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March 20, 1997

Brain research findings to be discussed at meeting

Prominent neuroscience researchers from Pitt and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will report on new brain research findings at a meeting tonight, March 20, 7-9 p.m. at the David Lawrence Hall Auditorium.

The meeting is part of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience's observance of "Brain Awareness Week," March 17-23. The national campaign is aimed at increasing public awareness about the benefits and promises of brain research.

Tonight's meeting is free and open to the public, and features the following presentations:

* "New Advances in Parkinson's Disease Research," Michael Zigmond, director of Pitt's Center for Parkinson's Disease.

* "Surgical Restoration of Normal Brain Function," Dade Lunsford, chief of neurosurgery, UPMC.

* "Alzheimer's Disease: Causes and Treatment," Stephen DeKosky, head of the Pitt Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.

* "Brain Rhythms," Robert Y. Moore, neurology chairperson, UPMC.

Roger Klein of the Pitt education school's Department of Psychology will be master of ceremonies.

For more information, call 624-6994 or 624-6995.

Brain Awareness Week was created in 1996 by Dana Alliance, a group of neuroscientists including five Nobel laureates.

Brain and central nervous system diseases and disorders remain the nation's leading cause of disability, affecting 50 million Americans each year, Dana Alliance notes. Brain-related diseases and disorders include Alzheimer's disease, addiction, head injury, Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, depression and epilepsy.

More than half of all hospital beds are filled by people suffering from brain-related disorders at a cost totaling $600 billion a year, according to Dana Alliance statistics.


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