Symposia
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Friday, October 1, 2010
1:00pm — 2:30pm
Chalmers J. Lyons Memorial Lecture: The Brain that Changes Itself
Synopsis
Neuroplasticity science has provided us with an increasingly clear understanding of the brain plasticity-based origins of human ability, and of the operational 'self'. That science has also shown that brain plasticity processes are, by their general nature, reversible. We have employed this science to design brain plasticity-based training tools designed to progressively improve human neurological performance abilities, on the path to ameliorating the deficits that mark normal aging, or that accompany neurological or psychiatric illness. Design principles underlying the development of these new tools and strategies applied to validate their use shall be briefly described.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this symposium, participants will be able to:
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1) Describe the basic principles of brain plasticity; 2) Discuss scientific evidence that brain training programs work to ameliorate cognitive deficits in adults and children; and 3) Describe how plasticity-based brain training can be effectively applied to promote brain health.
Moderator
Robert Bruce MacIntosh, DDS
Private Practice
Detroit, MI
1:00pm — 2:30pm
Chalmers J. Lyons Memorial Lecture: Brain Plasticity and Your Brain Health
Michael Merzenich, PhD
Professor Emeritus
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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