Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit

This is an historical archive of the activities of the MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit (MRC ANU) that operated at the University of Oxford from 1985 until March 2015. The MRC ANU established a reputation for world-leading research on the brain, for training new generations of scientists, and for engaging the general public in neuroscience. The successes of the MRC ANU are now built upon at the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.

David Smith, Honorary Associate Director, to give Nansen Lecture

8 Oct 2012
Fridjof Nansen: Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Photo from Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive) Bild 102-09772

Prof. A. David Smith, Honorary Associate Director of the Unit, will present  at The Nansen Neruoscience Lectures 2012. The lectures, commorating the fundamental contribution of Fridtjof Nansen to neuroscience, will be held on the 10th October 2012 at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo.

Prof. Smith's lecture will be entitled, "Slowing progression in Alzheimer's disease by loweing homocysteine– evidence from neuroimaging."

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PDF icon Programme: Nansen Neuroscience Lectures 2012

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