On Tuesday, Steven Hyman, MD, Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and university provost will speak on:
“Brain Science & Society: Thinking about the Future”
Hosted by:Harvard Allston Education Portal
December 07 from 06:30 to 07:30 pm
Harvard Allston Education Portal,
175 North Harvard Street, Allston, MA. 02134 Maps:Street map
What effects do drugs have on the brain in treating mental illnesses? Are the drugs treating the causes or the symptoms? Does the use of these drugs influence an individual’s identity, undermine personal responsibility, or have negative effects on society?
Based on his Harvard course, Dr. Hyman will provide insight on how addictive drugs work in the brain and the policy issues that are raised by their effects. Dr. Hyman is a leading scholar at the intersection of molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and psychiatry. He served as the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 1996 to 2001.
Free but must register Monday, Dec. 6 by phone at 617-496-5022 or e-mail allston_edportal@harvard.edu.
Free parking is available at 219 Western Avenue, adjacent to the Harvard Allston Education Portal at the corner of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue.