Brain Day Whangarei
10.30am - Workshops for the kids. - What is in my brain: interactive workshops for children, with a poster competition from Manaia View School and judged by Mayor Cutforth.
11.00am - Workshops for the kids - What is a brain scientist: interactive presentation given by two PhD neuroscientists from the University of Auckland
11.35am - Brain Injury Association Northland seminar
12.00pm - Alzheimer's Society Northland - Caring for the Carer seminar
12.25pm - Epilepsy Northland seminar
12.50pm - Key Speaker - Dr Karen E. Waldie, speaking on Dyslexia, autism and ADHD: myths and facts. In this lecture. Dr Waldie will discuss the myths and facts of these disorders that have been clarified by her own research and that of her peers internationally.
1.55pm - Nordic walking / pilates seminar
2.20pm - Stroke Foundation Northland - Is it a stroke? Act FAST!
2.45pm - Multiple Sclerosis Society Northland seminar
3.10pm - Key Speaker - Dr Russell Snell, speaking on Is Alzheimer's a pre-programmed inevitability? This talk will discuss what we know for sure about Alzheimer's disease and how this information is helping us design experiments in order to understand the majority of cases that do not appear to be simply genetic.
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11.00am - Jerusha Naidoo (PhD) and Reece Roberts (PhD), neuroscientists from the University of Auckland - Will provide an interactive presentation for children on What is a brain scientist?
12.50pm - Dr Karen E. Waldie - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Research Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Auckland
3.10pm - Dr Russell Snell - Professor, The Neurogenetics Group, School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland