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Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk Department of Physiology & Biophysics Department of Ophthalmology University of California, Irvine Role of aging in shaping cell structure and function Biological age is one of the most relevant clinical traits in predicting disease risk, as well as mental and physical performance decline, including the loss of vision. The molecular link […]
Adam Broitman Kahana Lab Capturing Multiple Effects of Cognitive Aging and Attention in EEG Spectral Features Variability in attention can influence episodic encoding over time. However, the neurocognitive mechanisms of this relationship, and how it changes with cognitive aging, remain poorly characterized. In a series of scalp EEG studies, I investigate how attentional […]
For the Zoom link, please email: pennmindcore@sas.upenn.edu Matthew A. Turner Social Sciences Division Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Stanford University Group-level homophily in metapopulation social networks can optimize the diffusion of innovations The diffusion of innovations drives economic success, social progress, ecological sustainability, and public health. Various studies suggest that asymmetric homophilous […]
Nicolò Cesana-Arlotti Department of Psychology Yale University Foundations of logical thought in human infants and children Humans’ disposition for rational learning, planning, and decision-making is unparalleled in the natural world. Foundational views in the cognitive sciences hold that to learn, think, and talk as we do, we rely upon a “language of thought” […]