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2005-2006 Distinguished Lecturer Series
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Presenter: Betty A. Diamond, M.D.
Affiliation: Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Title: Antibodies and the Brain: Lessons from Lupus
Date: November 9, 2009
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Length: 1:05:07
Presenter: Steven F. Warren, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Kansas
Title: Automatically Mapping the Language Learning Environment of Young Children with Autism: Implications for Assessment and Intervention
Date: October 14, 2009
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Length: 1:14:34
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
Presenter: Deborah Fein, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Connecticut
Date: June 11, 2008
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4PM Lecture: Can Children with Autism "Recover?"
4PM Length: 1:10:43
6PM Lecture: Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders: State of the Science
6PM Length: 1:17:52
Presenter: Christopher J. McDougle, M.D.
Affiliation: Indiana University
Date: May 21, 2008
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4PM Lecture: The Pharmacotherapy of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
4PM Length: 1:31:22
6PM Lecture: Practical Aspects of Medication Treatment in Autism for Parents and Other Providers
6PM Length: 1:27:05
Presenter: Laura Schreibman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, San Diego
Date: April 9, 2008
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4PM Lecture: Developing Individualized Treatment Protocols for Children with Autism
4PM Length: 1:11:22
6PM Lecture: The Science and Fiction of Autism
6PM Length: 1:14:04
Presenter: Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Date: February 13, 2008
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4PM Lecture: ADHD: Life Course Outcomes and Treatment Implications
4PM Length: 1:21:18
6PM Lecture: Advances in the Understanding and Management of ADHD
6PM Length: 1:20:25
Presenter: Carlos A. Pardo, M.D.
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Date: January 9, 2007
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4PM/6PM Lecture: Is Neuroimmunity Involved in the Pathogenesis of Autism
4PM/6PM Length: 1:11:13
Presenter: Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of London
Date: December 12, 2007
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4PM Lecture: Understanding Disorders of Mind and Brain in Children: The Necessity of a Developmental Perspective
4PM Length: 58:08
6PM Lecture: Modules, Genes, and Evolution: Lessons from Developmental Disorders
6PM Length: 54:54
Presenter: Karen F. Berman, M.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health
Date: November 14, 2007
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4PM Lecture: Translating Between Genes, Brain, and Behavior with Neuroimaging: Neural Mechanisms in Schizophrenia and Williams Syndrome
4PM Length: 1:13:39
6PM Lecture: How Genes Work in the Brain: Lessons from Neuroimaging of Schizophrenia and Williams Syndrome
6PM Length: 1:03:24
Presenter: Marco Iacoboni, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: October 10, 2007
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4PM Lecture: The Problem of Other Minds: Intersubjectivity and Mirror Neurons
4PM Length: 1:07:24
6PM Lecture: The Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism
6PM Length: 1:02:59
Presenter: Tony Charman, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University College London
Date: June 13, 2007
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4PM Lecture: Looking for Subgroups Amongst Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
4PM Length: 1:08:15
6PM Lecture: The Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Insights and Challenges
6PM Length: 1:16:55
Presenter: Leonard Abbeduto, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Date: May 9, 2007
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4PM Lecture: Language Problems in Fragile X Syndrome: From Behavioral Phenotypes to Family Contexts
4PM Length: 1:11:47
6PM Lecture: Understanding the Communication Challenges of Youth with Fragile X Syndrome
6PM Length: 1:16:44
Presenter: Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: April 11, 2007
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4PM Lecture: Neural Basis of Social Communication Deficits in Autism: Insights from Functional Imaging
4PM Length: 1:04:27
6PM Lecture: Understanding Emotions in Others: Brain Imaging of Social Communication in Autism
6PM Length: 1:03:04
Presenter: Joseph Piven, M.D.
Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date: March 14, 2007
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4PM Lecture: Towards Defining the Autism Phenotype
4PM Length: 1:08:57
6PM Lecture: Imaging the Developing Brain: Insights into the Pathogenesis of Autism
6PM Length: 1:06:19
Presenter: Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Colorado State University
Date: February 14, 2007
4PM Lecture: Exploring the Mind of a Visual Thinker: Thinking in Photo-Realistic Pictures
4PM Length: 1:06:52
6PM Lecture: My Experience with Autism
6PM Length: 1:19:12
Presenter: Lawrence Scahill, MSN, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Yale University
Date: January 10, 2007
Synopsis: Click for Abstract
4PM Lecture: Designing Clinical Trials in Autism: Keep it Simple, Keep it Real
4PM Length: 1:09:40
6PM Lecture: Medication Treatment in Autism: What Really Works
6PM Length: 1:21:50
Presenter: Stephen J. Suomi, Ph.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Date: December 13, 2006
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4PM Lecture: Aggression, Serotonin and Gene-Environment Interactions in Rhesus Monkeys and Primates
4PM Length: 1:06:42
6PM Lecture: Up-tight, Laid-back and Jumpy Monkeys
6PM Length: 1:00:40
Presenter: Arthur L. Beaudet, M.D.
Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
Date: November 8, 2006
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4PM Lecture: A Mixed Epigenetic/Genetic and DeNovo/Inherited (MEGDI) Model for Autism
4PM Length: 58:40
6PM Lecture: If the Incidence of Autism is Increasing, What Could be the Cause?
6PM Length: 56:44
Presenter: David L. Pauls, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital
Date: October 11, 2006
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4PM Lecture: The Genetics of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
4PM Length: 1:01:43
6PM Lecture: Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: What is the Relationship?
6PM Length: 1:09:54
