Among the activities that will take place in the coming weeks:

• The Third Annual Brain Awareness Week Symposium: "Neuroscience Research: The Road to Clinical Breakthroughs." The symposium, sponsored by the departments of neurology, anatomy and neurobiology, pharmacological and physiological science, and the program in cell and molecular biology, will take place from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in Lecture Hall A in Schwitalla Hall. A reception will follow in the Thayer-Katzman Library. Mary Jeanne Kreek, M.D., from the Rockefeller University Hospital in New York will speak on "Opioids, Stress Responsivity and the Addictions." Dr. Philip Winn from the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, will speak on, "Translation of Desire into Action: The Neurobiology of Choosing and Doing." Dr. Steven Anderson from the University of Iowa will speak on "Frontal Lobe Injury, Aphasia, PET Scanning and Decision-Making Strategies." All faculty, fellows, students and staff are encouraged to attend.

• Practical anatomy workshops. Middle school and high school students will hear presentations about brain awareness on March 17 and 18 at the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Auditorium, 3839 Lindell Blvd. Among this year's speakers will be Dr. Paul A. Young, professor and chairman of the department of anatomy and neurobiology.

• Ninth Annual Neuroscience Symposium on Spinal Cord Injury. The event is sponsored by the division of neurosurgery, School of Nursing, Saint Louis University Hospital, SSM Rehabilitation Institute and PremierCare Neurorehabilitation Program of Bethesda General Hospital. The program is open to the general public but is primarily for physicians, nurses, therapists and case managers who care for the complex needs of patients with spinal-cord injuries. The conference will take place Friday, April 9, and Saturday, April 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Union Station. Keynote speakers for the conference include Wise Young, M.D., from Rutgers University who will speak on "Current Research in Spinal Cord Injury." Dr. W. Dalton Dietrich, scientific director for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, will discuss "New Strategies to Treat Spinal Cord Injury Spasticity." A free session for spinal cord-injured people and their families will be held at 12:15 p.m. For more information, call SLUCare at 268-5880. For a full schedule of conference sessions or to register, call Sally Lehnert, conference coordinator, in the office of continuing education at 577-8919.

• "Gateway to a Cure Benefit Dinner with Christopher Reeve," co-sponsored by "Gateway to a Cure" and the School of Medicine. The awards dinner honors individuals who have shown outstanding accomplishments related to spinal cord injury. For information call SLUCare at 268-5880.

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