Event
Freaky Friday: What is brain assembly?
Friday, March 16, 2012 17:00
Redpath Museum
859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
This Freaky Friday explores the fascinating field of brain development (assembly) and what happens when it goes wrong, in particular the spinocerebellar ataxia SCA6. It will be followed by the feature length documentary film The Cake Eaters (which has a character in it聽 who has Friedrich's ataxia: . Check here for more information about Dr. Watt's research on
For background information about ataxia SCA6 please check into the Japanese made-for-TV movie called 1 litre of tears based on the diary of a girl who was diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia at 15 (she lived until 25):聽
Free, everyone welcome. Seating is limited. No reservations necessary.
IMAGE: The Cake Eaters