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PLENARY LECTURES
Sunday Evening Public Lecture
Sunday, 7:00 p.m. in KIPJ Theatre
1 NeuroEngineering: Evolution of Biopsychosocial Networks in
Humans,. ICHIRO NISHIMURA. (Professor. and. Director,. The.
Weintraub.Center.for.Reconstructive.Biotechnology,.UCLA.School.
of.Dentistry;.inishimura@dentistry.ucla.edu).
The. mission. of. UCLA. Weintraub. Center. is. to. sustain. the.
quality.of.life.of.our.patients.who.suffer.from.facial.defects.and.
dysfunction..What. are. the. functions. of. the. human. face?. In. “The.
Expression.of.Emotions.in.Man.and.Animals”.published.in.1872,.
Charles.Darwin.proposed.that.the.innate.facial.expression.was.universal.among.all.human.races.and.obtained.through.our.evolutional.
process..Emotional.experiences.in.the.brain.immediately.activate.
neuro-muscular.networks,.resulting.in.the.delicate.modulation.of.
smooth. muscles. of. vasculature. and. intestinal. systems. and. arrector.pili.of.hair.follicles,.as.well.as.skeletal.muscles.of.shoulders,.
arms.and.legs..However,.the.most.significant.emotional.influence.
may.be.projected.to.the.facial.muscles,.resulting.in.the.recognizable.
changes.in.facial.form..The.facial.expression.of.emotions.plays.the.
most.significant.role.in.non-verbal.communication.
Various.disorders.affect.the.central.or.peripheral.nervous.systems.and.interfere.with.the.ability.to.control.facial.expression..As.a.
result,.these.patients.are.isolated.from.social.networks..It.has.been.
noted.in.many.cases.that.innate.and.voluntary.facial.expressions.
are.differentially.affected,.suggesting.that.the.voluntary.control.of.
facial. expression. is. regulated. through. a. separate. mechanism.. In.
fact,.a.large.part.of.social.communication.today.may.be.achieved.
by.the.voluntary.facial.expression,.which.is.considered.unique.to.
humans.and.thus.may.be.acquired.through.evolutional.development.
of.the.neuro-muscular.system.of.the.face.
The.therapeutic.use.of.both.innate.and.voluntary.facial.expressions.may.provide.a.clue.in.addressing.the.ill-fated.biopsychosocial.network.of.our.patients..In.order.to.engineer.the.lost.smile,.a.concept.of.NeuroEngineering.is.currently.being.developed.
Monday Noon Public Lecture
Monday, 12:15 p.m. in KIPJ Theatre
2 Journeying Through Stressed Urban Systems, H.J.S. FER-
NANDO (Environmental. Fluid. Dynamics. Laboratories, Departments.of.Civil.Engineering.and.Geological.Sciences.and.Aerospace.
and. Mechanical. Engineering, University. of. Notre. Dame, Notre.
Dame,.IN.46530;.Fernando.10@nd.edu).
The.Earth.system.is.maintained.in.a.stable.climatic.state.by.a.
myriad.of.forcing,.responses.and.feedbacks..While.the.components.
of.Earth.system.have.ability.to.absorb.disturbances.while.maintaining.
essential. functions. and. structure. (resilience),. beyond. certain.
thresholds.either.the.entire.system,.its.components.or.building.blocks.
thereof.may.shift.to.entirely.different.functionalities..While.little.control.is.possible.on.natural.(external).disturbances,.humans.have.the.ability.to.minimize.their.own.environmental.stressors.via.sound.planning,.designs.and.management.so.that.(human-centric).urban.systems.can.be.developed.and.maintained.in.sustainable.manner..This.presentation.concerns.some.recent.catastrophic.failures.of.urban.ecosystems.
during. natural. disasters. due. to. environmentally. incongruous. engineering.designs.(e.g.,.Hurricane.Katrina).or.poor.regulatory.enforcement.(e.g.,..Sumatra.Tsunami)..Lessons.learnt.from.such.studies.can.
be.incorporated.into.future.sustainable.urban-systems.designs.
Monday Evening Public Lecture
Monday, 7:00 p.m. in KIPJ Theatre
3 Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Study of Human Remains,.
DAVID R. HUNT.(Physical/Forensic.Anthropologist.and.Collections.
Manager,. Physical. Anthropology. Division,. Department. of.
Anthropology,.National.Museum.of.Natural.History,.Washington,.
D.C.;.huntd@si.edu).
Comprehensive,. in-depth. study. of. human. remains,. especially.
desiccated. and. mummified. bodies. requires. a. broad. spectrum. of.
knowledge..With.advances.in.techniques.and.methods.of.research,.no.
one.person.can.adequately.conduct.all.the.analytical.procedures.which.
should.be.employed..It.is.essential.to.assemble.a.team.of.specialists.
and.experts.in.their.particular.areas.of.research.to.effectively.investigate.the.remains,.associating.artifacts.and.the.relating.provenance.
A.multidisciplinary.study.of.a.preserved.body.from.a.19 th .Century.Iron.Coffin.recovered.in.Washington,.DC.will.be.presented.and.
used.as.the.foundation.to.discuss.other.mummy.projects.which.have.
incorporated.a.diverse.panel.of.specialists.and.experts.from.various.
disciplines..This.methodology.resulted.in.a.greater.understanding.
about.the.life,.death.and.cultural.context.of.the.individual..If.we.
choose.to.risk.damage.to.our.irreplaceable.artifacts.of.the.past,.it.is.
then.our.responsibility.to.be.rigorous,.thorough.and.employ.the.best.
practices.in.research.
Tuesday Pre-Noon Lecture
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on Mummy Studies
Invited Lecture
Tuesday, 11:45 p.m. in KIPJ Theatre
4 The Lanzarote and Fuerteventura Prehispanic Population,
Canary Islands, Spain, CONRADO RODRíGUEz MARTíN 1 *,
PABLO ATOCHE 2 , and ANGELES RAMíREz 2 ( 1 Instituto.
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