The American Association for the Advancement of Science & The Dana Foundation are pleased to invite you to the first in a series of public events on Neuroscience & Society The Aging Brain What's New in Brain Research, Treatment & Policy? As scientists continue to make advances in neuroscience, they are learning more about how the aging brain functions in health and disease. Speakers at this event will discuss what we know at the basic research level; what we still need to determine; how we can apply scientific findings to the clinical setting; and how we must develop humane and effective policies nationwide as our population ages. The progress of this research will touch all of us as we age, become caretakers for family members and friends, and remain engaged citizens in helping to determine local and national policy. Welcome Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS and Executive Publisher, Science Presenters Marilyn S. Albert, Director, Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Richard J. Hodes, Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health Reisa A. Sperling, Director, Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Harvard Medical School June 13, 2012 5:00 p.m. Reception to follow AAAS Auditorium 1200 New York Ave, NW Washington, DC 20005 RSVP Please join us in celebrating the return of Dana Foundation events in Washington! For more information about the Neuroscience and Society series visit our website



The American Association for the Advancement of Science & The Dana Foundation
are pleased to invite you to the first event of the 2014 series on Neuroscience & Society
Wake up, I’m Speaking
The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreaming
March 11, 2014
5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
AAAS Auditorium
1200 New York Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Register: http://www.aaas.org/4vj
It seems that everybody, from comedians, to poets, to world leaders, have something to say about sleep. So why not scientists? Sleep, or the lack of it, is the focus of considerable research in the United States, where sleep disorders and sleep deprivation have been associated with poor cognitive performance, behavioral problems, accidents, ill health and other factors that adversely affect quality of life. When we do sleep, we also dream; in fact, during a typical lifetime, people spend an average of six years dreaming. In the past, dreams have been interpreted as omens of the future, representations of reality, and even divine messages from the gods. Nowadays, we tend to have slightly more rational views about dreams, but their significance and meaning remain a subject of debate in both science and public discourse. Speakers will address what neuroscience research tells us about sleep, sleep disorders, the mechanisms and functions of dreaming, and the impact of sleep research on medicine and society.
Presenters: Clifford B. Saper, MD, Ph.D.
James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School
Deirdre Leigh Barrett, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Michael J. Twery, Ph.D.
Director, National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH