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X-WR-CALNAME:Interdisciplinary Colloquium with Dr. Maria Holland
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Maria Holland\, assistant professor of mechanical and aeros
 pace engineering at the University of Notre Dame\, will present a talk on 
 "Cortical thickness patterns in humans and non-human primates: a mechanica
 l hypothesis."\n\n \n\nAbstract: The outer layer of the human brain\, the 
 cortex\, has a highly folded structure that emerges in utero.  A consisten
 t pattern of thick gyri (outer ridges) and thin sulci (inner valleys) has 
 long been noticed in two-dimensional (MR and histology) images of the brai
 n.  We have shown that these systematic cortical thickness variations are 
 likely a consequence of both heterogeneous growth and the forces generated
  during the extensive folding of the cortex.  In this talk\, I will lay th
 e foundation for the mechanical hypothesis of cortical thickness variation
 s\, and explore these consistent patterns during third trimester gestation
 al development\, in adult humans\, and in non-human primates.\n\n \n\nBio:
 \n\nMaria Holland is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical En
 gineering and Bioengineering at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame
 \, IN.  She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University in the Depa
 rtment of Mechanical Engineering with Prof. Ellen Kuhl\, and her bachelor
 ’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Tulsa\, gradu
 ating Phi Beta Kappa.  Her research is in computational biomechanics\, usi
 ng solid mechanics and computational tools to address important questions 
 about complex soft materials\, including the brain.  Through collaboration
 s with clinicians and experimentalists\, she aims to understand the develo
 pment of the human brain and how it relates to the brain’s form and func
 tion.  Additionally\, she works to extend the functionality of traditional
  engineering methods to encompass soft\, growing materials. Her work has b
 een supported by the NSF CAREER award and the NIH MIRA.  She is also passi
 onate about sharing the underappreciated breadth and diversity of biomecha
 nics via fascinating stories on her student blog\, Biomechanics in the Wil
 d (https://sites.nd.edu/biomechanics-in-the-wild/).
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LOCATION:Toomey Hall\, 140
SUMMARY:Interdisciplinary Colloquium with Dr. Maria Holland
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