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Neuroscience 2009 media registration now open

World's largest neuroscience meeting will be held Oct. 17-21 in Chicago

WHAT: The Society for Neuroscience's 39th Annual Meeting, Neuroscience 2009, is the world's largest source of emerging news on brain science and health, and offers unparalleled access to the latest research innovations and the field's brightest minds.

WHO: Media representatives who cover science, health care, genetics, education, aging, mental illness, diet, behavior, emotion, and related disorders.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

Neuroscience 2009 is a multifaceted exchange of important science research across biological, behavioral, psychological, and chemical disciplines. Hundreds of the world's foremost researchers, clinicians, and experts on all matters concerning the brain will present research findings and be available for interviews. Register now at www.sfn.org/pressroom.

Presidential Special Lectures this year address these topics:

• The Perception of Long-Term Memory – Eric Kandel, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University
• Brain Systems of Learning and Memory – Richard Morris, PhD, University of Edinburgh
• Origins of Abstract Knowledge: Number and Geometry – Elizabeth Spelke, PhD, Harvard University
• Addiction and Self Control – Nora Volkow, MD, National Institute on Drug Abuse

This year's Dialogues between Neuroscience and Society theme is "Magic, the Brain, and the Mind." The Dialogue features internationally known magicians James Randi, Apollo Robbins, and Eric Mead and will explore how attention, memory, and perception inform the art and practice of illusion and magic.

In addition, hundreds of topical sessions, symposia, and poster presentations offer the chance to learn about the latest research in your fields of interest. For more details, download the Preliminary Program .

WHEN: October 17-21, 2009

WHERE: McCormick Place Conference Center, Chicago, Ill.

REGISTRATION: Media registration is required. Register online at www.sfn.org/pressroom or contact mediareg@sfn.org for more information.

The Society for Neuroscience is an organization of more than 38,000 basic scientists and clinicians who study the brain and nervous system.

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