Dana Delivers

Play, Attention and Learning: How Does Activity Shape the Development of Cognitive Networks?

Jun 14, 2012

The New York Academy of Sciences hosted multi-disciplinary experts for a workshop that promoted greater understanding, and continued interest in, the connections between play, the development of attentional and cognitive abilities, and subsequent learning.

Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning

Nov 21, 2011

Training executive function is a big part of why we send kids to school. But what works best? The New York Academy of Sciences invited neuroscientists and educators to meet in Aspen to hash out what we know and how schools might change to help every child succeed. ( http://www.nyas.org/Publications/EBriefings/Detail.aspx?cid=c49a5765-ad0e-472b-a252-e3799fb11332 )

Blakemore Gives Max Cowan Lecture at Amsterdam Meeting

Jul 06, 2010

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.

Michael Gazzaniga on the Arts and the Brain

May 06, 2009

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.

Staying Sharp DVD Program

Mar 16, 2009

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. For a free DVD of this program please contact stayingsharp@dana.org.

Try To Remember

Dec 03, 2008

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.

Mind and Matter: Ethical Challenges of Deep Brain Stimulation

Nov 13, 2008

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.

Understanding Childhood Brain Disorders

Oct 22, 2008

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.

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Sep 24, 2008

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.

Music and the Brain: From Perception to Emotion

Jul 13, 2008

Music and the Brain: From Perception to Emotion brought together neuroscientists, performing artists, and the public all participating in a gathering which discussed the interpretation of emotions, creativity, and improvisation. The public event was held during the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) in Geneva. Participants included, EDAB vice chairman, Pierre Magistretti, Federal Institute of Technology and Lausanne University Hospital; Francois Ansermet, Geneva University Hospital; Gary Magby, Lausanne Music Conservatory; Solenn' Lavanant, opera singer; Ioanna Bentoiu, opera singer; Richard Rentsch (www.richard-rentsch.com), composer and Orazio Sciortino (www.oraziosciortino.com).