Special Conference: New York Academy Sciences - March 30 - April 1st, 2011

Over the past decade, the orbitofrontal cortex has emerged as a pivotal neural structure crucial to our ability to evaluate choices during decision making, from making initial assessments of value to feelings of regret after the fact. On March 30 – April 1, 2011, the New York Academy of Sciences will convene the conference “Critical Contributions of the Orbitofrontal Cortex to Behavior” that will bring together neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, psychologists, and others to discuss the functional role of this important prefrontal brain area in everyday decision making and our emotional reactions to its consequences. Topics that will be addressed include, but are not limited to, the neural basis of value assessment in an uncertain world, how the brain encodes rewards to make future predictions, and the impact of risk and uncertainty in decision making. To see the complete agenda for this meeting and to register, please visit www.nyas.org/OFC.

• Keynote Address by Dr. Daniel Gilbert (Harvard University), best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness.

• Featuring Wolfram Schultz (University of Cambridge), Antonio Rangel (California Institute of Technology), and many others in an international lineup of outstanding speakers.

The New York Academy of Sciences, an international non-profit that is among the oldest scientific institutions in the United States, plays a very special, global role in advancing science. We convene elite cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional scientific events that bring together unique scientific communities. Moreover, we add value to every event through our singular ability to disseminate conference proceedings to thousands of scientists worldwide via our illustrious journal, the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, and our innovative, multimedia online materials. Our 25,000 members, including 24 Nobel Prize winners, come from 140 countries, and we are proud to have developed a web-based presence that attracts over 4 million unique visitors each year.