Join the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (CNLM) for a hybrid event featuring Dr. Jeffrey Krichmar, Professor of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. This event will be held in-person in the Herklotz Conference Center and virtually via Zoom. Biologically inspired robot navigation We take inspiration from recent neurophysiological findings…

The Department of Cognitive Sciences will host Dr. Ian Ballard, Assistant Professor of Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. How learning sculpts goal-directed behavior Goal-directed behavior requires the flexibility to update behavior in response to changing environmental contingencies. The neural systems supporting goal-directed behavior are often characterized as competing against a subcortical habit system.…

The Medical Scientist Training Program will host Dr. Anthony Wagner, world-renowned professor from Stanford University recognized for his groundbreaking work on the mechanisms of cognitive control, episodic memory, and the interplay between these processes. Mechanisms of Memory Variability in Human Aging