The cinephile Brain Short films, talks and debate sessions on neuropatholo gies

PERONDI, M.C.; HERRERA, M.L.; OTAMENDI, A.; OLIVEROS, A.L.; RIOS, M.N.; BASMADJIAN, O.M.; MARCHESE, N.A.

Carlos Paz

Congreso; XXXIV Reunión Anual SAN 2019; 2019

Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase publicawareness of the progress and benefits of brain research in a week-longcelebration of the brain every March. This year, with the financial support of theSociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias, we coordinated a filmfestival and discussion forum of neuropathologies named ?The cinephile Brain?.The event was carried out at the National Academy of Science?s facilities. Eachday was focused on a single pathology: Parkinson?s disease, Alzheimer?s disease,Autism Spectrum Disorders, Multiple and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, andSchizophrenia. The activity schedule consisted of an introductory sectionperformed by a young scientist, where they explained the cellular and molecularbasis of the pathologies and the experimental approach used in their own researchprojects. Afterwards, there was a film section where short films, mainly fromindependent artists, were broadcasted. Finally, there was an open discussionforum with a multidisciplinary panel conformed by young researchers,professionals from the clinic area, patients and/or their relatives. We obtainedpositive results with a great number of attendants, including a wide age range, andan active interplay between the general audience, researchers, clinic?sprofessionals, patients and their relatives. It was an excellent opportunity to awareabout the importance of the scientific contributions in a better understanding of thediseases