The inner workings of the human brain will be the topic of a four-day series of lectures starting March 11.

Brain School, as it’s called, is free and open to the public – although you must register to attend.

Here’s an announcement from the event’s host, the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute:

As part of Brain Awareness Week, Brain School will be held at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Va., on the evenings of Monday, March 11 through Thursday, March 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The school will include a presentation each evening from research institute faculty members on various aspects of how brains work and what happens to impair their function through injury, disease, and aging. Each evening will include a lecture and discussion of a different topic:

Monday, March 11 – The Stuff of Brains and How Brains Process Information

Tuesday, March 12 – How Brains Make Sense of the World

Wednesday, March 13 – When Brains Do Things We Would Rather They Didn’t

Thursday, March 14 – How Brains Grow and Age

Here’s more information,  including how to register.