Prof Ian Hickie (USYD)Bio Professor Hickie is a Professor of Psychiatry and the Co-Director of Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney. He has led major public health and health services developments in Australia, particularly focusing on early intervention for young people with depression, suicidal thoughts and behaviours and complex mood disorders. […]
Dr Christina Anthony (USYD)Bio Dr. Christina I. Anthony is currently a Lecturer in the Discipline of Marketing at The University of Sydney Business School. Christina’s research uses experimental design to examine questions on the psychology of consumer behavior. She has a particular interest in studying interpersonal processes and relationship dynamics during social and marketplace interactions; […]
A/Prof Lisa Williams (UNSW)Driving EDI with data: How data-driven approaches can advance equity in the STEM sector Abstract Advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion is a moral and operational imperative in today’s society, especially in the STEM sector. Establishing what to do to shift the dial in this space, and evaluating if it’s working, is essential yet […]
Dr Llew Mills (USYD)What works and why: two approaches to the treatment of addiction Abstract Addiction affects everyone, either directly through their own struggles or indirectly through the struggles of their friends and family. Yet it remains one of the most challenging disorders to treat. Medical addiction research tends to be pre-occupied with what treatments […]
A/Prof Vincent Laurent (UNSW)Cholinergic regulation of fear by the basal forebrain Abstract The basolateral amygdala (BLA) and the infralimbic (IL) region of the medial prefrontal cortex are heavily implicated in fear regulation. These two regions receive dense cholinergic projections from the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) and/or the horizontal limb of the diagonal band of […]
Dr Erin Goddard (UNSW)Visual feature binding and colour constancy: similar processes? Abstract Different regions in visual cortex show specialisation for encoding different visual features, giving rise the question of how these features are ‘bound together’ to create a unitary percept of each object. I will show recent work based on classification of magnetoencephalography (MEG) data […]
Prof Carolyn MacCann (USYD)Emotional intelligence and emotion regulation Abstract The way we deal with emotions is important for our well-being, social relationships, and performance at work and school. This talk focuses on two key concepts that affect how we deal with emotions: emotional intelligence and emotion regulation. Emotional intelligence is a set of skills or capacities you have, […]
Dr Eliane Deschrijver (USYD)Unequal resource division occurs in the absence of group division and identity Abstract The seminal minimal group experiment has shown that discrimination can follow from intergroup relations and social identity. A large body of research evidenced that people discriminate against members of their out versus ingroup, even if groups and identities were assigned on the […]
Dr Dave Trudinger & Mr James Bates (NSW Department of Customer Service)Sludge: are there measurable psychological costs from administrative burden? A NSW and global perspective Abstract You’ve heard of nudges, but have you heard of sludge? The NSW Behavioural Insights Unit is leading the world on tackling sludge – the unnecessary and unjustified frictions that […]
Prof Michael Bowen (USYD)Title: KNX100 and other small molecules that could: Developing prosocial compounds for disorders of the brain and mind Abstract: Challenges with social motivation, interactions, and communication are central to many disorders of the brain and mind, and are major barriers to improved functioning in others. For example, in substance use disorders, impairments […]