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Wednesday:

The second session of the 19th edition of Mathematical Saturdays, organised by the Department of Mathematics of the UAB, will take place on 12 March at 10 a.m. at the conferecene hall (Sala d'actes) of the Faculties of Science and Biosciences. The session is entitled "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain" and will be offered by Toni Lozano, lecturer of the Department of Mathematics. Following the conference, at 11:30 a.m., a workshop will be offered in which participants will be able to create their own cryptocurrency and blockchains by solving a series of mathematical equations. For more information and registration form please click on the link.

Place: Building C conference hall (Faculties of Science and Biosciences)

Date: Saturday 12, March de 2022 - 10:00h

Promotor: Department of Mathematics

Wednesday:

On the occasion of World Brain Week 2022, held from 14 to 17 March, the UAB Institute of Neuroscience and the Mental Health CORE have organised the series Cervella't, a week of virtual and face-to-face talks open to everyone, with prior registration:

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The first conference will be online and given by Alba Toll, doctor in psychiatry from the UAB and psychiatrist at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital. With the title Psychosis: what is it, how and why it occurs?, she will analyse the causes of this mental disorder, characterised by a certain loss of contact with reality and mainly affecting young people.

It is a fairly common disorder, and it is estimated that 3 out of 100 young people will suffer a psychotic episode. There are various theories about its cause, but there are still many unanswered questions about the pathophysiology of this disorder and about more reliable prognostic markers and markers of response to treatment.

Place: Online

Date: Monday 14, March de 2022 - 19:00h

Promotor: UAB Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health CORE

Wednesday:

On the occasion of World Brain Week 2022, hled from 14 to 17 March, the UAB Institute of Neuroscience and the Mental Health CORE have organised the series Cervella't, a week of virtual and face-to-face talks open to everyone, with prior registration:

View the programme and register

The conference on Tuesday 15 March will be given by Narcís Cardoner, associate professor of Psychiatry at the UAB and head of the area of neuroscience and mental health at Hospital Parc Taulí, who will speak about electroconvulsive therapy. This therapy is an effective treatment, but also a controversial and stigmatized medical practice. In this talk, the effects of electroconvulsive therapy on the brain will be discussed in order to understand its mechanisms of action.

Place: Online

Date: Tuesday 15, March de 2022 - 19:00h

Promotor: UAB Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health CORE

Wednesday:

The Clúster de Materials Avançats de Catalunya (ClústerMAV) is a non-profit organization that aims to boost the competitivity of companies and entities across all the value chain of advanced materials.
On 16 March 2022, members of the ClústerMAV will participate in a hybrid event in which some micro- and nano-innovations will be presented, and will also receive a guided tour across the three centers to discover the latest advancements in the field.
The event is free for all partners of ClústerMAV.

The activity will take place in person and online, in any case, you must register at this link

Date: Wednesday 16, March de 2022 - 09:30h

Promotor: Clúster MAV

Email:: comunicacio@clustermav.com

Wednesday:

On the occasion of World Brain Week 2022, held from 14 to 17 March, the UAB Institute of Neuroscience and the Mental Health CORE have organised the series Cervella't, a week of virtual and face-to-face talks open to everyone, with prior registration:

View the programme and register

In this talk, Dimitra Anastasiadou, associate professor at the UAB and post-doctorate at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research, will present ConVRself, a virtual reality platform through which a person can alternately occupy two virtual bodies (an avatar of himself and an avatar of a counselor who reflects and proposes solutions to the problem that the person has). The goal is to assess whether this technique can help people living with obesity increase their motivation to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Place: Online event

Date: Wednesday 16, March de 2022 - 19:00h

Promotor: UAB Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health CORE

Wednesday:

On the occasion of World Brain Week 2022, from March 14 to 17, the UAB Institute of Neurosciences and the Mental Health CORE have organized Cervella't cycle, a week of virtual and face-to-face talks open to everyone, with prior registration:

Check the program and register

During this activity, which will take place at the UAB Digital Lab, doctors Júlia Vázquez, neuropsychologist and researcher at Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili, and Pilar Lusilla, associate professor at UAB and psychiatrist at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, will present the SocratesVR project and will make a practical virtual reality demonstration with the ConVRSelf platform, in which attendees will be able to experience having a conversation with themselves through the Embodiment and Body swapping techniques.

Place: Digital Lab · Sala de Revistes de la Biblioteca d'Humanitats

Date: Thursday 17, March de 2022 - 10:00h

Promotor: UAB Institute of Neurosciences and Mental Health CORE