Latest Past Events

Psychology Colloquium: A/Prof Marta Garrido: The Insight of Blindsight

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 remarkable example are the studies in blindsight patients, who despite being blind after injury to their primary visual cortex (V1), display remarkable visual abilities. Indeed, […]

Psychology Colloquium: Dr Daniel Bennett: Take the money and run: investigating the decision to ‘cash out’ of a risky bet

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 ‘cash out’. The cash-out feature allows customers who have wagered on an event to forgo their stake in the event prior to its conclusion in exchange for […]

Psychology Colloquium: Professor Sally Andrews Memorial Lecture on Cognitive Psychology: Prof Susan Hespos: Origins of concepts: what infants can tell us about human cognition

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 development of these abilities in infants. How do infant’s initial abilities change with experience, and what conditions foster or impede learning? Answers to these questions […]