Science Luncheon Series: Spring 2013


The Center for Vital Longevity's Science Luncheon Series is a program of weekly talks that brings together UT researchers and outside experts to talk about recent developments in cognitive neuroscience and aging research. All lectures will take place at 12:00 p.m. in the 8th Floor Conference Room at the Center for Vital Longevity, 1600 Viceroy Drive, Dallas, TX. Please RSVP to april@utdallas.edu.
Spring 2013 schedule (PDF)

  • Jan. 14, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Christa McIntyre, PhD

    Emotional modulation of the synapse


  • Feb. 04, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Charan Ranganath, PhD

    Two cortical systems for memory-guided behavior


  • Feb. 11, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Kirk Erikson, PhD

    Aging, exercise, and brain plasticity


  • Feb. 18, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Mike Devous, PhD

    Imaging Beta Amyloid: How it has impacted treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease


  • Feb. 25, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Peiying Lui, PhD

    Impact of vascular reactivity on fMRI signal: Applications in cognitive neuroscience and aging


  • Mar. 04, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Raul Rojas, PhD

    Striving for a better understanding of bilingualism in children


  • Mar. 18, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Preston Thakral, PhD

    The role of human motion processing complex, MT+, during memory and perception


  • Apr. 01, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Randi Martin, PhD

    Working memory, interference resolution, and sentence processing


  • Apr. 08, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Mandy McGuire, PhD

    Using ERPs and time frequency analysis to study language development


  • Apr. 22, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Jonathan Ploski, PhD

    Perturbations of emotional learning in an animal model of environmentally induced autism


  • Apr. 29, 2013 | Science Luncheon Series

    Anthony Wagner, PhD

    The cognitive neuroscience of remembering