New York Neuropsychology Group

Friday, March 26, 2010, 9am-4pm
31st Annual Conference of the New York Neuropsychology Group
Joint Meeting with Beth Israel Medical Center and the Psychology Section of the New York Academy of Sciences Psychology Section
The Evolution of Neuropsychology:
From Assessment to Virtual Reality

The 31st annual NEW YORK NEUROPSYCHOLOGY GROUP conference is the first to explore the evolution of clinical neuropsychology and the role of technological advancements in guiding its development and influencing its future. Speakers will focus on the pioneers in the early development of cognitive assessment and the advancement of neuropsychology through neuroimaging techniques. This will be followed by a look at the future of neuropsychology and progress being made with the assistance of computer applications, including the assessment of “real world” functioning through virtual reality technology.

William B. Barr, Ph.D., ABPP/CN New York University School of Medicine
Adam Brickman, Ph.D. Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University
Russell M. Bauer, Ph.D., ABPP/CN University Of Florida
Albert A. Rizzo, Ph.D. Institute For Creative Technologies University of Southern California

REGISTRATION:
NYNG Member	$80
Nonmember	$130
Student NYNG Member	$35
Student Nonmember	$50

If you are not yet a NYNG member, or need to renew your membership, please sign up today online.

LOCATION:
Beth Israel Medical Center
Bernstein Pavilion - Podell Auditorium
Entrance is on Nathan Perlman Place
(located between 1st and 2nd Avenue between East 15th & 16th St)
New York, NY

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 7pm
Bilingual Task Force:
Long Term and Global Perspectives on Language, Cognitive and Communication Impairment in Dual Language Learners

Isabelle Barriere, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Speech Communication Program at Brooklyn College
Research Associate of the Research Institute of the Study of
Language in Urban Society/CUNY Graduate Center

NYNG is pleased to announce an upcoming Bilingual Task Force meeting featuring a presentation by Dr. Isabelle Barriere. Mark your calendars!

This presentation will focus on the distinction between typical Dual Language Learning of different types (including simultaneous and sequential language acquisition) and delayed and atypical Dual Language Learning. The latest research-based evidence on:

the characteristics of the demographic and linguistic factors that impact on the acquisition of different languages
whether the use of more than one language has negative or positive impacts on children with language, cognitive and communicative impairment
the unique challenges that clinicians have to face with respect to the selection of therapies for bilingual clinical cases and the considerations that underpin treatment goals
to what extent effects of therapy transfer from one language to another.

LOCATION:
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
At Langone Medical Center / NYU - Enter at 400 East 34th Street
Room RR 111/112
New York, NY (Map)
Admission is free!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please contact
Luba Nakhutina (luba.nakhutina@nyumc.org)
Heidi Bender (heidibender@aol.com)

Date: March 8th - 9th, 2010
International Cognition and Cancer Task Force
Cognition and Cancer Conference

We are pleased to announce the following plenary speakers:

Monique M. B. Breteler MD PhD
Patricia A. Ganz MD
Mark D. Noble PhD
M. Fatih Okcu MD MPH
Andrew Saykin PsyD ABCN
Jeffrey S. Wefel PhD

In addition to our guest speakers, there will be selected poster and oral presentations.

This conference is directed toward researchers and clinicians interested in state-of-the-art information related to the most current and ongoing research examining issues of cognition and cancer.

The goal of this conference is to present and discuss current research examining the impact of cancer and cancer-related treatment on cognitive and behavioral functioning in adults with non-central nervous system cancers. Presentations will focus on state-of-the-art research elucidating the nature of the cognitive and neurobehavioral sequelae associated with cancer and cancer therapies, the mechanisms that underlie these changes in function, and interventions to prevent or manage these undesired symptoms and/or their side effects.

Venue

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories Auditorium
430 East 67th Street (Between First and York Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Registration:

Online registration will be made available in the coming weeks.

Early Bird (before 02/01/10)
General Admission	$250.00
Full time students, Fellows, Residents (Letter required from Head of Department to confirm student status)	$150.00

General Fee (02/02/10 to 03/08/10)
General Admission	$300.00
Full time students, Fellows, Residents (Letter required from Head of Department to confirm student status)	$180.00

Accommodation:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering is pleased to offer discounted hotel rates near to the hospital. Click here to follow the link to the rates page or see the MSKCC website for details (www.mskcc.org).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CONFERENCE
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.icctf.com
OR CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:www.mskcc.org/cme.

Date: TBA*
New York Neuropsychology Group Colloquium:
Sex Differences in Neuropsychology

Deborah J. Walder, Ph.D.
Brooklyn College, CUNY
Member of The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD)

Although often neglected in clinical or experimental neuropsychology, sex differences can be found in patterns of responses and in brain organization. Dr. Walder will give an overview and then report on some of her own research, in a research program that focuses on the neurodevelopment of mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.

She studies bio-markers of risk such as neurohormones, brain abnormalities, genetics, and neuropsychological functioning, and their interactions with psychosocial factors (stress), and consideration of sex differences, among high-risk youth. This includes use of prospective methods to better understand the early trajectory of illness, with an eye toward prevention and early intervention.

LOCATION:
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
At Langone Medical Center / NYU - Enter at 400 East 34th Street
Room RR 111
New York, NY (Map)
Admission is free!

Additional Information: please contact Frank LeFever at fflefever@yahoo.com

* Due to a serious family emergency, Dr. Walder was not be able to present her talk, May 20th, 2009 as originally scheduled. A new date will be announced.