The human brain: Research and its impact on our everyday lives

“The Human Brain: Research and Its Impact on Our Everyday Lives” was one of several programs hosted during the 250th Fall Celebration at Brown. Participants included Ricardo Dolmetsch ’90, Global Head of Neuroscience, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research; Galen Henderson MD’93, Director, Neurocritical Care and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical School; and Melanie Leitner, PhD ’93, Associate Director, Clinical Research, ALS iHub, Biogen Idec, Inc. Diane Lipscombe ADE’00 hon., P’14, Professor of Neuroscience and Interim Director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science, facilitated the discussion.