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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!