Home Events Events See by year See by month See by week See Today Search Jump to month January February March April May June July August September October November December 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Jump to month HOW THE BRAIN PAYS ATTENTION Tuesday, November 14 2006, 5:30pm - 9:00pm by  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Hits : 216 Research in the McGovern Institute extends from molecules to mind, taking broad approach to the brain mechanisms of perception, attention, and motor control that are commonly impaired in brain disorders ranging from schizophrenia to Parkinson's Disease. Following a review of research, Robert Desimone, Director, McGovern Institute, and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT will describe some of his recent work, which suggests that the ability to focus attention on the task at hand depends on mechanisms that syncronize the timing of activity in distributed neural circuits. Location: 6th Floor, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA Contact: Susan Roman, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it RSVP: http://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=6600&groupID=146 Back

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