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.

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

December 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.

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.

October 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.

September 24, 2008

Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Dana Center, Washington, DC

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.

Jul 13, 2008

Music and the Brain: From Perception to Emotion

Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), Geneva

Music and the Brain: From Perception to Emotion 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).

May 27, 2008

Speaking of Science: The Teen Brain

Dana Center, Washington, DC

Jay N. Giedd, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health, discussing The Teen Brain at the Dana Center. Other panelists were Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, and Stephen A. Maistro, Ph.D., Syracuse University. The Teen Brain is part of the Speaking of Science Series, co-sponsored by the Dana Foundation and Syracuse University.

April 24, 2008

Baseball and the Brain

Dana Center, Washington, DC

Dan Gordon, editor of Your Brain on Cubs, moderated a panel about baseball and the brain with former Giant baseball great, Bobby Thomson; Hillary R. Rodman, Ph.D., Emory University; and Jordan Grafman, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders.

March 04, 2008

Learning, Arts, and the Brain: the Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition

Dana Center, Washington, DC

Brian Wandell, Ph.D., Stanford University, giving a presentation at the Learning, Arts, and the Brain news conference at the Dana Center. Wandell and colleagues Michael Gazzaniga, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Michael Posner, Ph.D., University of Oregon, and Elizabeth Spelke, Ph.D., Harvard University, reported on findings from a three-year Dana study on arts learning and cognitive development.