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Brain Wellness Program Staff Spotlight: Cynthia Friesen

Cynthia Friesen works for the BC Brain Wellness Program (BCBWP) as the team lead for the expression & creation programs and the facilitator of the Musical Movements class – an online singing collective. We caught up with Cynthia to learn more about her role and passions. How did you get involved with BCBWP? Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell began sharing her thoughts…

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Dr. Alicia Izquierdo: Translational models of frontocortical circuits in learning and decision making

March 22

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

Zoom option if unable to attend in person: Zoom link here (click on “Join a meeting”) Meeting ID: 91512 289258 Passcode: 289258 Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) have been assigned various overlapping roles ranging from learning and responding to reward, signaling value and uncertainty, and supporting economic decisions, to name a few. Both of these regions share reciprocal anatomical…

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