Kendra Seaman
@kendraseaman.bsky.social
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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Happening now! Join us to learn more about our special issue on decision neuroscience and aging!
Explore new research on how aging shapes decision making, from brain-based insights to real-world applications. GSA members can engage with experts and authors advancing interdisciplinary work in decision neuroscience and aging.
https://bit.ly/4xbPR5U
https://bit.ly/4xbPR5U
September 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Happening now! Join us to learn more about our special issue on decision neuroscience and aging!
I'm hiring! Come join us in the Aging Well Lab - you'll get to work on a newly funded NIA study and collaborate with the amazing @colleencfrank.bsky.social and @klempert.bsky.social. Don't wait - apply now! jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/32753
Moira Rose: Why Wait?
ALT: Moira Rose: Why Wait?
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September 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I'm hiring! Come join us in the Aging Well Lab - you'll get to work on a newly funded NIA study and collaborate with the amazing @colleencfrank.bsky.social and @klempert.bsky.social. Don't wait - apply now! jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/32753
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Come to hear from some of our experts as they share some of the latest research on decision neuroscience and aging!
Explore new research on how aging shapes decision making, from brain-based insights to real-world applications. GSA members can engage with experts and authors advancing interdisciplinary work in decision neuroscience and aging.
https://bit.ly/4xbPR5U
https://bit.ly/4xbPR5U
September 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Come to hear from some of our experts as they share some of the latest research on decision neuroscience and aging!
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Got data? We want YOU to share it & we've got $$$ to give away!
WHO: anyone (undergrads, post-baccs, grad students, post-docs, research scientists, or faculty) willing to share a relevant data set and documentation
WHAT: funding (+ open access fees)
WHEN: apps due Sept 15, data/docs due Dec 15
WHO: anyone (undergrads, post-baccs, grad students, post-docs, research scientists, or faculty) willing to share a relevant data set and documentation
WHAT: funding (+ open access fees)
WHEN: apps due Sept 15, data/docs due Dec 15
It Is All About The Data: Rainbow Over Computer
ALT: It Is All About The Data: Rainbow Over Computer
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August 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Got data? We want YOU to share it & we've got $$$ to give away!
WHO: anyone (undergrads, post-baccs, grad students, post-docs, research scientists, or faculty) willing to share a relevant data set and documentation
WHAT: funding (+ open access fees)
WHEN: apps due Sept 15, data/docs due Dec 15
WHO: anyone (undergrads, post-baccs, grad students, post-docs, research scientists, or faculty) willing to share a relevant data set and documentation
WHAT: funding (+ open access fees)
WHEN: apps due Sept 15, data/docs due Dec 15
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Only two weeks left to apply for our 2026 Pilot Grant!! 🗓️
Visit our website for more information: srndna.utdallas.edu/funding/
Visit our website for more information: srndna.utdallas.edu/funding/
May 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Only two weeks left to apply for our 2026 Pilot Grant!! 🗓️
Visit our website for more information: srndna.utdallas.edu/funding/
Visit our website for more information: srndna.utdallas.edu/funding/
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📣 Call for Applications: 2026 SRNDNA Pilot Grant
We’re excited to announce the final round of SRNDNA pilot funding supporting research at the intersection of decision neuroscience & aging.
🗓️ Applications due June 1, 2026
🧠 Priority: ADRD-related projects
#DecisionNeuroscience #AgingResearch #ADRD
We’re excited to announce the final round of SRNDNA pilot funding supporting research at the intersection of decision neuroscience & aging.
🗓️ Applications due June 1, 2026
🧠 Priority: ADRD-related projects
#DecisionNeuroscience #AgingResearch #ADRD
April 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
📣 Call for Applications: 2026 SRNDNA Pilot Grant
We’re excited to announce the final round of SRNDNA pilot funding supporting research at the intersection of decision neuroscience & aging.
🗓️ Applications due June 1, 2026
🧠 Priority: ADRD-related projects
#DecisionNeuroscience #AgingResearch #ADRD
We’re excited to announce the final round of SRNDNA pilot funding supporting research at the intersection of decision neuroscience & aging.
🗓️ Applications due June 1, 2026
🧠 Priority: ADRD-related projects
#DecisionNeuroscience #AgingResearch #ADRD
Congrats!!
🎉 Congratulations to our 2026 Summer Research Award winners! 🎉
Sophie De (left) will work with Dr. Alfonso Peña at the University of Florida
Jenna Wright (right) will work with Dr. Renee DeCaro at Butler University
We can't wait to see what amazing things you both accomplish this summer!
Sophie De (left) will work with Dr. Alfonso Peña at the University of Florida
Jenna Wright (right) will work with Dr. Renee DeCaro at Butler University
We can't wait to see what amazing things you both accomplish this summer!
April 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Congrats!!
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ICYMI: Today's talk on Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Cooperative Decision-Making by Steve Chang - youtu.be/tQ2FN2l1HfU
Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Cooperative Decision-Making with Steve Chang
YouTube video by motcogmeet
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March 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
ICYMI: Today's talk on Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Cooperative Decision-Making by Steve Chang - youtu.be/tQ2FN2l1HfU
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On Wednesday March 25!
Next week! Dr. Steve Chang (Yale University) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Behavioral and neural mechanisms of cooperative decision-making" 1/
March 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
On Wednesday March 25!
Due today! Get those applications in!!
Are you an undergraduate who wants to work in a lab this summer? Are you a faculty member / post-doc / grad student who knows an undergraduate you’d like to hire for the summer, but don’t have the funding?
Submit your proposal by March 1, 2026! 🗓️
Learn more: srndna.utdallas.edu/awards/summe...
Submit your proposal by March 1, 2026! 🗓️
Learn more: srndna.utdallas.edu/awards/summe...
March 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Due today! Get those applications in!!
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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
Effort-Based Decision-Making and Its Discontents - Dr. Michael Treadway
YouTube video by motcogmeet
youtu.be
February 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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
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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)!
February 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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)!
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DUE this SUNDAY!!🚨🚨🚨
Calling all UNDERGRADUATES for the chance to be funded in research this summer!
Apply here: utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Calling all UNDERGRADUATES for the chance to be funded in research this summer!
Apply here: utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM
DUE this SUNDAY!!🚨🚨🚨
Calling all UNDERGRADUATES for the chance to be funded in research this summer!
Apply here: utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Calling all UNDERGRADUATES for the chance to be funded in research this summer!
Apply here: utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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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/
@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/
February 23, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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/
@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/
Hot off the presses! Our new chapter “Decision-Making in the Aging Brain: An Update of the Evidence Base for the “Affect-Integration-Motivation” Framework” in
"Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions"
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
"Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions"
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Decision-Making in the Aging Brain: An Update of the Evidence Base for the “Affect-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...
link.springer.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Hot off the presses! Our new chapter “Decision-Making in the Aging Brain: An Update of the Evidence Base for the “Affect-Integration-Motivation” Framework” in
"Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions"
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
"Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions"
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Chapter 📖 "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
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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 ...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Chapter 📖 "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
tinyurl.com/yey56tup
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.
We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Denise C. Park, founder of CVL, passed away on Sunday, Feb 1. A pioneering cognitive neuroscientist, mentor, & leader, Dr. Park shaped the study of memory, aging, & the brain. Read the full remembrance here: cvl.utdallas.edu/in-memory-of-dr-denise-c-park/
In Memory of Dr. Denise C. Park
In Memory of Dr. Denise C. Park Dr. Denise C. Park passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at age 74. She was a beloved cognitive neuroscientist and colleague whose remarkable career spanned over 50…
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February 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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.
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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
@sebastianshorn.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social
Deconstructing Neural Predictors of Choice - Brian Knutson
YouTube video by motcogmeet
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January 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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
@sebastianshorn.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social
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Check out our Spring 2026 lineup!
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Check out our Spring 2026 lineup!
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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
@sebastianshorn.bsky.social
@kendraseaman.bsky.social
@kimberlychiew.bsky.social
@colleencfrank.bsky.social
@zitamayer.bsky.social
@cvlneuro.bsky.social
Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach - Alan Castel
YouTube video by motcogmeet
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December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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
@sebastianshorn.bsky.social
@kendraseaman.bsky.social
@kimberlychiew.bsky.social
@colleencfrank.bsky.social
@zitamayer.bsky.social
@cvlneuro.bsky.social
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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 “Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach.” 1/
Join us! (link below)
Next Tue, Dec 9, Alan Castel (UCLA) will be presenting in
@motcogmeet.bsky.social online talk series on “Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach.” 1/
Join us! (link below)
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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 “Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach.” 1/
Join us! (link below)
Next Tue, Dec 9, Alan Castel (UCLA) will be presenting in
@motcogmeet.bsky.social online talk series on “Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach.” 1/
Join us! (link below)
There’s another doctor in the house! The Aging Well Lab’s first graduate student, Galston Wong, successfully defended his dissertation today. Congrats!!🎉 We’re so proud of you Dr. Wong! @cvlneuro.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
There’s another doctor in the house! The Aging Well Lab’s first graduate student, Galston Wong, successfully defended his dissertation today. Congrats!!🎉 We’re so proud of you Dr. Wong! @cvlneuro.bsky.social
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...
bbs.utdallas.edu/40960/new-ph...
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 — the first at the University to offer graduate-level master...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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...
bbs.utdallas.edu/40960/new-ph...
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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/
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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/
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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...
⏰ Applications are open Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 2025 ⏰
Learn more here: srndna.utdallas.edu/awards/colla...
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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...
⏰ Applications are open Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 2025 ⏰
Learn more here: srndna.utdallas.edu/awards/colla...