Events

Join a panel discussion with Penn faculty and students and author Alan Lightman to discuss “SEARCHING: Our Quest For Meaning In The Age Of Science”   Are we just atoms and molecules, or something more? How does consciousness arise from the material neurons in our brains?   Join Penn faculty and students in conversation with […]

SCEW seminar: Eugen Dimant

March 31, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Eugen Dimant Associate Professor of Practice in Behavioral & Decision Sciences University of Pennsylvania   Strategic Behavior with Tight, Loose and Polarized Norms   Descriptive norms – the behavior of other individuals in one’s reference group – play a key role in shaping individual decisions. When characterizing the behavior of others, a standard approach in […]

Sara Sanchez-Alonso Language Learning and Multisensory Brain (LLAMB) Lab Yale University   Language neurobiology in early development: Advances in pediatric neuroimaging through multi-modal integration of fMRI and fNIRS   Early childhood is an important period to establish foundational language skills, which critically impact subsequent language and educational achievements. Most language delays and disorders emerge during […]