The lectures take place from 4-5pm in the small lecture theatre of the Kennedy Tower on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month during semester time. Special lecture series: January - June 2013 All health professionals and scientific staff are encouraged to attend. Neuroendocrinology meets cardiovascular disease Speaker is Professor Brian Walker, Professor of Endocrinology & Head of University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh. Wednesday 16 January 2013, 4.00pm Wednesday 16 January 2013, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Understanding disordered cognition through understanding language Speaker is Dr Hugh Rabagliati, University of Edinburgh. Wednesday 6 February 2013, 4.00pm Wednesday 6 February 2013, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Concordance: what's the point? Speaker is Dr Austyn Snowden, Reader in Mental Health, University of the West of Scotland. Wednesday 20 February 2013, 4.00pm Wednesday 20 February 2013, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Neuroimaging of ADHD: disorder-specificity, medication effects and clinical applications Speaker is Professor Katya Rubia, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry. Wednesday 6 March 2013, 4.00pm Wednesday 6 March 2013, 5.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Depression and Physical Activity: reflecting upon the findings of the TREAD study - tbc Speaker is Melanie Chalder, Research Fellow, University of Bristol. Wednesday 3 April 2013, 3.00pm Wednesday 3 April 2013, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Understanding cognitive and linguistic functions in autism: Going where test batteries don't reach Speaker is Dr Maggie McGonigle, University of Edinburgh. Wednesday 17 April 2013, 3.00pm Wednesday 17 April 2013, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital The stressed brain and depression: neuroimaging evidence Speaker is Thomas Frodl, Professor of Integrated Neuroimaging, Psychiatry Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin. Wednesday 1 May 2013, 3.00pm Wednesday 1 May 2013, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Against Global Mental Health Speaker is Dr Derek Summerfield, Institute of Psychiatry. Wednesday 15 May 2013, 3.00pm Wednesday 15 May 2013, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital What do we know about the structure and functions of the 'autistic brain'? - tbc Speaker is Professor David Skuse, UCL Institute of Child Health. Wednesday 5 June 2013, 3.00pm Wednesday 5 June 2013, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital Health economic evaluation: what can it do for me? Speaker is Professor Sarah Byford, Professor of Health Economics & Co-Deputy Director Centre for the Economics of Mental & Physical Health, King’s College London. Wednesday 19 June 2013, 3.00pm Wednesday 19 June 2013, 4.00pm Small lecture theatre, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital NB Also of interest: Wednesday 20th March 2013 - Edinburgh Neuroscience Annual Neuroscience Day, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Title: How Activity Changes Synapses in the Mammalian Brain Speaker: Prof Tobias Bonhoeffer, Max Plank Institute for Neurobiology, Munich Further details: Neuroscience Day 2013 Publication date 18 Jun, 2015
