ANNUAL MEETING CANBERRA 2 – 5 May 2000
Symposium themes
Overview
Changes in the global environment
Mind and brain
Energy
Molecular structure and recognition
IT, telecommunications and control in the Web era
Genetic engineering of plants and animals
The universe: Looking out looking forward
Ageing
Mind and brain
This session explores the idea of consciousness. It covers knowledge about the visual brain (seeing, blindsight and robots), the remembering brain (memory, emotion and neural networks) and the dysfunctional brain (psychoses, hallucinations and depression), and explores likely future developments.
Speakers
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan
Australian National University
Small brains, smart minds
Paper
Dr Pankaj Sah
Australian National University
Memories and emotion: Two sides of brain function
Abstract
Professor Ian Hickie
University of New South Wales
The neurobiological basis of abnormal behaviour: Providing insights into the human condition
Abstract
