The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to welcome Earl Miller, PhD for a Distinguished Scientist Lecture on January 23, 2026.
Earl Miller, PhD is the Picower Professor of Neuroscience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His lab investigates the neural mechanisms underlying cognition and consciousness, with a focus on working memory, attention, and executive brain functions. Dr. Miller and his team's research focuses on a theory of executive “top-down” control based on prefrontal cortex rule learning and goal maintenance, the discovery of multifunctional “mixed selectivity” neurons, and studies linking brainwave dynamics to cognition and consciousness. Their work combines experimental and computational approaches to advance understanding of both healthy cognition and disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.
Join us via Zoom for this virtual lecture using the following information:
Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/97737190240
Passcode: 714224
For More Information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
