According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, 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.