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South Waterfront Series -- Your Brain on Music!

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Your Brain on Music
Science on the Waterfront Series Y O U R B R A I N O N M U S I C

WHAT: Did you ever wonder why you love (or don't love) music? Or how the brain recognizes music? Or if music can help the brain develop or improve healthy brain aging? Dr. Larry Sherman, a musical neuroscientist at OHSU, offers answers to these questions as well as insights into some of the most exciting brain research in recent years - the connection between music, brain development and the ways music can prevent or delay brain aging. In this multi-media performance, Dr. Sherman mixes musical performances, humor and neuroscience to reveal the amazing connection between music and human brain function.

Dr. Larry Sherman received his Ph.D. in Cell Biology from OHSU in 1993. After three years of post-doctoral research at the Institut für Genetik in Karlsruhe, Germany, he joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He returned to Portland seven years ago and is now a Senior Scientist at the Oregon National Primate Research Center and a Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at OHSU. He has over 60 publications in the areas of nervous system development, neurodegeneration, and neuro-oncology, with a focus on ways to promote the repair of brain white matter in patients with multiple sclerosis and during normal aging. He has played piano since the age of four, and has been in numerous blues, rock and jazz groups.

WHEN:

Thursday, November 5
6:00 - 8:00 PM
WHERE: Umpqua Bank
3606 SW Bond Ave. Portland OR 97239
RSVP: This event is FREE and OPEN to the Public. RSVP is appreciated, but not required.
To RSVP email communityrelations@southwaterfront.com or call 503.222.7788
WWW.SOUTHWATERFRONT.COM
Posted Friday Oct 23