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Kendra Seaman

@kendraseaman

Associate Prof @ UTD | Co-Director of @SRNDNA | studies motivation, learning, decision making, & brain aging | lover of coffee, wine and open science | she/her

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01.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Effort-Based Decision-Making and Its Discontents - Dr. Michael Treadway
Effort-Based Decision-Making and Its Discontents - Dr. Michael Treadway YouTube video by motcogmeet

ICYMI: Here's a link to today's talk from Michael Treadway: youtu.be/ZlaTDXc5ZOU @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @srndna.bsky.social @cvlneuro.bsky.social

25.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A big congratulations to our 2026 Collaboration Award winners! Tess Wild from Cornell University (top left), Esther Friendman from University of Michigan (top right), Roufan Ma from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (bottom left), and Xiaosi Gu from Yale School of Medicine (bottom right)!

24.02.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

DUE this SUNDAY!!🚨🚨🚨

Calling all UNDERGRADUATES for the chance to be funded in research this summer!

Apply here: utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

24.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Wednesday February 25! Dr. Michael Treadway (Emory University) is presenting in
@motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Effort-Based Decision-Making and Its Discontents: Precision medicine approaches for understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of motivational deficits in mental illness" 1/

23.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@srndna.bsky.social

04.02.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Decision-Making in the Aging Brain: An Update of the Evidence Base for the β€œAffect-Integration-Motivation” Framework Shaped by accumulating experience, shifting goals, and neurobiological development, decision-making changes across the adult human lifespan. The Affect-Integration-Motivation (AIM) framework has serve...

Hot off the presses! Our new chapter β€œDecision-Making in the Aging Brain: An Update of the Evidence Base for the β€œAffect-Integration-Motivation” Framework” in
"Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions"

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

04.02.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Decomposing Economic Choices with Drift-Diffusion Models Many decisions arise from a dynamic process of information accumulation and comparison. Thus, to fully understand decision-making, we must decompose the choice process into its parts. Here, we review ...

Chapter πŸ“– "Decomposing Economic Choices with Drift-Diffusion Models" with @krajbichlab.bsky.social and Xiaozhi (Taro) Yang is out in, "Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions" edited by @dvsmith.bsky.social, @thepsychologist.bsky.social, @dfareri.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/yey56tup

04.02.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a tremendous loss. So incredibly grateful for Denise’s vision and the community that she has built here at CVL. We’ll miss you.

04.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Deconstructing Neural Predictors of Choice - Brian Knutson
Deconstructing Neural Predictors of Choice - Brian Knutson YouTube video by motcogmeet

ICYMI: Here's a link to the recording of today's talk by Brian Knutson on Deconstructing Neural Predictors of Choice - youtu.be/bX-mzrnbE_E

@sebastianshorn.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social

28.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out our Spring 2026 lineup!

13.01.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach - Alan Castel
Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach - Alan Castel YouTube video by motcogmeet

ICYMI: Here's a recording of today's talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ae...

@sebastianshorn.bsky.social
@kendraseaman.bsky.social
@kimberlychiew.bsky.social
@colleencfrank.bsky.social
@zitamayer.bsky.social
@cvlneuro.bsky.social

09.12.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why do some things stick in memory while others fade?
Next Tue, Dec 9, Alan Castel (UCLA) will be presenting in
@motcogmeet.bsky.social online talk series on β€œMemory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach.” 1/

Join us! (link below)

04.12.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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There’s another doctor in the house! The Aging Well Lab’s first graduate student, Galston Wong, successfully defended his dissertation today. Congrats!!πŸŽ‰ We’re so proud of you Dr. Wong! @cvlneuro.bsky.social

08.11.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New PhD Concentration Prepares Clinicians to Advance Mental Health Care The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas will launch a new doctoral program concentration in clinical psychological science β€” the first at the University to offer graduate-level master...

ICYMI: UTD's Psychology Department is launching a new, fully accredited concentration in Clinical Psychology. Apply now to join our first cohort - deadline November 15!
bbs.utdallas.edu/40960/new-ph...

06.11.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming up on November 11! Dr. Corinna Loeckenhoff @loeckenhoff.bsky.social (Cornell University) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Aging Differences in Decision Making: A Conceptual Framework" 1/

05.11.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Calling all graduate students and post-docs! Our collaboration award provides funding for the purpose of advising on an existing project and/or getting advice on navigating a career in science!

⏰ Applications are open Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 2025 ⏰

Learn more here: srndna.utdallas.edu/awards/colla...

03.11.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

!!! Exciting new initiative at UTD !!! Come lead the development of affective and/or motivational neuroscience at UTD:

03.11.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
15 Years with CVL β€” Extended Version
15 Years with CVL β€” Extended Version

To conclude our recap of last week’s 15th Anniversary celebration, we’re sharing a special video highlighting 15 years of impact at the Center for Vital Longevity.

Click here: youtu.be/zNllL5QYVlg?...

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey!

03.10.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Open Rank Faculty Position in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience Position DescriptionΒ The Department of Psychology in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is accepting applications for a tenure system fa...

We’re hiring! Open Rank Faculty Position in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience. Come join our vibrant research community at @cvlneuro.bsky.social. More info and application here: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/30507

01.11.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to members of our @cvlneuro.bsky.social community who came out to the #walk2endalz today! We honor those who have lost someone to Alzheimer’s, those who are supporting someone or caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s, and those who are fighting every day for a dementia-free world.πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

01.11.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Great talk from @asinclair.bsky.social! Definitely check it out if you missed it.

28.10.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh! Can’t wait for @asinclair.bsky.social talk next week!

Make sure you don’t miss it.

24.10.2025 18:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Picture of Dr. Allie Sinclair

Coming up on October 28! Dr. Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social (UPenn/Rice) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Motivational States Bias Choices, Information Consumption, and Memory" 1/

16.10.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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03.10.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to see Zhihao Zhang present his @srndna.bsky.social -supported work on memory constraints on decision making in Alzheimer’s Disease @socforneuroecon.bsky.social

03.10.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait!

16.09.2025 00:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcing our FALL Schedule! Please like and share!
@kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @srndna.bsky.social

15.09.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

🚨Deadline MONDAY, September 15! 🚨
Apply Now for the SRNDNA Open Data Award

12.09.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now that’s a good lookin’ group of people πŸ˜‰

11.09.2025 23:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0