Flux Blog
Be Part of Flux’s Growth: Volunteer for a Committee Role
Flux members are invited to get involved with the Society by joining one of our committees! This is a great opportunity to contribute to the future of our society, shape the direction of key initiatives, and collaborate with fellow researchers in developmental...
October is the Dyslexia Awareness Month!
Dyslexia, or reading disability, is a developmental disorder characterized by inaccurate and slow reading despite an averaged nonverbal intelligence and repeated exposure to written language. Several theories were raised regarding the causes of dyslexia, such as an...
Flux Trainee Spotlight: Dashiell Sacks (Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital)
With the 2024 Flux Congress now concluded, the Flux Trainee Committee is excited to spotlight some of your fellow attendees through our trainee research profiles. If you’re a trainee—whether a student, post-bacc, or postdoc—and would like to be featured, we invite you...
Flux Trainee Spotlight: Caitlin Aloisio (Post-bacc, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC))
With the 2024 Flux Congress now concluded, the Flux Trainee Committee is excited to spotlight some of your fellow attendees through our trainee research profiles. If you’re a trainee—whether a student, post-bacc, or postdoc—and would like to be featured, we invite you...
Flux Trainee: Lotte van Rijn (Graduate Student, Erasmus University Rotterdam)
With the 2024 Flux Congree behind us, the Flux Trainee Committee is excited to introduce you to some of your conference peers via our trainee research profiles. If you are a trainee (student, post-bacc, postdoc) and would like to be featured, please fill out our...
NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship for Translational Research in Child Psychiatric Disorders
Lab Name: Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry Supervisor Supervisor Name: Kate Fitzgerald Position Title: NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship for Translational Research in Child Psychiatric Disorders Description: NIMH funded postdoctoral training fellowships...
Flux Trainee Spotlight: Salma Zreik (Post-bacc, UC San Diego).
As the 2024 Flux congress approaches, the Flux Trainee Committee is excited to introduce you to some of your conference peers via our trainee research profiles. If you are a trainee (student, post-bacc, postdoc) and would like to be featured, please fill out our...
Flux Trainee Spotlight: Lonneke Elzinga (Graduate Student, Leiden University).
As the 2024 Flux congress approaches, the Flux Trainee Committee is excited to introduce you to some of your conference peers via our trainee research profiles. If you are a trainee (student, post-bacc, postdoc) and would like to be featured, please fill out our...
Flux Outreach Event: The Young Child’s Brain: What Helps & What Harms?
Flux Society’s Communication Committee, in collaboration with the Early Childhood Development and Education Center at Kennedy Krieger, is excited to host a special 2024 outreach event titled "The Young Child's Brain: What Helps & What Harms?". Date: Monday,...
Innovations in Toddler Functional MRI
I am very excited to be teaming up with Dr. Tomoki Arichi, Dr. Annika Linke, and Dr. Kathryn Manning to discuss “Innovations in Toddler functional MRI” at Flux 2024! Anyone who has spent time with a toddler knows that they change in the blink of an eye – so as...
Reflecting on 25 Years of Progress: Prof. Chandan Vaidya on the ‘From Neurons to Neighborhood’ Symposium at Flux2024
I met with Prof. Chandan Vaidya (CV), the chair of the upcoming symposia “'From Neurons to Neighborhood': Twenty-Five Years Later” in the upcoming Flux meeting, for a short interview to share some insights about their session. THK: What is your symposium about?CV: The...
#Flux2024 Interdisciplinary Symposium Discusses How Stressful Environments Impact Brain Development
We can’t wait for #Flux2024 in Baltimore! To help share our excitement, we have been fortunate to interview some of the chairs of the upcoming symposia. Below, Dr. Jamie Hanson gives us some early insight into what to expect from his chaired symposium on environmental...
Understanding Developmental Changes in Cortical Excitation-Inhibition Balance at Flux2024
The upcoming Flux Congress 2024 will feature a thought-provoking symposium titled "Developmental Changes in Cortical Excitation-Inhibition Balance through Adolescence and Functional Implications for Cognition." This session will explore how shifts in the brain’s...
Flux Diversity Session: 2024 Dis/Ability, Accessibility, and Inclusion: Shifting the focus from individuals to systems
Dis/ability is prevalent and sometimes hidden, yet it is often overlooked in our field’s conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion. For this year’s diversity session, we bring these topics into focus, bringing together a group of speakers to discuss...
Crossing Species to Unlock Adolescent Learning: A Flux 2024 Symposium
We're excited for #Flux2024! As we gear up for the conference, we've been fortunate to get insights from many of our amazing speakers about their upcoming talks. Here's a sneak peek of one symposium, chaired by Dr. Catherine Insel. Keep an eye on our blog for more...
Infant Minds to Childhood Networks: Charting Developmental Path in Flux 2024
We can’t wait for #Flux2024! To help us gear up for the conference, we're lucky to have received details from many of our incredible speakers about their upcoming presentations. Below is a preview of one symposium focused on the developmental trajectory of...
#Flux2024 Symposium Highlights the Exciting Potential of Precision Imaging
We can’t wait for #Flux2024 in Baltimore! To help share our excitement, we have been fortunate to interview some of the chairs of the upcoming symposia. Below, Dr. Arielle Keller gives us some early insight into what to expect from her chaired symposium on precision...
The Science of Learning Symposium: Nature and Nurture Contributions to Variation in Learning: Insights from Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Funded by the Jacobs Foundation. Chair: Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, PhD
What is your symposium about? The Science of Learning symposium supported by the Jacobs Foundation is always an exciting event at the Flux meeting. For many years, the Foundation has supported these symposia in an attempt to better understand the neurobiological...
A FABBS-ulous congratulations to Dr. Dylan Gee!
The Flux Society extends a heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Dylan Gee, who was recently awarded an Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS)! As a member of the scientific society of FABBS, Flux nominated...
An interview by Dr Rachel Romeo, Flux’s 2024 New Investigator Awardee/ Dr Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus on behalf of the Flux’s Communication Committee
Rachel Romeo, PhD, CCC-SLP is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist and licensed speech-language pathologist broadly interested in how children’s early experiences, both favourable and adverse, influence their neural, cognitive, and academic development, with a...