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The following list comprises upcoming events which may be of special interest to readers of Neurobiology of Aging. While certain events are devoted exclusively to aging, others are more general but have traditionally sponsored special sessions particularly relevant to the aging nervous system. Any individual or organiza- tion wishing to have an event placed on this list should write directly to Paul D. Coleman, Editor-in-Chief, and provide all relevant details.

January 28-February 1, 1991

l lth Annual Conference of the Australian Neuroscience Soci- ety With a Meeting of the New Zealand Physiological Society and the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, Dunedin, New Zealand. Contact: Professor J. Hubbard, Depart- ment of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

February 15-17, 1991

Sixth Meeting on Alzheimer's Disease of the International Study Group on the Pharmacology of Memory Disorders Associated with Aging, Zurich, Switzerland. Information: Rich- ard J. Wurtman, Building No. 25-604, Whitaker College, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139.

May 3-5, 1991

The Second International Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy: Relation of the Cholinergic System to the Therapy of Aizheimer Disease, Springfield, IL. A prelimi- nary program and application form can be obtained by contacting: Ann Ogden, Office of Continuing Education, SIU School of Medicine, P.O. Box 19230, Springfield, IL 62794-8230. Tel: 217-782-7711; fax: 217-782-0988.

May 22-25, 1991

Second International Symposium on Neurobiology of Sleep- Wakefulness Cycle, Tbilisi, USSR. Information: Tengiz N. Oniani, I.S. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Georgian Acad- emy of Sciences, 14 Gotua Street, Tbilisi 380060, USSR.

June 12-15, 1991

Fifth Nordic Neuroscience Meeting, Kuopio, Finland. The main topics of the meeting: Alzheimer's disease: molecular biology and neuropharmacology; attention and its disorders; brain and alcohol;

excitatory amino acids; inhibitory amino acids; mental processing; neurophysiology and neuropharmacology; neuropeptides; schizo- phrenia; sleep research. Deadline for abstract: March 1, 1991. For further information contact: 5th Nordic Neuroscience Meeting, Secretariat, Neuroscience Center, University of Kuopio, Box 21, SF-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Tel: 358-71-162 695 or 173 012; fax: 358-71-173 019.

July 15-19, 1991

The Thirteenth Meeting of the International Society for Neu- rochemistry, Sydney, Australia. Contact: The Secretariat, 13th ISN Biennial Meeting, P.O. Box 787, Potts Point, Sydney, N.S.W., 2011, Australia, (61-2-) 357 2600; fax: (61-2-) 357 2950.

August 4-9, 1991

Third IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Montr6al, Can- ada. Congress Secretariat: Third IBRO World Congress, c/o Receptour International, C.P. 1356, Succursale B, Montr6al, Qu6bec, Canada H3B 3K7. Tel: 514-871-5637; fax: 514-871- 2207.

October 17-20, 1991

Fourth Conference on the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Irvine, CA. Information: James L. McGaugh, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717. Tel: 714-856-5193; fax: 714- 856-8481.

October 27-November 1, 1991

Third International Congress of Neuroimmunology, Jerusa- lem, Israel. Contact: Dr. Haim Ovadia, Department of Neurology, P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel; fax: 972 3655674; telex: 34711 KENS IL.

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