We spoke with Dr. Vishnu "Deepu" Murty, a 2022 SRNDNA Pilot Grant recipient and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Oregon. Formerly of Temple University, Dr. Murty describes his move across the country and what it's been like to change institutions as mid-level faculty. He also shares how an experience at a haunted house inspired a method to study temporal memory. Dr. Murty is a proud queer scientist and chairs the Committee for an Inclusive Community at U of O.
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Dr. Sharon Noh
We spoke with Dr. Sharon Noh, a 2018 SRNDNA Collaboration Award recipient and postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Noh shares how the Collaboration Award impacted her academic and professional journey. She also delves into her research on memory and learning conditions, offering insights into how we retain and process information to make decisions across the lifespan. As a mother of two, Dr. Noh reflects on the challenges and rewards of balancing an academic career with family life.
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Dr. Brittany Cassidy
We spoke with Dr. Brittany Cassidy, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She shares the journey of receiving a 2018 SRNDNA Pilot Grant Award and explains her research on how perceptions can change with additional information. Dr. Cassidy received UNCG's Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor award in 2023 and describes what she enjoys most when mentoring students.
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Dr. Todd Braver
We spoke with Dr. Todd Braver, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, radiology, and neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Braver is also the William R. Stuckenberg Professor in Human Values and Moral Development. He shares his mentoring experiences and what it's like co-leading a lab. Dr. Braver also discusses the many aspects of his cognitive control research and his new collaboration examining the impacts of mindfulness training.
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Dr. Marilyn Horta
We spoke with Dr. Marilyn Horta, an active member of the SRNDNA network since 2015. She's also received SRNDNA's Collaboration and Open Data awards. In this episode, Dr. Horta discusses the research associated with the Open Data Award and her study on age differences in trust-related decision making and learning. Dr. Horta is now an applied research scientist at the Moffitt Cancer Center's Tobacco Research and Intervention Program (TRIP) where she uses mobile health interventions for mindfulness-based stress reduction and to help people stop smoking.Link from the conversation:AARP Fraud Watch Network: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/about-fraud-watch-network/Please note:OpenfMRI should be OpenNeuro: openneuro.org
Learn about the research scientists associated with the Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging (SRNDNA) and their impact on decision making, aging, Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias.
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