From: Luria Neuroscience Institute • To: Dr. Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]> Subject: Lecture series "Brain and Cognition" and "Major Neurocognitive Disorders" Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:08:11 +0000 ;',,,Laterality in Health and Disease Dear Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, The Luria Neuroscience Institute invites you to attend two 4-day lecture series that cover a wide range of topics on the relationship between the brain and the mind in health and disease. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders. 28 Continuing Education Credits for each 4-day sequence will be awarded (7 CE credits per day). The fee for a 4-day course is $1980 ($495 per day). A separate CE credits processing fee charged by CE credit sponsor applies. Location: Luria Neuroscience Institute, 315 West 57th Street, Ste 401, New York, NY 10019. 1. Brain and Cognition: A Cognitive Neuroscience Lecture Series Date: March 18, April 29, May 20, June 17, 2017 (all Saturdays). Time: 9am - 6pm (with a lunch break and two short breaks). 2. Major Neurocognitive Disorders: A Clinical Neuropsychology Lecture Series Date: March 19, April 30, May 21, June 18, 2017 (all Sundays). Time: 9am - 6pm (with a lunch break and two short breaks). Topics to be covered: 1. Brain and Cognition (Saturdays: March 18, April 29, May 20, June 17) o Basic functional neuroanatomy. o Neural mechanisms of perception and perceptual disorders. o Neural mechanisms of motor functions and its disorders. o Neural mechanisms of language and language disorders. o The deciding brain: Neural mechanisms of executive functions of the frontal lobes and dysexecutive syndromes. o The bicameral brain: Laterality and hemispheric specialization. o Intelligence. o The creative brain. o The emotional brain. o Neural mechanisms of arousal and attention, and attentional disorders. o Neural mechanisms of memory and amnesias. o Brain development, brain agi