This year's Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Christmas Lecture will be held on Wednesday 12th December at 6pm in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place, Edinburgh. Madness, Genius and the Origin of the Brain How did the capacity for thought ever arise? Why do these processes go wrong in mental illness and is there anything we can do about it? The answer to these fundamental questions is to be found in the genes and proteins that build the brain and in tracing the path from their ancient origins to the present day. Madness, Genius and the Origin of the Brain Wednesday 12 December 2012, 6.00pm Wednesday 12 December 2012, 7.00pm Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place Speaker: Professor Seth Grant, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Centre for Neuroregeneration and Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences , University of Edinburgh For more information please visit the Edinburgh Neuroscience website by clicking the link below: Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Christmas Lecture 2012 This event is free and seating is non-reserved. Publication date 18 Jun, 2015