Back in Edinburgh; I fear my Science Festival walk '250 Years of Cutting Edge Neuroscience in Edinburgh' tomorrow is sold out, but there are still tickets for my Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas show 'Old Dogs Need New Tricks' The Stand Wednesday, 17 April, 5pm:
thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Back from Nara, Japan, a brilliant conference (World Federation of Neurology, Research Group on Aphasia, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders WFN RG ADCD), perfectly organised by Prof Yukata Tanaka & Manabu Ikeda, in a beautiful place, at the best time of the year (cherry blossom 🌸).

Thomas H Bak Just in time for the 🌸🌸s of Edinburgh!

Thomas H Bak Such a wonderful conference in such a beautiful place 🇯🇵🥰🌸

Back in Edinburgh; I fear my Science Festival walk '250 Years of Cutting Edge Neuroscience in Edinburgh' tomorrow is sold out, but there are still tickets for my Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas show 'Old Dogs Need New Tricks' The Stand Wednesday, 17 April, 5pm:
thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Back from Nara, Japan, a brilliant conference (World Federation of Neurology, Research Group on Aphasia, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders WFN RG ADCD), perfectly organised by Prof Yukata Tanaka & Manabu Ikeda, in a beautiful place, at the best time of the year (cherry blossom 🌸).

Universidad de San Andrés Global Brain Health Institute Atlantic Fellows Include Network LAC-CD ReDLat Dementia GERO

From the lab to the clinic: Overviewing the history and future of TELL at the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) meeting in beautiful Nara. Great panel with Suvarna Alladi, Thomas H Bak, Dr Chi Udeh-Momoh, and Tanya Dash.

Learn about TELL here: tellapp.org

Del laboratorio a la práctica clínica: Repasando la historia y el futuro de TELL en la reunión de World Federation of Neurology (WFN) en Nara, Japón. Gran panel con Suvarna Alladi, Thomas H Bak, Dr Chi Udeh-Momoh y Tanya Dash.

Más información sobre TELL aquí: tellapp.org

Getting out of the prison of monolingual, anglocentric language research: fascinating studies by Boon Lead on progressive aphasias in Chinese languages. Plus some new, really interesting work on Tagalog. We are finally moving towards real cross linguistic approach.

Sarah E. MacPherson talking sense. One of the things I Iove about her work is the ecological validity, real life tests for real life people. A great enrichment to our WFN RG ADCD conference.

What a fantastic start to the meeting of WFN RG ADCD in Nara! Crosslinguistic & crosscultural studies, showing how the specific features of Japanese writing system (hiragana, katakana & kanji) can lead to new insights about the neural substrates underlying reading and writing.

Suvarna Alladi World Federation of Neurology (WFN) Thomas H Bak Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez Sarah E. MacPherson Jet M.J. Vonk Thanks for hosting the event so wonderfully, Suvarna!

Truly enjoying World Federation of Neurology (WFN) ADCD SG biannual meeting in #Nara , Japan 🇯🇵 in full #hanami season and #sakura blooming surrounded by colleagues from across the world.

4 packed days of science and Japanese unbeatable hospitality, beautifully organised and led by Suvarna Alladi

Getting out of the prison of monolingual, anglocentric language research: fascinating studies by Boon Lead on progressive aphasias in Chinese languages. Plus some new, really interesting work on Tagalog. We are finally moving towards real cross linguistic approach.

What a fantastic start to the meeting of WFN RG ADCD in Nara! Crosslinguistic & crosscultural studies, showing how the specific features of Japanese writing system (hiragana, katakana & kanji) can lead to new insights about the neural substrates underlying reading and writing.

58 yrs of meetings of World Federation of Neurology (WFN) SG Aphasia,Dementia & Cognitive disorders, as Cherry blossoms bloom in Nara, Japan.Tradition meets modernity, Past innovations meet the new to generate fresh insights.Plenary starts with contribution of Japanese neurologists by Prof Etsuro Mori

🚨 The United Nations Strategic Framework on #Multilingualism is here!

Available in the 6 official languages, it presents a review of multilingualism in the 🇺🇳, broad goals & next steps.

🔗 bit.ly/3VBRXN9

If all the bus drivers on an essential route say the bus is dangerously unsafe, it's generally a good idea to look at the bus, not just issue an MOT based on the manager saying that it's fine, or simply hoping fewer passengers need to travel.
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