Join us live via Zoom on Thursday,
June 18 @ 8PM with neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy
At the Secret Science
Club's online edition, neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy will dive deep into
the human brain to explore the links between memories,
decision-making, and motivation.
"Doors" to the
Zoom Room will open at 7:30pm (Eastern Time USA).
Shhh... everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link
the night before. (To join the Secret Science Club mailing list, send us an email.)
In the meantime...
--Put this brain-bending event on your calendar
--Get ready to mix your
own cocktail (let's make it a Memory
Palace!) and shimmy to
mind-blowing tunes
--Bring your questions
for the live Q&A
--Take a peek at the
Dana Foundation's awesome digital magazine, Cerebrum, for news, podcasts, and analysis on emerging
ideas in brain science
Daphna Shohamy is a neuroscientist, professor of psychology at Columbia University,
director of the Learning Lab at Columbia University, and a member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. She uses behavioral
research and neuroimaging studies to explore the neural processes by which
memory, learning, and decision-making interact. She is the recipient of the
McKnight Foundation Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award, the Cognitive
Neuroscience Society's Young Investigator Award, and the Association for
Psychological Science Janet Spence Award. Her research has been featured in Psychology
Today, Vulture, The Verge, Time, and Popular Science, and she served
as a scientific advisor to the Oscar-winning animated film Inside Out.
This edition of Secret
Science Club - featuring Daphna Shohamy - is sponsored by the Dana Foundation in celebration of Brain Awareness Week
(postponed from March). The Dana Foundation is dedicated to advancing
understanding about the brain in health and disease through research grants and
public outreach.
This is a FREE event.
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computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at zoom.us
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Cocktail Recipe for the “Memory Palace” (created by Joe Cacciola)
Ingredients: Handful of Blueberries (at least 6), 2 Mint Leaves (and more for garnish), 1½ oz of Gin, Splash of Club Soda, ¼ oz Quick Simple Syrup**, Juice of ½ Lime, Ice
-Combine in a rocks glass: a handful of blueberries, 2 mint leaves, ¼ oz simple syrup, and juice of ½ lime.
-Muddle to a slow count of 10 until blueberries are crushed and mint leaves are torn
-Fill the glass with ice
-Add gin and stir well
-Add splash of club soda to taste
-Garnish with a sprig of mint
**Quick simple syrup recipe:
Ingredients: ½ Cup Water, ½ Cup Sugar
-Put water and sugar in a shaker and shake vigorously for 1 minute. Let settle, then shake again to a slow count of 10.
This mixture will last in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
Ingredients: Handful of Blueberries (at least 6), 2 Mint Leaves (and more for garnish), 1½ oz of Gin, Splash of Club Soda, ¼ oz Quick Simple Syrup**, Juice of ½ Lime, Ice
-Combine in a rocks glass: a handful of blueberries, 2 mint leaves, ¼ oz simple syrup, and juice of ½ lime.
-Muddle to a slow count of 10 until blueberries are crushed and mint leaves are torn
-Fill the glass with ice
-Add gin and stir well
-Add splash of club soda to taste
-Garnish with a sprig of mint
**Quick simple syrup recipe:
Ingredients: ½ Cup Water, ½ Cup Sugar
-Put water and sugar in a shaker and shake vigorously for 1 minute. Let settle, then shake again to a slow count of 10.
This mixture will last in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
