Public Lecture Series (Extra Mural)
Neuroscience – the Twenty-First Century Brain
This lecture course will present leading research from Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. The research is driven by an improved understanding of the brain’s ability to repair itself, and the increasing success of different approaches from drug and behavioural treatments to engineering solutions. The area is in particular focus presently, because of the increase in neurodegenerative diseases in line with the ageing population.
Topics include: stimulating the brain – healing the mind; stem cells and neurodegeneration; stimulating the human brain using computers; the use of MRI in Neuroscience research. Participants who attend at least seventy-five per cent of the course will receive a certificate of attendance. 2010 Schedule (PDF 55KB)
How to Apply:
Apply in advance by sending a cheque/ draft/ postal money order, made payable to Trinity College no. 1 Account. An application form is not necessary. Please include name, correspondence address, telephone number and, if available, email address to TCIN Evening Course Co-ordinator, TCIN, Lloyd Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2. email: neuroscience@tcd.ie
Fee:
€250 for eighteen weeks. Concession rate (€140) available to second and third level students, unemployed persons and those in receipt of a social welfare pension. Payment must accompany enrolment.
Time and Place:
Tuesdays, 7pm – 8.20pm in LB11, Lloyd Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Duration:
Michaelmas Term, commencing Tuesday 5th October 2010 (nine weeks).
Hilary Term, commencing Tuesday, 25 January 2011 (nine weeks).
Lecture Notes
The course notes will be uploaded over the course of the lecture series.
TCIN Wiring the Brain Blog
TCIN PI Kevin Mitchell has started a blog, called Wiring the Brain, that can be read at wiringthebrain.blogspot.com. It is intended for researchers at all levels with interests in how the brain is wired and how genetic variation can affect that wiring and result in neurological or psychiatric disease. The blog will also be accessible to non-sepcialists.
