Brain Science Week 2022 in Mongolia

Abstract

The Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI), affiliated with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS), in collaboration with the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and the Mongolian Neuroscience Society (MNS), organized the Brain Science Week 2022 from August 8 to 13, 2022, in Ulaanbaatar. The Brain Science Week 2022 included three main events: a 6-day training school for neuroscientists, the IBRO-APRC Ulaanbaatar Associate School on Brain-Related Disorders, a roundtable meeting with stakeholders and advisors themed "Perspectives of Brain Science in Mongolia", and the 9th Annual Meeting of MNS, Multidisciplinary Brain Science 2022. In addition, a press conference and an art contest, Brain Have No Limit, were organized to raise brain awareness in public. The IBRO-APRC Ulaanbaatar Associate School on Brain-Related Disorders was aimed to train 20 students on current advances in brain science by seven international faculties and 14 local faculties in six consecutive days. As a satellite event to the school, a 2-day training program for school psychologists, Basic Concepts of Psychology, was held in conjunction with the Mongolian Psychologists Association. The 9th Annual Meeting of MNS brought together 31 speakers and more than 100 participants who attended 14 invited lectures by world-leading neuroscientists in Ulaanbaatar. The support of MAS, the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Mongolia also contributed to the success of the events. The events made clear what we have achieved so far and what we have to do next for the development of brain science in Mongolia for all participants and the general population.