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DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology o
 n Thursday\, April 3\, 2014 for the James ɬÀï·¬ Speaker Series in Educati
 onal and Counselling Psychology for  Dr. Joshua Buckholtz\, Harvard Univer
 sity  Bad Genes\, Bad Moms\, and Bad Brains: A Casual Biology of Poor Self
 -Control  From deciding between a cupcake and a carrot to choosing a retir
 ement fund\, we’re all faced with the need to delay gratification in order
  to achieve long-term goals.  While everyone indulges temptation occasiona
 lly\, highly impulsive people consistently make immediate-focused choices 
 with serious adverse consequences. Impulsivity is a stable trait that is a
 ssociated with profound individual dysfunction and impairment\, and causes
  significant financial costs society-wide. While we know that 'bad genes' 
 and 'bad environments' can account for most of the variability in impulsiv
 ity\, the specific systems-level neurobiological mechanisms through which 
 these factors act to affect behavior are poorly characterized. Using a com
 bination of pharmacological\, genetic\, and multi-modal brain imaging appr
 oaches\, I will provide evidence that specific 'bad genes' (MAOA\, DRD2\, 
 and LEPR) selectively disrupt information processing within brain circuits
  for emotional arousal and reward motivation. Finally\, I will show that a
  specific 'bad environment' (childhood maltreatment) is associated with dy
 sfunction in these same circuits\, possibly accounting for observed gene-b
 y-environment interactions in risk for psychiatric disorders characterized
  by poor self-control.    To share the poster (.pdf) for this event\, plea
 se click on the following link: Dr. Joshua Buckholtz - April 3\, 2014.pdf 
    A wine and cheese will be held following the talk.
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LOCATION:Room 233\, Education Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1Y2\, 370
 0 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:James ɬÀï·¬ Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Dr. Joshua W. Bu
 ckholtz
URL:/edu-ecp/channels/event/james-mcgill-distinguished
 -speaker-series-presents-dr-joshua-w-buckholtz-234158
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