Lectures on Tap - "Wiring the Brain: How Early Stress Shapes Mental Health"

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🧠 Lecture: "Wiring the Brain: How Early Stress Shapes Mental Health"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Max P. Herzberg

Join us for a fascinating evening as developmental cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Max Herzberg unpacks how our earliest experiences sculpt the brain and influence mental health across the lifespan.

Brain development is a fully interactive process: our experiences shape the structure and function of our brains, which then guide the choices and environments we create for ourselves. Central to this process is neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to change in response to our environment.

In this lecture, Dr. Herzberg will explore how neuroplasticity supports healthy development from infancy through adulthood, and how early stress can alter brain structure, function, and risk for psychopathology. He will also discuss how cutting-edge neuroimaging and behavioral research can inform innovative strategies to help all young people thrive.

Dr. Herzberg is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia and directs the Brain Research in Adolescence and Infancy (BRAIN) Lab, where he uses MRI, EEG, and behavioral methods to study stress, development, and mental health.

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.