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Summer Institute in Cultural Neuroscience, July 9-20, 2012, Ann Arbor,
3rd Summer Institute in Cultural Neuroscience
http://culturalneuroscience.isr.umich.edu/home.htm
July 9-20, 2012
Center for Culture, Mind, and the Brain
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Co-Directors:
Shinobu Kitayama (kitayama@umich.edu)
Carolyn Yoon (yoonc@umich.edu)
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
We invite you to apply to attend the third annual Summer Institute in Cultural Neuroscience at
the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. SICN is a two-week program that provides graduate
students as well as faculty with an overview of core topics and recent research developments
related to cultural neuroscience in order to prepare them to start their own empirical
investigations. Attendees will have an opportunity to develop their own research ideas in cultural
neuroscience through interactions with peers and faculty members.
SICN lectures on culture, brain, or both will be delivered by world-renowned scholars. Each
scholar will discuss his or her work and place it in a broader scholarly context. Lectures will be
followed by small group discussions.
The topics to be covered include:
 Cultural psychology
 Culture, self, and brain
 Culture, aging, and brain
 Neuroeconomics and culture
 Social neuroscience and culture
 Co-evolution of culture and genes
 Mental health and culture
 Evolution and culture
Faculty lecturers include:
Nalini Ambady, Stanford University
Shihui Han, Peking University
William Gehring, University of Michigan
Joseph Kable, University of Pennyslvania
Hazel Markus, Stanford University
Shinobu Kitayama, University of Michigan
Ethan Kross, University of Michigan
Randy Nesse, University of Michigan
Richard Nisbett, University of Michigan
Denise Park, University of Texas at Dallas
Chandra Sripada, University of Michigan
Stephen Suomi, National Institute of Mental Health
Complete applications are due by midnight on March 15. You will be notified of the status of
your application by March 31, and will have until April 30 for early registration, and June 15 for
regular registration.
Participation fees are $1,300 for graduate students or post-docs, and $2,000 for faculty.
Discounted rates for early registration (by March 31) are $1,100 for graduate students or postdocs, and $1,800 for faculty.
Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. We do not offer any
scholarships or financial assistance.
For application forms and information, go to http://culturalneuroscience.isr.umich.edu/home.htm
or contact:
Natalie Dushane
Center for Culture, Mind, and the Brain
University of Michigan
426 Thompson Street, 5241 ISR
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
(734) 764-4112
Email: nadushan@isr.umich.edu