Psychology Colloquium: Prof Virginia Slaughter (UQ)

Prof Virginia Slaughter (UQ)Title: Do humans imitate from birth? Abstract: Imitation in human newborns is widely cited as evidence of an inborn Mirror Neuron System that underpins human social behaviour, even though its existence has been debated for decades. The possibility that newborns do not imitate was reinvigorated in recent years by research from our lab at […]

Psychology Colloquium: Dr Christina Perry (Macquarie University)

Dr Christina Perry (Macquarie University)Title: “Incubation of Craving” – investigating changes to brain and behaviour during alcohol abstinence in rats Abstract: Alcohol-associated cues can produce intense craving in people with alcohol use disorder, which in turn can lead to relapse. Such cues may come in the form of advertising, places where a person used to drink, […]