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Past Events

SFARI Society for Neuroscience 2015 Social

Join the SFARI science team and leaders in the autism research community for an informal evening of food, drink, conversation and mingling on 19 October 2015 in Chicago.

October 19, 2015

Timing mechanisms of critical periods in brain development

Takao Hensch, Ph.D.Professor, Harvard University

On 30 September 2015, Takao Hensch discussed the biological bases of critical periods in brain development.

September 30, 2015 Watch video

Prevalence and trends in epidemiology of autism

Maureen Durkin, Ph.D., Dr.P.H.Professor of Population Health Sciences and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin–Madison

On 25 March 2015, Maureen Durkin discussed trends in the prevalence of autism and explored some of the reasons underlying the recent rise in autism cases.

March 25, 2015 Watch video

Learning to move

Karen E. Adolph, Ph.D.Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University

On 3 December 2014, Karen E. Adolph discussed how infants learn to generate and control their movements by adapting to environmental and social factors.

December 3, 2014 Watch video

Microbiota and the host immune system in autism

Dan Littman, M.D., Ph.D.Professor, New York University School of Medicine

On 29 October 2014, Dan Littman described how intestinal bacteria affect immune system cell functioning, potentially contributing to systemic inflammation and autism.

October 29, 2014 Watch video

The social brain: Understanding autism

Nancy Kanwisher, Ph.D.Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

On 23 September 2014, Nancy Kanwisher discussed the functional architecture of the social brain as an avenue for considering which functions are affected and which are preserved in autism.

September 23, 2014 Watch video