October 15, 1996
Contact: Jan Rosemergy, 322-8240, or Ann Marie Deer Owens, 322-2706
Kennedy Center hosts discussion
on significance of current brain research
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The significance of the "Decade of the Brain"
will be explored from three perspectives at 4 p.m., Thursday, October 24,
at Vanderbilt's John F. Kennedy Center. The informal discussion, entitled
"Has the Decade of the Brain fulfilled its promise, or is it just more
hype?" will be in room 241 of the MRL Building on the Peabody College
campus.
The years from 1990 to 2000 were declared the "Decade of the Brain"
by the federal government to emphasize the importance of research on the
brain to prevent disease and disability. However, some people have raised
questions about the accomplishments of brain science research and have suggested
the "Decade of the Brain" has been more hype than reality.
This Occasional Conversation will explore areas in which scientific promise
is rapidly being translated into reality and other problem areas where solutions
are more distant.
The three panelists are: Randy Blakely, the Allan D. Bass Chair in Pharmacology
and director of the Center for Molecular Neuroscience; Ford Ebner, professor
of psychology, professor of cell biology and director of the Kennedy Center
Institute for Developmental Neuroscience; and Herbert Meltzer, professor
of psychiatry, professor of pharmacology and director of the Mental Health
Clinical Research Center.
This event is the second in the Kennedy Center's 1996-97 series "Occasional
Conversations" to encourage experts from diverse disciplines or perspectives
to think aloud on scientific, social and ethical issues related to problems
of human development. Kennedy Center "Occasional Conversations"
are free and open to the public. Call 322-8240 for information.
-VU-
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