Neuroscience & Mental Health Research Institute

Events

17th - 18th of May 2013
NMH RI 4th International Conference, EEG Rhythms of Health and Disease.

This conference is FREE for delegates attending from Cardiff University.

For delegates external to Cardiff University, attendance for postgraduate students is £20 and for postdoctoral researchers and faculty members, £50.

For registration and payment details, please complete the survey details at: https://www.surveys.cardiff.ac.uk/eegrhythmsofhealthanddisease/

List of confirmed speakers
Programme

The following neuroscience and mental health-related events take place over the next few months.

Wednesday 12th June 2013
'Mental Time Travel'
Professor Nicky Clayton
nickyclayton.com

Time: 6.30pm
Location: Main Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge LT

Re-living memories and imaging the future scenarios lies at the heart of humanity. The very nature of imagination impedes and disorientates memories and diversifies reality. We make use of this to define multiple realities, coexisting side by side. But are we unique among the animal kingdom in travelling mentally in time?

As ever, this event is free, but registration is required. If you wish to attend, please register at:
http://nmhripubliclecture.eventbrite.co.uk

and remember to print your tickets and bring them to the event.

This event is kindly sponsored by the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture in Neuroscience in Honour of Sir Keith Peters.

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Upcoming NMHRI supported Event:

3rd - 6th September 2013
'12th International Symposium on Neural Transplantation & Restoration'

Location: Hilton Hotel, Cardiff

A rich programme of international speakers address the latest advances in cell transplantation, neuroprotection and gene therapy, from basic science of stem cell biology to clinical applications in Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, stroke, spinal cord injury and macular disease.

Please click here for further details including registration and abstract submission: http://www.nectar-eu.net/

Main organisers: Steve Dunnett, Anne Rosser, Emma Lane and Sara-Jane Richards.

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Sunday 17th March
Cardiff University Brain Games

Interested in how your brain works?
Want to flip your eyesight?
Want to know about the brains of dinosaurs?
Come along to the Brain Games!

Date: Sunday 17th March
Venue: Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Time: 11am-4pm
FREE ADMISSION

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18th - 19th June 2012 - SHARE Workshop on Learning and Memory in the Limbic System

Keynote Speaker:
Professor John O'Keefe FRS - Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London.

Other Confirmed Speakers:
Dr Clea Warburton - Department of Anatomy, Bristol University
Prof Zafar Bashir - MRC Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Bristol University
Prof Robert Rafal - School of Psychology, Bangor University
Prof John Aggleton FRS - School of Psychology, Cardiff University
Dr Christoph Weidemann - School of Psychology, Swansea University

For a full list of speakers, please refer to the PROGRAMME and the ABSTRACT BOOKLET

26th-29th March 2012 - URI Olympus Microscopy Workshop

Programme

A great opportunity to learn all about microscopes from the very basics of how to set one up through to advanced multiphoton and confocal use. There will be a certificate of attendance provided and refreshments.

12th March 2012
The Society for Neuroscience Wales Chapter and The Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute proudly present:

A Public Lecture by Professor Sir Robin Murray - "What Drives People Mad?"

Programme
Time: 6:30pm, followed by a wine reception at 7.30pm
Location: Main Lecture Theatre, Julian Hodge Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff University

Please note, admission is by ticket only, registration (FREE) is required.

For further information, and registration, please contact the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute team at: neuroscience@cardiff.ac.uk or 02920 687906

28th February 2012
4.10pm 6th Floor Seminar Room, Life Sciences Building
(BIOSI 3)
A Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute Seminar by Professor
Peter Brophy, The University of Edinburgh.

"How do extra synaptic axonal domains regulate nerve impulse conduction?"

All staff and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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20th - 21st January 2012 - A Preclinical Magnetic Resonance Symposium
Location: Cardiff University

Confirmed internationally renowned speakers to include Prof Yaniv Assaf, Dr Paula Foster and Dr Mark Lythgoe, amongst others.
Flyer, including full list of speakers

4th-5th November - Astroglia-Neuron Signalling and Neuronal Network Dynamics in Seizures and Epilepsy Conference
Location: Committee Rooms 1 and 2, Glamorgan Building, Cathays Park, Cardiff.
- View a provisional programme
- Conference Programme

1st March - Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute Seminar: 'Transplantation strategies for the treatment of retinal degeneration' – Professor Robin Ali
14th March - Public Lecture: 'Do hormones affect how your mind develops? The foetal testosterone theory of autism' – Professor Simon Baron-Cohen
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14th-19th March - Brain Awareness Week activities

10th May - Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute Seminar – Professor Mike Hanna

4th-7th July - The Third Annual Summer School in Brain Disorder Research, held by the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics. The School is aimed at clinical trainees (FY1 - ST2) and non-clinical scientists (MSc, PhD, Post Doc) who are interested in moving into the field of Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics or those who want an introduction to cutting edge research in brain diseases.

More information on the Summer School