International

Aug 1996 “Functional neuroimaging studies of working memory,” Chair and  symposium speaker,
Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology Meeting, University of Quebec-Montreal, Montreal, Canada.

Sept 1996 “The neural basis of working memory observed by functional MRI,” Platform speaker,
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan.

Nov 1997 “Functional MRI studies of prefrontal cortex and working memory,” Rotman Research Institute,
University of Toronto, Canada

May 1998 “Functional neuroimaging studies of working memory,” Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive
Science, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

July 1998 “The neural correlates of component processes of working memory: evidence from
neuropsychological and pharmacological studies,” Attention & Performance XVIII Conference,
Windsor, England.

Dec 1998 “Dissecting working memory using functional MRI,” Conference entitled, “Executive Control and
Frontal Lobe: Current Issues,” Hanse Institute for Advanced Study, Delmenhorst, Germany

Apr 1999 “Experimental Design,” American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting,
Course entitled “Functional MRI”, Toronto Canada

May 1999 “Assessment of the cerebral cortex,” American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting,
Seminar entitled “Behavioral Neurology for the Practicing Neurologist,” Course Director and
Speaker, Toronto, Canada

Mar 2000 “Prefrontal cortical contributions to working memory: evidence from event-related fMRI studies,”
Conference entitled “The Frontal Lobes” Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, CA.

July 2000 “Executive Function,” TuBBS 2000 – Tutorials in Behavioral and Brain Science – Cognitive
Processing and its Functional Representation in the Brain, Max-Planck-Institute in Cognitive
Neuroscience, Wörlitz, Germany.

Jan 2001 “Functional MRI studies of cognition,” Functional MRI Course, The Rudolf Magnus Institute
for Neurosciences, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Mar 2001 “Prefrontal cortical contributions to executive control,” Invited Address, “12th World Congress
of the International Society of Brain Electromagnetic Topography, Tochigi, Japan.

Apr 2001 “Towards understanding the role of prefrontal cortex in working memory: evidence from
functional MRI,” Department of Neurology Grand Rounds, Kyoto School of Medicine,
Kyoto, Japan.

Apr 2002 “Towards understanding the role of prefrontal cortex in working memory: evidence from
functional MRI,” Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar, Welcome Department of Cognitive
Neurology, University College London, London, UK.

Sept 2002 “Towards understanding the role of the frontal lobes in executive control: evidence from functional
MRI,” Keynote Lecture, International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON-8),
Porquelloes, France. 

Mar 2003 “Towards understanding the role of the frontal lobes in executive control: evidence from functional
MRI,” The 21st-Century Center of Excellence Program: Psychological Studies, The Third International
Workshop, Executive Functions in Higher Cognitive Processes: Behavioral and Neural Correlates, Kyoto
University, Kyoto, Japan

Mar 2003 “The neural correlates of keeping information “in mind,” Conference entitled “Neuroimaging of
Cognition” Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, CA.

Aug 2004 “Neural mechanisms underlying executive control,” The Second International Conference on
Working Memory, Kyoto, Japan

July 2005 “When bottom-up meets top-down: neural mechanisms of executive control,” Plenary Talk,
International Neuropsychological Society, Dublin, Ireland.

July 2005 “Neural mechanisms underlying top-down control,” Imaging the Mind, Tutorial Course in
Cognitive Neuroscience, Mallorca, Spain.

Oct 2005 “Where bottom-up meets top-down: neural mechanisms of cognitive control,” Swammerdam
Lecture, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

October 2006 “From cognitive to neural models of working memory,” Symposium entitled, Mental Processes in
the Human Brain, The Royal Society, London, UK.

Mar 2007 "Functional Reintegration of Frontal Neural Networks for Enhancing Recovery After Brain
Injury,” Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of the Korean
Society for Neurorehabilitation, Seoul, Korea.

Mar 2007 " New directions for using functional MRI to study brain function,” Gachon Neuroscience
Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Mar 2007 " Functional MRI network analyses of working memory,” Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

May 2007 “Human behavioral and functional MRI studies of dopamine,” Dopamine 50 Years,
Goteborg, Sweden.

Sept 2007 “What is the role of dopamine in cognition?”, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series,
University College London, London, UK.

Sept 2007 “When bottom-up meets top-down: neural mechanisms of cognitive control,” Center for
Cognition and Neuroimaging Seminar Series, Brunel University West London, Uxbridge, UK.

Sept 2007 “Pharmacology of Memory,” Memory Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting, Cambridge
University, Cambridge, UK.

Dec 2007 “A cognitive neuroscience approach towards developing cognitive interventions in healthy aging,” Aging and Dementia Conference, Douglas Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

June 2008 “From cognitive to neural models of working memory,” Satellite Symposium of the Organization
for Human Brain Mapping entitled “Current Advances on Working Memory Systems and Functions,” University of Melbourne, Australia.

June 2008 “Where is the “top” in top-down control?” Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of the Organization
for Human Brain Mapping, Melbourne, Australia.

Mar 2008 “Age-related changes in the neural bases of memory and cognition.” Keynote Speaker,
19th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference entitled “Cognitive Aging: Research and Practice,”
Toronto, Canada.

Oct 2009 “Cognitive Control, Aging, Dopamine, and the Frontal Lobes” Center for Lifespan Psychology,
Max-Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany

Mar 2010 “Remediating frontal lobe dysfunction: from bench to bedside” 20th Annual Rotman Research
Institute Conference, “The Frontal Lobes,” Toronto, Canada.

Apr 2010    “The effect of focal lesions on cortical networks,” Integrated Neuroscience Session, American
Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.

June 2010 “Meeting Highlights” Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping,
Barcelona, Spain.

Sept 2010 "How is working memory instantiated in the brain?", Keynote lecture, 5th European Working
Memory Symposia, Civita Castellana, Italy.

Sept 2011 “Where bottom-up meets top-down: neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control,”
International Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON) Meeting,  Mallorca, Spain.

Dec 2011    “Cognitive and pharmacological therapies for cognitive control deficits,” Current Issues in
Cognitive Neuroscience Symposium, International Neuropsychological Society,
Montreal, Canada.

July 2012 “Revisiting dedifferentiation as a neural mechanism underlying cognitive aging,” Gordon Research
Conference on the Neurobiology of Cognition, Barga, Italy.

Mar 2012 “Measuring intrinsic brain connectivity and modularity: implications for neurorehabilitation”
23rd Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference, “Brain Plasticity and Neurorehabilitation,”
Toronto, Canada.

July 2014 “Revisiting the role of persistent neural activity during working memory.” International
Conference on Working Memory, Cambridge, England.

Oct 2014 “The Modular Brain,” Distinguished Lecture Series, Berlin Graduate School of Mind and Brain
, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

Feb 2017  “A network view of working memory,” Keynote Lecture, Visual Working Memory Conference,
NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Oct 2017 “Where is the “top” in top-down executive control? Cognitive Neuroscience of Executive
Functions International Meeting, Padua, Italy.

Oct 2017 “Where is the “top” in top-down control?: Keynote Lecture, Cognitive Control Processes
meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dec 2019 “Where is the “top” in top-down control?: ZiF Research Group Workshop, Cognitive Behavior of
Humans, Animals and Machines: Situation Model Perspective, Center for Interdisciplinary Research,
University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.

Nov 2020. “The Modular Brain.” Killam Lecture, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University,
      Montreal, ON, Canada.