BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK
in the Lehigh Valley
(now with one free bonus week!)
March 12-24, 2012
Tuesday, March 13th:
Brain Games and Activities
Moravian College, HUB, 11:30am-1pm
Norbit the Neuron’s Brainy Story Time (ages 3+)
Bethlehem Area Public Library, 7-8pm
Friday, March 16th:
Film: Reign Over Me (topic: posttraumatic stress disorder)
Before the film, we will host a Skyped conversation with:
Maya O’Neil, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist (specializing in PTSD and traumatic
brain injury), Portland VA Medical Center
Moravian College, PPHAC 102, 4-6:30pm
Wednesday, March 21st: Invited talk: Molecular Medicine for the Epilepsies:
Translating Discoveries into Therapies
Brandy Fureman, Ph.D.
Program Director: Channels, Synapses & Circuits Cluster,
NIH/NINDS
Cedar Crest College, Oberkotter Building 1, 4-5pm
Saturday, March 24th:
Brain Awareness Day: Demonstrations and activities for
K-8 students and their families
Bethlehem Area Public Library, 9am-4pm
Events cosponsored by the Lehigh Valley Society for Neuroscience Chapter. For more
details, please contact Dr. Sarah Johnson at 610-625-7013 or skjohnson@moravian.edu.
= a family-oriented event
Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in
its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of
accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided at
any of the Moravian College events, please contact Dr. Sarah Johnson.