Research
Distinguished Lecturer Series
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Presenter: Adele Diamond, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Date: June 10, 2009
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4PM Lecture: Prefrontal Cortex and Developmental Neuropsychology: Genetic and Environmental Influences
4PM Length: 1:24:05
6PM Lecture: Cognitive Control in Young Children and Ways to Improve It
6PM Length: 1:23:58
Presenter: Thomas Bourgeron, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Institut Pasteur - Paris
Date: May 13, 2009
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4PM Lecture: Synaptic and Clock Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorders
4PM Length: 59:50
6PM Lecture: Toward a Better Understanding of the Genetic Susceptibility to Autism Spectrum Disorders
6PM Length: 1:20:03
Presenter: Andrew Zimmerman, M.D.
Affiliation: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Date: April 8, 2009
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4PM Lecture: Effects of Fever in Autism: Clues to Pathogenesis and Treatment
4PM Length: 54:08
6PM Lecture: The "Fever Effect" and Search for the Holy Grail in Autism
6PM Length: 53:46
Presenter: John Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, San Francisco
Date: February 11, 2009
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4PM Lecture: FGF Signaling and Neocortical Patterning
4PM Length: 52:25
6PM Lecture: What Causes Autism? Two Short Stories
6PM Length: 55:14
Presenter: Pat Levitt, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Date: January 14, 2009
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4PM Lecture: The MET Receptor Tyrosine Kinase and Autism Risk
4PM Length: 1:19:38
6PM Lecture: Where Are We With the Autisms?
6PM Length: 1:23:17
Presenter: Susan E. Levy, M.D.
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Date: December 10, 2008
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4PM Lecture: Are Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments for CHildren with Autism Evidence-Based?
4PM Length: 1:05:24
6PM Lecture: How Do or Should Parents and Caregivers Choose Treatments for Children with Autism?
6PM Length: 1:00:45
Presenter: Eric Hollander, M.D.
Affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Date: November 12, 2008
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4PM Lecture: Intravenous and Intranasal Oxytocin Targets Social Cognition and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism: Behavioral and Imaging Findings
4PM Length: 1:08:02
6PM Lecture: New Developments in Autism Spectrum Disorders
6PM Length: 53:31
Presenter: Ann Graybiel, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: October 8, 2008
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4PM Lecture: Learning and Memory Mechanisms of the Basal Ganglia
4PM Length: 1:23:40
6PM Lecture: Our Habitual Lives: How the Brain Makes and Breaks Habits
6PM Length: 1:40:41
