



Our Mission
The mission of the Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (CT IBACS) is to serve as both a beacon and incubator for research across the brain and cognitive sciences at UConn and beyond; promoting and supporting the interdisciplinary science of the mind and its realization in biological and artificial systems.
“Anyone could, if they were so inclined, be the sculptor of their own brain.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Upcoming Events
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8/20
ELM: Expression, Communication And Expression Conference
ELM: Expression, Communication And Expression Conference
Saturday, August 20th, 2022
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus TBA
Expression, Language, and Music (ELM) is to be a biennial conference that brings together researchers from linguistics, music theory, anthropology, neurobiology, cognitive science, philosophy, and more, with the aim of integrating recent findings and insights from diverse perspectives concerning, e.g. the significance of emotional expression for both music and language, the importance of systematic structure in both music and language, and the interrelations between expressive, musical, and communicative capacities and their relevance for understanding the emergence of language (in ontogeny and phylogeny). Future conferences may focus more narrowly on a subset of these topics.
We are tentatively scheduling the inaugural in-person meeting of ELM for August 20-22, 2022.Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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8/21
ELM: Expression, Communication And Expression Conference
ELM: Expression, Communication And Expression Conference
Sunday, August 21st, 2022
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus TBA
Expression, Language, and Music (ELM) is to be a biennial conference that brings together researchers from linguistics, music theory, anthropology, neurobiology, cognitive science, philosophy, and more, with the aim of integrating recent findings and insights from diverse perspectives concerning, e.g. the significance of emotional expression for both music and language, the importance of systematic structure in both music and language, and the interrelations between expressive, musical, and communicative capacities and their relevance for understanding the emergence of language (in ontogeny and phylogeny). Future conferences may focus more narrowly on a subset of these topics.
We are tentatively scheduling the inaugural in-person meeting of ELM for August 20-22, 2022.Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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8/22
ELM: Expression, Communication And Expression Conference
ELM: Expression, Communication And Expression Conference
Monday, August 22nd, 2022
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus TBA
Expression, Language, and Music (ELM) is to be a biennial conference that brings together researchers from linguistics, music theory, anthropology, neurobiology, cognitive science, philosophy, and more, with the aim of integrating recent findings and insights from diverse perspectives concerning, e.g. the significance of emotional expression for both music and language, the importance of systematic structure in both music and language, and the interrelations between expressive, musical, and communicative capacities and their relevance for understanding the emergence of language (in ontogeny and phylogeny). Future conferences may focus more narrowly on a subset of these topics.
We are tentatively scheduling the inaugural in-person meeting of ELM for August 20-22, 2022.Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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8/22
MCB New Grad Orientation
MCB New Grad Orientation
Monday, August 22nd, 2022
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus BPB 201
MCB New Grad OrientationContact Information: Chelsea.bartos@uconn.edu
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8/25
MCB Department Retreat
MCB Department Retreat
Thursday, August 25th, 2022
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Avery Point Campus Avery Point
This event will feature new faculty talk(s), lunch, beverages, posters, and social activities.Contact Information: Ashley.landon@uconn.edu
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8/26
Philosophy Graduate Student Orientation
Philosophy Graduate Student Orientation
Friday, August 26th, 2022
09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Storrs Campus MCHU 110
Welcome and orientation of new doctoral students. In addition to offering important information on UCONN’s policies, there will be discussions drawing on faculty and students’ experiences of graduate study in the Philosophy Department and the resources on which to draw from across UCONN.Contact Information: Heather Battaly (heather.battaly@uconn.edu)
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News
- The Institute's annual Meet and Speak event occurred on May 14th and 15th. To find out more about our events, click here.
- On May 27th, IBACS and BIRC hosted tours of the Brain Imaging Research Center for high school students from E.O Smith High School. In this photo, Charles Davis, a graduate student in Psychological Sciences, shows an axial image of the brain to a group of students. Click here to view more images. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)