According to the information center of national elites foundation, improving the brain
health and its empowerment are some of the most basic needs among the common
people of the society. In this regard, the cognitive sciences development
headquarter has aimed to improve the awareness of society members with the
cooperation of relevant units, science centers and public organizations, so
that the foundation is laid for identification of preventive methods and
treatment of brain disorders in an extensive manner.

This is the third consecutive round of “Brain Awareness
Week” held with the support of the cognitive technologies development
headquarter and based on planning in the week of specialized seminars of
students in schools, student meetings in academic centers, public gatherings to
introduce brain abilities and ways to improve its function and methods to
maintain brain health in research centers.

Increasing the brain performance, improving the pace of
diagnosis of relevant disorders and diseases, raising general knowledge about
brain diseases and lack of labeling these patients are among the other goals of
the “Brain Awareness Week”.

Specialized disease evaluation and description meetings
related to brain and neuroscience, including depression and anxiety and
Alzheimer’s, were held with the cooperation of health office of municipality of
Tehran, followed by other similar conferences and meetings on the performance
and diseases of brain in Tehran.

During the “Brain Awareness Week”, 10 educational and
scientific programs were broadcasted by IRIB and special instructions of
healthcare centers to increase the general knowledge about brain impairments
and diseases have been designed and distributed in the provinces of the
country.

In the “Brain Awareness Week”, scientific contents will
provided for the public through the telegram channel of brain awareness, and
some other scientific contents about child brain and importance of flexibility
of brain will be published.

“Brain Awareness Week” is a global program, and its third
consecutive round has been initiated in Iran since February 23^rd 2018
in various points of the country. It is noteworthy that the closing ceremony of
the event will be held in book garden of Tehran on March 2^nd 2018.