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We will also stream this seminar via Zoom. For the link, please email: pennmindcore@sas.upenn.edu Kyle Burger UNC/Monell Neuroimaging of Ingestive Behavior: Insights into Food Reinforcement & Branding Preference for a sweet taste is innate and considered an evolutionary advantage, signaling an available energy source. Yet high sugar intake is a significant contributor to a […]
Matthew Hewett Department of Linguistics University of Pennsylvania “Singular they and the syntax of townhouses” (Joint work with Karlos Arregi) Existing analyses of singular they (e.g. Bjorkman 2017, Conrod 2019, Konnelly & Cowper 2020) don’t provide an account of the fact that it obligatorily triggers plural verbal agreement, despite having singular reference (e.g. […]
Kimberly Noble Director, Developmental Psychology Program Director, Neurocognition, Early Experience and Development (NEED) Lab Columbia University
Agrita Dubey Pesaran Lab University of Pennsylvania Multiregional mechanisms of flexible control of behavior Sensory distractions often impede our ability to complete tasks and achieve our goals. Cognitive control—the ability to guide behavior and mental processes in alignment with goals—enables us to suppress distractions while focusing on relevant targets. A hallmark of cognitive […]