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April 26, 2010
Boosting memory, unplugging the mind
Getting older and want a memory boost? At the next installment of Psych in the City at SFU’s Surrey campus on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m., SFU psychologists will explain how to bolster an aging memory through lifestyle changes, and shed light on how our memories are affected by injury, aging and health. Wendy Thorton will shed light on the mature mind while Urs Ribary, director of SFU’s new Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute, will share his insights on brain connectivity, and what happens when the brain’s detailed networks are impacted by disorders or injury. Ribary has studied the brain for more than three decades. The event is free and open to the public.
More info: www.psychinthecity.ca
Jeni Koumoutsakis, 778.782.3250; jkoumout@sfu.ca
Changing the mental illness guide
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, considered a hugely influential book used by doctors around the world, is being revised for a fifth time (since the mid-80s). Among proposals, the rewrite recognizes a string of new age disorders, including several behavioral addictions. But will it help, or create a bigger wave of patients and prescription drug use? SFU health scientist Julian Somers studies mental illness and can provide some insight on the impact of proposed changes.
Julian Somers, 778.782.5049; jsomers@sfu.ca
Getting older and want a memory boost? At the next installment of Psych in the City at SFU’s Surrey campus on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m., SFU psychologists will explain how to bolster an aging memory through lifestyle changes, and shed light on how our memories are affected by injury, aging and health. Wendy Thorton will shed light on the mature mind while Urs Ribary, director of SFU’s new Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute, will share his insights on brain connectivity, and what happens when the brain’s detailed networks are impacted by disorders or injury. Ribary has studied the brain for more than three decades. The event is free and open to the public.
More info: www.psychinthecity.ca
Jeni Koumoutsakis, 778.782.3250; jkoumout@sfu.ca
Changing the mental illness guide
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, considered a hugely influential book used by doctors around the world, is being revised for a fifth time (since the mid-80s). Among proposals, the rewrite recognizes a string of new age disorders, including several behavioral addictions. But will it help, or create a bigger wave of patients and prescription drug use? SFU health scientist Julian Somers studies mental illness and can provide some insight on the impact of proposed changes.
Julian Somers, 778.782.5049; jsomers@sfu.ca