Neuroscience experts to present conflict-resolution theories this week

Two nationally renowned experts will lead a seminar examining the relationship between neuroscience and conflict this Thursday and Friday at the Oregon Convention Center.

Jeffrey Schwartz, a nationally known neuroscientist, will make his case with Stephanie West Allen, a California lawyer who will help Schwartz discuss how neuroscience can help people with conflict resolution.

The seminar, which is being hosted by Portland State’s School of Education, will focus on how conflict and

obsessive-compulsive disorder are functions of the brain that can be corrected by the mind, which Schwartz will argue are two separate things.

The Thursday seminar will include a slideshow presentation on the overall context of the brain, West said, followed by a discussion on OCD and the research that led Schwartz to the conclusion that the mind and brain are separate.

The event will be held Thursday, Nov. 16 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. An all-day neuroscience workshop will be held Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tickets for the seminar cost $35. Tickets for the workshop are $329. Both events will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, located at 777 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd. To register for the workshop, call 503-725-4832 or 1-800-547-8887, ext, 4832.