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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 21, 2003 |
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CONTACT:
Michelle Person
or Blair Gately
(301) 443-6245 |
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Save-the Date
Stress and the Brain will be the Focus of NIH
Symposium during Brain Awareness Week, March 10-16, 2003
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| What: |
A scientific symposium, sponsored by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), in recognition of Brain Awareness Week. The meeting
will focus on the various ways that stress can impact the brain, body,
and ultimately, peoples' lives. Brain Awareness Week is a nationwide
effort, organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, to promote
the public and personal benefits of brain research. |
| Who: |
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, is coordinating this year's NIH Brain
Awareness Activities, in partnership with NIH's National Institute
on Aging; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute
on Deafness and other Communication Disorders; National Institute
of Dental and Craniofacial Research; National Institute of Mental
Health; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National
Institute of Nursing Research; National Eye Institute; and National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. |
| When: | Wednesday, March 12, 2003
8:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M. (EST) |
| Where: |
William H. Natcher Conference Center
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland |
| Why: |
Researchers have long known that stress and coping ability can have
a great impact on health. To commemorate Brain Awareness Week,
the NIH will hold a symposium to highlight scientific findings related
to the various ways that stress can affect the brain and the body.
Speakers will discuss the influence of early rearing on behavioral
development, the impact of stress on brain function, the neurobiology
of fear and emotion, and the role of trauma in mental health and substance
abuse disorders. |
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National Institutes
of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports
more than 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of
drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of
programs to ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and
its implementation in policy and practice. Fact sheets on the health effects
of drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities
can be found on the NIDA home page at http://www.drugabuse.gov.
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