Neuroscience 2008

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience
Also Included In: Conferences;  Mental Health;  Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs
Article Date: 03 Nov 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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What: "Neuroscience 2008," the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting - Find out the latest news about the brain and its complexity from the world's top experts. Several Institute Directors and program leaders from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be available to discuss success stories and new directions in neuroscience research during this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting. This is a rare opportunity to meet and interact with several NIH directors and other leading neuroscientists. Topics include mental health, substance abuse, brain issues related to aging, eye health, and stroke and neurological disorders.

When: Sunday, November 16, 2008 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC 20001

The following NIH Institute Directors and program leaders will discuss recent advances and directions in neurological research:

• National Institute on Drug Abuse - Dr. Nora Volkow, Director
  
  
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Dr. Story Landis, Director
  
  
• National Institute of Mental Health - Dr. Thomas Insel, Director
  
  
• National Eye Institute - Dr. Paul Sieving, Director
  
  
• National Institute on Aging - Dr. Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad, Director, Division of Neuroscience
  
  
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - Dr. Christopher Platt, Director, Hearing and Balance Program

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to inform policy and improve practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities can be found on the NIDA home page at http://www.drugabuse.gov/.

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Source: Dorie Hightower
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse