5:00-6:45 PM, CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium

Presentations

Rebecca Lemov, PhD – “The Long Shadow of Brainwashing: Behavioral Research from the Cold War to the War on Terror”
Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD – “Enhancement of Cognition and Behavior in Health and Disease Through Noninvasive Brain Stimulation”
Seung-Schik Yoo, PhD – “Brain Stimulation by Sound Waves?!?”
Gabriel Kreiman, PhD – “Predicting Volitional Decisions From Neuronal Responses”
Ed Boyden, PhD – “Mapping, Observing, and Controlling the Brain Using Light”

Each speaker will give a brief presentation and then participate in a panel discussion moderated by Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD. A reception will follow the event.

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Garrett Lam, a senior in the Neurobiology MBB track, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar. According to the Harvard Gazette, Garrett plans to study at Oxford's Center for Neuroethics and its Uehiro Center for Practical Ethics before returning to Cambridge to further his interests in brain science and the justice system at Harvard Law School. MBB is happy to join the chorus of congratulations due Garrett for his achievement!

Wednesday, April 23, @ 5 p.m., Science Center Hall B

Gary Marcus (Psychology, NYU and Joshua Tenenbaum (Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT) discuss computational modeling of human cognition. Moderated by Susan Carey (Psychology, Harvard).​