This Science Café event will feature Dr. Jari Willing, assistant professor of neural and cognitive sciences at BGSU. Jari will give a talk titled "Puberty and the Brain."

About the event
Adolescence, broadly defined as the transition from childhood to adulthood, is associated with numerous changes in the brain and behavior. This is also a period during which many psychiatric disorders tend to manifest. Emerging evidence suggests that within the adolescence period, the onset of puberty may be the critical catalyst for changes in the brain that rapidly alter behavior, making some more susceptible to psychiatric illness.

Join us in person or via Zoom for this amazing Hybrid event! Juniper Brewing Company will be hosting us at 6 p.m. All will be welcome, from students and professors to families with children interested in science, to eat, drink, and chat about all things science! After the talk, audience members will be able to ask Jari any questions they may have.

Note: Billing information is required, but all tickets are free. Please enter your own name and email.

About Dr. Jari Willing
Jari Willing received his Ph.D. at the University at Albany, New York, and he did a postdoc at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Now he is an assistant professor in the Neural and Cognitive Sciences Program at BGSU. He teaches Intro to Psychology, Developmental Psychobiology and Psychoneuroendocrinology. In Dr. Willing's lab, they study the effects of environmental toxicants on brain development and behavior, and the role of hormones in brain development during the perinatal period and adolescence.