience research. MIT president Susan Hockfield opened the days discussion.
The morning session featured talks by five Nobel Laureates including Susumu Tonegawa, Director of Picower Institute, and James D Watson. The afternoon session entitled “Change your mind” focused on the impact of Neuroscience of learning and memory on human health. The second session in the afternoon entitled “Expand your Mind” looked at the relationship between the human brain and mind.

To find out more about this, read more in my blog The Conscious Mind / The Future of the Brain

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