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  • Social Sciences

  • Events 

    Thursday, December 3, 2009 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    To Regulate or Not To Regulate

    Speakers: Til Schuermann (Federal Reserve Bank) and Allan Meltzer (Carnegie Mellon University)

    The Quantitative Finance Discussion Group presents this discussion on regulation of capital markets.

    Monday, December 7, 2009 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Parent Theory: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

    Speaker: Barbara Mowder (Pace University)

    The NYAS Psychology Section presents programs about contemporary issues and research in the field.

    Tuesday, December 15, 2009 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Deciphering Bipolar Disorder: Insights for Improved Research Strategies

    Speakers: Haim Einat (University of Minnesota), Rif S. El-Mallakh (University of Louisville School of Medicine), Todd Gould (University of Maryland School of Medicine), Alexander B. Niculescu, III (Indiana University School of Medicine)

    This symposium will highlight new developments in Bipolar disorder models and biomarker identification, and will reveal how these new strategies can further our understanding of the disease and our ability to identify new therapies.

    Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

    Lust, Romance & Attachment: The Science of Love and Whom We Choose — An Evening with Helen Fisher

    Speaker: Helen Fisher (Rutgers University)

    A biological anthropologist who has conducted fMRI studies on the brains of people in love, Helen Fisher maintains that humans have evolved three core brain systems for mating and reproduction.

    Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Phosphodiesterase Targets for Cognitive Dysfunction and Schizophrenia

    Organizers: Lawrence P. Wennogle (Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) and Peter Hutson (Merck and Co., Inc.)

    The symposium will focus on phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors for schizophrenia and cognitive disorders and review the theoretical basis of different PDE isoforms as well as the progress towards human clinical testing of these agents.

  • Past Events

    Thursday, April 16, 2009 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    Texas Hold'em: Algorithmic Trading

    Speakers: Ian Domowitz (Investment Technology Group) and Lee Maclin (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences & Founding Partner, Pragma Financial Systems)

    The use of algorithms to optimize execution of trading strategies has surged in popularity in recent years. This meeting will feature experts discussing recent advances in algorithmic trading.

    November 21 - 22, 2008 | Spain

    Values and Empathy across Social Barriers: A Neurocognitive Approach to Fairness

    The First "Barcelona Social Brain" Conference, organized by the New York Academy of Sciences, the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació, the Càtedra UAB "el cervell social" and the European Science Foundation.

    Thursday, November 6, 2008 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

    Credit Crisis: Actions Taken and Lessons Learned

    The credit crisis has had a significant impact on the financial markets as well as the global economy. At this meeting, we will hear from two prominent presenters their insights and experiences on this topic.

    Thursday, April 17, 2008 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Quantitative Finance: Market Crisis

    As Washington continues to debate details of a stimulus package and the Federal Reserve toys with interest rates, join this meeting to learn more about America's recent market difficulties brought on by the subprime mortgage crisis.

  • Publications 

    Annals

    Ecological Economics Reviews

    Edited by Karin E. Limburg (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York) and Robert Costanza (Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT)

    This inaugural volume of will review topics that are at the crossroads of ecology and economics.

    Forthcoming volume

    Annals

    Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives

    Edited by William C. Bushell (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Erin L. Olivo (Columbia University), and Neil D. Theise (Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

    The reports in this volume establish a basis for a program of research that will advance our current understanding of longevity and health.

    Annals

    The Neurosciences and Music III: Disorders and Plasticity

    Edited by Simone Dalla Bella (University of Finance and Management, Warsaw, Poland), Nina Kraus (Northwestern University, School of Communication, Evanston, Illinois), Katie Overy (University of Edinburgh - Music, Edinburgh, United Kingdom), Christo Pantev (Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, Munster University Hospital, Munster, Germany), Joel S. Snyder (Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada), Mari Tervaniemi (Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland), Barbara Tillmann (Neurosciences et Systèmes Sensoriels CNRS - Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France), and Gottfried Schlaug (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)

    Manuscripts in this Annals volume address how the tools of cognitive neuroscience have provided new insights into music and the brain.

    eBriefing

    Therapeutics for Cognitive Aging: Preserving Mental Vitality across the Lifespan

    Organizer: Howard Fillit (Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation)

    There's no consensus about what cognitive aging is, but mental decline clearly affects most of us as we grow older. This eBriefing explores how cognitive aging relates to other neurodegenerative disorders and how it may be managed.

    eBriefing

    Improving Pediatric Health: Biobehavioral Approaches to Childhood Disease Management

    Keynote Speaker: David Krol (University of Toledo College of Medicine; Global Children's Dental Health Taskforce)

    The traditional approach to delivering pediatric health care is not effective in underserved populations. Practitioners are investigating comprehensive, community-based approaches that have been successful in other contexts.