EVENT DETAILS
Day 3-4
24 - 25 May, 2020
NUTRITION FOR THE BRAIN
Kavita Khanna
May 24, 2020, 11AM - 12PM
Food, the fuel for the brain- from eating food containing vitamins, minerals, proteins to carbs, fatty acids etc, which affect our mood and well being. The ways by which these various types of food affect our brain mechanisms will be further explored
EFFECT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ON THE BRAIN AND ASSOCIATED BEHAVIOR
Smarnika Tripathy
May 24, 2020, 5PM - 6PM
Alcohol abuse has been linked to a variety of mental and emotional health disorders. This is because drugs and alcohol can cause temporary or permanent damage to the areas of the brain that are responsible for our emotional and psychological well-being. The topic will focus on input of alcohol and how the processes generate a certain type of behavior output. When alcohol is inputted into our brain, it induces many forms of typical behavior outputs such as impaired judgement, extreme emotion, and slowed behavior. Long-term effects include damage in cognitive behavior especially associated with the frontal lobes of the brain such as "slowed processing of information, difficulty in learning new material, deficits in abstraction and problem solving, and reduced visuospatial abilities."
GOOD SLEEP AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN
Arun Sasidharan
May 24, 2020, 9PM - 10PM
The talk will share insights on some of the less talked about facts that will help understand good sleep. This will include why we need sleep, what are its variations, how it is measured and some interesting evolutionary perspectives of sleep.
EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF POINTING AND REACHING
Pratik Mutha
May 25, 2020, 11AM - 12PM
Human actions such as picking up a cup of coffee, cutting a loaf of bread or tying shoelaces appear remarkably simple and effortless. However, the neural basis of such seemingly simple actions is incredibly complex and requires close coordination within multiple elements of the sensorimotor system. This seminar will first bring out the complexity of movement control, and then delve into the neural systems that enable efficient control of human actions.
THE BEAT GOES ON! RHYTHM AND THE HUMAN BRAIN!
Shantala Hegde
May 25, 2020, 5PM - 6PM
Sounds used by humans for communication are temporally structured sequences- be it in speech
or in music. Rhythm- beats and tempo is a universally experienced phenomena- intimately
connected with speech and music. Perception of these temporal patterns are in fact fundamental
aspect of perceiving information from the environment, speech perception, motor functions as
well as music. It is perhaps a lot more obvious in in music than in speech/language. Rhythm is
the central organizing structure of music. At its core, rhythm has various temporal patterns.
Music cannot exist without this inherent temporal component. Music is composed of distinct
temporal components like beat pattern, meter and variation in tempo. Each of these temporal
components are processed using different cognitive processes. Distinct rhythmic elements are
known to engage different neural mechanisms. Another closely associated process related to
rhythm is, entrainment or synchronization. Although entrainment is possible with any sensory
modality, entrainment to auditory information, especially rhythmic patterns appears to be more
precise and accurate. Entrainment to rhythm has shown to influence motor behaviour. This
aspect of rhythmic entrainment is one of the major neurological mechanisms linking music and
rhythm to neurorehabilitation. In my lecture, I will introduce the audience to this branch of
research (rhythm-brain) in the field of neuromusicology and its application in
neurorehabilitation.
UNLOCKING ADHD: HOW TO MANAGE TIME, FIND YOUR FOCUS AND MASTER YOUR LIFE
Upasna Gala
May 25, 2020, 9PM 10 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 9.4% of children under the age of 17 are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the US and this has increasingly become a global issue over the years. This talk will offer an insight into the neurophysiology and neurochemistry of the disease. We will also explore medication-free non invasive therapy as well as daily micro-hacks to help manage the disorder.