Videos

Diamond, A. (Nov. 14, 2025). Why attention to executive functions early in life is so critical for disease-prevention and health throughout life. Keynote Address. Thrive25 session at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
video:  youtu.be/rIb-kNeEzro

Diamond, A. (Oct. 3, 2025). Rethinking the brain: A neurobiological approach to child development and well-being. Invited talk. International Neuroscience Conference, Wumbox Learning Platform, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
video:  youtu.be/Rqnuob_VFv4

Diamond, A. (Aug. 2, 2025). How to improve the executive functions of caregivers and practices to improve EFs in daily caregiving. Invited talk. KLC International Institute, Singapore.
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Diamond, A. (July 30, 2025). The positive impact of motor skill development on executive functions. Invited talk. KLC International Institute, Singapore.
video:  youtu.be/_KvErbbnC-4

Diamond, A. (July 29, 2025). How cognition is affected in ADHD, how to help children with ADHD improve their executive functions, and why stress or anxiety can be mistaken for ADHD. Invited talk. KLC International Institute, Singapore.
video:  youtu.be/JOvUq9OPzOs

Diamond, A. (July 28, 2025). The relationship between executive functions and social and emotional development. Invited talk. KLC International Institute, Singapore.
video:  youtu.be/IY-l6Jw-Plc

Diamond, A. (Jan. 14, 2025). Importance of reducing stress and increasing joy for people to think clearly, creatively problem-solve, and exercise self-control. Invited talk at the invitation of the Senate of Chile. Congreso Futuro 2025 Conference, Santiago, Chile.
video:  youtu.be/KtBUn2iXNhM

Diamond, A. (Oct. 30, 2024). Translating neurobiological insights into how to aid children’s executive functions: Maria Montessori had much of this right. Invited talk, Annual Mind and Society Dialogue Lecture. Brain Awareness Week. Lake Forest College, IL.
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Diamond, A. (July 17, 2024). What research tells us about executive functions and how that can be translated into practical strategies for teachers in everyday classrooms. Invited talk. Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning’s virtual Science of Teaching and School Leadership Academy at St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Potomac, MD. Delivered online.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/July_17_2024_Deep_Dive_Sesson...

Diamond, A. (Jan. 9, 2023). Translating neurobiological insights concerning prefrontal cortex and executive functions into clinical implications. Invited talk. Arthur L. Benton Lecture. New York Neuropsychology Group. CE credits provided. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/benton_lecture_new_york_neuropsychology_group_9_jan_2023.mp4

Diamond, A. (Nov. 8, 2022). What young children need is you! You are enough. Keynote Address. Parenting is Heart Work Conference, Child and Family Collaborative in York Region, ON. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/diamond-Parenting-is-Heart-Work-Conf-8-nov-2022-small.mp4

Diamond, A. (Sept. 21, 2022). Some of the reasons why social and emotional well-being is so critical for the best executive-function and school outcomes. Invited talk. Creating Connections in Child Development Webinar Series, Univ. of Cambridge.
video:  youtu.be/wBXI6U4GS8Y

Diamond, A. (Sept. 8, 2022). The Huttenlocher Award Lecture. Keynote Address, The Flux Society Annual Meeting, Grand Amphitheatre, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/Diamond_Huttenlocher_Award_Lecture_to_the_Flux...

Diamond, A. (Jan. 14, 2022). Translating neurobiological insights into clinical implications and guidance for parents. Plenary Address. American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. CE credits provided. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/Diamond_14_Jan_2022_APSARD_Conference.mp4

Diamond, A. (Dec. 14, 2021). Optimizing executive functions in children and adults with ADHD. Invited talk. ADDitude ADHD Expert Webinars, ADDitude Magazine. CE credits provided. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  youtu.be/Q5M_JSHQiio

Diamond, A. (Nov. 20, 2021). Bridging divides – Making connections between ideas, people, and fields of endeavor. Invited 15-min talk. Annual International Conference (21 Minutes: Talks on the Future). Patrizio Paoletti Foundation. Rome, Italy. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/adele_diamond_21_minutes_2021_conference_20_nov_2021.mp4

Diamond, A. (Nov. 15, 2021). How and why dance, music, and storytelling might support critical cognitive development in children and youth. Keynote Address. National Arts in Education Portal Conference, Galway, Ireland. CE credits provided. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/national_arts_in_education_Ireland_15_nov_2021_videos_added.mp4

Diamond, A. (Oct. 12, 2021). The essentials of executive functions. Invited talk. Common Ground Speaker Series, San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Online due to COVID-19.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/Common_Ground_Speaker_Series_Adele_Oct_2021.mp4

Diamond, A. (Oct. 25, 2019). Some implications of the unusual properties of the dopamine neurons that project to prefrontal cortex. The Bernice Grafstein Lecture in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, QC.
video:  youtu.be/SSolQCi4Yosv

Diamond, A. (Nov. 8, 2018). Tea and conversation with Adele Diamond. Invited talk. Executive Function Center of New York, NY.
videos:  youtube.com/channel/UCsUOV6oRYOH316Wd8eOdeNw

Diamond, A. (Jan. 22, 2016). Insights from neuroscience to help every child thrive: How dance might aid brain development and critical cognitive skills. Lecture–Performance, co-presented with the children of the California Dance Institute, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
video:  devcogneuro.com/videos/2016_22_Jan_Lecture_Performance_co-presented_by_the_children.wmv