Schedule

Tuesday, July 22


10:00 AM - 12 Noon:

  • Introductions
  • Overview of course goals

12:00 Noon - 12:45 PM: Lunch


1:00 PM - 5:30 PM:

  • Overview of course goals
  • Tour of fMRI lab

5:45 PM: Welcome dinner at Legal Sea Foods


Wednesday, July 23

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental breakfast

8:30 AM - Noon:

  • What is Dyslexia and Reading Disability?
  • What is the role of neuroscience for informing definitions of reading difficulties?

Noon -12:45 PM: Lunch

12:45-2:30 PM:

  • What is the brain basis of typical and atypical reading development?
    What is the future role of neuroimaging and diagnosis?

Thursday, July 24

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental breakfast

8:30 AM - 12 Noon:

  • How do reading interventions influence brain structure and function?
  • Can neuroimaging be used to predict response to intervention?

12 Noon - 12:45 PM: Lunch

12:45 PM - 2:30 PM:

  • How do reading disabilities compare across languages? Is there a signature of dyslexia across cultures?
    How has neuroimaging informed the comparison of reading disabilities across languages

Friday, July 25

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - 12:15 PM

  • Future contributions of neuroimaging and reading
  • Class contributions

 

Please note: Schedule is preliminary and subject to change