Brainiacs: Recent Advances in Neuroscience
Science Writers' Boot Camp
Monday, April 28, 2014
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with reception to follow
The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
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Learn about the latest neuroscience research from Johns Hopkins experts.
This year's event covered topics such as learning and memory, diseases of the brain, the latest in brain cancer treatments, the incredible healing power of the brain after traumatic injury and how our researchers are mapping the brain.
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Schizophrenia and Autism
The Best of Both Worlds: Nature and Nurture
Hongjun Song, Ph.D.
A Smattering of Mutations
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D.
Mapping the Brain
Rats Use Brain "GPS Maps" to Navigate
David Foster, Ph.D.
Making New Connections...Between Neurons
Mollie Meffert, M.D., Ph.D.
Communication Breakdown: Neurodegeneration
The Unlikely Suspect: Neurons Not Responsible for ALS?
Jeffrey Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Learning and Memory
Erasing Emotional Memory
Richard Huganir, Ph.D.
The Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
David Linden, Ph.D.
Recovery After Brain Injury
Relearning Movement After Brain Damage
Amy Bastian, Ph.D.
Monitoring Stroke Recovery with Brain Images
Argye Hillis, M.D.
Motor Recovery After Stroke in Mice and Man
John Krakauer, M.D.
Brain Cancer
Breakthrough Treatments: Brain Tumor Vaccines and Direct-to-the-Brain Chemotherapy
Henry Brem, M.D.