Invited
Speakers
The 2027 Program Committee has prepared a dynamic and engaging program featuring distinguished and internationally recognized speakers from around the world. Reflecting INS' commitment to global and interdisciplinary collaboration, this year's program embraces the theme, From Neurocircuits to People, highlighting the connections between advances in neuroscience and their impact on individuals, communities, and clinical care. Read more about our invited speakers below.
Invited sessions below are open to all attendees. Most are available for optional continuing education (CE) credit. To obtain the CE, you must pay a separate registration fee and attend the entire session (a volunteer proctor will distribute attendance slips at the door).
2027 Keynote Speakers
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Mary Kosmidis, PhD
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greece
INS Presidential Lecture: Lecture Title Coming Soon
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Gus Baker, PhD, FBPsS
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
The story of Anti Seizure Medications and Neurodevelopment delay: A neuropsychologist's perspective
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Laurie Cutting, PhD
Vanderbilt University
USA
Toward Neural Blueprints: From Connectivity to Classrooms and Beyond—Predicting Learning Outcomes and Intervention Response
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Kyrana Tsapkini, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
USA
Reprogramming Language Networks: Toward Precision Neuromodulation in Neurodegenerative Aphasia
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Barbara J. Sahakian, CBE, FBA, FMedSci, ScD, PhD
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Improving Brain Health, Cognition and Mental Health through Innovation in Neuropsychology
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Dorene Rentz, PsyD
& Reisa Sperling, MD
Harvard University
USA
INS Capstone Lecture: The future of Alzheimer’s Disease detection and treatment: Why neuropsychology matters more now than ever
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Rhoda Au, PhD
Boston University
USA
Digital Biomarkers, passive monitoring, and prediction models in brain health and aging
Invited Symposia
Invited Symposium
Lifestyle Interventions for Preserving Brain and Cognitive Health in Later Life
Research from the FINGER, U.S. POINTER, LatAm-FINGERS, and other studies highlights the potential of lifestyle interventions, particularly aerobic exercise and mindfulness meditation, to preserve cognitive function and brain health in older adults. More Info
Invited Symposium
Lifestyle Interventions for Preserving Cognitive and Brain Health in Later Life
1.5 Hours CE Credit | Intermediate Level
Learning Objectives
- Identify the seminal animal and human studies that established the foundation for investigating the effects of lifestyle interventions on neuropsychological outcomes in older adults.
- Explain the biological pathways through which aerobic exercise may improve cognitive functioning in older adults.
- Describe studies examining the effects of mindfulness meditation on attentional control, inflammation, and Alzheimer’s disease pathology.
Chair: Ruchika Prakash, PhD
Arthur Kramer, PhD
Kirk Erickson, PhD
Michelle Voss, PhD
Invited Symposium
Current issues in cultural neuropsychology: A global perspective
This symposium explores the intersection of culture and clinical neuropsychology, including culturally informed assessments, multilingual evaluations, cross-cultural challenges, and education. More Info
Invited Symposium
Current issues in cultural neuropsychology: A global perspective
1.5 Hours CE Credit | Intermediate Level
Learning Objectives
- Will be able to describe the basics of the interface between culture and neuropsychology.
- Will be able to cite the foundations of neuropsychology within a cultural construct.
- Will appreciate a variety of aspect of the interface between culture and neuropsychology ranging from challenges and successes, and from fundamental constructs to performance validity.
Chair: Antonio E. Puente, PhD
Miguel Perez-Garcia PhD
Julia Daughtery, PhD
Ahmed Fasfous, PhD
Robert J. McCaffery
Invited Symposium
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Scientific Updates
CTE is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repetitive head impacts, but diagnosis during life remains challenging. This symposium will highlight advances in CTE risk factors, clinical diagnosis, and biomarkers from the 2027 NINDS CTE Summit. More Info
Invited Symposium
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Scientific Updates
1.5 Hours CE Credit | Intermediate Level
Learning Objectives
- Identify exposure-related risk factors for CTE across multiple at-risk populations (e.g., athletes, military service members, others)
- Assess the evidence for clinical symptoms profiles (i.e., traumatic encephalopathy syndrome) and fluid/neuroimaging biomarkers for aiding CTE detection during life
- Integrate knowledge of exposure risk, symptoms, and biomarkers to guide clinical decision-making and diagnostic differential for patients at-risk for CTE
Co-Chair: Brenton Asken, PhD, ATC
Co-Chair: Michael Alosco, PhD
Kristen Dams O'Connor, PhD
Carmela Tartaglia, PhD
Invited Symposium
The Continued Legacy of the Neurodevelopmental Systems Model
This symposium explores the evolution of pediatric neuropsychology toward a dynamic systems approach that considers how children’s brain development, behavior, and environment interact across clinical, developmental, and cultural contexts. More Info
Invited Symposium
The Continuing Legacy of the Neurodevelopmental Systems Model
1.5 Hours CE Credit | Intermediate Level
Learning Objectives
- Apply developmental principles to the analysis of behavior in the child
- Discuss the range and role of contextual variables in understanding brain function
- Assess the contribution of brain as both ‘actor’ and ‘acted upon’ in producing behavior
Co-Chair: Jane Bernstein, PhD
Co-Chair: Deborah Waber, PhD
Michelle Bosquet Enlow, PhD
Laurie Brenner, PhD
Jèssica Orobio, PhD
Invited Symposium
Beyond the Diagnosis: Cognition, Behavior, and Lived Experience in Epilepsy
This symposium explores a lifespan-based approach to epilepsy neuropsychology, integrating cognitive, behavioral, and mental health factors. It will highlight individualized assessment and emerging technologies, including AI. More Info
Invited Symposium
Beyond the Diagnosis: Cognition, Behavior, and Lived Experience in Epilepsy
1.5 Hours CE Credit | Intermediate Level
Learning Objectives
- Describe a lifespan framework for organizing the neurobehavioral manifestations of epilepsy that extends beyond traditional cognitive domains to encompass complex neurocognition, mental health, co-occurring lifespan disorders, and lived experience.
- Apply a lifespan-oriented, tiered approach to clinical history-taking and assessment that uses brief evaluation of common neurobehavioral domains to identify individuals who may benefit from more targeted assessment of complex or less routinely evaluated domains, while recognizing the potential for measurement error and classification instability in determining clinically meaningful impairment and change.
- Integrate relationships among neurobehavioral domains when conceptualizing epilepsy across the lifespan, considering how cognitive, psychiatric, developmental, neurological, and lived-experience factors interact over time, and how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, may support more individualized, longitudinal, and functionally meaningful assessment and characterization.
Chair: Bruce Hermann, PhD
Co-Chair: David Loring, PhD
Robyn Busch, PhD, ABPP-CN
