We will be holding a symposium for attention and cognition. Attention is important for various cognitive functions: selection of visual information, attentional resource allocation and cognitive control. These functions are mediated by separate brain networks. We will also have a special lecture by Professor Michael Posner from the University of Oregon, who is a leading expert in attention. A poster session has been prepared to announce the findings of contemporary research. For those who are interested in attention, cognition, psychology and brain science, we eagerly await your attendance.

Syoichi IWASAKI, PhD.
Professor GSIS, Tohoku Univ.

SACS2010 Organizing Committee

[Large conference room]
13:00-13:05 Opening remarks: Ryuta Kawashima

Oral session (Chair: Takashi Tsukiura)

13:05-13:35 "Attentional concentration and inhibition": Syoichi Iwasaki
13:35-14:05 "Spatial spread of visual attention ": Satoshi Shioiri

14:05-14:35 "Attentional modulation during self-recognition": Motoaki Sugiura

14:35-14:45 Break

Special Lecture (Chair: Syoichi Iwasaki)
14:45-15:45 "Developing attentional networks": Michael Posner

[Seminar room 1&2]
Poster session
15:50-17:50 Poster session
17:50-17:55 Closing remarks: Satoshi Shioiri

This fall’s symposium will feature a poster session in addition to the presentations. The topics of interest include any variety of research on attention and cognition.

Also, research that has already been published is allowed. We strongly encourage young researchers to present at this symposium.

Registration for poster presentation

Fill out the following form, and submit an abstract via e-mail to sacs2010@idac.tohoku.ac.jp. Use the e-mail subject, sacs2010submit.

Registration will be completed when we send you a conformation mail.

* Title:

* Name(s) and affiliation(s):

* E-mail address:

* A short abstract of less than 200 words:

* The title can be temporal.

* Japanese abstracts are also acceptable (within 400 letters).

* We will not publish an  abstract list; however, abstracts will be used to select presenters in  

   the case that there are many applicants.

* We will prepare poster panels. The size of the poster panels are 1132mm × 1640mm.  

Deadline: August 20, 2010  (Appication closed)

Poster Preparation

Please follow the instruction is below.
Otherwise, the format of the poster is unrestricted.

<The size of the poster>

*The size of the poster panels is 1132mm(width) × 1640mm(height).

  Please make it within the panels.

<Requirements for a poster>

* A Title

* Author names (please mark ○ next to the presenter)

Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

1F Large Conference Room

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Symposium: Attention and Cognition Office 

Department of Functional Brain Imaging,

Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University

Address: 4-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, SENDAI 980-8575

TEL/FAX: 022-717-7988

e-mail: sacs2010@idac.tohoku.ac.jp