Brain Awareness Week Ukraine
ORGANIZED BY:
Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, NGO Noosphera, Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Society for Neuroscience
Event Date + Time:
March 15, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - March 21, 2021 @ 9:00 pm
Event Location:
Kyiv, Ukraine
Venue Name:
Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology / Online
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Event Description:
A set of public lectures will be held for a general audience.
Catch your rhythm! – Dr. Olha Maslova will talk about chronobiology, brain, and circadian rhythms
Cognitive reserve – Dr. Viktoriia Kravchenko will give advice on how to keep your brain healthy
Brain and microbiome – MD Stanislav Kravchuk will explain how gut microbes shape brain functions
Neurobiology of motivations – Vasyl Mykytiuk, a doctoral student at Max Planck Institute will talk about the brain, hunger, sex, and aggression
Cannabinoids in medicine – Dr. Dmytro Isaev will explain the potential of cannabinoids as drugs to treat brain disorders
The riddles of consciousness – Dr. Andrii Cherninskyi will talk about the brain substrate of consciousness, and identity disorders
Where the happiness lives – Dr. Nana Voitenko will explain which brain structures and substances make us happy
