Those of us who work within the OHSU Brain Institute are honored to have Dr. Marcus Raichle visit us May 13 to present an evening seminar in the Brain Awareness Lecture Series, entitled “How Do We Peer Deeply into the Brain.” Raichle has been at the forefront in the development and application of advanced brain imaging techniques to advance neuroscience for four decades. He is a pioneer in the use of innovative positron emission tomography, or … Read More
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Posted by: Todd Murphy in Brain Awareness Lecture Series, Neuroscience, Research
On: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Tags: fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, Marcus Raichle, MRI, neuroimaging, OHSU Brain Institute, PET, positron emission tomography
Oregonians becoming “brain aware” — that is the goal of the OHSU Brain Institute’s Brain Awareness Season Lecture Series. Everyone wonders or worries about their brain. There is so much to learn and understand. And brain science — neuroscience — transforms society, from parenting to prisons, from autism discoveries to Alzheimer’s prevention and from creating new policies to improving current medical practices. The 2013 Brain Awareness Lecture series — which begins Feb. 25 and runs … Read More
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Posted by: Todd Murphy in Brain Awareness Lecture Series
On: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, autism, Brain Awareness Season Lecture Series, Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, healthy aging, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, neuroscience, Parkinson's disease, Richard Hodes
