Congratulations are in order for lab member Stephen Bailey and his wife Danielle on the birth of their second child, William. The lab wishes them all the luck in the world and hopefully as much sleep as possible.

For more information:  http://vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu/events/6063

Educational Neuroscience: How Cognitive Neuroscience Can Inform Approaches to Learning

Wednesday, April 25, 7:30-9:00 p.m.

The Windward School
Westchester Middle School
40 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, NY 10604

Laurie E. Cutting, PhD, Guest Lecturer

Educational neuroscience is an emerging field of research that draws upon the disciplines of cognitive neuroscience, education, and psychology, with the goal of examining neurobiological processes as related to education. In this lecture, the neural mechanisms of reading, mathematics, and attention will be discussed as well as insights about how this emerging field can influence instructional practice. In addition, neurobiological approaches that may inform and refine our understanding of how to identify and treat reading difficulties will be discussed.

For more information: http://vkc.mc.vanderbilt.edu/events/6063

Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core Seminar: Brain Development and Aging through the Lens of Inter-Network Relationships: Application of Statistical Methods to Neuroimaging Data
Monday, April 9, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Room 241, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/One Magnolia Circle Building

Laurie Cutting, Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education; Professor of Psychology, Radiology, and Pediatrics; Associate Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Hakmook Kang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

A light lunch will be offered. Please register by Thursday, Apr. 5, for accurate catering count.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Turner at (615) 322-8240.

Congratulations to lab member Lanier Sachs on the arrival of her child Elliot! The lab is beyond excited for her and waits eagerly for her return.

D’Archangel received his M.A. in Experimental Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University. Now, he joins our lab as a research analyst, and he will be taking on responsibilities with MR data management and quality control. You can reach D’Archangel at micah.a.darchangel@vanderbilt.edu.

Ding, Z., Huang, Y., Bailey, S. K.*, Gao, Y., Cutting, L. E.*, Rogers, B. P., Newton, A. T., & Gore, J. C. (in press). Detection of Synchronous Brain Activity in White Matter Tracts at Rest and Under Functional Loading. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

*indicates EBRL members

Spender, M.*, Cho, S., & Cutting, L. E.* (in press). Item Response Theory Analyses of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Card Sorting Subtest. Child Neuropsychology.

*indicates EBRL members

Aboud, K. S., Barquero, L. A., & Cutting, L. E. (in press). Prefrontal Mediation of the Reading Network Predicts Intervention Response in Dyslexia. Cortex.