UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE - An EPFL-LATSIS Symposium Feb 11-13,2009
Event details
| Date | 07.01.2009 › 09.02.2009 |
| Speaker | Various famous speakers : http://latsis2009.epfl.ch/index.php?page=speakers |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Violence is one of the most important social and public health problems worldwide. Despite great interest in understanding the major causes of violence and in developing effective prevention and intervention programs, knowledge generated by experts on different fields is nowadays fragmented and generally circumscribed to the circles where it is generated. Violent behavior is related to complex environmental and social circumstances, but heritable and other biological factors are also implicated. An integrated view of the causes of violence should take into account sociological and psychological aspects, together with biological, evolutionary and modeling approaches.
The language and level in speakers’ presentations will be accessible to non-experts, as part of the common goal and effort for establishing a true communication among the different backgrounds and approaches.
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Contact
- Prof. Carmen Sandi, School of Life Sciences, Brain Mind Institute