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Lecture Invitations Petitto has been deeply honored to have received
many notable lecture invitations. Dr. Petitto addresses the Dalai Lama In October, 2010, at a Symposium on Cognitive Science at University of Toronto, Dr. Petitto, had the pleasure of addressing the Dalai Lama on the topic of “Expanding the Human Brain’s Processing Capacity for Thought and Language: Insights from Neuroimaging Explorations of Bilingual and Monolingual Brains,” explaining the biological mechanisms and environmental factors that, together, determine how we acquire and organize language. > Full article
An Audience with Pope John Paul II
In 2003, Dr. Petitto was an invited expert panel member representing the newly created discipline "Educational Neuroscience" (Mind, Brain and Education) at the 400th Anniversary Celebration of Galileo Galilei's Birthday at the Pontifical Scientific Academy and meets Pope John Paul II.  Dr.Petitto with His Holiness Pope John Paul II > Petitto's Education > Summary of Scientific Contributions > Petitto's Lab and New and Current Research > Research Awards (Select) > Publications > Media and Scientific Talks |
