Brain Awareness Week 2022
The 24th edition of the Brain Awareness Week takes place from the 14th to the 20th of March 2022. During that week, numerous public events are organized in many countries, including conferences, but also theater plays, etc… Additional public events will also take place during the whole month (see below). With the relaxation of the COVID-19 measures, some Brain Week 2022 events will again take place face-to-face, while others will remain online.
BASEL
Organized by the Neuroscience Network Basel, the Basel Brain Awareness Week 2022 includes 12 conferences (in German) which will take place in Grosser Hörsaal des ZLF, ZLF, Basel. The topics addressed this year are the following:
- Natur versus Engineering: wie wird Intelligenz aufgebaut?
- Fit im Gehirn – ein Leben lang
- Wie real ist Wirklichkeit: was kann unser Gehirn sehen und hören?
- Virtuelle Realität und seine tollen Anwendungen
- Auf neuen Wegen: Multiple Sklerose 2022
More information and registration at https://www.neuronetwork.unibas.ch/brainweek22/
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Strasbourg
In Strasbourg, several conferences (in French) will take place in the framework of the Brain Awareness week.
A cycle of 9 conferences organised in partnership with the Jardin des Sciences of the University of Strasbourg, Inserm and NeuroStra linked to the common theme of “Mental Health” are given in February and March. Mental disorders are indeed unfortunately still often considered as a taboo and their facets and origins are various, as the recent pandemics has revealed. Conferences take place on Thursday night at 18h30 on the campus of the University of Strasbourg.
Doctoneuro the association of the Neurosciences students and doctors in Strasbourg also organises an event entitled: “The COVID get on my nerves!”. A series of conferences by researchers in Strasbourg will be given on March 18th at 18h. And a workshop is planned on March 19th on the same topic. Venue: Le Vaisseau, Strasbourg.
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