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Would you like your news published here? Contact Us DETERMINED Documentary Thanks to you, we’ve crossed the finish line! Director/Cinematographer Melissa Godoy worked long hours over the last few months to finalize the film. This included sessions with the film’s composer and sound designer, Brendon Andergg, and with the colorist Ken Sirulnick. The result is […]

Episode 138 | Executive Functions in the Developing Brain – A Conversation With Dr. Adele Diamond

This episode is a discussion with Dr. Adele Diamond about executive functions (EFs), with a focus on children and the developing brain. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including models of EFs, three core EFs (inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility), the differential development of EF components during childhood, the ability of early EFs to predict later life outcomes, relationships between EFs and fluid intelligence, assessment of EFs, task impurity, and interventions to improve EFs in children.

Past Related Meetings of Interest

View the meeting page here Past Related Meetings of Interest 11th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience (IBRO 2023) View the meeting page here September 9-13, 2023 Granada, Spain 3rd Joint Congress of the INS European Chapters View the meeting page here August 31 – September 02, 2023 Hamburg, Germany 3rd CCD Symposium 2023 View the […]

Episode 30 | The NIH Toolbox – With Dr. Julie Hook

Dr. Hook is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and is Product Manager of the NIH Toolbox®. She participates in grant funded research and directs the marketing efforts and strategic direction for the NIH Toolbox. Her interests in test development and combining innovative technologies to assist in neuropsychological assessment has led her to positions in both academia and industry. She was previously an Assistant Professor at Rush University (Chicago, IL) and worked in R & D at Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR; Lutz, FL), both a Project Director and Manager of Quality Assurance. While working in Medical Innovation for Design Interactive, an SBIR-funded human factor engineering company (Orlando, FL), she led a number of innovative DoD grants aimed at incorporating technology (e.g., virtual reality, eye-tracking, and machine learning) into medical practice and training.

Global Engagement

Global Engagement Committee (GEC) Welcome GEC Members Charles Matthews Funds Research and Editing Consultant Program International Resources Book and Journal Depository Related Links Justice and Equity Mentorship Initiative Welcome to the Global Engagement Committee Welcome from the Chair of the INS Global Engagement Committee (GEC), Melissa Lamar, PhD. I would like to welcome you to […]

Additional Publications

Neuropsicologia Latinoamericana Click here to visit Neuropsicología Latinoamericana La revista Neuropsicología Latinoamericana es la revista oficial de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Neuropsicología (www.slan.org) y fue fundada en 2008. Se trata de una publicación científica con tres lenguas oficiales: el Español, el Portugués y el Francés. Se publican artículos en forma electrónica únicamente. La revista Neuropsicología Latinoamericana funciona […]