• March 5, 2019: "The Neurobiology of Mindfulness: Clinical Applications," Presented by Dr. Roald Siegal (Spaulding Hospital Cambridge)
• December 4, 2018: "Remembering Joey Buttafuco: Investigations of Remote Memory," Presented by Margaret O’Connor
• November 13, 2018: "Stakeholder’s Project in Neuropsychological Report Writing," Presented by Drs. Karen Postal and Margaret Lanca
• September 11, 2018: "Cognitive Neuroscience & Dyslexia: From Biology to Remediation," Presented by John Gabrieli
• May 14, 2018: MNS Science Symposium: "Going Green: HIGHlighting the Impact of Marijuana Use on the Brain," Presented by Staci Gruber, PhD
• April 3, 2018: "Uncovering Neurobiological Markers of Psychological Trauma and Traumatic Brain Injury," Presented by Dr. Jasmeet Hayes
• March 3, 2018: "Neuropsychological Assessments of PreClinical Alzheimer’s Disease," Presented by Rebecca Amariglio, PhD

2015 Lecture Series

• June 8, 2014:  Antonio Puente, PhD Keynote Speaker, Annual Science Symposium & Cultural Competence Summit: “Interfacing Cultural Factors with Neuropsychological Assessment: Studying and Working with Spanish and Russian Individuals and Neuropsychologists.”
• June 2, 2015: Meghan Searl, PhD, "Mindfulness and the Brain: Applying Contemplative Neuroscience Research to Clinical Practice."
• May 14, 2015: Science Symposium, Mark E. Mahone, PhD, ABPP, "ADHD and the Need for Speed: Implications for Intervention and Lessons Learned from Incomplete Treatments."
• April 14, 2015: Cermak Award Celebration (and Open Board Meeting): Dorene M. Rentz, PsyD, "Detecting Cognitive and Behavioral Evidence of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease: Lessons Learned from the Harvard Aging Brain Study."

2014 Lecture Series

• September 9, 2014: Julie Lovely, "Healing through Horsemanship: The Power of Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy (EAAT)."
• October 28, 2014: Peter Entwistle, PhD, "Introduction to WISC-V."
• November 5, 2014: Eric Harris, EdD, JD, "Risk Management Issues in Neuropsychological Practice."
• December 2, 2014:  Naomi Steiner, MD, "Neurofeedback: A Non-Traditional, Non-Pharmacological, Approach to Support Children and Adults with Attention and Executive Function Deficits and ADHD."
• May 6, 2014: Yelena Bogdanova, PhD, PhD, "Cognitive Rehabilitation of Blast TBI: Multimodal Treatment Approach."
• April 1, 2014: Ruth Grossmna, Ph.D., "Social Communication in Children with High-Functioning Autism."
• March 4, 2014: Yakeel Quiroz, Ph.D., "Brain Abnormalities in Presymptomatic Familial Alzheimer’s Disease."

2013 Lecture Series

• March 5, 2013: "Open Meeting with the MNS Board and In-House Forum on Report Writing".
• April 2, 2013: Susan McGlynn Ph.D., ABPP-CN and Jennifer Vasterling, Ph.D., "Post-deployment Issues in Returning Veterans with TBI and PTSD: Integrating Clinical and Scientific Perspectives."
• May 7, 2013: Catherine Schuman, Ph.D., "Integrating Sleep Management into Clinical Practice for Children, Adolescents and Adults."
• June 6, 2013: Science Symposium, Monica Rivera-Mindt, Ph.D., ABPP, "Issues of Diversity in Neuropsychological Research and Practice.
• September 10, 2013: Kaplan Award Lecture: Nancy Helm-Estabrooks , Sc.D., CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, "The Process Approach to Assessment and Treatment of Aphasias."
• October 1, 2013: Dustin Wahlstrom, Ph.D. and Linda Gerardi, MBA, "Introduction to tablet-based Individually-administered Testing using Q-interactive."
• November 12, 2013: Doug Watt, Ph.D., "A Neuroinflammatory Perspective on Alzheimer's Disease: Update on a Confusing and Pleiotropic Disease – Challenges to the Amyloid Hypothesis."
• December 3, 2013: Kenneth Gogel, Esq., "The Role of Legal Counsel in the Insurance Reimbursement Maze: Keeping your Mind and your House."

2012 Lecture Series

• March 6, 2012: Elena Eisman, Ed.D.,ABPP., Karen Postal, Ph.D., ABPP(CN), Leslie Bourne, Ph.D., “Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment And Health Care Reform: Are We at the Table?” The video from this event is available for viewing through Dropbox. MNS/MPA members may purchase it online for $20.00; nonmembers $30.00. To purchase the video, go here.
• April 3, 2012: Rebecca Saxe, Ph.D.,  “How Brains Think about People: Introduction to Social Cognitive Neuroscience."
• May 1, 2012: Kathleen Howland, SLP, Board Certified Music Therapist, “Neurologic Music Therapy: Research Basis and Clinical Protocols for Cognitive Training through Music.”
• June 5, 2012: Science Symposium, Mark Sherer, Ph.D., ABPP, FACRM, “Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation – The Joining of Forces.”
• September 11, 2012: 2012 Kaplan Award Lecture, Deborah Fein, Ph.D., “Can Children with Autism Recover?”
• October 2, 2012: Andrew Budson , M.D., “Using the New Criteria to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.”
• November 13, 2012: Bradford C. Dickerson, MD and Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, MD,“Brain-Behavior Relationships in Frontotemporal Dementia.”
• December 4, 2012: Stacy Drury, M.D.,Ph.D., "Rethinking the Impact of Childhood Trauma: A Neurodevelopmental Approach."

Joint MNS – MPA Healthcare Reform series

Assessment and Treatment in the Era of Healthcare Reform presented by The Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society and Massachusetts Psychological Association presented: "Care is a Team Sport: Interdisciplinary Communication and Collaboration in Assessment and Treatment."

2011 Lecture Series

• April 5, 2011: Karen Janowski, MS Ed., OTL, "Assistive Technology for Struggling Learners: What Every Neuropsychologist Needs to Know"
• May 3, 2011: Gagan Joshi, M.D., "The Heavy Burden of Psychiatric Comorbidity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• September 13, 2011: Peter Entwistle, Ph.D., "Working Memory and Cogmed."
• September 13, 2011: Staci Gruber, Ph.D., "Does Age Matter? Age of Onset of Marijuana Use: Impact on Brain Function and Structure."
• October 4, 2011:  Elizabeth Kensinger, Ph.D., "How Aging Affects Memory for Emotional Experiences: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective."
• November 1, 2011: Emily Jacobs, Ph.D., "Pharmaco-endocrinology and the Brain: Why Estrogen’s Influence on Neurochemistry Matters."
• December 6, 2011: Neal McGrath, Ph.D., "Sports Concussion Management of the Student-Athlete."

2010 Lecture Series

• January 5, 2010: Celiane Rey-Casserly, PhD, ABPP-CN, “Neuropsychological Outcomes in Childhood Brain Tumors”
• April 13, 2010: Robb Mapou, PhD ABPP, “The Case for Comprehensive Assessment of Learning Disabilities in Adults”
• May 4, 2010: Rhoda Au, PhD, Kaplan Speaker: "Implementing Qualitative Neuropsychological Scoring methods in a large community based cohort study:  Lessons from the Framingham Heart Study"
• June 8, 2010: Annual Scientific Symposium and Poster Session, Ann McKee, MD, "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: an update"
• September 7, 2010; Britta Holzel, PhD “Changes in brain structure and function associated with mindfulness meditation”
• October 5, 2010; Peter Isquith, Ph.D “Getting EF out of the Office: What Tests & Scales Tell us about Executive Function”
• November 9, 2010, CERMAK AWARD LECTURE - Scott Hayes, PhD "Neuroimaging Episodic Memory and Aging"
• December 7, 2010; Christine Hooker, PhD “Neural effects of cognitive remediation in schizophrenia”

2009 Lecture Series

• March 3, 2009; Edward Pace-Schott, PhD "The Neurobiology of Sleep"
• April 7, 2009; Margaret Sheridan, PhD , “Environmental Variables in the Development of the Brain”
• May 5, 2009; William B. Barr, PhD, ABPP, "Searching for Nonverbal Memory: Neuropsychological Studies of Right Temporal Lobe Epilepsy"
• September 15, 2009; Robin A. Johnson, Esq. "Obtaining Financial Justice from Insurance Companies: Special Issues for Neuropsychologists"
• October 6, 2009; Anthony J. Giuliano, PhD "Neurocognition in Bipolar Disorder"
• November 3, 2009; Angela L. Jefferson, PhD “Relationships between vascular risk factors, cardiac function, and brain aging”
• December 1, 2009; Margaret O’Connor, PhD, ABCN "Driving and Dementia: Clinical Guidelines to Assist the At Risk Older Driver"

2008 Lecture Series

• January 8, 2008; Kira Armstong, PhD, ABPP; "ABPP Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology: Simplifying the Process"
• March 4, 2008; Nadine Gaab, PhD "fMRI and Mediating Therapies for Dyslexia"
• April 1, 2008; Paul A. Spiers, PhD and Jim Doyle. "Prosopagnosia in the Courtroom"
• May 6, 2008; Carmen Armengol Ph. D.; Kaplan Award. "Neuropsychological Services for Alternative Populations: Cross Cultural and Ecological Perspectives"
• September 9, 2008; William Milberg, PhD  "The Neuropsychology of Biological Risk for Age Related Cognitive Disorders".
• October 14, 2008; The WAIS-IV as a Neuropsychologist's Tool, presented by Peter Entwistle, PhD Pearson Psychological Corporation; Refreshments 6:00pm, Lecture 6:30pm – 9:30pm.
• November 11, 2008; Brandon A. Ally, PhD – Cermak Lecture, “Understanding the picture superiority effect in healthy and diseased memory”
• December 2, 2008; Nouchine Hadjikhani, PhD "The Many Faces of Autism"

2007 Lecture Series

• March 6, 2007; Ron Calvanio, PhD, "Electronic Tracking in Neuropsychiatric Symptom Management”
• April 10, 2007; Edward A. (Ted) Peck III, PhD, ABPP-ABCN "National Practice Initiatives in Clinical Neuropsychology”
• May 1, 2007; Steve Hughes, PhD, LP, ABPdN. "Development, properties, and clinical applications of the Test of Variables of Attention"
• June 5, 2007; Science Symposium: Stephen Rao, PhD: "The Role of fMRI in Preclinical Detection of Neuropsychological Neurodegenerative Disorders”
• September 11, 2007; Cermack Lecture and Social. Laura J. Grande, PhD "Memory and Cognitive Changes in Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq"
• October 2, 2007; Jeremy D. Schmahmann, M.D "Motor Control to Neuropsychiatry; Evolving Perspectives on the Cerebellar Contribution to Cognition and Emotion”
• November 6, 2007; Sally Kemp, PhD and Peter Entwistle, PhD "Introduction to NEPSY:II”
• December 4, 2007; Dr. Sharon Inouye "Delirium in Older Persons: Update on a Pervasive, Costly, and Treatable Disorder”

2006 Lecture Series

• January 10, 2006; Paul A. Spiers, PhD “Neuropsychology & the Law: Assessment in Criminal Litigation”
• February 1, 2006 Ken Heilman, MD “Neglect and Attentional Disorders”
• March 7, 2006; David Libon, PhD “Executive and Working Memory Deficits Associated with the Dementias”
• April 4, 2006; Richard Deth, PhD “Austim: A Metabolic Disorder of Genetic and Environmental Origins Affecting Neural Synchronization”
• May 2, 2006; Joel Rosenbaum, PhD “Professional Affairs and Neuropsychology Practice Management: Coding and Billing in a Period of Change”
• June 6, 2006; Symposium and Cermack Lecture: Mieke H. Verfaellie, PhD “The Role of the Hippocampus in Relational Memory: Evidence from Amnesia and fMRI”
• September 12, 2006; Jane Holmes Bernstein. PhD “Evidence-Based Practice in Neuropsychology: What Constitutes ‘Evidence’?”
• October 3, 2006; Aaron Nelson, PhD "Treatment of Memory Problems in Normal Aging and Disease"
• November 7, 2006; "Neuropsychological Training in New England: What is New in Research and Clinical Opportunities - Roundtable"
• December 5, 2006; Susan Anderson, PhD, "Sensitive Periods of Development and Exposure to Methylphenidate: Implications in Treatment of ADHD"