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March 20, 2011 12:00

Brains in cyberspace: from social network addiction to virtual therapies

This is the 8th consecutive year when the National Neurosciences Society of Romania organizes in partnership with SOMS Brain Awareness Week (BAW) events with international participation at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest.

MAIN EVENT – Scientific competition about “The Therapeutic Use of Cyberspace” (Friday, March 18th 2011; 3-6 p.m.; Great Amphitheatre)

Coordinator: Prof. Leon Zăgrean (Carol Davila Univ.)

Students from various universities in Bucharest (Medicine, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Computer Science etc.) are encouraged to send using the formular below (by March 14^th) a scientific abstract (max 400 words) for a 10-minute Power Point presentation related to “The Therapeutic Use of Cyberspace” (e.g.: cybertherapy for shyness, emotional trauma or for smokers, alcoholics, drug addicts trying to quit etc). The best 10 abstracts will be selected (by March 15^th) to be presented as 10-minute oral presentations during the main event, in a brainstorming session. A broad panel of invited local and international experts including neuroscientists, physicians and psychologists will participate to a final debate and the best three presentations will be awarded.

The abstracts can be based on personal ideas or on other ideas from the scientific literature/Internet and their creativity will be considered. The abstracts and the presentations from last year’s BAW can be found HERE. Other suggestions for making oral presentations can be found on our RESOURCES page.

Deadline for abstracts: Monday, March 14th 2011, 10 p.m. (GMT +2)

Anouncing the final abstracts that enter the competition: Tuesday, March 15th 2011, 12 p.m.

SATELLITE EVENTS

Workshop – Exploring the cyberspace with Neuroscience methods (Friday, March 11th 2011; 3-6 p.m.; Great Amphitheatre)

Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Mihai Moldovan (Copenhagen Univ., Carol Davila Univ.)

This workshop will continue the Neuroscience course and students will have the opportunity to understand this year’s theme and to learn how to tackle the presentations for the competition from Mihai Moldovan, the winner of the prize for “International Affirmation” during the Young Doctors Gala.

SOMS meeting (Monday, March 14th 2011; 5-7 p.m.; Amphitheatre 5)

Students will present about the neuroscience of addiction.  

Invited speaker: Prof. Asoc. Mihai Moldovan

Neuroscience Lab Open Day (Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Coordinators: Dr. Ana-Maria Zagrean, Prof. Leon Zagrean

Students will be guided in the Center for Excellence in Neuroscience, Carol Davila Univ.

Workshop: How to write a scientific article about the brain? (Thursday, March 17th 2011; 5 – 7 p.m.; Amphitheatre 5)

Coordinator: Conf. Dr. Corin Badiu (C.I. Parhon Institute, Dept. of Scientific Research Methodology)

Students will discover the steps of writing a scientific article and will be involved in open discussions and practical activities.

See you soon! Good luck with the competition!

Last updated :February 14, 2011 ; 16:55.

March 14, 2011 12:00

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March 20, 2011 19:00

Encouraged by the success from the last years and by the many enquiries we received about the Brain Awareness Week 2011 events, SOMS and the NNSR continue the tradition of promoting brain science among students from various universities in Bucharest by engaging them in interactive workshops, neuroscience experiments and prize competitions during March 14-20, 2011!

More details will be announced on February 14 (Guess why…!!)

Last updated :January 14, 2011 ; 17:37.