Events

C3N Seminar Talk Cognitive Effort Reflects Divergence From Criticality Andrew Westbrook, PhD Professor Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ This talk will describe a novel hypothesis about the nature of cognitive effort and why it is experienced as subjectively costly. It will argue that effort is not simply a reflection of metabolic demand, but instead a phenomenological readout of divergence from criticality in the brain. The talk will be held in-person and virtually via Zoom. Pardes Building, Multipurpose Room, 6th Floor (#6602)

2nd Annual NeuroEquity Research Collective (NERC) Symposium: Paving the Way for All Learners! This event is dedicated to bridging the gap between research and practice to create equitable systems for all who learn and think differently. Organized by Understood.org, the symposium is designed to spark new thinking, foster collaboration, and co-create solutions. Speakers include Columbia postdoctoral research scientist Enitan Marcelle, presenting research on reducing barriers to intervention for children with learning and attention disorders. Additional speakers include Afrika Afeni Mills MEd, Shaqwana Freeman-Green PhD, and Antoinette Banks, and other NERC partners. This is a free event, and a complimentary lunch is included with your registration. Well& by Durst, One Five One at 151 West 42nd Street, New York, NY

EAP Fundraising Event Swap 'n' Shop Proceeds from this event will be used for Health Fair door prizes. Pardes Building, Kolb Plaza

Italian Academy Fellows' Seminars The Neural Geometry of Emotions: Cognitive Implications and Individual Variability Valeria Fascianelli Alexander Bodini Fellow in Developmental and Adolescent Psychiatry Moderator: Stefano Fusi, Professor of Neuroscience and Principal Investigator Zuckerman Institute Columbia University Valeria Fascianelli, an associate research scientist at the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience of Columbia, collaborates closely with experimentalists to uncover the computational principles and the neural geometry underlying cognitive processes like decision-making and emotional states. Columbia's scholarly community is welcome. In-person only. Registration required. The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (south of 118th Street), New York, NY