Dr Denise Moerel (Western Sydney University) Title: Dynamic neural encoding of visual information in individual and interacting brains Abstract: Our goals shape how the brain processes visual information, but separating the contributions of various cognitive processes remains a challenge. In this talk, I will demonstrate how well-controlled stimuli, combined with multivariate decoding techniques applied to […]
Dr Poppy Watson (UTS) Title: When Cues Drive Behaviour: Associative Mechanisms in Humans Abstract: Associative learning theories provide parsimonious explanation of how stimuli in the environment can trigger behavioural responses through both instrumental and Pavlovian mechanisms. Although much of this experimental work has been conducted using rodents, many studies have demonstrated similar associative mechanisms that […]
Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey (University of NSW) Title: Disaggregating by sex and gender sheds new light on cognitive ageing and dementia risk Abstract: There is now a well established body of literature on modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). However, most findings have been reported in aggregate, without considering […]
