{"682439":{"#nid":"682439","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Proposal by Dolly Seeburger","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EName: Dolly Seeburger\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDissertation Proposal Meeting\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime: 1:30-2:30 PM (Eastern Time)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMode: Remote (via Zoom)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeeting Link\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/99605454538\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/99605454538\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDissertation\u0026nbsp;Chairs\/Advisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERandall Engle, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDissertation\u0026nbsp;Committee Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShella Keilholz, Ph.D. (Emory University\/ Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003EMark Wheeler, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThackery Brown, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDoby Rahnev, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u0026nbsp;Brain Networks Underlying Individual Differences in Attention Control\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Attention control, as a trait variable, is a crucial cognitive ability associated with a range of important life outcomes. Despite its significance, we still lack a clear understanding of how stable, trait-level differences are reflected in the brain. While existing research provides insights into how the average brain responds to fluctuating attentional demands (i.e., state-level variation), much less is known about how these responses vary between individuals and whether such variation maps onto enduring cognitive traits (Van Horn et al., 2008). This gap is due in part to the challenges involved in studying individual differences with neuroimaging (Braver et al., 2010; Cooper et al., 2019; DeYoung et al., 2024). This large-scale fMRI study (N = 219) investigates trait-level individual differences through the dynamic interactions of infraslow brain activity among networks captured by the quasi-periodic pattern (Majeed et al., 2011), particularly the frontoparietal control network, dorsal attention network, default mode network, and ventral attention network. Furthermore, I will examine whether these brain network synchronizations are related to activity in the locus coeruleus\u2013norepinephrine system, which is critical for the maintenance of arousal and has implications for higher-order functions such as attention, learning, working memory, and fluid intelligence (Aston-Jones et al., 1999; Tsukahara \u0026amp; Engle, 2021).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrain Networks Underlying Individual Differences in Attention Control\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Brain Networks Underlying Individual Differences in Attention Control"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-05-16 20:39:34","changed_gmt":"2025-05-16 20:40:17","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-06-03T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-06-03T14:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-06-03T14:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-06-03 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-06-03 18:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-06-03 18:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Remote (via Zoom)","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}