CRESCENT Workshop on Pupillometry in Communications Research: Fall 2017

Join us for a series of talks on how pupil measurements are being used to investigate auditory processing. Methods and recent results from each speaker's work will be discussed.

Continental breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Please indicate during registration if you have any special dietary needs.

Invited Speakers (and tentative talk titles or topics):

• Nicole Ayasse, Brandeis University, USA (Title: "Effects of syntactic complexity and working memory load on comprehension effort")
• Thomas Koelewijn, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, NL (Topic: impact of peripheral and central hearing impairment on the attention related pupil dilation response)
• Stefanie Kuchinsky, University of Maryland (College Park), USA (Topic: The relationships between pupillometry and other neural measures)
• Daniel McCloy, University of Washington, USA (Topic: Using pupillometry to study attention switching)
• Matthew McGinley, Baylor College of Medicine, USA (Title: "The pupil reveals fast and slow neuromodulation of perception and decision-making")
• Ronan McGarrigle, University of Chester, UK (Title: "Using pupillometry to measure listening-related changes in effort and fatigue in adults and school-age children")
• Matthew Winn, University of Washington, USA (Title: "Using pupillometry to look inside the process of repairing mistakes in speech perception")

Registration costs:

Free for current affiliates of Boston University, $50.00 for everyone else.

FAQs

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

The event will be held at 610 Commonwealth Avenue ("Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering"), on the Charles River Campus of Boston University.

Public transit: The closest train station is the MBTA Blandford Street stop (the B branch of the MBTA green line). The building is also a short walk (< 10 minutes) away from Kenmore Square (B/C/D branch), Boston University East (B branch), and St. Mary's Street (C branch). The 8/19/57/60/65 bus routes also stop at Kenmore Sq.

Parking: Paid parking is available on the Boston University campus; the Granby Street (665 Commonwealth Avenue) and the Kenmore Lot (549 Commonwealth Avenue) are available for visitors. The cost is $3 per ½ hour; $17 max.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please contact Leonard Varghese (lennyv_at_bu_dot_edu) with "CRESCENT WORKSHOP" in the subject line.

What's the refund policy?

Sorry, we cannot offer refunds at this time.