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SUMMARY:The social brain: Understanding autism
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn 23 September\, 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.Her talk was part of SFARI’s Autism: Emerging Concepts lecture series. \nAbout the lecture:\nHumans are a highly social species\, allocating numerous brain regions to distinct aspects of social cognition. These regions and corresponding mental abilities serve as tools for understanding which functions are lost and which are preserved in autism. \nAutism is characterized by a highly uneven cognitive profile in which some mental functions are preserved or enhanced\, and others are disrupted. An important asset in the search to understand this complex disorder comes from the study of the typical human mind and brain. \nIn this talk\, Nancy Kanwisher considered the functional architecture of the social brain as an avenue for considering which functions are affected and which are preserved in autism. \nAbout the Speaker\nNancy Kanwisher is professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an investigator at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. After receiving her B.S. and Ph.D. from MIT\, Kanwisher served on the faculty at the University of California\, Los Angeles and Harvard University before returning to MIT in 1997. Kanwisher has received the Troland Research Award\, MacVicar Faculty Fellow teaching award and Golden Brain Award. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sfari.org/event/the-social-brain-understanding-autism/
LOCATION:Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium\, 160 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
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