As with Hot Brain 2, the meeting was organized jointly with The Lancet Neurology.
With all the physical evidence pointing to worsening of the climate crisis over the last year, the meeting provided a forum for discussion within the neuroscience community, with a variety of perspectives from international experts.
Marking UCL’s commitment to the Climate Crisis Grand Challenge, the conference was opened by Dr Michael Spence, President & Provost, UCL, who highlighted the convergent waves of a growing burden from neurological disorders and from worsening climate challenges.
There was vital testimony from lived experience speakers, relating the harm already resulting from climate change impacts for people with neurological disorders. These are the voices that need to be heard by the neuroscience community and beyond.
Experts ranging from climate scientists, engineers, global health researchers, fundamental neurophysiologists to public health and Greener NHS specialists provided detailed and concerning information for the delegates.
Congratulations to Ravishankara Bellampalli, Medine Gulcebi, Joseph Vijayanathan, and Ana Correa who won certificates representing the planting of 20 trees in the UCL Grove as the presenters of the best posters.
The meeting provided a powerful impetus to the neuroscience community to act. We must do more to understand the consequences of climate change for the brain and for people with neurological disorders. Hot Brain 4 is already being planned.
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Professor Michael Hanna, Director of UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
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Dr Michael Spence, President & Provost, UCL.
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Professor Sanjay Sisodiya Deputy, Director for Sustainability and Climate Change, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
Professor Michael Hanna, Director of UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
Dr Michael Spence, President & Provost, UCL.
Professor Sanjay Sisodiya Deputy, Director for Sustainability and Climate Change, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
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