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Conference on the History of the Mind-Brain Sciences
September 18, 2015 - September 19, 2015
You are cordially invited to attend a 2-day conference on the HISTORY OF THE MIND-BRAIN SCIENCES, 1890-2015, called “Sorting Brains Out.” The program is fabulous, including graduate students from around the country presenting on Friday, Sept 18 and leading historians of science presenting on Saturday, Sept 19.
Here’s a sample of talk titles:
- Reading the History of Adult Neurogenesis Backwards: When Did Sex/Gender Become Plastic?
- Monkeys, Mirrors, and Me: Gordon Gallup and the Study of Self-Recognition
- Normal Brains, Normal Behaviors? ADHD Diagnoses Show How Culture, Economy, and Pathology Are Entangled
- Why the Tortoise Wins the Race: Dual Process Theory and the Neoliberal Subject
Check out the full talk line-up here:
https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/events/sorting-brains-out
RSVP appreciated: pennbrains2015@gmail.com