Latest Past Events

Psychology Colloquium: Towards domain-general predictive coding: Linking motor and sensory attenuation using TMS and EEG, Dr Dominic Tran, University of Sydney

Dr Dominic Tran, University of Sydney.I will briefly discuss my DECRA application on response inhibition and then I wanted to share some exciting data recently collected in the lab on predictive coding: The brain’s response to sensory input is modulated by prediction. For example, sounds that are produced by one’s own actions, or those that […]

Psychology Colloquium: Dr Kiley Seymour: This talk will not take place as scheduled and has been postponed until 2023.

Dr Kiley Seymour, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Science, Western Sydney University  Bio: My research aims to advance both our basic understanding of human brain function and brain dysfunction through the development, application, and translation of innovative neuroscientific methods. I combine visual psychophysics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI and MR-Spectroscopy) to investigate the neural basis of […]

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

Dr Aaron Veldre, Research Associate, School of Psychology, University of SydneyBio: Dr 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 […]