Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity: Neuroscience Group Discusses Brain Research and Brain Function

WHAT:     The Front Range Neuroscience Group will discus recent developments in brain research at its annual meeting, sponsored by Colorado State University, University of Colorado and the University of Wyoming, in Fort Collins. Topics include a how a newly discovered light receptor in the eye impacts the day and night cycles of humans and animals, providing clues to how disturbances such as jet lag and seasonal affective disorder might be addressed.  

WHEN/WHERE:      From noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at the Fort Collins Marriott.

DETAILS:     Students and fellows from around the region will present award-winning research including how anti-epileptic drugs impact developing brain regions in fetuses; how light intensity information to the brain is synchronized by a newly discovered light receptor in the eye, setting internal daily rhythms and the day and night cycles of humans and animals, providing clues to how disturbances such as jet lag and seasonal affective disorder might be addressed; and a keynote address by Columbia University expert Dr. Stuart Firestein about how the brain recognizes scents.

For more information and a complete schedule visit http://frng.colostate.edu/events/frng2006schedule.html.

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