Presentations

"Genetic associations between executive functions and intelligence: A combined twin and adoption study" - Dr. Dan Gustavson (11/4/2021)

2021 Psychonomics (https://www.psychonomic.org/page/2021program)

Authors:
Daniel E. Gustavson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Chandra A. Reynolds (University of California, Riverside)
Robin P. Corley (University of Colorado Boulder)
Sally J. Wadsworth (University of Colorado Boulder)
John K. Hewitt (University of Colorado Boulder)
Naomi P. Friedman (University of Colorado Boulder)

Link to the full abstract can be found here.

"Exposure to home language mixing is non-linearly associated with neural markers of attention/executive function in bilingual children" - Dr. Srishti Nayak (10/25/2021)

2021 Bilingualism Matters Research Symposium (https://www.bilingualism-matters.org/events/bilingualism-matters-resear…)

Research Talk given by Srishti Nayak in the session "Cognitive and Social Effects of Bilingualism" (Chair: Dr. Tanja Rinker), at the virtual Bilingualism Matters Research Symposium 2021

Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.

"Alzheimer’s Disease Polygenic Scores Predict Changes in Executive Function Across 12 years in Late Middle Age" - Dr. Dan Gustavson (7/25/2021)

2021 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC)

Authors:

Chandra A. Reynolds (University of California, Riverside)
Timothy J. Hohman (Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Angela L. Jefferson (Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Jeremy A. Elman (University of California, San Diego)
Matthew S. Panizzon (University of California, San Diego)
Michael J. Lyons (Boston University)
Carol E. Franz (University of California, San Diego)
William S. Kremen (University of California, San Diego)

Link to the full abstract can be found here.

"Music & Developmental Differences" - Dr. Miriam Lense's Webinar with Sound Health Network (5/26/2021)

Sound Health Network, Webinar 4: "Music & Developmental Differences"

Special Guests:
Miriam Lense, PhD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Lyn Bingham, DMA (Blair School of Music)

Dr. Lense discusses her research and clinical work, which focuses on infants, children, and adults with or at-risk for developmental disabilities, with a particular emphasis on individuals on the autism spectrum and who have Williams syndrome, while Dr. Bingham highlights her work collaborating with researchers who study music and autism.