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Nature and Nurture

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

Interesting morning on developmental considerations with Martha Farah which should resonate with most of my students. Primarily the opening theme addressed the idea that development is both nature and nurture beginning with behavioral genetics studies in heritability (both adoption studies … Continue reading →

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Reading and Dyslexia

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

Important to remember that reading is a cultural phenomena. Not all cultures developed reading in the same way which raises issues concerning the next cognitive disorder. Chatterjee presented a case where an subject learned to read a second language in … Continue reading →

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Social and Affective Disorders and Neuroscience

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

Starting a new day with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Seth Gillihan.The focus will be on the Neuroscience in Social and Affective Disorders. After reviewing the disorders I suspect the neuroscience will be particularly fascinating in regards to OCD, PTSD, etc. Gilihan’s … Continue reading →

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Emotion and the Brain

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

A long but beneficial day studying emotion and the brain. Dr. Joseph Kable  provided three lectures that started with the basics of neural correlates to emotion (regions involved),  the nature of motivation including specific issues involved in addiction, the place … Continue reading →

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New Classrooms Can Change Children’s Brains

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

New Classrooms Can Change Children’s Brains

Yesterday’s opening presentation over Executive Function caused this article title to jump out at me. Have not read it yet but seems to be indicative of how popular science is using the material in regards to education (same edition also has digital dating). 

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Great presentations

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

A day of great presentations as well as visits to the labs. Morning lectures by Wolk focused more on role and contribution of technology and raised the possibilities of Deep Brain Stimulation in the future (including possibly with Alzheimers) but … Continue reading →

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Morning events

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Dean G. Blevins

This morning was a continuation on the presentation of other approaches to studying the brain including EEG and other forms of brain “stimulation” Transmedial brain stimulation Transcranial Direct current Stimulation (tDCS) Deep Brain Stimulation The presentations included lab visits to … Continue reading →

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