Foundation Day 2017 celebration

The National Brain Research Centre celebrated its 14th foundation day

The National Brain Research Centre celebrated its 14th foundation day with pomp and gaiety on 16th December 2017. The events were kicked off with an open day that saw participation of school children from various schools around NCR. The children were taken around labs in NBRC to give them a feel for neuroscience research. Student volunteers gave broad overviews of their respective labs with a view to instil scientific temper in the young children. The natural curiosity of children was on display as a lot of them posed probing questions to the student volunteers.

This was followed by a science quiz which was hosted by NBRC students for the visiting schools which saw the director, faculty and the chief guest in attendance. The quiz was followed by a grand lunch for the students, staff, faculty and visiting school children.

In the evening a public lecture was delivered by the chief guest Dr. Karl Friston who spoke on the topic ‘I am therefore, I think’. The provocative title turns Descartes’ famous promulgation on its head by asserting that all living organisms search for evidence for their own existence and in doing so, generate action and perception. The lecture was followed by an equally provocative question-answer session.

The lecture was preceded by a prize distribution ceremony where the class toppers from the MSc. and PhD programme were felicitated for meritorious performance in course work. The ceremony was closed after a brief address by the president of NBRC society, Dr. P.N Tandon.