LIFE Seminar: Winter Semester 2010/11

Lifespan and Plasticity

Organizer: Ulman Lindenberger, MPI for Human Development (MPIB)
Instructors: LIFE faculty & guests

Plasticity: Conceptual Considerations
Martin Lövdén, MPIB & University of Lund

Bilingualism in a Lifespan Perspective
Sabine Schäfer, MPIB

Training Cognitive Control in Development
Silvia Bunge, University of California – Berkeley

Memory Plasticity over the Lifespan
Yee Lee Shing, MPIB

Neurological Disorders and the Role of Neurotransmitters (Dopamine, Serotonine, etc.)
Emrah Düzel, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg & University College London

Molecular Mechanisms of Plasticity
Gerd Kempermann, CRT Dresden

Neural Substrates and Modifiers of Cognitive Aging
Naftali Raz, Wayne State University

Heterogeneity of Cognitive Aging: From Working Memory to Neuroeconomics
Hauke Heekeren, Freie Universität Berlin (FU)

Personality Development and Resilience over the Lifespan
Jaap Denissen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU)

Educational Aspects of Plasticity
Florian Schmiedek, Deutsches Institut für Pädagogische Forschung, Frankfurt/Main &
MPI für Bildungsforschung

Successful Cognitive Aging and Neurorehabilitation
Agnes Flöel, Charité

Conclusions on Lifespan and Plasticity
Ulman Lindenberger, MPIB