Wednesday Talk: September 16, 10am-12pm – hybrid
September 16 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker: Brian Levine, Senior Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences;
Professor of Psychology and Medicine (Neurology), U of T
Title: “Beyond the Average Mind: Individual Differences in Memory and Imagery”
Abstract: The science of memory and cognition has illuminated principles of how the mind works in general, but it’s the variations from one individual to the next that make us who we are. Inter-individual differences in memory and imagery impact how we solve problems, in turn affecting occupational selection and resilience to trauma. While the power of memory in detail is valued, gist-like memory has its advantages.
Bio: Brian Levine (Ph.D., 1991) has published over 200 peer reviewed scientific articles and chapters on memory, frontal lobe function, traumatic brain injury, aging, dementia, and rehabilitation as well as Mind and the Frontal Lobes: Cognition, Behavior, and Brain Imaging (2012, Oxford University Press) and Goal Management Training™ intervention for executive deficits (with Ian Robertson and Tom Manly). He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and Association for Psychological Science and recipient of the 2015 International Neuropsychological Society’s Benton award for mid-career research achievement. In 2025, Dr. Levine was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and he received the Edith Kaplan Award from the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society. He has obtained over $10 million in grant funding as a principal investigator. A board-certified neuropsychologist, he is clinically active, providing expert opinions in cases involving brain injury, dementia, and psychiatric disorders and is frequently called upon to communicate research findings to health professionals and the general public. He has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, CBC radio, USA Today, Psychology Today, Scientific American Mind, Wired, New York Magazine, and Discovery Health.
The link to register is https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/dh2f1kBcwY
The deadline to register is the Monday before the event at noon. The Zoom link will be sent to registrants only.
