The Amazing Brain: Select Topics in Neuroscience and Child Development for the Clinician

The Amazing Brain: Select Topics in Neuroscience and Child Development for the Clinician

Tuesday, April 23, 2013- Tuesday, November 12, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Webinar

This webinar series is being jointly sponsored with the Yale School of Medicine,
Section of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
.

About the webinar series:
The purpose of this webinar series is to introduce clinicians to exciting developments in neuroscience that provides complex and new understanding of developmental and behavioral disorders in children. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the structure and functioning of areas of the brain, novel ways to study the brain and emerging treatments. Renowned speakers from Yale School of Medicine who are conducting innovative neuroscience and translational research will lead these discussions. All clinicians who care for children with developmental and behavioral disorders will benefit from participating in this exciting series, "The Amazing Brain."

Part I - Targeted Treatments for Autism: From Genes to Pharmacology
April 23, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Paul Wang, MD

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Part II - The Neurobiology of ADHD and Related Disorders
April 30, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Amy F.T. Arnsten, MD

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Part III - Shedding Light on the Brain: Optical Tools for Studying Synaptic Transmission
May 7, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Michael J. Higley, MD

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Part IV - Nicotine and Cortical Development
May 14, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Marina Picciotto, MD

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Part V - Exploring the Brain with Functional MRI
October 22, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Todd Constable, PhD

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Part VI - What a Baby Can and Can't Do: Early Brain Development
November 5, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Hanna Stevens, MD, PhD

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Part VII - Recent Advances in the Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders
November 12, 12-1 pm ET
Speaker: Abha Gupta, MD, PhD

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*Access the archived webinars at www.aucd.org/webinars.