Discovery Talks: Development of the Emotional Brain with Nim Tottenham

The BC Children’s Hospital Brain, Behaviour & Development Theme presents Nim Tottenham, PhD, associate professor of Psychology at Columbia University and director of the Developmental Affective Neuroscience Laboratory.
Her research examines brain development underlying emotional behavior in humans. Her research has highlighted fundamental changes in brain circuitry across development and the powerful role that early experiences, such as caregiving and stress, have on the construction of these circuits. She has authored over 80 journal articles and book chapters. She is a frequent lecturer both nationally and internationally on human brain and emotional development and is a recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) Award, the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, and the Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize.
Learning Objectives:
1. Consider how early social environments shape brain development.
2. Understand the neurobiology of emotional process across development.
3. Consider how developmental timing of events matter for outcomes.
Refreshments will follow in the Chieng Family Atrium. More
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