Dear Friend, Have you ever wondered how children learn? Or why your kids or spouse think in the unique way that they do? If so, please join fellow ACS members in the Pittsburgh region for an exciting opportunity on Thursday, January 20, to learn about breakthrough research on the brain, mind and learning that is happening at Carnegie Mellon University. Please reserve your seat today for an interactive discussion with leading faculty from across the university who are exploring questions about how children learn; how the brain allows you to perceive and think about the world; how the brain ages; the science of disorders such as autism, dyslexia or Alzheimer's; and how computers can be made to think. Please plan to attend and learn more about Carnegie Mellon’s leadership on this unprecedented effort to shape the future of brain research and application. Sincerely, Gregory P. Polansky, S’74, TPR’76 President, Andrew Carnegie Society P.S. – While research has and can make great strides in understanding how children learn and the science of the brain, we may never be able to understand why our kids or significant other think as they do. :-)     You Are Invited BRAIN, MIND & LEARNING Understanding Brain Behavior in the 21st Century Thursday, January 20, 2011 Panel           5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reception    6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Moderator:    Mark S. Kamlet    Provost & Executive Vice President    Carnegie Mellon University Panelists:    Justine Cassell, Ph.D.    Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute    School of Computer Science    Marcel A. Just, Ph.D.    D. O. Hebb Professor of Psychology    Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging    Michael J. Tarr, Ph.D.    George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience    Co-Director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition    Professor of Psychology    Nathan N. Urban, Ph.D.    Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences    Head, Department of Biological Sciences Location Rashid Auditorium, Room 4401 The Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies Forbes Avenue Main Entrance Carnegie Mellon University Parking Parking is available in the East Campus Garage. For guests arriving after 4 p.m., free parking will be available in the Morewood Parking Lot directly across from the entrance to the Hillman Center. RSVP RSVP by January 13, 2011 to Deborah Taylor at 412-268-9464.