Science Symposium
Neuroscience of Adolescent Social and Affective Development Symposium
Join us for a half day symposium where speakers will discuss diverse aspects of adolescent development, highlighting cutting-edge research on the neural basis of social, cognitive, and emotional development, and how variations across these domains may heighten vulnerability to mental disorders that often emerge during this period.
When:
Friday, February 27, 2026
8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Where:
Texas Instrument Biomedical Engineering & Science Building (TI- BMES)
2336 Inwood Rd., Dallas, TX 75235
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Transformations during adolescence: Emotion, motivation, and social behavior
Leah Somerville, PhD, Harvard University
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Insights into Psychosis from Female Pubertal Development: Resilience in Hippocampal Structure, Connectivity, and Cognition
Katherine Damme, PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas
Insights into Social Brain Development from Eating Disorders
Carrie McAdams, MD, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Adolescent Self-Development in Social Context: From Momentary Reactions to Brain Development
Leehyun Yoon, PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas
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The Intersection of Cognitive Aging and Psychiatric Disease
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