European Brain Awareness Week
March 15 – 21, 2010
Monday, March 15:
11:00 h – „Stem cells and biomaterials in the treatment of brain and spinal cord disorders“
Prof. MUDr. Eva Syková, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Neuroscience Institute, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
14:00 h – „Progress in neurosurgery“
Prof. MUDr. Eduard Zvěřina, DrSc., Department of Neurosurgery, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague
Tuesday, March 16:
9:00 h – „Psychiatric disorders and contemporary society“
Prof. MUDr. Jiří Raboch, DrSc., Department of Psychiatry, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University and General Faculty Hospital, Prague
11:00 h – „New approaches to the treatment of pain“
Prof. MUDr. Richard Rokyta, DrSc., Institute of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
Wednesday, March 17:
9:00 h – „New information about the development of the cerebral cortex“
Prof. MUDr. Rastislav Druga, DrSc., Anatomical Institute, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
11:00 h – „Brain and sound perception, auditory neuroprostheses“
Prof. MUDr. Josef Syka, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
14:00 h – „Why we sleep and why some people sleep badly“
Prof. MUDr. Karel Šonka, DrSc., Department of Neurology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
Thursday, March 18:
9:00 h – „Brain disorders expressed by involuntary movements“
Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Jan Roth, CSc., Department of Neurology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
11:00 h – „Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain“
Prof. MUDr. Josef Vymazal, D.Sc., Radiodiagnostic Department, Hospital Homolka, Prague
14:00 h – „Epilepsy and brain development“
Assoc. Prof. Pharm Dr. Hana Kubová, DrSc., Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
Friday, March 19:
9:00 h – „Transfer of signals in the brain“
Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Alexandr Chvátal, DrSc., Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
11:00 h – „Radiosurgery of the brain with a gamma-knife“
Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Roman Liščák, CSc., Stereotaxic and radiation neurosurgery, Hospital Homolka, Prague
Lectures are given in the building of the Academy of Sciences CR, Národní 3, Prague 1, lecture halls 206 and 205
