Dr Adam Bulley Adam Bulley is an NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow at the School of Psychology and Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, and the Department of Psychology at Harvard University Title: Making decisions about the future: lessons from research in prospection Abstract: Aside from its role in remembering the past, human memory also […]
Prof Emily CrossMacquarie University Title: Mind meets machine: Towards a cognitive science of human—machine interactions Abstract: As robots advance from the pages and screens of science fiction into our homes, hospitals, and schools, they are poised to take on increasingly social roles. Consequently, the need to understand the mechanisms supporting human-machine interactions is becoming increasingly […]
Dr Jess TaubertUniversity of Queensland Title: The mechanisms underlying the recognition of social signals in the primate brain. Abstract: The overarching goal of my research is to understand how we recognize different visual objects in the environment, with a specific focus on the recognition of social signals. Our remarkable ability to “read the room” is a […]
Prof Frini KarayanidisSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Newcastle Title: Cognitive control ability: An early warning signal? Abstract: Cognitive control processes support goal-directed behaviour and flexible adaptation in response to changing contexts. These processes are enabled by prefrontal cortical regions and are sensitive to genetic, biological and environmental impacts (e.g., age, physical and mental health […]
Associate Professor Richard RamseyDepartment of Psychology – Macquarie University Title: Perceiving and Interacting with Social Agents: Insights from Brain and Behaviour Abstract: The ability to perceive and interact with others typically occurs in an effortless manner, but is underpinned by complex cognitive and neural processes. In this talk, I review recent evidence from behavioural and brain […]
Please join us for a special two-part colloquium, with Laureate talks by two grant winners in our School:Prof Olivier Piguet Human hippocampus subregions organisation and associative memory processes. This proposal will investigate the hippocampus, a highly inter-connected structure containing many subregions. Although considered the memory centre of the brain, we still do not know the […]
CANCELLEDProf Jessica Grisham University of New South Wales Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
Professor Emerita Phyllis Butow (USYD)Bio Prof Phyllis Butow (BA(Hons), MPH, MClinPsych, PhD) is Emeritus Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney. She founded the Australian Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG) and the Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED). Prof Butow has worked for over 30 years leading research in […]
Professor Erik Reichle (Macquarie University) Professor Sally Andrews Memorial Lecture on Cognitive Psychology: Towards a Model of the Reconstructed Self Abstract Our sense of self is dependent upon our experiences and how the “thread” of our autobiography is reconstructed from memories of our contextually rich experiences. In this talk, I will describe how an instance-based […]