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Workshop on "How Does Brain Work?" for Secondary Schools

03 May 2007

 

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Department of Psychology, HKU will jointly organise a unique Workshop for students from over 10 secondary schools. Members of the press are cordially invited to attend. Due to limited seating capacity, please kindly reply for reservation. Details are as below:

Date: May 4, 2007
Time : 10:00a.m. – 12:00noon
Venue: Room 624, Department of Psychology, Knowles Building, Main Campus, HKU

Objectives:

- To introduce key concepts in neuroanatomy, brain research and rehabilitation to the secondary school students for preparing them to attend the symposium.

- To arouse students' interest in brain research and its application in rehabilitation.

Valuable experience for students:

Students will be given the opportunity to learn both cellular and functional levels of human brain function. Experiments will be conducted which include animal studies and cortical stimulation of human brain. The students will also gain hands-on practice on some psychological experiments. This workshop provides an excellent opportunity for the students to understand how the brain system at cellular level relates to human function as a whole.

In addition, you are also welcome to attend the two-day Symposium to be held on May 4 and 5, 2007. Please visit www.hku.hk/socsc/isan for details.

For RSVP and further enquiries, please contact:
Miss Michelle Chow, Faculty of Social Sciences
(tel.:22415917 / email: chowmmc@hkucc.hku.hk); and

Dr. Ada Leung, Department of Psychology
(tel.:22415655 / email: awsleung@hkucc.hku.hk).