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SUMMARY:Psychology Colloquium:  Seeking signatures of perceptual experience in human visual cortex.  Sam Schwarzkopf\, University of Auckland
DESCRIPTION:Associate Professor Sam Schwarzkopf\, School of Optometry & Vision Science\, University of AucklandBio:\nSam did a neuroscience degree at Cardiff University and subsequently decided to stay there also to do his PhD with Frank Sengpiel where he used optical imaging to investigate experience-dependent plasticity of visual cortex. Subsequently\, he did a brief postdoc project at the University of Birmingham\, where he moved into human neuroimaging and cognitive neuroscience. In 2008\, he moved to University College London to postdoc with Geraint Rees and developed a research interest in individual differences. In 2012\, he was awarded a ERC Starting Grant and set up his own lab at UCL. In 2017\, he decided he had enough of Brexit\, crowds\, air pollution\, and the banana republic that the UK had become and moved to the School of Optometry & Vision Science at the University of Auckland\, New Zealand\, although he still maintains an active affiliation at UCL.\nOverview:\nIn this talk\, I will present the results of three studies using population receptive field (pRF) modelling to better understand how representations in human visual cortex generate our perceptual experience. First\, we estimated the neural signature of the famous Muller-Lyer illusion in V1 supporting a low-level explanation for this effect. Next\, we established that pRF sizes in visual cortex can be modulated by adaptation\, an effect that is consistent with behaviourally measured modulation of spatial frequency perception. Beyond visual object size\, this finding has implications for the perception of blur and recognising fine spatial detail. Finally\, we also used a novel data-driven method for estimating pRFs to map the retinotopic structure of the physiological blind spot in detail. We then used these maps to ask if there is a neural correlate of perceptual completion in early visual cortex.\n \nThis is a Hybrid event so you can join in person or via the Webinar link below:\nHEYDON LAURENCE LECTURE THEATRE 217 (DT ANDERSON) (You are encouraged to please wear a mask if attending in person)\nWebinar Link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/s/87579289391
URL:https://psychology-events.sydney.edu.au/event/psychology-colloquium-seeking-signatures-of-perceptual-experience-in-human-visual-cortex-sam-schwarzkopf-university-of-auckland/
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SUMMARY:Psychology Colloquium: Affective Neuroscience\, Professor Elaine Fox\, University of Adelaide
DESCRIPTION:Professor Elaine Fox\, Head of School\, School of Psychology\, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences\, University of AdelaideBio:\nElaine Fox\, PhD\, is a psychologist and author and became Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide\, Australia in early 2022. Originally from Dublin\, most of her academic career has been in the UK. Following a 5-year period working at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand after her PhD studies in Dublin\, she moved to the UK to take up a Senior Lectureship at the University of Essex in 1994. Promoted to Professor in 2000\, she became the Head of the School of Psychology and Centre for Brain Science there from 2007 to 2011. She moved to take up a Professorship of Psychology and Affective Neuroscience at the University of Oxford in 2012 and became a Fellow at University College\, one of Oxford’s oldest colleges shortly afterwards.\nElaine is a leading scholar on the science of resilience\, wellbeing and mental health and her work was awarded with a prestigious European Research Council Advanced Investigator fellowship from 2013-2019 to set up a large study at the University of Oxford investigating why some people are emotionally vulnerable (to anxiety\, depression\, & addictions) while others are resilient. She was appointed to a national role by the UK Department of Research and Innovation in 2019 as the Impact & Public Engagement Co-ordinator for eight UKRI-funded Mental Health Networks\, which she held alongside her Oxford Professorship until her move to Australia in February 2022.\nApart from her academic work\, Elaine is an engaging writer and speaker with a passion for the science behind how our mind works.  Her first book RAINY BRAIN SUNNY BRAIN describes the fascinating science and stories behind why some of us are optimistic and resilient while others take a more pessimistic slant on things. Translated into more than 20 languages\, it is a bestseller in several countries. Her new book SWITCHCRAFT: Harnessing the Power of Mental Agility to Transform Your Life is being published worldwide in 2022. Switchcraft is a highly accessible introduction to the science of flexibility and explains why it so critical to become as mentally agile as we can. It is packed full of helpful ways to cope with a complex and uncertain world. Like having your own personal life coach\, Switchcraft shows you how you can not only survive\, but also thrive in a constantly changing and uncertain world.\nAbstract:\nThe CogBIAS longitudinal study provides a rich dataset on mental health\, wellbeing\, and resilience through adolescence. Data was collected from a starting sample of 504 and a wide range of variables were assessed when adolescents were approximately 13 (n=504)\, 14.5 (n=450) and 16 (n=411) years of age. Investigations using growth mixture modelling revealed four distinct developmental trajectories for anxiety and depressive symptoms and we found that these trajectories were closely related to changes in cognitive biases\, specifically interpretational and memory biases. Further analysis evaluated the role of cognitive biases in resilient functioning\, which was measured in terms of ‘better than expected levels of functioning’ in response to significant adversity. Once again\, cognitive factors were associated with resilient functioning. Specifically\, selective biases in memory and resilient functioning were found to be reinforcing mechanisms across the different assessment points. Finally\, a moderated network modelling analysis revealed that good mental health – flourishing – was associated with higher levels of positive memory and interpretation biases and with lower levels of negative memory biases. Of particular interest\, network connectivity decreased with higher positive mental health ratings. We conclude that cognitive biases\, negative and positive\, are important emotion regulation mechanisms that underpin resilience\, good mental health as well as anxiety and depression symptoms in a cohort of adolescents.\nThis is a Hybrid event so you can join in person or via the Webinar link below:\nHEYDON LAURENCE LECTURE THEATRE 217 (DT ANDERSON) (You are encouraged to please wear a mask if attending in person)\nWebinar Link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/s/84533278727
URL:https://psychology-events.sydney.edu.au/event/psychology-colloquium-affective-neuroscience-professor-elaine-fox-university-of-adelaide/
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SUMMARY:Psychology Colloquium: The Sally Andrews Lecture on Cognitive Psychology. The magic of reading: How vision and language interact to transform inkmarks into ideas.  Dr Aaron Veldre\, University of Sydney & Macquarie University
DESCRIPTION:Dr Aaron Veldre\, Research Associate\, School of Psychology\, University of SydneyBio:\nDr Aaron Veldre is a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Psychology at The University of Sydney and the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. His research uses eye tracking\, computational modelling\, and behavioural paradigms to investigate the cognitive processes underlying language comprehension. He currently works on two ARC-funded projects investigating the coordination of vision\, attention\, and linguistic processing during online reading in younger and older adults\, and on the development of a complete computationally implemented model of reading.\nAbstract:\nReading is a remarkable acquired skill that is fundamental to educational and vocational success in modern societies. But it is a relatively recent cultural invention—writing systems have existed for less than 6000 years and literacy has only been a widespread skill for about 200 years. Reading is therefore not part of our genetic blueprint and relies on neural systems that evolved for other purposes. A complete theory of reading needs to describe how perceptual\, linguistic\, and oculomotor processes are precisely coordinated to support the rapid extraction of meaning from print. In this talk\, I will present evidence from a series of recent studies characterizing how readers allocate attention in the fovea and parafovea to identify words and decide when and where to move their eyes. I will also describe work investigating the impact of ageing that provides insight into the balance between perceptual and linguistic processes during reading.\nThis is a Hybrid event so you can join in person or via the Webinar link below:\nHEYDON LAURENCE LECTURE THEATRE 217 (DT ANDERSON) (You are encouraged to please wear a mask if attending in person)\nWebinar Link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/s/89638045313
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