Rick and Greg share their research journey across 7 continents discovering the choices of happy people and explain why their system of 9 behaviors positively affects our biochemistry.

Learn more about the film here.

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. 
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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.   

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. 

Dr. Melina Uncapher presented her research from Stanford's Memory Lab to members and scholars of the MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Findings included demonstrating that people can use simple strategies to 'beat' a brain-based (fMRI) memory detector. Collaborators Dr. Anthony Wagner and Dr. Jesse Rissman presented related work. Dr. Uncapher has been recognized as a MacArthur Scholar for her work in the field.

IAN's co-founder and CEO, Dr. Melina Uncapher, sat on a panel for public officials and law policymakers to discuss issues of memory in the law, held by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. Topics included how false memories can occur, how eyewitness identification should be corroborated because our memories are inherently incomplete and often jumbled, but that this should not discourage victims or eyewitnesses from coming forward. 

The Justice Summit was televised and airs throughout the year on SFgov.tv

Press coverage

IAN's co-founder and CEO, Dr. Melina Uncapher, named a MacArthur Network Scholar in recognition of the depth and impact of her ongoing work with the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Law and Neuroscience.

The work of IAN's co-founder and CEO, Dr. Melina Uncapher, is featured on a PBS special, Brains on Trial with Alan Alda. She is featured in episode one, highlighting her work with Dr. Anthony Wagner on memory detection using functional brain imaging, as well as their work using wearable technology to study real-world memories in the brain.