NIH sposors March 12 symposium for Brain Awareness Week

Researchers have long known that stress and coping ability can have a great impact on health. To commemorate Brain Awareness Week (March 10-16, 2003), the National Institutes of Health will hold a symposium on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. to focus on the various ways that stress can affect the brain and the body. The meeting will be held at the William H. Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Speakers will discuss the impact of stress on brain function, the neurobiology of fear and emotion, and the role of trauma in mental health and substance abuse disorders.

Brain Awareness Week is a nationwide effort, organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research.

NIDA is coordinating this year's Brain Awareness activities at NIH, in partnership with NIH's National Institute on Aging; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Institute of Nursing Research; National Eye Institute; and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

An agenda for the symposium can be found at http://www.drugabuse.gov/DrugPages/BAWeek.html.

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