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SUMMARY:Mathematics vs Dementia - Professor Alain Goriely\, Professor of M
 athematical Modelling\, Mathematical Institute\, University of Oxford
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CONTACT:Krishna Amin
DESCRIPTION:Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson
 ’s are devastating conditions with poorly understood mechanisms and no c
 ure. Yet\, a striking feature of these conditions is the characteristic pa
 ttern of invasion throughout the brain\, leading to well-codified disease 
 stages associated with various cognitive deficits and pathologies. How can
  we use mathematical modelling to gain insight into this process and\, doi
 ng so\, gain understanding about how the brain works? In this talk\, Profe
 ssor Alain Goriely shows that by linking new mathematical theories to rece
 nt progress in imaging\, we can unravel some of the universal features ass
 ociated with dementia and\, more generally\, brain functions. Professor Al
 ain Goriely is currently a Professor of Mathematical Modelling at the Univ
 ersity of Oxford. He currently serves as the director of the Oxford Centre
  for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (OCIAM)\, and director of the Inte
 rnational Brain and Mechanics Lab. 
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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