LHBD OPEN DAY
SEARCH-LIGHTS INTO THE HUMAN BRAIN
In our premises in Nicosia
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 2009
17:00 - 21:00
The event is free and open for all to attend.
About two hundred people attended the inaugural event marking the presence of our laboratory in Cyprus. The event took place at our premises on Wednesday, 27 of May from 5 to 9 in the evening in a warm atmosphere with lively interactions between the public, colleagues from other organizations and members of our laboratory.
The history, goals and capabilities of our laboratory were described to the general public. The program included lectures and demonstrations introducing brain anatomy and function, as well as state-of-the-art experiments and their results at the frontier of modern neuroscience and medicine. The emphasis was on non-invasive imaging and its applications in medicine, and it was organized around themes, ranging from the perception of simple stimuli to the appreciation of music, and sleep.