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Dr Uncapher to co-chair a conference on Kids and Tech for the National Academy of Sciences

10/13/2015

The National Academy of Sciences, along with the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, are launching a global convening of researchers, pediatricians, child psychologists, and neuroscientists who are investigating the impact of technology and media use on childrens' brains and behavior.

IAN's Dr Uncapher is a co-organizer and will chair the working group day of the conference.

White papers will be published in an upcoming issue of Pediatrics, and select primary papers and reviews will be published in upcoming issues of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Dr Uncapher helps launch the Science of Learning report in Washington, D.C. with Deans for Impact

10/6/2015

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Dr Uncapher (Assistant Professor of Neurology, UCSF) joins Ben Riley (ED of Deans for Impact), Dr Dan Willingham (Professor of Psychology, U of Virginia) and dean Greg Anderson (Temple University) for the national launch of the Science of Learning report from Deans for Impact at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The report summarizes insights from the Science of Learning into practical implications for teaching and learning in the classroom.

Watch video here. More information on the Science of Learning report here.

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Discover Magazine highlights Dr Weiner's work

10/1/2015

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Discover Magazine highlights how Dr Weiner and colleague Dr Jason Yeatman rediscovered a part of the human brain that has a storied history.

Read article here.

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Speed matters! Dr Weiner contributes to research showing that temporal frequency is an organizing principle of visual cortex

9/9/2015

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With colleagues Anthony Stigliani and Dr Kalanit Grill-Spector of Stanford University, Dr Weiner contributed to a research publication showing that the temporal frequency is an organizing principle of visual cortex.

Full research paper here.

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Father of the Internet, Vint Cerf, endorses the Kids and Tech conference

9/1/2015

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One of the fathers of the Internet, Vint Cerf (VP of Google), filmed his support of the upcoming conference on Children and Tech, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. IAN's Dr Uncapher is an organizer and co-chair of the conference, and is a founding board member of the Institute of Digital Media and Child Development.

The conference will convene world-leading researchers, pediatricians, child psychologists, and neuroscientists that are investigating the impact of technology/media use on childrens' brains and behavior.

Watch video here. More information from the National Academy of Sciences here. Conference agenda here.

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Deans for Impact publishes a new Science of Learning report, supported by IAN's Dr Uncapher

8/1/2015

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Dr Uncapher supported the new report by nonprofit Deans for Impact that translates the latest research on the science of learning for pre-service and in-service teacher training:

What do we know about how students learn, and what does that knowledge mean for how we teach?
That’s what The Science of Learning, a new publication from Deans for Impact, seeks to answer. The Science of Learning summarizes the existing research from cognitive science related to how students learn, and connects this research to its practical implications for teaching and learning. Building off many efforts that came before it and reflecting the general consensus of the scientific community, The Science of Learning is intended to serve as a resource to teacher-educators, new teachers, and anyone in the education profession who is interested our best scientific understanding of how learning takes place.

Read more here...

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Dr Weiner contributes to a rare new study of the human brain

7/23/2015

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Dr Weiner contributes to a rare research study showing a tight correspondence between non-invasive measures and intracranial measures in the human brain.

Read the original publication here.

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In a new publication, Dr Weiner restores the mid-fusiform sulcus to its rightful owner from 1896

6/25/2015

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Full paper here...

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Dr Uncapher publishes new book chapter in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Handbook

6/5/2015

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Dr Uncapher and colleagues Dr Michael Rugg and Dr Jeff Johnson contribute a chapter discussing what neuroimaging research has revealed about the nature of learning and memory in the brain. The textbook, Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory, is a high-level resource for undergraduate and graduate courses on the latest insights on how the brain supports learning and memory.

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Dr Weiner speaks to Hakai Magazine about how the brain processes expertise

4/22/2015

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IAN's Dr. Kevin Weiner was interviewed by Hakai magazine reporter Erik Vance about how the brain processes expertise, particularly for swimmers and surfers. Read article here...

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