Dr. Martha Farah and Dr. Stephen Morse will present on the Graduate Certificate in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN). SCAN enables graduate and professional students in non-science fields preparing for a wide range of careers to work knowledgeably with neuroscience. SCAN students will take 4 courses in parallel with [...]
Liz Suhay (American University) will be giving a lunch talk entitled "The Politics of Genetic Explanations for Social Inequality." Caffeinated and non caffeinated beverages as well as dessert will be provided. Feel free to bring your lunch. --------------- Liz Suhay specializes in the study of public opinion, political psychology, and political [...]
New developments in neuroscience are impacting society, from law to business to mental health. Are you interested in separating the science fiction silliness from the truly transformative science and technology? In analyzing the risks and rewards of these developments and determining how they can be managed ethically? Penn’s Center for [...]
Special event featuring Michael Posner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science Featuring: Michael Posner, Laureate University of Oregon Weill Medical College of Cornell University Aaron Posner, Theater Director and Co-founder of the Arden Theater Company Location: TBA RSVP for location details at info@neuroethics.upenn.edu.
Join us for a graduate student-led dialogue on philosophy and science: Ayelet Ruscio, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania in dialogue with Ginger Hoffman, Professor of Philosophy, Saint Joseph’s University This event will be about how researchers classify mental life as well as the historical/philosophical underpinnings of these taxonomies. Wine [...]
Join the SCAN program team, current students, and alumni for an on-campus information session to learn more about our four-course certificate. Enjoy a provided lunch, meet peers, and get your questions answered about academic requirements, the SCAN student experience, and the application process. RSVP today Date: December 4 Time: 12 pm – [...]
Policymakers worldwide are looking to neuroscience for an understanding of child development and, in particular, the effects of poverty on child development. Their interest has been sparked by new research on the neuroscience of poverty, which has revealed neural differences associated with poverty and identified possible environmental causes for them. [...]
Penn grad students, postdocs and RAs, you are invited to lunch with interesting guests. Not a talk – they’ll take 10 minutes to introduce their work, then it’s pure conversation. Sandwiches and drinks served. Josh Franklin is a MD/PhD candidate in the Anthropology Department and School of Medicine. The topics [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Cognitive neuroscientist Anna Schapiro will lead the discussion of chapter 10 on the neuroscience of memory. This is one of neuroscience’s most successful areas of inquiry, linking cellular neuroscience, neuropsychology and computation. Anna works in this area herself [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Cellular neuroscientist Mike Kaplan, will discuss chapter 7 on the study of the neuron. Mike is an electrophysiologist and “Master of Ceremonies and head zookeeper at the Neurolab, an undergraduate teaching lab for electrophysiology and computer simulations. Please [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Clinical psychologist Robert DeRubeis will lead the discussion of chapter 13 on neurochemistry and its relation to our understanding of psychiatric disorders and their treatment. This chapter recounts exciting early breakthroughs, ultimately balanced by an understanding of the [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Computational neuroscientist Gidi Nave, will guide us through chapter 12 on the role of computational models in the development of neuroscience, including the current excitement over deep learning. What is at issue is not just the effort to [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Geoff Aguirre, who helped develop early methods of fMRI analysis, will discuss the high points and low points of cognitive neuroimaging, from so-called “voodoo correlations” to sex differences that may or may not be there depending on how [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Neuroscientist Michael Platt, who carries out basic and applied neuroscience research, with animal and human subjects, in the lab and in the field, will lead a discussion of the book’s final chapter, on future of neuroscience. Please RSVP [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Russell Epstein, cognitive neuroscientist, whose research and teaching spans vision, memory and consciousness, will lead a discussion on consciousness. This is the subject of chapter 15, and is arguably neuroscience’s greatest challenge (or greatest dead end?). Please RSVP [...]
October Book Club: The Idea of the Brain, by Matthew Cobb (2020) Author appearance and discussion with Matthew Cobb. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive the Zoom link.
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Nursing Jianhong Liu and Marilyn Howarth, director of Community Engagement Core (CEC) of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET), will lead a discussion on the [...]
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Marisa Bartolomei, will discuss toxins, epigenetics and prenatal development in relation to environmental impacts on the fetus. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive [...]
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies and Education Camille Charles, will lead a discussion of the factors at work in residential segregation. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive the Zoom [...]
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Law Cary Conglianese, will guide discussion of environmental regulation and law in relation to the toxic exposures described in A Terrible Thing to Waste. Please RSVP to [...]
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Professor of Earth & Environmental Science Howard Neukrug, former commissioner and CEO of Philadelphia Water, will lead a discussion of environmental protection in the water industry. Please RSVP to [...]
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Drexel Professor of Public health and air quality expert Jane Clougherty, will guide discussion on the ways in which urban air pollution impacts mental and physical health. Please RSVP [...]
November Book Club: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington (2019) Author appearance and discussion with Harriet A. Washington. Please RSVP to info@neuroethics.upenn.edu to receive the Zoom link.
The neuroscience of friendship Thalia Wheatley, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth University Location: Levin Building, SAIL room 111, 425 S. University Ave. The 2021-2022 theme is Wellbeing and the Brain. Lectures run 4:30-5:30 followed by discussion and a reception. Our lectures are free to attend, but due to limited seating, please [...]
Good anxiety: Harnessing fear to feel better, think better, and do better Wendy Suzuki, Department Neural Science and Psychology, New York University Location: Levin Building, SAIL room 111, 425 S. University Ave. The 2021-2022 theme is Wellbeing and the Brain. Lectures run 4:30-5:30 followed by discussion and a reception. Our lectures are free [...]
The 9th Annual GVR Khodadad Lecture – The neuroscience of altruism, selfishness and wellbeing Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health Location: Levin Building, SAIL room 111, 425 S. University Ave. The 2021-2022 theme is Wellbeing and the Brain. Lectures run 4:30-5:30 followed by discussion and [...]
How do mindfulness interventions work? Building a neuroscience linking mindfulness interventions to wellbeing David Creswell, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University Location: Virtual -- https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91004876401 The 2021-2022 theme is Wellbeing and the Brain. Lectures run 4:30-5:30 followed by discussion and a reception. Our lectures are free to attend, but please RSVP to: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu.
Promoting resilience in the brain to early life stress Catherine Jensen Peña, Department of Neuroscience, Princeton University Location: Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Meeting Room (218), 3417 Spruce St. The 2021-2022 theme is Wellbeing and the Brain. Lectures run 4:30-5:30 followed by discussion and a reception. Our lectures are free to attend, but due [...]
Urban environments, nature and wellbeing: An environmental neuroscience perspective Marc Berman, Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago Location: Houston Hall, Golkin Room (223), 3417 Spruce St. The 2021-2022 theme is Wellbeing and the Brain. Lectures run 4:30-5:30 followed by discussion and a reception. Our lectures are free to attend, but due to [...]