Pavlov Centenary Celebrations

Abstract

A SERIES of lectures in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ivan Pavlov is being organised by the Bavlov Centenary Committee of the Society for Cultural Relations between the Peoples of the British (Commonwealth and the U.S.S.R. On October 6 Dr. A. S. McPherson will read a paper entitled “Re-cenVAdvances in the Study of Conditioned Reflexes", on October 13 Dr. B. H. Kirman will speak on Che Application of Conditioned Reflexes to Psychiatry", both lectures to be delivered at 7.30 p.m. at 14 Kensington Square, London, W.8. Mr. J. G. Crowther will speak on ”Pavlov, Scientist and Man: his Place in the History of Civilization"at 7.30 p.m. on November 3 at the University of London Institute of Education, Malet Street, W.C.I. The celebrations will also include performances (date and place to be announced later) of a new Soviet biographical film, “Academician Pavlov", and a film ”Mechanism of the Brain", made by Pudovkin in 1925. Series tickets costing 10s. (non-members 12s. 6d.) and single tickets (2s. 6d. and 3s.) can be obtained from the Secretary, S.C.R. Science Section, 14 Kensington Square, London, W.8, to whom all inquiries should be addressed.