Invited Symposia
Cognitive functions of replay
Invited Symposium 1: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT, Grand BallroomChair: Anna Schapiro1; 1University of Pennsylvania
During periods of sleep, awake rest, and pauses amidst active behavior, the brain reactivates memories of previous experiences. What is the function of this offline replay? Replay appears to be far fr… View More…
Advances in lesion methods: Mapping, plasticity, disconnectomics, and more
Invited Symposium 2: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT, Constitution BallroomChair: Lesley Fellows1; 1McGill University
Studies of the effects of focal brain lesions on behaviour are at the foundation of cognitive neuroscience. Clinical case reports were pivotal in launching the study of the brain basis of many cogniti… View More…
100 Years of EEG: Where Are We?
Invited Symposium 3: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT, Grand BallroomChair: Bin He1; 1Carnegie Mellon University
Electroencephalography (EEG) represents the scalp manifestation of brain activity, reflecting synchronized activity of neuronal populations engaged in specific tasks or brain states. Over the past cen… View More…
The Cognitive Thalamus: Thalamocortical Mechanisms in Attention and Cognitive Control
Invited Symposium 4: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT, Constitution BallroomChair: Kai Hwang1; 1University of Iowa
This symposium will showcase the critical role of the thalamus in cognitive control and attention. By highlighting diverse methodologies—including population recordings, representational analyse… View More…