Please join Dr. Rob Sutherland, as he presents Why is the Brain Important?
March 28, 2024
Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge, upper ballrooms
320 Scenic Drive South, Lethbridge
FREE event, everyone is welcome, space is limited.
Light appitizers and a cash bar will be available.
Why is the Brain Important
The brain is the vehicle for all the qualities that define our humanity. It is at the centre of all early development and learning, engagement with education and family life, participation in social interactions, creative work and creating our knowledge of all aspects of the universe. Understanding how the brain creates perception from sensation, memories for percepts and generates action is key to understanding all human phenomena. In his talk, Dr. Sutherland will produce an assemblage of current neuroscience research to highlight key issues relevant to health, education, artificial intelligence, criminal justice, ethics and political behaviour.
Dr. Rob Sutherland is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience, Tier 1 Board of Governors Research Chair in Neuroscience, and Director of the Canadian Center for Behavioural Neuroscience. In 2021, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2022 was awarded the Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award by the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science. He investigates the neurobiology of learning, memory, and dementia rodents and humans. Sutherland received his degrees from the University of Toronto and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scoita. After he received his PhD, he moved to the University of Lethbridge in 1980 for postdoctoral training in neuropsycholgy. He has held faculty positions at the University of Lethbridge, University of New Mexico, University of Colorado Boulder, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.