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Apr 25, 2013

Neuroscience and the Law

Advances in brain research have implications for the legal system, where they raise issues for the law, from matters relating to the admissibility of evidence to decisions about criminal culpability. This was the theme of the Neuroscience and Law event held on April 25 in Washington, DC, sponsored by the Dana Foundation, AAAS, The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience and the International Neuroethics Society.

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Jun 13, 2012

The Aging Brain: What's New in Brain Research, Treatment, and Policy

As researchers home in on biomarkers for the progress of dementia, how should treatment and policy change? A webcast of the inaugural event in the Neuroscience and Society Series, presented by the AAAS and the Dana Foundation.

May 23, 2011

Imagining the Future

Former Harvard Provost and current Dana Alliance member and Dana Foundation board member Steven Hyman opened the One Mind for Research forum on May 25 with a description of where we are with the science and where we need to go to better help people with mental disorders and their families. More videos from the forum are at The Science Network. Also, download a 10-year outline of scientific goals, a "work in progress," Hyman said, at http://bit.ly/10yearplan (PDF).

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Jul 06, 2010

Blakemore Gives Max Cowan Lecture at Amsterdam Meeting

Colin Blakemore, PhD, ScD, FRS (Oxford and Warwick) gave the Max Cowan lecture at the Federation of Neuroscience Societies (FENS) meeting in Amsterdam on July 6, 2010. The talk,” Death and Transfiguration in the Development of the Brain,” was sponsored by the European Dana Alliance (EDAB). Blakemore is vice-chairman of EDAB. Max Cowan was a founding member of the Dana Alliance.

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May 06, 2009

Michael Gazzaniga on the Arts and the Brain

Michael Gazzaniga, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, organizer of the Dana Foundation Learning, Arts, and the Brain Consortium was interviewed on film for the Learning, Arts, and the Brain Summit. Gazzaniga discusses the research involved in the Consortium, findings, the importance of attention research, and what helps motivate people to the arts. This film was created for the Learning, Arts, and Brain Summit by Mind in the Making: a Project of Families and Work Institute and New Screen Concepts.

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Mar 16, 2009

Staying Sharp DVD Program

Dr. Jordan Grafman, chief of the Cognitive Neuroscience Section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke outside of Washington, DC, and a member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, is your guide as we cover what to expect from the aging brain and what we can do to 'stay sharp.' Throughout this program we draw on insights from top neuroscientists committed to helping more people know about what happens to our brain as we age and the brain healthy behaviors that we can incorporate into our daily lives. The Staying Sharp program is a joint project of NRTA: AARP's Educator Community and The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. **Limited supply upon email request only**

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Dec 03, 2008

Try To Remember

Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and J. Raymond DePaulo, Jr., M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine join Paul R. McHugh, M.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to discuss McHugh's new book, Try to Remember: Psychiatry's Clash over Meaning, Memory, and Mind. William Safire, chairman of the Dana Foundation served as moderator.

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Nov 13, 2008

Mind and Matter: Ethical Challenges of Deep Brain Stimulation

At this Dana Center event, co-sponsored by the Dana Alliance and the Neuroethics Society, experts discussed ethical considerations of depression, surgical experimentation, consciousness, technology, and public policy. Judy Illes, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, moderated; speakers were Philip Campbell, Ph.D., Nature and Nature Publications; Joseph Fins, M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College; Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; and Helen Mayberg, M.D., Emory University.

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Oct 22, 2008

Understanding Childhood Brain Disorders

Martha Denckla, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., Emeritus professor, Harvard University discuss “Understanding Childhood Brain Disorders” at the Dana Center. Noel Gunther, Learning Media WETA-TV was moderator.

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Sep 24, 2008

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Dennis Charney, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Steven Hyman, M.D., Harvard University, and Jordan Grafman, Ph.D., National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke discussed the latest research in traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress syndrome. The event was held at the Dana Center in Washington, DC and moderated by William Safire, chairman of the Dana Foundation.