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Kennedy Center Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities: “Neuronal Recruitment in the Temporal Lobes of Young Children”

Date: April 03, 2025

Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM

Location: OMC 241 and online


Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Lecture on Development and Developmental Disabilities: Neuronal Recruitment in the Temporal Lobes of Young Children

Shawn F. Sorrells Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

Thursday, Apr. 3, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m. CT
OMC 241, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/One Magnolia Circle Building and online

Co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute

A limited number of boxed lunches will be made available on a first come, first served basis.

Brain development continues in the human infant in significant ways. A large stream of migratory interneurons continue to arrive into the entorhinal cortex throughout infancy and into toddlerhood. The late arrival and maturation of these neurons may be important for plasticity of memory.

About the Speaker: The goal of Dr., Sorrell's lab is to study neurodevelopment in humans, mice, and other vertebrates to understand the neurobiological basis of social and emotional abilities and disorders.

For more information, call (615) 322-8240.


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Contact kc@vumc.org or 615-322-8240 for disability access information; 2 weeks advance notice is recommended for some accommodations (e.g., Braille, signing).