Time: Mondays 12:10pm-1:30pm
Location: 200B Schermerhorn
Theme: A forum for discussing research on topics of interest in both cognitive and social psychology/neuroscience, ranging from perception, learning, memory and reasoning to social cognition, interpersonal relations, stereotypes, and self-regulation. Open to graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty.
Contact: Please send comments or questions to Billur Avlar, Jenny Porter, Noam Zerubavel, and Allison Bajger
Spring 2013
1/28/2013 Kevin Ochsner, Columbia University
“What is the role of control in emotional life?”
2/4/2013 Bobbie Spellman, Niall Bolger and Geraldine Downey
Best practices in psychological research: a Panel Discussion
2/11/2012 Jaime Napier, Yale University
“Taking solace in nature: The draw of naturalistic explanations for inequality”
2/18/2013 Paula Croxson, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
“The role of acetylcholine in memory systems and plasticity”
2/25/2013 Katherine Duncan, Columbia University
“The Penumbra of Memory: How our Memories and Decisions are Influenced by Recent Mnemonic Processing”
3/4/2013 Marisa Carrasco, New York University
“Effects of attention on perceptual learning”
3/11/2013 Emily Pronin, Princeton University
“Effects of Thought Speed on Feeling and Action”
3/18/2013 SPRING BREAK – NO MEETING
3/25/2013 Noam Zerubavel, Columbia University
“Networking brains: Neural bases of person perception and social cognition in social networks”
4/1/2013 Charlotte Prevost, Columbia University
"Cracking the almond: New Insights into Human Amygdala Circuitry in Associative Learning using High-Resolution Imaging"
4/8/2013 Stacey Sinclair, Princeton University
“Birds of a Feather: Attitudes toward Blacks shape affiliation among Whites”
4/15/2013 No Social Cognitive Snack
4/22/2013 Brian Maniscalco, Columbia University
"High-level cognitive and neural contributions to conscious awareness and metacognition in visual perception"
4/29/2013 Master's Talks Practice: Jose Diaz, Nadav Antebi, Jenny Porter, and Seth Kallman
5/6/2013 Master's Talks: Kenzie Snyder, Matt Bailey, Seth Kallman, and Jenny Porter
5/7/2013 Master's Talks: Jose Diaz, Nadav Antebi, and Rebecca Martin
Fall 2013
Date Speaker, Affiliation
"Talk Title" TBA
