 FOR A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN / 8 MAY 2013 | ||||
DEAR FRIENDS OF B@M, Brain@McGill brings together the vast amount of neuroscience knowledge residing in the McGill network. To homepage > FEATURE STORIES  Swiss Consulate-General honours Brain@McGill’s Partnership with Neuroscience Center of Zurich Swiss Consulate General, Mr. Beat Kaser, held the inaugural 5 à 7 Scientifique receptions in honour of Brain@McGill’s ongoing international partnerships with the Neuroscience Center of Zurich. Read more > NEUROSCIENCE AWARD  The Brain@McGill Prize for Neuroscience UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHThe Brain@McGill has established this award to recognize the importance of the next generation of promising young neuroscientists in advancing our understanding of the brain. Find out more > CALL FOR APPLICATIONS McGill-ZNZ (Neuroscience Center of Zurich) collaboration Launch date: 1 June 2013 Application deadline: 1 August 2013 McGill-Oxford collaboration Launch date: 1 June 2013 Application deadline: 1 August 2013 GOOD READS  The Age of Insight: the quest to understand the unconscious in art, mind, and brain: from Vienna 1900 to the presentby Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel Recommended by Dr. Kathleen Cullen, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that changed forever how we think about the human mind—our conscious and unconscious thoughts and emotions—and how mind and brain relate to art. BRAIN BUZZ Brain Awareness Montreal takes action and evokes excitement and intrigue into neuroscience research  From March 11 to 17, the Neuroscience community of Montreal opened their doors and reached out to over 8,000 children and adults to promote brain research during the annual worldwide Brain Awareness Week campaign. Over the course of a week, 300 neuroscience presentations were given in Montreal elementary and high schools. A look ahead to the exciting neuroscience related lectures and seminars on campus and affiliated neuroscience institutions. | ||||
IN THE NEWS  Why does music feel so good? also in National Geographic, BBC, The Guardian, Daily Mail, and full report in Science Magazine. Business and the Brain From healing brain injury in children with a diabetes drug to diagnosing Alzheimer’s with an eye exam, five major research projects announced by Brain Canada on “translational” medicine, aimed less at the pure mysteries of the mind and more at helping patients recover from specific diseases.  Obama to Unveil Initiative to Map the Human Brain April 2, 2013 (The New York Times) B@M homepage keeps you up-to-date on the latest news stories from the Neuroscience community. To learn more and for other stories… THE Q&A  The Q&A asks Dr. Ted Fon: What is the biggest misconception students have about professors in your mind? | ||||
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May 14, 2013