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New way to map the unique brain organization of individuals

A study published last month in Neuron, led by postdoctoral researcher Jingnan Du , introduces a promising new method for mapping a person’s unique brain wiring. The need for individualized brain maps arise in surgical planning and for a growing array of...
Jingnan Du (left) and Professor Randy Buckner (right)

Upcoming Events

Colloquium: Margaret Livingstone, PhD

October 8, 2014
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
Description Margaret Livingstone, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Title: Cortical domains: How do we get them and what good are they? Web site: neuro.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/margaret-livingstone Contact name: Ken...

Success in genetics means hard problems for Psychology

November 12, 2014
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EST
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
Steven E. Hyman, M.D. Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Director, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Title: "Success in genetics means hard problems for...

Colloquium: True Grit, Angela Duckworth, PhD

March 11, 2015
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
Who succeeds in life? Is it simply those among us who are gifted and talented in our pursuits? Or, is aptitude merely “potential” if effort and interest are not sustained over time? In this presentation, Angela Duckworth reviews her research on grit, the...

Harvest Day

September 25, 2015
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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WJH 1
Psychology faculty give ten-minute presentations about their current research. Open to undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and staff. A reception in the lounge follows.