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PAST EVENTS
2021 PNS Monthly Meeting Dates:

November 17th at 5pm

Speaker: Anthony C. Ruocco, Ph.D.
Title: Cognition and Neuroimaging in Borderline Personality Disorder

Learning Objectives:
1. Summarize cognitive and neuroimaging research findings in borderline personality disorder and their associations with core symptom dimensions.
2. Describe emerging research employing cognitive measures and neuroimaging biomarkers to understand the impacts of psychological and brain stimulation interventions for borderline personality disorder.
3. Outline gender differences in the prevalence of borderline personality disorder and the likelihood of seeking treatment.



Speaker: A. Campbell Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP-CN
Title: Primary Progressive Aphasia: Clinical Characterization & Neuropsychological Profiles

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify and describe the recognized PPA variants
2. Define the role of neuropsychology in PPA evaluation
3. Learn about the role of speech therapy in prolonging communication

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Speaker: 
2021 President’s Award Winner: Catherine Stephan, Drexel University
Title: Contributions of Executive Function to Adaptive Abilities in Youth with Down Syndrome
 
Learning Objectives: 
1. Describe the discrepancy between executive function performance-based and informant-report measures 
2. Summarize use of performance-based and informant report measures of executive function in youth with Down syndrome 
3. Discuss the association between executive function and adaptive abilities in children with DS   


Speaker: 2021 Francis Fields Memorial Award Winner: Fareshte Erani, Drexel University
Title: Assessing Fatigue in Individuals with MS Using a Clinically Accessible Measure of Switching
 
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the relationship between prefrontal cortex networks and cognitive effort and
2. Describe preliminary evidence for the relationship between switching and cognitive fatigue in a sample of individuals with MS.


Speaker: Vidya Kamath, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Title: Abnormal Eating Behaviors in Frontotemporal Dementia

Time/Date: March 24th @ 5pm

Learning Objectives:
1. 
Participants will learn ways to assess eating behavior in dementia.
2. Participants will learn recent findings on abnormal eating behaviors in frontotemporal dementia.
3. Participants will be able to list the brain regions implicated in abnormal eating in frontotemporal dementia


Speaker: Emma Rhodes, Ph.D.
Title: Clarifying Neurodegenerative Features of Late Life Depression 

Time/Date: February 24th @ 5 pm.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the incidence and pattern of cognitive impairments frequently seen in older adults with depression
2. Describe associations of late life depression with amyloid deposition, cerebral atrophy, reduced cortical thickness, and cerebral blood flow abnormalities as factors contributing to cognitive dysfunction
3. Discuss the challenges and new opportunities to clarify neurodegenerative features of late life depression


PNS Mentor Award Winner & Presenter: Dr. Nancy Raitano Lee
Title: Health and Neurocognitive Function in Down Syndrome
Time/Date: January 27th @ 5pm

Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to list common medical comorbidities associated with Down syndrome.

- Participants will be able to summarize research findings on the associations between congenital heart disease status and cognitive abilities in Down syndrome.  

- Participants will be able to describe research findings on the neuro-cognitive correlates of poor sleep in Down syndrome.