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25TH CONFERENCE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE BACKGROUND INFO PAST CONFERENCES

Program at a glance

October 10th (arrival)
TimeSpeakerEvent
6:00pm-8:00pm Welcome Reception sponsored by Wilson Language Training at Georgetown University's Copley Formal Lounge
Attendees will be able to pick up conference registration materials during this time
October 11th
TimeSpeakerEvent
8:00am-4:00pmRegistration
8:00am-8:30amBreakfast
8:45am-9:00amGuinevere Eden
Giorgio Innocenti
Vassilios Papadopoulos		Welcome
Topic: Development & Learning
Chair: Giorgio Innocenti
9:05am-10:00amMortimer Mishkin
Keynote		Neuroanatomy and Precursors of Speech and Language
10:00am-10:30amCoffee Break
10:30am-11:05amJay GieddBrain and Cognitive Development
11:05am-11:40amUsha GoswamiThe Development of Reading Across Languages
11:40am-12:00pmDiscussion
12:00pm-1:45pmLunch followed by Poster Presentations
Topic: Skill Acquisition
Chair: Barbro B. Johansson
2:00pm-2:35pmJulien DoyonBrain Plasticity During Motor Skill Learning
2:35pm-3:10pmRuss PoldrackSkill Acquisition and Multiple Memory Systems
3:10pm-3:40pmCoffee Break
3:40pm-4:15pmKenneth PughThe Neurobiology of Adaptive Learning in Reading
4:15pm-4:50pmJulie FiezThe Cerebellum and Reading
4:50pm-5:10pmDiscussion
6:00pm-8:00pm Lecture "What Nordic Art Can Reveal About the Mysteries of Reading?" by Professor Ingvar Lundberg and
Reception sponsored by the Swedish Embassy at the House of Sweden
October 12th
TimeSpeakerEvent
8:00am-4:00pmRegistration
8:00am-8:30amBreakfast
8:45am-9:00amDavid NelsonWelcome
Topic: Visual vs Auditory Processing & Communication
Chair: David Poeppel
9:00am-9:55amJosef Rauschecker
Keynote		Cortical Maps and Streams: Functional Plasticity in Animals and Humans.
9:55am-10:30amDaphne BavelierEffects of Deafness and American Sign Language on Vision and Short-Term Memory
10:30am-11:00amCoffee Break
11:00am-11:35amDaniel KooFunctional Anatomy of Reading in Deaf Signers
11:35am-12:10pmDavid CorinaNeural Representation of Sign Language and Non-Linguistic Gesture in Deaf Signers
12:10pm-12:30pmDiscussion
12:30pm-2:00pmLunch followed by Poster Presentations
Topic: Reading
Chair: Martin Ingvar
2:15pm-2:50pmLaurent CohenNormal and Impaired Written Word Perception
2:50pm-3:25pmLi-Hai TanNeural Representation for Reading in Logographic Systems
3:25pm-3:50pmCoffee Break
3:50pm-4:25pmBruce McCandlissWhite Matter Tracts in Dyslexia: A New Type of Double Dissociation for Reading and Short Term Memory Impairments
4:25pm-5:00pmPeter TurkeltaubRodin-Geschwind Lecture
5:00pm-5:10pmDiscussion
6:00pm-8:00pm Panel Discussion "Neuroeducation: From Brain to Blackboard" and Reception sponsored by the Dana Foundation at the Dana Alliance
October 13th
TimeSpeakerEvent
8:00am-10:00amRegistration
8:00am-8:20amBreakfast
Topic: Developmental Disorders
Chair: Chandan Vaidya
8:30am-9:25amColin Blakemore
Keynote		The Benefits and Risks of a Plastic Brain
9:25am-10:00amKevin PelphreyBrain Mechanisms for Social Perception: Lessons from Autism and Typical Development
10:00am-10:30amCoffee Break
10:30am-11:05amRalph-Axel MullerNeuroimaging of Language in Autism
11:05am-12:00pmAlbert GalaburdaCurt von Euler Address: Developmental Disorders: Bridging Cognition, the Brain and Molecular Genetics
12:00pm-12:30pmDiscussion and adjournment
12:30pm-2:30pmRodin General Assembly Meeting (lunch served)
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