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Does Modern Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Soul?

Johns Hopkins University

A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)

Tuesday, November 28th

12:00 PM

West Lecture Hall in the Wood Basic Science Building

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the speaker:

Dr. Paul LaPenna is a neurologist in Greenville, SC and Associate Professor of Neurology at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus. Dr. LaPenna completed his neurology residency at Indiana University School of Medicine in 2018. As a neurohospitalist, Dr. LaPenna’s skill set is focused on treatment of neurological emergencies and performing and interpreting electrophysiological studies of the brain and peripheral nervous system. Dr. LaPenna has an interest in the relationship between science and faith—in particular, the relationship between neuroscience and the soul, the overreaching claims of science, and the dignity of the human person, to name a few.

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