Brain awareness week 2016 – The importance of research in neuroscience

Richard Morris, University of Edinburgh, UK (The Brain Prize Winner 2016), Mara Dierssen, Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain (Chair Host Society Committee FENS Forum  2010 – 2012) and Marina Bentivoglio, University of Verona, Italy (Chair, Host Society Committee FENS Forum 2012 – 2014) will be on 15 March 2016 at the EU Parliament to talk about ‘The importance of research in neuroscience’ within the Brain Awareness Week 2016. 

Programme

• 14.30-14.40 Welcome and introduction

• 14.40-15.00 Keynote speech – Research on neuroscience in Europe: where we are, where we should go

• 15.00-15.20 The REWARD movement action for the European brain research

• 15.20-15.45 The importance of the brain diseases in elderly population in Europe: presentation of the Lancet Commission’s Paper on Alzheimer’s Disease

• 15.45-16.05 The importance of brain disorders in childhood in Europe

• 16.05-16.25 Mental health and mental disorder in Europe

• 16.25-16.55 Q&A

• 16.55-17.00 Closing remarks

Visit the European Parliament website for more information.