Originally posted by myUNBnews on January 22, 2015

Dr. Troy Harker, PhD, from the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick will be presenting a colloquium entitled, “Brain systems for selecting the right response at the right time and place.”

The colloquium will take place on Friday, Jan. 30, at 3:30 p.m. in Keirstead Hall’s Snodgrass Lounge, Room 105. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Physical, emotional, and social health are all linked to developmental exposure to stress.  In this colloquium, Dr. Harker will describe the foundational elements of his research program in neuropsychology and health psychology including the core story of early brain development as it relates to health outcomes later in life.  Particular emphasis will be given to brain structures and functions that are activated to prepare an individual to effectively adapt and cope to perceived stressors, including the stress response and executive functioning (i.e. air traffic control) systems of the brain. Dr. Harker will also describe how these brain functions are studied in his research using neuropsychological and neurophysiological approaches, including preliminary research findings on neural mechanisms that are associated with various stages of information processing by the stress response and air traffic control systems in the brain.

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