{"682919":{"#nid":"682919","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Dolly Seeburger","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EName: Dolly Seeburger\u003Cbr\u003EDissertation Defense Meeting\u003Cbr\u003EDate: Thursday, July 10th, 2025\u003Cbr\u003ETime: 11am Eastern Time\u003Cbr\u003ELocation: Room 148 JS Coon\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EVirtual: https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/92641395683\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting\u003Cbr\u003EZoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.\u003Cbr\u003Egatech.zoom.us\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDissertation Chair\/Advisor:\u003Cbr\u003ERandall Engle, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDissertation Committee Members:\u003Cbr\u003EShella Keilholz, Ph.D. (Emory University\/Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003EMark Wheeler, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003EThackery Brown, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003EDobromir Rahnev, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETitle: Brain Networks Underlying Individual Differences in Attention Control\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbstract:\u003Cbr\u003EAttention control as a trait variable is a crucial cognitive ability correlated with a range of important life outcomes. However, the underlying individual differences in the brain mechanisms of attention control have not been explored in a large-scale study. I will present the results from my study (N=191), in which we investigated where in the brain, trait-level attention control is embedded, and how it interacts with state-level fluctuations during cognitive demand. Using the quasi-periodic pattern analysis, we found that individuals with higher attention control demonstrated more pronounced fronto-parietal control network (FPCN) and the default mode network segregation, stronger FPCN and dorsal attention network coupling, and greater FPCN and the locus coeruleus coordination, especially under heightened cognitive demand. Notably, we also observed meaningful differences during resting-state scans, underscoring the trait-like consistency of these neural patterns.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrain Networks Underlying Individual Differences in Attention Control\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Brain Networks Underlying Individual Differences in Attention Control"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-06-27 13:19:45","changed_gmt":"2025-06-27 13:20:16","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-07-10T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-07-10T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-07-10T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-07-10 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-07-10 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-07-10 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Room 148 JS Coon ","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"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":""}}}