Upcoming Events
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Mar
29
Neuroscience Journal Club - Busel12:00pm
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Mar
29
Graduate Student Colloquium3:30pm
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Mar
30
EEB Ph.D. Defense: Henry Frye (UConn EEB)10:00am
EEB Ph.D. Defense: Henry Frye (UConn EEB)
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Storrs Campus TBA
Title: "Novel hyperspectral approaches to quantifying taxonomic and functional diversity in terrestrial ecosystems" -
Mar
30
ECOM Spotlight Series: Hady Ba11:00am
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Mar
30
Neuroscience Seminar Series - Cowell11:00am
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Mar
30
The Role of Functional and Structural Brain Imaging in Educational Neuroscience 2:00pm
The Role of Functional and Structural Brain Imaging in Educational Neuroscience
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Other WebEx
The role of functional and structural brain imaging in educational neuroscience
Register: https://uconnvtc.webex.com/weblink/register/r6cafa18d68da54828c7f590e993e0e09
Michael Thomas DPhil
Birbeck University of London
The field of educational neuroscience (or mind brain and education) was effectively launched by advances in in vivo brain imaging in the 1990s, driving the emergence of multi- and trans-disciplinary approaches to understanding mechanisms of learning. In this talk, I review how brain imaging is currently used and viewed in this inherently translational field. Approaches range from basic cognitive neuroscience of education-relevant abilities, to proposed diagnostic tools for neurodevelopmental conditions, to tests of cognitive models, to supporting construct validity, and to providing evidence for policy impact. These approaches are set in the context of contrasting views of educators to neuroscience (e.g., suspicion reflected in claims for the ‘seductive allure of neuroscience’; over-enthusiasm in the form of neuromyths; and resistance to reductionist accounts of learning). I will illustrate these arguments with examples from some of our work on developmental changes in intelligence, the brain basis of reading, and interventions to improve children’s learning of counter-intuitive concepts in math and science. -
Mar
30
EEB Seminar: Lisa Taylor (University of Florida)3:30pm
EEB Seminar: Lisa Taylor (University of Florida)
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 131
Title: "How to charm a cannibalistic mate: using female predator psychology to understand colorful male courtship in jumping spiders"
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Mar
31
PNB Research In Progress Talks - Dr. Baosheng Zeng12:20pm
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Mar
31
Annual Logic Lecture: Maria Aloni (ILLC, Amsterdam)2:00pm
Annual Logic Lecture: Maria Aloni (ILLC, Amsterdam)
Friday, March 31st, 2023
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Storrs Campus Zoom
Join us for the Annual Logic Lecture, given by the UConn Logic Group 2022/23 Scholar of Consequence:
Maria Aloni (ILLC, Amsterdam)
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Mar
31
Linguistics Colloquium4:00pm
