Reprogramming the Human Brain - Translating Brain Plasticity Research into Clinical Practice: Reasoning 
The fourth biannual Reprogramming the Human Brain Symposium focuses on new discoveries and novel approaches to enhancing reasoning in the human brain. This Symposium bridges the gap between basic brain research and human clinical treatments for the brain. The Symposium will take place April 8, 2010 at The University of Texas at Dallas Center for BrainHealth, 2200 W. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75235.
Who Should Attend
The Symposium is designed for cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, physicians, psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, researchers, speech pathologists, and students.
Educational Objectives
- Summarize basic cognitive factors and diseases that influence reasoning
- Describe the development of reasoning from early childhood through adolescence
- Discuss how reasoning can be measured using neuroscience methods
- Explain the neural systems engaged in different forms of reasoning
- Recognize current ways to measure and improve reasoning in the field of education
- Explain the relation of neuroscience to ethics and the law
Event Details
April 8, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Center for BrainHealth
2200 W. Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX 75235
Speakers
Raksha Anand, Ph.D., and Jacque Gamino, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Dallas Center for BrainHealth
Research Scientist and Director of Middle School Brain Years Project
Talk Title - "Reasoning and the Adolescent Brain from Behavior to Imaging"
Silvia Bunge, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology and Center for Mind and Brain
Talk Title - "Reasoning Ability: Neural Mechanisms, Development, and Training"
John Gabrieli , Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grover Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Talk Title - "Thinking in the Human Brain"
Michael Gazzaniga , Ph.D - Keynote Speaker
University of California, Santa Barbara
Codirector of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision
Talk Title - "Neuroscience and the Law"
Russell Hulse, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate
University of Texas at Dallas
Regental Professor and Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Department of Science Mathematics Education
Talk Title - "Thinking About Thinking"
Dan Krawczyk, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Dallas
Assistant Professor and Director of Social Cognition
Talk Title - "The Neuroscience of Abstract Reasoning in Health and Disease"
Vivek Prabhakaran , M.D., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology: Neuroradiology
Talk Title - "Characterizing the Role of Prefrontal Regions in Working Memory and Reasoning"
Valerie Reyna , Ph.D.
Cornell University
Professor
Codirector of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research
Talk Title - "Risk, Rational Decision Making , and the Adolescent Brain"
Accreditation
Information to come.
Poster Session
Graduate research awards will be given to winning student submissions. Poster session deadline and abstract decisions deadline: information to come.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate people with disabilities. Please call 214.905.3007 for more information, or mark the space indicated on the registration form. To ensure accommodation, please register as soon as possible. The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing programs and activities to all persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.
Course Director
Dan Krawczyk, Ph.D.
Director of Social Cognition
Center for BrainHealth
Additional Information
For more information, please call 214.905.3007 or email brainsymposium2010@utdallas.edu.
Registration for the Symposium
Since seating is limited, early registration is recommended. To register, please feel out the attached form and and fax or mail with your payment. Registration may also be submitted electronically at www.centerforbrainhealth.com (information to come). Student registrations must be accompanied by a verification letter/email from a department chairperson or faculty/research advisor.
