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HKU Young Brain Scientist Program to hold
Third public lecture for secondary school students
“Do you believe what you see?

25 Feb 2014

Do we really see with our eyes? Our eyes capture countless snapshots of our environment everyday. However, human vision does not stop there. Our brains try very hard to interpret those snapshots, but still, our brains got it wrong more often than you many think. How can different optical illusions trick our brains? Can we learn something from the “mistakes” of our brains? Come join us to explore the world of optical illusions.

Date: March 1, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30am to 12:00noon
Venue: HKU Campus
Speaker: Dr. Sing-hang Cheung
Language: English

Space is limited. Registration required:
http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/register.html
Registration deadline: Feb 27, 2014 (Thursday)

Our program also welcomes 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:
 - False beliefs (Dr Jeffrey Saunders)
 - Sleep (Dr Esther Lau)
 - Gender development (Dr Ivy Wong)
 - The Asymmetries in Our Mind (Dr Janet Hsiao) (held on January 24, 2013)
 - Attention (Dr Chia-huei Tseng) (held on December 13, 2013)

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