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I just received word of this upcoming presentation from a colleague in biology: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/hl/ The 2008 Holiday Lectures on Science What is mind? Can molecular biology help us understand mental function ? Eric R. Kandel, M.D. <http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/kandel_bio.html> and Thomas M. Jessell, Ph.D. <http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/jessell_bio.html> of Columbia University will help us understand how the nervous system turns an idea into action-from the complex processing that takes place in the brain to the direct marching orders the spinal cord gives to the muscles. Modern neuroscience equates mind with the organ we call the brain, an astounding network more than 100 billion neurons connected in a vast complicated web. The presenters will help us puzzle out how the brain is organized and identify the seat of human memory. The question of understanding how the brain functions is rivaled by the question of how such a complex network of cells develops in the first place. Click here to view lecture summaries <http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/hl/2008_summaries.html> of the 2008 Holiday Lectures. Live Webcast December 4, 2008: Lectures 1 & 2 December 5, 2008: Lectures 3 & 4 10:00 a.m. ET & 10:00 a.m. PT www.holidaylectures.org On-Demand Webcast Available December 9, 2008 www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/lectures ResearchChannel Broadcast Spring 2009 Free on DVD Spring 2009 catalog.hhmi.org -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ <http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/> -- APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology http://teachpsych.org/ <http://teachpsych.org/> Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php <http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
