Sensitive Periods: A Flux Society Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part 2 of our mini-series discussing the development of the adolescent brain, intended for all audiences. In this second episode, learn about how adolescent brain development relates to our modern social environment. We discuss how adolescents learn to take the perspective of others, form their identity, regulate emotions, and interact with social media. Give us a liste...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part 1 of our mini-series discussing the development of the adolescent brain, intended for all audiences. In this first episode, learn about how adolescent brain development opens up a window of opportunity of learning, driven by risk-taking and the brain's reward response. This developmental period has important extensions into how adolescents make decisions and w...

Send us Fan Mail We are excited for a special episode this month, as guest host Dr. Arielle Keller (@ArielleKeller) interviews Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (@sjblakemore.bsky.social), the 2024 Flux Huttenlocher Award Winner. Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, and leader of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group. He...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take a closer look at the devastating impacts of federal funding cuts across the United States on developmental science and its trainees. We discuss how cuts are destabilizing training for early-career scientists and halting the vital research that they conduct. We further emphasize how scientists are organizing to fight back, and how we can take care of oursel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat about the exciting growth of fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging and their active group, FIT'NG. We're joined by two leaders in the field, Dr. Tomoki Arichi and Dr. Courtney Filippi, who explain to us the unique research questions and methodologies in FIT neuroimaging. Along the way, we discuss differences between neuroimaging in other develo...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, we chat about using multiple large scale neuroimaging datasets for developmental cognitive neuroscience research. We highlight two exciting recent projects, including the Reproducible Brain Charts database and a foundational study on white matter development. Along the way, we chat about harmonizing multiple datasets, testing in multiple datasets for generalizati...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat about strength-based approaches in developmental cognitive neuroscience and the importance of identifying and building upon individuals' strength rather than solely focusing on deficits/weaknesses. We explore how strength-based perspectives highlight individuals' resilience and adaptivity in the face of structural inequities, and the ways we can...

Send us Fan Mail This bonus episode takes a behind-the-scenes glimpse at last year's Neurohackademy, a data science and neuroimaging workshop hosted by the University of Washington's eScience Institute. Often attended by members of the Flux community, Neurohackademy is known for its fun and inclusive approach! We are joined by three graduate student participants from last year's pro...

Send us Fan Mail Flux and cognitive neuroscience more broadly are increasingly focused on translating our science for public impact. Yet, we receive little training to know how to do this.  In this episode, we hear from Dr. Daniela Schiller and Dr. Bradley Voytek about their journeys through science communication, which include creating a graduate course teaching SciComm and writing a popular neur...

Send us Fan Mail We are excited for a special episode this month, as guest host Dr. Arielle Keller (@ArielleKeller) interviews Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer (@jennDSN), the 2024 Flux Linda Spears Mid-Career Award Winner. Dr. Pfeifer is incredibly deserving of this award and gratiously provided her time to discuss her career development, advice to trainees, balancing life and work, and much more. As always,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we turn our attention to research by and with people of the global majority. Children and adolescents in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America comprise a large majority of the world's population. Yet their data experiences and perspectives are marginalized in developmental research, including in developmental cognitive neuroscience. In this episode...

Send us Fan Mail Much of our research doesn't exist without the families that participate. Community-engaged research seeks to bring those families to the table to learn from their expertise and lived-experiences. To learn more about how developmental cognitive neuroscientists are doing this work, we are joined by Drs. Arianna Gard & Kalina Michalska. We discuss the importance of communit...

Send us Fan Mail Open science is becoming increasingly important in our field, yet the nuances of it can be intimidating for trainees. To think about how trainees in developmental cognitive neuroscience can best engage in preregistrations, we're joined by a renowned expert Dr. Russell Poldrack. We discuss general purposes of preregistrations, do's and don'ts, how to address common m...

Send us Fan Mail Graduate school interviews are  exciting and stressful! We're joined by Dr. Jennifer Silvers, a faculty member at UCLA and Felicia Hardi, a graduate student at the University of Michigan. We discuss how to prepare for interviews, what questions to ask, how to evaluate a program, and much more! For a full transcript , visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriods_S2E5 Connect wit...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a chat with the president of Flux, Dr. Eveline Crone! In this episode, we discuss her plans for the future of Flux Society, thoughts on societal impact via science communication and public engagement, advice for trainees, and her favorite memories from past Flux conferences. For a full episode transcript, see https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS2E4 Connect with us on s...

Send us Fan Mail Applying to Ph. D. programs is one of the most important, exciting, and stressful periods of the scientific journey. To provide perspectives and tips for graduate school applications, we're joined by Dr. Laurel Gabard-Durnam, a faculty member at Northeastern University and Ellie Taylor, a lab manager at the University of Maryland and current graduate school applicant. We touc...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us in developmental cognitive neuroscience aim to make a positive impact on the world through our science. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Natalie Brito and Dr. Katie Insel about their experiences translating their science for different audiences to support developmental opportunities for newborns and adolescents. Along the way, we touch on topics like facing your fears,...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss where the idea of Flux Society originate, what it took to get it off the ground, and where it may be going! For a full transcript: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS2E1 Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: @FluxSociety  Facebook: facebook.com/FluxSociety/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fluxsociety/ Our emails: Andrew. Lynn.2@Louisville.edu

Send us Fan Mail For our 9th episode of Season 1 we take a clinical perspective to developmental cognitive neuroscience! We discuss what we have learned from cognitive neuroscience that benefits clinical practice, the mutually informative backgrounds that clinical and neuroscience training each offer,  collaboration, and more. We're joined by great guests Dr. Dylan Gee (Twitter @dylanggee), D...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss getting the most out of conferences (large and small) while maintaining a work-life balance with Drs. Maya Rosen (Twitter @mayalrosen), Julia Moser (@_JuliaMoser)  and Niamh MacSweeney (@Niamh MacSweeney).    For a full transcript visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1E8 Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: @FluxSociety  Facebook: facebook.com/FluxSociety/ LinkedIn...

Send us Fan Mail We hear from Dr. Phoebe Thomson (Twitter @ phoebecthomson)  and Ayla Pollman (@ayla_pollmann) about their experiences training in developmental cognitive neuroscience internationally. We discuss professional and personal difficulties, as well as the unique benefits international training provides.    For a full transcript visit: https://bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1E7 Follow us on...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with Steven Kasparek & Dr. Suzanne van de Groep about what it takes to develop a meaningful, positive, and supportive relationship with your mentor or mentee. We discuss mentoring philosophy, power dynamics, and conflict resolution. For a full transcript visit: bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1Ep6 Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: @FluxSociety  Facebook: f...

Send us Fan Mail What makes a seller talk? How should I practice? What's the goal of a poster presentation? In this episode we're joined by Drs. Margaret Sheridan, Lucina Uddin, & Nim Tottenham to discuss how to craft an academic talk. We talked about everything from what to include in a poster presentation, to how to practice a job talk, and the importance of preparing for the Q&amp...

Send us Fan Mail How can we best use fMRI to study individual differences? Big data, precision imaging, both? We're joined by Drs. Caterina Gratton & Brenden Tervo-Clemmens to discuss different paths forward and how they compliment each other. The conversation touched on multiple different points that we as a field must consider as we move forward. For a full transcript visit: https://bit...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with Dr. Virginia Salo and Dr. Shabnam Hakimi about the pipeline to industry and alternative academic jobs. We discuss the decision to leave academia, the crafting your CV into a resume, the day-to-day of alternative careers, and how to maintain a work-life balance. For a full transcript visit: bit.ly/FluxSensitivePeriodsS1Ep3 Follow us on Social Media! Twit...