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HKU Young Brain Scientist Program to hold
Second public lecture for secondary school students
“The Asymmetries in Our Mind”

19 Jan 2014

 

Do people attend more to a particular side of our face? Can our left hand fight against our right hand? Is there anything sinister about being left-handed? Dr. Janet Hsiao from the Department of Psychology of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will reveal the answers at the public lecture “The Asymmetries in Our Mind” on January 24 (Friday). The free lecture is open to all HK secondary students. Details are as follows:

Date: January 24, 2014 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Lecture Hall A, Chow Yei Ching Building, HKU
Language: English

Space is limited. Registration required: http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/.

Registration deadline: January 22, 2014 (Wednesday)

The speakers also welcome invitation from schools to deliver lectures at their classrooms on demand (Contact: Angelina Mok at 9233-7071 or hkuybs@hku.hk)

HKU Young Brain Scientist Program
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Young Brain Scientist Program is the first project in HK designed for secondary students to increase their awareness of the potential impact from brain science research. Six professors from the HKU Department of Psychology speak on their expertise areas in public lectures lasting from December 2013 to June 2014. Participating students will receive a certificate from HKU Young Brain Scientist Program, and selected students will be invited to join privileged brain science lab tours and workshops.

Other talks in the “Brain Science” series include:

-  Optical illusions (Dr Sing-hang Cheung)
-  False beliefs (Dr Jeffrey Saunders)
 - Sleep (Dr Esther Lau)
 - Gender development (Dr Ivy Wong)
 - Attention (Dr Chia-huei Tseng) (lecture held on December 13, 2013)

The lectures are free of charge. More details are available at: http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/