Mar 12, 2009

Staying Sharp Wisdom, Ageing and Cognitive Meeting

The European Dana Alliance and the University of the Third Age co-sponsored "Wisdom, Ageing and Cognitive Fitness", a Staying Sharp panel discussion at The Royal Society on 12 March, 2009. The event was part of the international Brain Awareness Week celebration.

The panel discussion centered on three main questions:

• What can we do to increase our chances of having healthy, busy brains into old age?
• How can older people continue to make important contributions to society?
• What is the evidence for the "use it or lose it" hypothesis?

Colin Blakemore, University of Oxford, Felicia Huppert, director of Cambridge interdisciplinary Research Centre on Ageing, and Tom Kirkwoood, University of New Castle,were the discussants. Vivienne Parry, writer and broadcaster was the moderator.

Mar 13, 2008

Tracing Memory: How We Remember: Aspects of Memory

Alan Baddeley, University of York speaks on Aspects of Memory as part of a presentation, Tracing Memory: How We Remember, at  the Dana Centre, U.K. He is introduced by Kate Wighton of The Times. The event was organized by the European Dana Alliance for the Brain and The Royal Institution of Great Britain. 
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Mar 13, 2008

Tracing Memory: How We Remember: Hardware of the Brain

Richard Morris, University of Edinburgh, speaks on memory and the hardware of the brain as part of a presentation, Tracing Memory: How We Remember, at the Dana Centre, U.K.  He is introduced by Kate Wighton of The Times.  The event was organized by the European Dana Alliance for the Brain and The Royal Institution of Great Britain.
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