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Program Overview
The Brain in Everyday Life
The brain controls everything we think, do, and feel. You are invited to come learn more about how it learns, remembers, sleeps... and ponders the mysteries of the opposite sex. "The Brain Awareness lecture in Portland was unlike anything I have attended elsewhere in the country. Usually these are afternoon lectures in a university classroom with a few students and some interested faculty. In Portland, Brain Awareness is a community event. For the evening lecture people from all backgrounds filled the largest church in town with many standing in the balcony. The enthusiasm of this crowd gave me a new awareness of what this celebration could be." - Thomas Insel, M.D., Director, National Institute of Mental Health, guest lecturer Presented by: |
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