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Apr
Mon
2
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Emotion as information: Inferring the unobserved causes of others’ emotional expressions

2:00pm to 3:00pm
Speaker(s)
Yang Wu (Schulz Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkEmotion as information: Inferring the unobserved causes of others’ emotional expressions04/02/2018 2:00 pm04/02/2018 3:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Picower Seminar Room 46-3310, Cambridge MA
Apr
Mon
2
Seminar

Language & Computation Discussion Group

9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Idan Blank
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkLanguage & Computation Discussion Group04/02/2018 9:00 pm04/02/2018 9:00 pm46-5165
Apr
Tue
3
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Extracting more wisdom from the crowd

1:00pm to 3:00pm
Speaker(s)
John McCoy, (Prelec & Tenenbaum Lab)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkExtracting more wisdom from the crowd04/03/2018 1:00 pm04/03/2018 3:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Apr
Tue
3
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

Perceptual contrast guides reference

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Paula Rubio-Fernandez (Gibson & Sinha Labs)
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPerceptual contrast guides reference04/03/2018 4:00 pm04/03/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room: 46-3189
Apr
Tue
3
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Spying on neuromodulation by constructing new genetically-encoded indicators

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Yulong Li, McGovern Institute at PKU
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSpying on neuromodulation by constructing new genetically-encoded indicators04/03/2018 7:00 pm04/03/2018 8:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Apr
Wed
4
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Symposium

Brain Rhythms in Health & Disease Symposium

1:00pm to 9:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrain Rhythms in Health & Disease Symposium04/04/2018 1:00 pm04/04/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Apr
Thu
5
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

More than words: Developmental and psycholinguistic investigations of the building blocks of language

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Inbal Arnon
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkMore than words: Developmental and psycholinguistic investigations of the building blocks of language04/05/2018 8:00 pm04/05/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Apr
Fri
6
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

SCSB Lunch Series - Caroline Robertson, Ph.D., “Advancing a Marker of Reduced GABAergic Action in the Autistic Brain: Pharmacological Investigations”

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Caroline Robertson, PH.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series - Caroline Robertson, Ph.D., “Advancing a Marker of Reduced GABAergic Action in the Autistic Brain: Pharmacological Investigations”04/06/2018 4:00 pm04/06/2018 5:00 pmSimons Center Conference room 46-6011
Apr
Fri
6
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (MCN) Program
Seminar

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Heterogeneity of Neurotransmitter Release Probability at Synapses

8:00pm to 10:00pm
Speaker(s)
Troy Littleton, M.D., Ph.D
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkMolecular Mechanisms Underlying Heterogeneity of Neurotransmitter Release Probability at Synapses04/06/2018 8:00 pm04/06/2018 10:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Apr
Fri
13
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Dopamine increases signal-to-noise in cortical-brainstem responses to aversive stimuli

7:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Caitlin M. Vander Weele, Tye Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkDopamine increases signal-to-noise in cortical-brainstem responses to aversive stimuli04/13/2018 7:00 pm04/13/2018 8:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium, Cambridge MA
Apr
Fri
13
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Seminar

Brains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Is a Turing test for intelligence equivalent to a Turing test for consciousness?

8:30pm to 9:30pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkBrains, Minds + Machines Seminar Series: Is a Turing test for intelligence equivalent to a Turing test for consciousness?04/13/2018 8:30 pm04/13/2018 9:30 pmMIT 54-100, MIT Green Building - MIT 54-100, MIT Green Building Access Via 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Apr
Tue
17
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Cog Lunch

A mental forward model for error monitoring during motor planning | Representations of time-dependent behavior in working memory

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Nicolas Meirhaeghe
Eli Pollock
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkA mental forward model for error monitoring during motor planning | Representations of time-dependent behavior in working memory04/17/2018 4:00 pm04/17/2018 5:00 pmMcGovern Seminar Room (46-3189)
Apr
Wed
18
Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM)
Special Seminar

CBMM Special Seminar: Fit without fear: an over-fitting perspective on modern deep and shallow learning

6:00pm to 7:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCBMM Special Seminar: Fit without fear: an over-fitting perspective on modern deep and shallow learning04/18/2018 6:00 pm04/18/2018 7:00 pmSingleton Auditorium (46-3002) - MIT Bldg. 46, 43 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Apr
Wed
18
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Seminar

SCSB Colloquium Series - Ania Majewska, Ph.D.: Microglia and synapses: partners in experience-dependent plasticity

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Ania Majewska, Ph.D. University of Rochester
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Colloquium Series - Ania Majewska, Ph.D.: Microglia and synapses: partners in experience-dependent plasticity04/18/2018 8:00 pm04/18/2018 9:00 pm46-3002 Singleton Auditorium
Apr
Thu
19
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Seminar

Unsupervised discovery of temporal sequences in high-dimensional datasets

6:30pm to 8:30pm
Speaker(s)
Emily Mackevicius
Andrew Bahle
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkUnsupervised discovery of temporal sequences in high-dimensional datasets04/19/2018 6:30 pm04/19/2018 8:30 pm46-3189
Apr
Thu
19
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Colloquium with Mark Andermann, PhD

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Mark Andermann, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkColloquium with Mark Andermann, PhD04/19/2018 8:00 pm04/19/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium, 46-3002
Apr
Mon
23
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Computational Foundations of Human Social Intelligence

2:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
Max Kleiman-Weiner, Tenenbaum Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkComputational Foundations of Human Social Intelligence04/23/2018 2:00 pm04/23/2018 4:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Apr
Mon
23
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar

Advances in Imaging White Matter Microstructure and the Macroscale Connectome with Applications to Human Brain Development and Brain Injury

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Pratik Mukherjee, MD, PhD
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkAdvances in Imaging White Matter Microstructure and the Macroscale Connectome with Applications to Human Brain Development and Brain Injury04/23/2018 8:00 pm04/23/2018 9:00 pmE25-211
Apr
Mon
23
Seminar

Language & Computation Discussion Group

9:00pm to 11:00pm
Speaker(s)
Hendrik Strobelt
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkLanguage & Computation Discussion Group04/23/2018 9:00 pm04/23/2018 11:00 pm46-5165
Apr
Tue
24
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Young children’s reasoning about their own and others’ cognition

4:00pm to 6:00pm
Speaker(s)
Rachel Magid, Schulz Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkYoung children’s reasoning about their own and others’ cognition04/24/2018 4:00 pm04/24/2018 6:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Apr
Tue
24
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Seminar

Poitras Center and Stanley Center Joint Translational Neuroscience Seminar

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Susanne Ahmari
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPoitras Center and Stanley Center Joint Translational Neuroscience Seminar 04/24/2018 8:00 pm04/24/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Apr
Wed
25
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Education, plasticity and learning: the development neural circuits for skilled reading

3:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
Jason D. Yeatman, University of Washington
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkEducation, plasticity and learning: the development neural circuits for skilled reading04/25/2018 3:00 pm04/25/2018 4:00 pm46-3189 (McGovern Seminar Room)
Apr
Wed
25
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Developing a Theory of Mind: Insights from FMRI Studies of Children

5:00pm to 7:00pm
Speaker(s)
Hilary Richardson, Saxe Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkDeveloping a Theory of Mind: Insights from FMRI Studies of Children04/25/2018 5:00 pm04/25/2018 7:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, McGovern Seminar Room 46-3189, Cambridge MA
Apr
Wed
25
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Special Seminar

Phil A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Scott Sternson, HHMI, Janelia
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkPhil A. Sharp Lecture in Neural Circuits04/25/2018 8:00 pm04/25/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Apr
Thu
26
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
MIT Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition

Hans-Lukas Teuber Lecture and Awards Ceremony: Circuit Solutions for Programming Actions

8:00pm to 9:00pm
Speaker(s)
Silvia Arber
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkHans-Lukas Teuber Lecture and Awards Ceremony: Circuit Solutions for Programming Actions04/26/2018 8:00 pm04/26/2018 9:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
Apr
Fri
27
Simons Center for the Social Brain
Lunch Series

SCSB Lunch Series - Julian Jara-Ettinger: Computational principles underlying social cognition: similarities and differences in ASD

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Speaker(s)
Julian Jara-Ettinger, Ph.D.
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSCSB Lunch Series - Julian Jara-Ettinger: Computational principles underlying social cognition: similarities and differences in ASD04/27/2018 4:00 pm04/27/2018 5:00 pmSimons Center Conference room 46-6011
Apr
Fri
27
Gradvocates
Lunch Series

CommUNITY Lunch Series

4:00pm to 5:00pm
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkCommUNITY Lunch Series04/27/2018 4:00 pm04/27/2018 5:00 pm46-3015
Apr
Fri
27
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Thesis Defense

Social Influences on children's learning

6:00pm to 8:00pm
Speaker(s)
Julia Leonard, Schulz/Gabrieli Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkSocial Influences on children's learning04/27/2018 6:00 pm04/27/2018 8:00 pmBrain and Cognitive Sciences Complex, 43 Vassar Street, Singleton Auditorium and 3rd floor Atrium, Cambridge MA
Apr
Mon
30
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Thesis Defense

Environmental influences on the neural basis of language and reading development

2:00pm to 4:00pm
Speaker(s)
Rachel R. Romeo, Gabrieli Lab
Add to CalendarAmerica/New_YorkEnvironmental influences on the neural basis of language and reading development04/30/2018 2:00 pm04/30/2018 4:00 pmSingleton Auditorium 46-3002
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