CLINICAL REASEARCH AND THE LAST FRONTIER. An American Academy of Neurology Briefing for Science and Medical Writers. MARK YOUR CALENDAR - NOVEMBER 15, 2001/ 10 AM - 3 PM, HILTON TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, NY.

The neuroscience disciplines will hold the key for understanding, treating and preventing many neurological disorders in the next quarter century. The American Academy of Neurology has gathered together a panel of experts to focus on clinical research addressing neurological conditions, from childhood through the elderly.

Featured speaker will be V.S. Ramachandran, MD, PhD, DSc, Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California-San Diego, and author of "Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind."

AAN president Stanley Fahn, MD, a leading Parkinson's researcher withe the Neurological Institute, NY, will moderate the program with presentations by Bruce L. Miller, MD, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California-San Francisco (Alzheimer's , neuropsychiatry, and emerging therapies); Scott W. Powers, PhD, Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medical Center (child neurology, biofeedback and relaxation training); J.P. Mohr, MD, Columbia University (stroke); James C. Stevens, MD, Ft. Wayne, IN (Alzheimer's) and others.

For more information or to register contact: Kathy Stone , 651-695-2763, [email protected]

Cheryl Alementi, 651-695-2737 , [email protected].

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