• The Autistic Neuron
      Mark Bear


• Alzheimer’s Disease: Current State and Hope for the Future
      Li-Huei Tsai


• New Frontiers in Psychiatric Disorders Research
      Edward Scolnick

All plenary sessions are available for viewing through MIT World, including a
welcoming address by MIT President, Susan Hockfield, and an overview of
brain disorders by BCS Department Head, Mriganka Sur. These video
presentations were made possible by CIGNA.

Break-out Sessions with Faculty Panels

• Developmental Disorders and Diseases
      Moderator: Mriganka Sur
      Nancy Kanwisher
      Yingxi Lin
      J. Troy Littleton
      Elly Nedivi
      Rebecca Saxe

• The Diseases of Aging
      Moderator: John Gabrieli
      Emilio Bizzi
      Thomas Byrne
      Suzanne Corkin
      Leonard Guarente
      Carlos Lois
  
  


• Psychiatric Disorders and Diseases
      Moderator: Robert Desimone
      Ki Goosens
      Earl Miller
      Christopher Moore
      Pamela Sklar
      Li-Huei Tsai