EARLY BIRD PRICING | Book before 27 March
KEYNOTE SESSION
A Neuroscientist's
Guide to Stress
Speaker | Dr Lila Landowski, Senior Lecturer, Neuroscientist, University of Tasmania
Date and Time | Thursday 21 May, 11:40am – 12:30pm
Stress is more than just a feeling, it's a hardwired, physical response. It is almost impossible to escape stress under the pressures of modern society.
This can be problematic, especially at work and in our private lives. Long term stress turns us into more volatile and irrational versions of ourselves, altering our behaviour and emotions through its physical effects on brain size and structure, how brain cells connect, and how they function, right down to the level of our genes - and can eventually lead to burnout.
The good news, we can help reverse (or protect ourselves) from the effects of long term stress, using a range of cost-free behavioural interventions. This is particularly important because we often can't control the source of stress in our daily lives.
Dr Landowski will explore the neuroscience of stress and burnout, and take you through evidence-based approaches to improve resilience in a modern world.
A neuroscientists guide to stress
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About Dr Lila Landowski
Dr Lila Landowski is a multi-award winning neuroscientist and senior lecturer at the university of Tasmania, Vice President of Science and Technology Australia, a keynote speaker, as well as a regular guest expert science communicator for the ABC. She is a Fides health ambassador for the World Health Organisation.
As a thought leader in STEM and STEM advocacy, her honorary titles include being a "Superstar of STEM," a Patron of Science, a Public Education ambassador for the Department of Education, and one of the Chief Scientist of Australia's "Science Superheroes". Lila has a strong personal focus on community health and wellbeing, making the wonderful world of science more accessible to the community through talks and the media.
The TEDx speaker has received accolades including the Premier’s Young Achiever of the Year, as well as being a finalist for an Australian Museum Eureka Award and Young Australian of the Year. Lila was named as one of Australia’s top 20 Scientists by the Herald Sun.