[BIC-announce] Special BIC/MNI/McGill Lecture: Prof Stanislas Dehaene

[Sylvain Baillet, Dr]

Dear All:

Wishing everyone a healthy, safe and productive New Year, with a special thought for the sad events that took place in Paris today.

I would like to advertise the Special Lecture of Prof. Stanislas Dehaene (College de France), Thurs Feb 19 @ 11am at the MNI (Jeanne-Timmins Auditorium): "The multiple effects of literacy on the brain". Prof. Dehaene will be a host of the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre at the MNI/McGill.

Prof. Dehaene is truly an international figure in cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on the neural representations of literacy (e.g., reading), numeracy (numbers and quantities) and the theory of consciousness. Stan has also strong interest in how cognitive sciences can contribute to ameliorate learning techniques and academic education. He has published countless papers, quite a few in Nature and Science; most often using a variety of imaging techniques and beautiful experimental designs. Stan is also the successful author of several eloquent books (http://www.amazon.com/Stanislas-Dehaene/e/B000APVWYI)

For more information about his work
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislas_Dehaene
also in French: http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/stanislas-dehaene/biographie__1.htm
and more, in English: http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/en-stanislas-dehaene/presentation.htm

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Finally, please remember to register to the BIC's 30th anniversary event and party (it's free), Feb 11: only a few seats left (http://mcgill.ca/bic)

With again, my warmest wishes to everyone,

Sylvain.
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Sylvain Baillet, PhD

Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery & Biomedical Engineering
MNI Killam and FRQS Senior Scholar
Interim Director, McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Celebrate the BIC's 30th anniversary with us on Feb 11, 2015!
Program & (free) registration: http://mcgill.ca/bic/bic30

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