A/Prof Mac Shine (University of Sydney) Abstract Perception is thought to rely upon evolving activity within a recurrent, distributed thalamocortical network whose interconnections are modulated by bursts of noradrenaline. To […]
Dr Laura Bradfield (UTS) Abstract Neuroinflammation has been observed in the striatum and hippocampus of individuals with psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases to different extents, but whether this causes the […]
Dr Alexis Whitton (UNSW) Abstract In the face of escalating rates of depression among young people, effective and scalable treatments are urgently required. Although a range of different interventions have […]
Prof Tim Slade (USYD) Abstract The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use promotes excellence, innovation and collaboration by bringing together world-leading researchers, clinicians, people with lived […]
A/Prof Rebecca Collie (UNSW) Abstract Decades of research underscores the significance of student motivation for promoting positive academic outcomes. Now, growing awareness is emerging regarding the role of motivational drivers […]
Prof Susan Hespos (Western Sydney University) Abstract Human cognition is striking in its brilliance and adaptability. To gain an understanding of our species’ extraordinary cognition we investigate the origins and […]
Dr Daniel Bennett (Monash University) Abstract Contemporary sports-betting products offer a raft of novel in-play betting features designed to incentivise customer engagement. Among these, one prominent feature available on most interactive betting platforms is […]
A/Prof Marta Garrido (University of Melbourne) Abstract Much of what we know about brain circuitry for human vision comes from neuroimaging studies and investigations on people with brain damage. A […]
Dr Betty Luu (USYD) Abstract This talk considers the pervasiveness of Western models of thinking in relation to child development and parenting practices, and its impact on child welfare practices […]
Dr Kate Storrs (University of Auckland) Abstract Computational visual neuroscience has come a long way in the past 10 years. Deep neural networks can recognise objects with near-human accuracy, and […]
