UChicago Discovery Series

Brain Teasers: Cracking the minds toughest riddles

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Performance Hall
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
The University of Chicago
915 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL
6-8 p.m.
(doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Admission is free.
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The human brain is just three pounds of biological tissue. Yet it is the source of every word spoken, every invention realized, every touchdown scored. Questions remain about virtually all its structures and functions—and why sometimes things go awry. Join neuroscientists from the University of Chicago’s new Grossman Institute for Neuroscience, Quantitative Biology, and Human Behavior for a series of short talks that explore the fascinating and profoundly mysterious human brain.

Giving TED-style talks, speakers will answer the following questions:

• Can we determine who is at risk for developing a neurodegenerative brain disorder like Alzheimer’s? What can be done to prevent such disorders from developing?
• Why do we often choke under pressure—and how can we perform our best instead? 
• Might those who have lost limbs ever touch, feel, or manipulate objects again? 
• What can rats teach us—both about the human condition and why the brain is so cool?

An audience Q&A will follow.