The Brain, Poverty & Mental Health
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The brain, especially the circuitry governing emotion, attention, self-control and stress, is shaped by a complex interplay of genes and early-childhood experiences. Dr. Michael Meaney will discuss the neurobiology and epidemiology evidence that demonstrates how early exposure to adversity in childhood, of which poverty has been identified as a significant factor, can become biologically embedded, effectively switching genes “on or off”. This can result in deficits leading to a range of mental-health issues that, in turn, diminish social, educational and employment opportunities.
Facilitator: Alan Evans, PhD; Co-Director, Ludmer Centre; Director, McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
Keynote Speaker: Michael Meaney, C.M., PhD, C.Q., FRSC
• Co-Director & Primary Investigator, Ludmer Centre
• Researcher & Laboratory Director, Douglas Mental Health University Institute
• James McGill Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University
• Director, Program for the Study of Behaviour, Genes & Environment, McGill University
Panel: A panel of experts will discuss the impact this science should have in terms of the provision of academic and social services as well as in government planning.
Panel members:
• Sonia Lupien, Scientific Director, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal Research Center, and Professor University of Montreal
Presentations will be in English.
Question & answer (Q&A) sessions will be in French and English.
Refreshments will be served.
Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Registration: Online (TBA)
Contact: Jesse Radz at 514-398-1248 or e-mail rsvpmedicineelu.alumni@mcgill.ca
Directions
Bus service: Bus #144 and #360; Stop # 52281: des Pins / Redpath; 1-minute walk (Note: both buses intersect with the metro’s orange line at Sherbrook Station and the green line at Atwater Station)
Metro: Green line, stop: Peel Station; 15-minute walk
Parking Options: Please note; on-street parking is available but limited. The fees below are indicative only and subject to change without notice.
- McGill – McIntyre, 3706 Rue Peel (bet. Doctor Penfield Ave-Pine Ave W); app. 10$; 5-minute walk
- McGill Parking – 3700 Rue McTavish (bet. Doctor Penfield Ave-Pine Ave W); app. 10$; 8-minute walk.
- Drummond Lot – Visitor outdoor parking lot, entrance via the lane next to Hosmer House, 3630 Prom. Sir William Osler or the lane behind 3605 Mountain; app. 10$; 5-minute walk.
- VINCI Parking – 3480 Rue Peel (bet. Rue Sherbrooke O-Avenue Du Docteur-Penfield; app. 7$; 10-minute walk.
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