"Training Brain Networks and States" by Michael Posner (SmithGroup Lecture 2016)

Psychology professor emeritus Michael I. Posner presents his work examining the mechanisms of change in white matter resulting from various forms of training. For more than 50 years Michael Posner has studied how mental operations, particularly those related to attention, are carried out by neural networks. He has used cognitive, imaging, and genetic methods. He continues these studies as professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Oregon and adjunct professor at Weill Medical College. This lecture was presented at the Beckman Institute on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus on April 15, 2016. For more information on the SmithGroup lecture series, please visit www.beckman.illinois.edu/events/smithgroup-lectures.