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The Magazine “Viața Medicală” (nr. 12/1158, 28 martie 2012) published an article about Brain Awareness Week, written by medical student Sorina Vasile. The full text can be found HERE.

Last updated :March 28, 2012 ; 22:53.

The accepted abstracts to be presented during the BAW Competition 2012 can be found HERE, ranked by Mihai Moldovan (Copenhagen Univ.) and Andrei Ilie (Oxford Univ.).

Alexandra Constantinescu randomized the order of the presentations:

The participants to the BAW Competition are:

1. Ghigulescu Mihaela – The influence of stress on brain development – PDF

2. Caglar Hifa Gulru – Formal and Informal Education vs. Alzheimer’s – PDF

3. Mitrofan Grigorina – Does the feedback perception contribute to the increase in students’ responsibility? – PDF

4. Bogdan Popescu – My name is Yellow. The Van Gogh Case – PDF

5. Deaconu Diana Elena – The Chinese method or the perfectionism in education – PDF

6. Radulescu Ana-Maria – „Tell them what they want to hear!” – PDF

7. Ionescu Mihai Radu – Classical music and cognitive development – PDF

8. Baltan Adelina Elena – Music – a factor of tuning the social being – PDF

9. Cheregi Raluca & Pencu Dragos – Think fast! Think pink! Be creative – PDF

10. Stanculescu Doina Ioana – How is sport performance obtained? – PDF

The scientific committee who selected the winners was represented by: Prof. Leon Zăgrean, Dr. Gabriel Vacariu and Stud. Daniela Parvu. The selection criteria were: the quality of the abstract (25% = theme relevance, experimental design originality, clarity of structure and information) and of the oral presentation (75% – structure, message, discourse, originality, respecting time limits).

The winners are:

Mitrofan Grigorina – 1st prize

Ionescu Mihai – 2nd prize

Ghigulescu Mihaela – 3rd prize

Bogdan Popescu – Audience’s prize

Congratulations to all participants!

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1. Scientific resources and databases of Carol Davila University’s Library (Director: Monica Mocanu)

2. A rat model to investigate the reactivity of burst-suppression EEG after cerebral ischemia (Student: Alexandru Stoian; Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihai Moldovan, Copenhagen Univ. and Carol Davila Univ.)

3. Cortical and subcortical changes induced by nociceptive stimulation during anesthesia in rat (Student: Ana-Maria Rădulescu; Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Leon Zagrean – Carol Davila Univ.)

4. Automatisms in frontal lobe epilepsy (Student: Dragos Malaia; Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ioana Mindruta)

Chair: Prof. Leon Zagrean

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EEG – portable device – real time brain stimulation – Prof. Florin Munteanu (The Center for Complex Studies)

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The impact of neuroscience in a knowledge based society

Invited speakers: Prof. Dr. Leon Zăgrean, Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Băjenaru, Dr. Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihai Moldovan (videoconference Copenhagen), DPhil Stud. Andrei Ilie (videoconference Oxford)

 

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Thank you for applying for the BAW Competition!

We received 12 applications. The Jury who evaluated the anonymous abstracts was represented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihai Moldovan (Copenhagen Univ. and Carol Davila Univ.) and Andrei Ilie (DPhil Student Oxfrod Univ.). The abstract can be found HERE in the preliminary ranking (1 – the best). To determine the final ranking and the winners, we will take into account this preliminary ranking and the score of the oral presentations during the BAW Competition, on Friday March 16th 2012.

 

We are waiting for you to contact us till Thursday, March 15th 2012, 1 p.m. and to confirm your attendance to the BAW Competition. The Power Point presentations should be maximum 10 minutes and have a clear and visible font. You may find more suggestions on our RESOURCES webpage.

Below is the preliminary ranking. The first 10 students are accepted to the BAW Competition:

1. Cheregi Raluca: Think fast! Think pink! Be creative!

2. Mitrofan Grigorina: Does the feedback perception contribute to the increase in students’ responsibility?

3. Ghigulescu Mihaela: The influence of stress on brain development

4. Deaconu Diana Elena: The Chinese method or the perfectionism in education

5. Ionescu Mihai Radu: Classical music and cognitive development

6. Radulescu Ana-Maria: „Tell them what they want to hear!”

7. Bogdan Popescu: My name is Yellow. The Van Gogh Case

8. Caglar Hifa Gulru: Formal and Informal Education vs. Alzheimer’s

9. Stanculescu Doina Ioana: How is sport performance obtained?

10. Baltan Adelina Elena: Music – a factor of tuning the social being

11. Viziteu Ioana: Efectele muzicii asupra creierului

12. Petre Iulia Elena: Rolul educatiei in modelarea creierului si a mintii

Congratulations and we are looking forward to your presentations!

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The impact of neuroscience in a knowledge-based society: ways of prevention and adaptation in cerebral neurodegenerative diseases

This is the 9th 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 events:

1) Scientific competition (Friday, March 16th 2012; 17:00-20:00; Big Amphitheater)

Theme:”Educational shifts modeling the brain and mind”

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Leon Zagrean (UMF “Carol Davila”)

Students from various universities in Bucharest (Medicine, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Computer Science etc.) are encouraged to send using the formular below (by March 10th – EXTENDED to March 13th) a scientific abstract (max 400 words) for a 10-minute Power Point presentation. The presentation will be related to the influence of different types of education on the brain, mind and the adaptation capacity of humans (e.g.: emotional intelligence – education through socialization, education through science, the relationship between art, brain and behavior etc.).

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.

The best 10 abstracts will be selected (by March 11th 14th) to be presented as 10-minute oral presentations during the main event, in a brainstorming session. We accept presentations both in Romanian and English and the choice of language will not bias their evaluation.

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.

Deadline for abstracts: Saturday, March 10th 2011, 10 p.m. (GMT +2) – EXTENDED to March 13th.

2) Official opening of the Brain Awareness Week 2012 (Monday, March 12th 2012; 16:00-19:00; Big Amphitheater)

Invited speakers: Prof. Dr. Leon Zagrean, Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Bajenaru, Dr. Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihai Moldovan (videconference Copenhagen), PhD Stud. Andrei Ilie (videoconference Oxford).

Satellite events:

1) Workshop EEG (Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 17:00-19:00, Small Amphitheater, SUUB)

1. EEG – basic notions for interpreting the human EEG

2. EEG – portable device – real time brain stimulation – Prof. Florin Munteanu (Centrul pentru Studii Complexe- http://www.complexity.ro/cine-suntem.html)

2) Open Day Center for Excellence in Neuroscience (Wednesday, March 14th, 2012)

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

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

Presentations of the neuroscience labs (electrophysiology, cell cultures, behavior).

3) SOMS scientific student session(Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 17:00-19:00, Small Amphitheater SUUB)

1. Cortical and subcortical changes induced by nociceptive stimulation during anesthesia in rat (Student: Ana-Maria Rădulescu; Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Leon Zagrean – Carol Davila Univ.)

2. A rat model to investigate the reactivity of burst-suppression EEG after cerebral ischemia (Student: Alexandru Stoian; Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mihai Moldovan, Copenhagen Univ. and Carol Davila Univ.)

3. Automatisms in frontal lobe epilepsy (Student: Dragos Malaia; Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ioana Mindruta)

4. Scientific resources and databases of Carol Davila University’s Library (Director: Monica Mocanu)

See you soon! Good luck with the competition!

Here you may download the poster.

The registration for the BAW 2012 Competition is now closed. Thank you for sending your abstracts!

Last updated :March 1, 2012 ; 23:00.