Brain Sciences UNSW Colloquia - 2008
Human Movement: theory and application
Speakers: Associate Professor Peter Neilson (School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications), "The theory of movement synergy"; Dr Ben Barry (School of Medical Sciences), "Subtle aspects of muscle activation that might damage joints"; Professor Stephen Lord - Chair (Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute), "Decision and movement time components of voluntary stepping in older people".
Date | Time: Monday 3 November, 4-5pm
Venue: Black Dog Institute Lecture Theatre
Brain Sciences UNSW PhD Presentations
Speakers: Stewart Heitmann, Jingjing Zheng, Benjamin Cheah, Emma Campbell-Smith and Genevra Hart. Professor Philip Mitchell - Chair (Convenor, Brain Sciences UNSW)
Date | Time: Monday 4 August, 4-5pm
Venue: Black Dog Institute Lecture Theatre
Stroke and cerebral hypoxia: mechanisms and consequences
Speakers: Dr Penelope McNulty (Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute), "Force production during low-level voluntary contractions after stroke"; Dr Nicole Jones (School of Medical Sciences), “Hypoxic adaptations as targets for treating stroke: studies in animal models”; Professor Perminder Sachdev - Chair (School of Psychiatry), "Cognitive dysfunction - the (sometimes) forgotten consequence of stroke: Data from the Sydney Stroke Study".
Date | Time: 2 May 2008, 4-5 pm
Venue: Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
I think therefore I socialize: Do cognitive neuroscience and social science agree when it comes to schizophrenia?
Speakers: Dr Julie Henry (School of Psychology); Dr Thomas Weickert (School of Psychiatry); Assoc.Prof. Philip Ward (School of Psychiatry). Professor Cynthia Shannon Weickert - Chair (NISAD Chair of Schizophrenia Research, UNSW).
Date | Time: 10 March 2008, 4-5 pm
Venue: Black Dog Institute Lecture Theatre