A fascinating look at what happens in the brain when we play (or even just watch) sports.
Tickets are now available for a five-session course, “Neuroscience of Sports: Your Brain in Action,” to be presented at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday evenings at 6 pm starting September 16, 2013. Professor and department chairman Dr. Philip E. Stieg and Dr. Kenneth R. Perrine, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurological Surgery, will both be participating in this innovative course covering the latest research in the neuroscience of sports.
Each evening of this five-session course features a selection of guest speakers and expert panelists. Topics will include the impact of concussions, and how our brains recover from them; the psychology of sports fans; the cognitive benefits of team sports; and understanding the impact of repetitive brain injury. The course includes hands-on experience in the lab with activities that dig into the latest scientific studies.
The co-directors of the course are Dr. Perrine and Dr. James Noble, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center.
The course is a part of the Sackler Brain Bench, which supports ongoing programs and resources at the museum for adults, teachers, and students to illuminate the extraordinary workings of the human brain.
For more information about the course, and to purchase tickets online, please visit the American Museum Natural History.
