Science Pub moves to Cozmic Pizza! April topic - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Concussions* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) April 3, 2008

Science Pub has a new home! Join us on Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. at Cozmic Pizza for:

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Concussions*
(*But Were Afraid to Ask)
with Paul van Donkelaar, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 3
7 p.m. – 8:30 or 9 p.m. (come early for food and drink!)
Cozmic Pizza, 199 W 8th Ave, (inside The Strand @ 8th & Charnelton)
http://www.cozmicpizza.com/

Brain injuries in both youth and professional athletes has recently drawn attention to the topic of concussion. Concussions can be subtle; therefore, determining whether a concussion has occurred and how well a person is recovering can be difficult. Join us to discuss the latest research and to explore the details of the cognitive, attentional, and motor deficits resulting from concussion and how they may be prevented.

Dr. Paul van Donkelaar http://www.uoregon.edu/~hphy/people/faculty_bio_vandonkelaar.php is an associate professor in the Department of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon. He has used behavioral, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and functional magnetic resonance imaging to study patients suffering from different neurological syndromes including stroke, concussion, and cerebral palsy. He hopes to gain a better understanding of how sensory and motor systems interact in order to develop better rehabilitative therapies.

Science Pub is open to anyone and everyone; no RSVP is necessary. Tell your friends. We hope to see you there!

Science Pub is a week earlier than usual this month, but it will be held every second Thursday of the month at Cozmic Pizza in Eugene. SciencePub is co-sponsored by OMSI http://www.omsi.edu, University of Oregon’s College of Arts & Sciences http://cas.uoregon.edu, and The Science Factory http://www.sciencefactory.org.

Questions? E-mail sciencepub@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4517. Visit http://www.omsi.edu/sciencepub for a description of upcoming Science Pubs.

Official Website: http://www.omsi.edu/sciencepub