The Columbia University Center for Bioethics cordially invites you to The Center for Bioethics 6TH Anniversary Special Event The Herbert G. Cohen, MD Memorial Lecture in NeuroscienceMusicophilia: Tales of Music and the BrainOliver Sacks, MDProfessor of Neurology and Psychiatry, College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University ArtistAward Winning AuthorMusic can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can; it can get us dancing to its beat. What makes music so irresistible? Citing the latest neuroscientific research and many clinical examples, Oliver Sacks examines why humans are a musical species, how music is processed in many different areas of the brain, and how music can be used therapeutically in conditions ranging from Alzheimer's to Aphasia and Parkinsonism.Alumni Auditorium @ College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University Medical Center630 West 168th StreetNew York, NY 10032Reception to follow the Lecture. The event is free and all are encouraged to attend.Please reply before Friday, April 4, 2008 to David Straub at 212-342-0442 or by email ds2249@columbia.edu For future events, visit our Web site: http://bioethicscolumbia.org
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Oliver Sacks, MDProfessor of Neurology and Psychiatry, College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University ArtistAward Winning Author