Imagine being able to make running repairs to the brain itself . . . Gina Rippon is Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at Aston University, and is acutely aware of the possibilities of this, and of the very plasticity of our brains.

Her research involves the application of brain imaging techniques, particularly electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG), to studies of normal and abnormal cognitive processes, most recently in the study of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Professor Rippon is one of the panelists for the British Science Festival event on 15th September 2010, chaired by broadcaster Sue Beardsmore. Please do come, or participate on-line — more information about how to do so will be posted shortly.