May 18-20, 2016  |  8:30am - 5:15pm

The Addicted Brain and New Treatment Frontiers: Sixth Annual Aspen Brain Forum

Dr. Rachel Tyndale to speak at The Addicted Brain and New Treatment Frontiers: Sixth Annual Aspen Brain Forum
New York, May, 2016:

This 2.5-day conference will bring together researchers, clinicians, government and industry representatives, and non-profit leaders to explore the latest scientific advances in the field of addiction, with the end goal of improving treatment. The event will feature sessions and presentations focused on the neural circuitry of addiction, neuroplasticity, the susceptibility of the developing adolescent brain, and new horizons for treatment strategies, and will draw on speakers from the fields of neuroscience, behavioral physiology/medicine, cognitive and clinical neuroimaging, pharmacogenetics, neurobiology, psychology, epigenetics, genetic medicine, criminal justice, policy, and economics. The conference will conclude with a session dedicated to improving social and government policies so that neuroscience research can be more effectively applied to addiction treatment. Poster, Short Talk, Travel Fellowship, and Childcare Grant opportunities are due March 23, 2016
see here for more information

NYAS 5-18-16 6th Aspen Brain Forum_Flyer_SS4.pdf