From 11 to 15 March the University of Silesia in Katowice will host Brain Week 2024 as part of the Brain Awareness Week. During the celebration of this scientific holiday, popular science lectures will be held both stationary and online. Their topics will focus on everything related to the brain, its development, origin and operation.
The event aims to promote knowledge in the field of neuroscience, neurobiology, cognitive science and psychology. It is adressed to school and university students, and all people interested in the topic. The open lectures will be held in the building of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Silesia in Katowice (ul. Uniwersytecka 4, lecture hall B.1.1) and the building at ul. Bankowa 11 in Katowice (sala sympozjalna III – symposium hall 3).
Brain Week Programme:
11 March, Monday, 4 p.m. – Łukasz Jach, PhD, Assoc. Prof. (University of Silesia in Katowice, Institute of Psychology): „Wyobraźnia naturalnie dobrana” (Naturally selected imagination), link to the broadcast:: https://youtube.com/live/h23Tay5kIz8?feature=share;
12 March, Tuesday, 4 p.m. – academic seminar – student’s lectures, link to the broadcast:: https://youtube.com/live/FnADw6BuPqg?feature=share;
13 March, Wednesday, 4 p.m. – Katarzyna Ślebarska, PhD, DLitt, Assoc. Prof. (University of Silesia in Katowice, Institute of Psychology): „Czego oczy nie(świadomie) widzą, czyli przekaz podprogowy i percepcja subliminalna” (What eyes un(consciously) see – subliminal message and perception), link to the broadcast: https://youtube.com/live/wK6QbFGLn8g?feature=share;
14 March, Thursday, 4 p.m. – Katarzyna Bogus, PhD (Medical University of Silesia, Department of Histology): „Neurosteroidy – endogenna rola w mózgu ludzkim oraz potencjał terapeutyczny” (Neurosteroids – endogenous role in the human brain and therapeutic potential). This lecture will exceptionally be held in the building at Bankowa 11, symposium hall 3, link to the broadcast: https://youtube.com/live/3dgaQOCcAuo?feature=share;
15 March, Friday, 4 p.m. – Teodor Buchner, PhD, DSc Eng. (Warsaw University of Technology, Physics of Complex Systems Division): „Co naprawdę widać w EEG? Jak fizyka tkanki wpływa na obserwowalność sygnałów bioelektrycznych” (What does EEG actually show? How tissue physics affects the observability of bioelectric signals), link to the broadcast: https://youtube.com/live/u1UFuLcQ49o?feature=share.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/407619508342351.
This year’s Brain Week in Katowice is organised by: Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Philosophy and Student Research Group Do Góry Mózgami.
