Visitors to the Brain Week Festival that gets underway on Monday in Prague
can learn how to improve their memory, rid themselves of phobias and attend
lectures on developments in neurology and related fields.
The festival, held under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences of the
Czech Republic, will feature various “mind games”, for example, one
that gives visitors a chance to control a flying ball using their
brainwaves.
Speakers include Josef Syka of the Institute of Experimental Medicine, who
will discuss the brain’s auditory system; Cyril Höschl of the National
Institute of Mental Health, who will explain burnout syndrome and how to
handle stress; and Jaroslav Hlinka of the Institute of Computer Science,
who will discuss data analysis and imaging of brain activity.