Category I Dana Talks: Dr. Helene M. Sisti
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Mar 12, 2025
- 12:00 - 12:50pm
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- Kreitzberg Library
The Charles A. Dana Category I Lecture Series presents "Learning and Neuroplasticity: A 360 Degree View of the Brain" with Dr. Helene Sisti, Assistant Professor, Norwich University.
The Charles A. Dana Category I Lecture Series presents "Learning and Neuroplasticity: A 360 Degree View of the Brain" with Dr. Helene Sisti, Assistant Professor, Norwich University.
About the Lecture
The ability of the brain to re-wire is now well established. Yet, the ways in which it happens: what causes it and how to harness it, is still largely unknown. Healthy behaviors, including learning and exercise, support neuroplasticity. This presentation explores the dynamic brain from multiple perspectives.
Event Details:
- Lecture to be held in the Todd Multipurpose Room, Kreitzberg Library.
- Light refreshments will be served, please feel free to bring your own lunch.
About Dr. Sisti
Dr. Sisti is a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, Human Brain Mapping, and Learning & Memory, among others. Her area of expertise is learning and neuroplasticity - a topic she has investigated using cellular models and human brain imaging. Before joining the Norwich Faculty, she held teaching appointments at Rutgers University and Villanova University, where she taught Statistics, Motor Learning, and Biopsychology. She has served as a reviewer for several scholarly journals, including Neurorehabilitation and Repair, PLoS ONE, and Attention, Perception & Psychophysics; she has also served as guest Executive Editor of theJournal of Motor Behavior.
Between 2013 and 2015, she was a management consultant at Gap International. As a member of their Genius Institute, her team investigated how language impacts action using the company’s Breakthrough Methodology.® She facilitated leadership conferences throughout the US, as well as in Australia and Dubai.
In 2023, she founded, RISEN: Research In Sport, Education and Neuroscience. The mission is to protect brain health by improving the screening of concussions. Her multimodal approach uses the latest neurotechnology to provide insight into this ‘invisible injury.’
More information about the Charles A. Dana Category I Grants
The Charles A. Dana Category I Grants are supported by an endowed fund from the Dana Foundation for the purpose of attracting and retaining faculty of exceptional caliber. Grants are awarded annually to tenure-track faculty who demonstrate superior scholarship, teaching ability, and university service.
Grant recipients participate in the Charles A. Dana Category I Lecture Series during the year in which they receive their awards.