Abstract

Professor Barbara Sahakian is a leading member of the Cambridge University Department of Psychiatry, as well as the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair and the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre. She will be visiting Lucy Cavendish College to discuss Neuropsychiatry in the 21st Century, encompassing her own particular research interests.

As well as talking about women in neuroscience Professor Sahakian will speak about her work on the neural basis of cognitive, emotional and behavioural dysfunction in order to develop more effective pharmacological and psychological treatments, and neuropsychological tests, such as the CANTAB tests, which she co-invented.

This talk is one of a programme of free events run by Lucy Cavendish College which are open to the public. However, places are limited so we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment. Please book your place by emailing eam44@cam.ac.uk.