"Impact of normal aging on brain circuits critical for memory function", Carol Barnes

Dear all,

Neural Computation Unit (Doya Unit) would like to invite you to a seminar as follows.

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Date: Thursday, April 7, 2016
Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Seminar Room C209 - Center Bldg
Speaker: Carol Barnes, PhD
Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Professor, Department of Psychology, Neurology, and Neuroscience University of Arizona, AZ, USA

Title: Impact of normal aging on brain circuits critical for memory function
Abstract: Changes in memory occur during the normal process of aging.  More severe memory impairment is characteristic of dementing illnesses that occur in some older individuals.  Over the past half-century, many myths about the aging brain have been shattered.  Ideas about the aging brain have evolved away from it being viewed as an organ of passive deterioration towards the realization that it is capable of remarkable adaptation.  The lecture will discuss how memory is changed during normal aging, as distinguished from pathological conditions, some of the brain changes responsible for these cognitive changes, and some of the current thinking about how to optimize brain and mental functions throughout life.  

We hope to see many of you.
Sincerely,
Emiko Asato
Neural Computation Unit