Penn Neuroscience Boot Camp reunion recaps last decade and looks ahead

My long journey into understanding the biology of teaching and learning began at the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 at a 10-day neuroscience boot camp for non-experts organized by Martha Farah, one of this generation’s leading cognitive neuroscientists.

This August, I returned to Philadelphia for a 10-year reunion for participants in the annual boot camp and other programs offered by the Center for Neuroscience &Society.

The packed agenda included methods updates, progress reports on neuroscience in law, economics, and education, plus discussions of the replicability crisis, brain stimulation and network neuroscience. I led on a breakout session on neuromyths in education and live-tweeted much of the event at #PennCNS10Years (the bald head in the photo below is mine).

Reunion group picture