FIRST Talk of the Year!
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
Tomorrow (10/10) is our eagerly anticipated first talk of the year, Philosophy of The Mind: I Think Therefore I Am? There will be two amazing speakers for this session: – Prof. Mark Mon-Williams will talk about the Philosophy of the Mind from a psychological point of view. – And Marc Cole will give us the philosophical point of view. After the talks, we’ll be going ..read more
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Welcome Back!
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
Welcome back to Leeds for another academic year! It was good to see so many of you sign up and show interest in our society at the freshers fair last week from all difference subject areas. For those who don’t know, we’re an academic neuroscience society aimed at spreading current findings from neuroscience. We aim to run talks, debates, trips to BNA conferences throughout the ..read more
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Neural technology – Can your brain control devices or will they control your brain?
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
At our last informal event at the old bar we had a look at these papers, what are your thoughts on them? A brain controlled drone race! Link Play a game of “20 Questions” using only brainwaves Link Will scientists soon be able to read minds? Neuroscientists are starting to decipher what a person is seeing, remembering and dreaming just by looking at their brain ..read more
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TRIP: BNA CHRISTMAS SYMPOSIUM
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
Us neuroscientists have decided to take a trip to london to attend the BNA Christmas Symposium, with this years topic being Mental Health! It’s on Monday 12th, but we went all out and decided we want a full weekend in london. The plan is to get the megabus down on Saturday, the day after lectures finish for the term. We’ll stay in a hostel for 2 ..read more
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How do brain and mind create consciousness?
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
Our upcoming event on 25th October at the Old Bar, 5-6pm will concern the topic of consciousness. Come along to discuss! ‘Definition: the state of being aware of and responsive to one’s surroundings’. What is consciousness to you? How would you define it? We’ll be looking at scientific papers, less scientific and easy to understand articles as well as discussing recent research into consciousness going ..read more
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Event: Musicogenic Epilepsy & Humanitas Hydrocephalus Project
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
Following a huge turnout at our intro event, we invite you to join us for our first formal event! Where? Baines Wing 2.16 When? 11th October 5-6pm We have two level 3 Neuroscience students: Molly Campbell from the All That is Neuro blog presenting her article on Musicogenic Epilepsy.. can Sean Paul really cause a seizure? Alice van der Schoot talking about a hydrocephalus project she ..read more
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Intro Event!
LEEDS NEURAL NETWORKS
by leedsneuralnetworks
3y ago
TUESDAY 26 September 5-6pm Location: Baines Wing 2.16, University of Leeds https://www.facebook.com/events/1220078328065408/ During Fresher’s week we had people signing up from different fields, such as medicine, psychology, philosophy and yoga. We will explain which kind of activities we will be doing this year: 1) giving students the opportunity to practise presentations of neuroscience-related topics (no marking, no lecturers, no pressure!) 2) informal chats at the ..read more
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