SECOND CALL FOR THE LEARNING AND PLASTICITY MEETING, APRIL
7-10 2019,
ÄKÄSLOMPOLO, FINNISH LAPLAND
WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://lapmeeting.fi/
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latest update: January 15, 2019 – abstract submission and registration is now open! Dear colleague, LaP is a cross-disciplinary meeting that connects psychological and neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and brain plasticity.
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Dear colleague,
We are happy to inform that the abstract submission and registration to
the 5th Learning and Plasticity Meeting is now open! We have confirmed
five exciting symposia (see below) besides the keynote lecture by
Professor Robert Zatorre, PhD (McGill University – Montreal Neurological
Institute).
LaP is a cross-disciplinary meeting that connects psychological and
neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and brain
plasticity. It is organized by the Åbo Akademi University, the
University of Turku, and the Turku Brain and Mind Center. The 2019
meeting dates are April 7-10, 2019. The venue is the same as for the
previous meetings, namely Äkäshotel at the Äkäslompolo village.
Special theme of the 2019 meeting, addressed by the keynote as well as
by three of the five confirmed symposia, will be ”Music: Neurocognition
and Therapeutic Applications”. However, as before, the program will also
include free papers presented as posters, reflecting the broad spectrum
of learning and plasticity research.
The five confirmed symposia are as follows:
“Musical Deficits and Music-Based Rehabilitation after Stroke: Efficacy
and Neural Mechanisms” (organizer Teppo Särkämö)
“Implicit musical learning and musical training” (organizers Mari
Tervaniemi and Eleanor Harding)
“Musical Expertise, Perceptual Learning, and Transfer – How Experience
Shapes Cognition” (organizer Susanne Jaeggi)
“Involvement of Short-term and Working Memory (STM/WM) in Aphasia, Part
One: Theories and Approaches to Assessment” (organizers Nadine Martin,
Steve Majerus, Laura Murray, and Christos Salis)
“Involvement of Short-term and Working Memory (STM/WM) in Aphasia, Part
Two: Approaches to Treatment” (organizers Nadine Martin, Steve Majerus,
Laura Murray, and Christos Salis)
Despite of its northern location way above the Polar Circle, the
congress site is easy to reach e.g. by daily flight connections from
Helsinki to the nearby airport at Kittilä. The congress program runs
from afternoon to evening, enabling one to utilize the excellent
possibilities for various winter sports and other outdoor activities
during the long days in early April. Due to auditorium space and to keep
the meeting highly interactive, the number of participants is limited to
100. It is important to make travel arrangements in good time as the
flights and the night trains tend to become fully booked due to the
number of tourists coming to enjoy the unique Lappish Spring.
Hope to see you at the Heart of Finnish Lapland in Spring 2019!
The LaP Scientific Committee,
Matti Laine, Abo Akademi University, Finland (Chair)
Lars Bäckman, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Susanne Jaeggi, University of California at Irvine, USA
Hasse Karlsson, University of Turku, Finland
Minna Lehtonen, Abo Akademi University, Finland
Marcus Meinzer, University of Queensland, Australia
Lars Nyberg, Umeå University, Sweden
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Mari Tervaniemi, Research Director
Cicero Learning, University of Helsinki
Cognitive Brain Research Unit, University of Helsinki