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We found that the patterns of longitudinal change in neural network dynamics predicted psychosocial outcomes five years later in young adulthood.<br>\r\nWe found that “transcendent thinking” – seeing situations not just in terms of X happened to person A, which makes me feel thusly, but in terms of the larger societal and contextual forces that shaped how Person A was treated and how Person A reacted, the broader implications and lessons one can draw from that situation, and the larger issues it exemplifies or reveals—correlated with a particular set of neural activity dynamics and predicted future structural and functional neural development across the subsequent two years, controlling for the starting state of neural development, and independent of IQ and SES. Transcendent thinking also countered negative effects of exposure to community violence on structural brain development.<br>\r\nThe neural development predicted by transcendent thinking (the changes in the brain across the 2-year period) in turn predicted young adult identity strength, self-liking, relationship satisfaction, and achievement 5 years later.<br>\r\nThese findings reveal a novel predictor of neural development across mid-adolescence, and underscore the active role adolescents play in their own brain development through the meaning they make of the social world. Implications for secondary education and pedagogy will be discussed.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n </p>", "image_description": "Visitors Talk: Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, University of Southern California", "creation_date": "2026-03-25T12:31:22", "last_modification_date": "2026-03-25T12:31:38", "link_label": "Website of the event", "link_url": "https://cibm.ch/event/visitors-talk-mary-helen-immordino-yang-university-of-southern-california/", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "CH F1 614", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CH%20F1%20614", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/J9fJmYSQStOHtZMlxhTgaw", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "<strong>Mary Helen Immordino-Yang,</strong> University of Southern California", "organizer": "<a href=\"https://cibm.ch\">CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging</a>", "contact": "Miguel Molina, CIBM Media & Events Manager", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "neuroscience, psycology, education", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120181/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/9/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/284/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71132, "title": "Volkswagen Stiftung | Navigating a Transforming World Order", "slug": "volkswagen-stiftung-navigating-a-transforming-worl", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/volkswagen-stiftung-navigating-a-transforming-worl", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32504/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32504/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32504/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-05", "end_date": "2026-05-05", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<strong>Aim: </strong>The fellowship aims to support postdoctoral researchers in generating <strong>new, multi‑perspective knowledge</strong> about global transformations in security and technology. It seeks to develop innovative theoretical and methodological approaches that strengthen understanding of today’s evolving security order and contribute to <strong>evidence‑based solutions</strong>. At the same time, the program trains future security experts through a combination of research and a practice‑oriented module, enabling them to work across science, policy, and practice. It also promotes <strong>European and international collaboration</strong> through institutional stays and coordinated cohort activities.<br>\r\nProjects must address the nexus of security and technology and align with the fellowship’s objectives of producing multi‑perspective, innovative research on global security transformations.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Funding</strong>: up to EUR 450,000<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Duration</strong>: max. 3 years (24 months for research and 12 months for outreach activities)<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Postdoctoral researchers from any discipline, as long as they are within 5 years of completing their PhD, are eligible to apply.</li>\r\n\t<li>Applicants must be affiliated with a scientific institution that commits to employing them and managing the grant if awarded.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>How to Apply</strong>: Applicants must submit their application through the <a href=\"https://portal.volkswagenstiftung.de/authentication/login?redirect=%2Foverview\">online platform</a>. The template proposal can be found <a href=\"https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.volkswagenstiftung.de%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2F2026-03_template_fellowships-security-technology.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\">here</a>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Deadline:</strong> May 5, 2026, 2pm CET<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Further information</strong>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>More information about the program is available <a href=\"https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/funding-offer/navigating-transforming-world-order-fellowships-security-and-technology\">here</a></li>\r\n\t<li>Two on-line Q&A sessions scheduled for <strong>19 Feb 2026 </strong>& 09 Apr 2026</li>\r\n\t<li>For any other questions, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Research Office</a></li>\r\n</ul>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-02-12T16:10:48", "last_modification_date": "2026-02-12T16:11:48", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "", "organizer": "", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Research Office</a>", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/119722/", "category": { "id": 16, "code": "PROP", "fr_label": "Appel à proposition", "en_label": "Call for proposal", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/140/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/27/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71528, "title": "Wave decay on slowly-rotating extremal Kerr-Newman black holes", "slug": "wave-decay-on-slowly-rotating-extremal-kerr-newman", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/wave-decay-on-slowly-rotating-extremal-kerr-newman", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32866/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32866/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32866/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-22", "end_date": "2026-05-22", "start_time": "14:15:00", "end_time": null, "description": "<br>\r\nAbstract: <br>\r\nIn this talk, I will discuss the decay of solutions to the wave equation on slowly-rotating Kerr-Newman black holes. The behavior of waves on extremal spherically symmetric black holes and axisymmetric waves on rotational extremal black holes has seen remarkable recent developments. I will discuss how these developments can be extended to the case of slowly-rotating Kerr-Newman, highlighting the similarities between the structure of the wave operator at null infinity and the structure of the wave operator at the extremal horizon. <br>\r\n ", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-04-01T19:39:32", "last_modification_date": "2026-04-01T19:44:53", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "MA B1 11", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MA%20B1%2011", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=api" ], "speaker": "Dr Allen Fang, University of Muenster", "organizer": "Prof. Georgios Moschidis", "contact": "Prof. Georgios Moschidis", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120280/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/7/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71516, "title": "Xenon Dynamic Nuclear Polarization: from Spin Dynamics to In-Vivo Applications", "slug": "xenon-dynamic-nuclear-polarization-from-spin-dyn-2", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/xenon-dynamic-nuclear-polarization-from-spin-dyn-2", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32852/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32852/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32852/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-24", "end_date": "2026-04-24", "start_time": "17:00:00", "end_time": null, "description": "<p>Thesis Directors: Prof. R. Gruetter, Dr A. Capozzi<br>\r\nPhysics doctoral program<br>\r\nThesis Nr. 11427<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTo take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker</p>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2026-04-01T14:42:56", "last_modification_date": "2026-04-01T14:42:58", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "CE 1 4", "url_place_and_room": "https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CE%201%204", "url_online_room": "https://epfl.zoom.us/j/66418358152?pwd=kRVVP5y6NGjH4pDROhIPv7t0zIpSvI.1", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "<strong>Emma Linnea WISTRÖM</strong>", "organizer": "", "contact": "<strong>Emma Linnea WISTRÖM</strong>", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "EDPY", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120266/", "category": { "id": 12, "code": "SOUTE", "fr_label": "Soutenances de thèses", "en_label": "Thesis defenses", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 58136, "title": "[ Holcim Stiftung | Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship in any discipline ]", "slug": "holcim-stiftung-advanced-postdoctoral-fellowship-9", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/holcim-stiftung-advanced-postdoctoral-fellowship-9", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20479/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20479/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20479/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-30", "end_date": "2026-04-30", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<p>The Holcim Stiftung offers grants to <strong>outstanding</strong> young scientists to carry out excellent research (fundamental, applied, PoC and/or market-oriented) and scientific teaching in <strong>any discipline and field </strong>in<strong> Switzerland</strong> in view of <strong>acquiring a lecturer grade qualification or similar.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nPriority is given to projects:\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li>with a positive social impact,</li>\r\n\t<li>exploring innovative methods, new perspectives or novel lines of questioning crucial to the advancement of science,</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Who can apply </strong><em>(all following conditions must be filled)</em>. The applicant must:\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>have graduated from a university or equivalent institution of higher education (with a dissertation)</li>\r\n\t<li>furnish proof of suitable qualifications (e.g. publications)</li>\r\n\t<li>not be older than 35</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>wish to pursue scientific teaching and research work with a view to acquiring a lecturer grade qualification or similar.</strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Funding & Duration:</strong>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Eligible costs: the <strong>applicant’s salary and social charges</strong> based on SNSF salary scale (usually between CHF 90’000 and 120’000 p.a.).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The funding does NOT cover:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>the financing of regular studies, an additional course of study, a dissertation or a postdoc posting</li>\r\n\t<li>projects solely for the pursuit of training in a new area (as opposed to further training in a field already established as a specialism of the candidate)</li>\r\n\t<li>attendance at congresses, symposia, etc.</li>\r\n\t<li>pure publication projects (printing costs)</li>\r\n\t<li>cost of material</li>\r\n\t<li>Salaries for project members</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Duration: usually between 24-36 months..</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>You can submit parallel requests for funding</strong> for your salary, but you must inform the Foundation at the proposal stage (<a href=\"https://www.holcim-stiftung.ch/en/holcim-stiftung/request-for-stipend\">online application form</a>) and if you receive other positive decisions.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Deadlines</strong>: <strong>30 April</strong> and <strong>31 October</strong> (every year)<br>\r\nApplication:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Note: the Foundation does NOT accept informal requests.</li>\r\n\t<li>Apply via the <a href=\"https://www.holcim-stiftung.ch/en/holcim-stiftung/request-for-stipend\">online application form</a>, joining your CV, publications, diploma, 2 letters of recommendations, among others.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nDecision: within 1 month by the Board of Trustees<br>\r\nNote: The Foundation’s annual budget is CHF 500’000 (only 4-5 stipends are awarded per year).<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>For further information</strong>, please have a look at the <a href=\"https://www.holcim-stiftung.ch/en/holcim-stiftung/implementation\">call webpage</a> and <a href=\"https://www.holcim-stiftung.ch/en/holcim-stiftung/implementation\">implementation regulations</a>", "image_description": "", "creation_date": "2021-11-26T10:01:23", "last_modification_date": "2026-02-05T17:25:17", "link_label": "", "link_url": "", "canceled": "False", "cancel_reason": "", "place_and_room": "", "url_place_and_room": "", "url_online_room": "", "spoken_languages": [], "speaker": "", "organizer": "", "contact": "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]?subject=%5B%20Holcim%20Stiftung%20%7C%20Advanced%20Postdoctoral%20Fellowship%2FAssistant%20Professorship%20in%20any%20discipline%20%5D%20\">Research Office</a>", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "research funding", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/100381/", "category": { "id": 16, "code": "PROP", "fr_label": "Appel à proposition", "en_label": "Call for proposal", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/140/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 58413, "title": "[ The Cogito Foundation | “Public understanding of Science” ]", "slug": "the-cogito-foundation-public-understanding-of-sc-4", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/the-cogito-foundation-public-understanding-of-sc-4", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20731/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20731/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20731/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-05-01", "end_date": "2026-05-01", "start_time": null, "end_time": null, "description": "<p>The Foundation <strong>offers funding for projects, congresses and events</strong> that aim to increase the public understanding of science and scientific thinking <strong>in Switzerland.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Restriction</strong> : The Foundation <strong>does not grant additional costs</strong> for projects already funded by <strong>SNSF, ERC or similar agencies</strong>, and <strong>does not cover institutional overheads</strong>; <strong>infrastructure must be provided by the applicant</strong>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n \r\n</p><ol>\r\n\t<li>PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><u>For what</u>: Activities and projects <strong>in Switzerland</strong> that strengthen the public understanding of scientific thinking. 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