Events

Penn Memory Seminar: Adam Broitman

February 28, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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 […]

We will also stream this seminar via Zoom. For the link, please contact us: pennmindcore@sas.upenn.edu   Robert Reinhart Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Boston University   Noninvasive neuromodulation for impaired cognition   In the past century, age-related cognitive deficits and dementia have surged, and this trend is expected to intensify with the rapidly aging […]

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” […]

SCEW Seminar: Matthew Turner

March 1, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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 […]