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Headlines 3 Personalising stroke rehabilitation Professor Cathy Stinear Nelson Thursday 17 September Back to the future: The promise of brain cell reprogramming Professor Bronwen Connor Rotorua Thursday 17 September Progressive changes in Parkinson's disease: Current perspectives Professor John Dalrymple-Alford Timaru Tuesday 6 October Earthquake Brain: A look at the Canterbury earthquakes and the brain Dr Nadia Borlase Christchurch Wednesday 7 October With New Zealand now at Alert level 1 and COVID-19 protocols in place, we are very happy to announce the return of our educational events from September. We have rescheduled a few of our March events throughout September and October, and confirmed the return of our Headlines events in Nelson, Tauranga and Wellington. We have also introduced a brand-new event series, Discovery Sessions , which will be hosted digitally. This is an entirely new landscape for us, so we are trialling the online events with six fascinating speakers, covering different topics about the wonders of the human brain. For more information on how to register and details about the topics and events please visit neurological.org.nz/events. Events are back! Brain research in real time Dr Juliette Cheyne Whangarei Thursday 15 October Uncovering the secrets of neuroinflammation Dr Joanne Lin Tauranga Thursday 22 October New insights and opportunities in safeguarding babies’ brains Associate Professor Max Berry Wellington Thursday 19 November