http://ripr.org en http://ripr.org/post/brain-activity-map-creates-buzz-funding-still-needed <p>Scientists in Rhode Island are waiting for word from the federal government about whether or not it will fund a huge, multi-year effort to map the brain’s activity. But, as the head of the Institute for Brain Science at Brown University says, funding or no funding, even the buzz about brain science is beneficial.</p> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Kristin Gourlay 11751 at http://ripr.org Brain Activity Map Creates Buzz, But Funding Still Needed http://ripr.org/post/ri-medical-society-celebrates-200-years-lecture-series <p><strong>UPDATE:The first lecture in this series has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1 at 5 pm.</strong></p><p>The <a href="http://rimed.org/index.asp">Rhode Island Medical Society </a>is marking its 200th anniversary with a series of neuroscience-related lectures, all free and open to the public. The lectures are co-sponsored by Brown’s Institute for Brain Science and the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute.</p> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Kristin Gourlay 8277 at http://ripr.org