Psychology Research Day (ILW)
When
24 Feb 2012 11:30 – 14:15
Where
Lecture Theatre F21 and Basement Concourse, Psychology Building, 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ
Type of event
Workshop
Description
An Innovative Learning Week (ILW) event: For the first time ever, Psychology's research day will be open to students. Come along to hear each of our research groups (Differential Psychology, Human Cognitive Neuroscience, and Language, Cognition and Communication) present their newest findings. This will give you an invaluable insight into the quality and breadth of research undertaken in our department.
| Time | Research Day Programme |
|---|---|
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Billy Lee, 'Developing Therapeutic Listening in Trainee Counsellors: Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to understand experience' Reference: Lee, B. & Prior, S. (under review). Developing Therapeutic Listening in Trainee Counsellors. The British Journal of Guidance and Counselling' |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Caroline Watt, 'Can Neuroscience Explain Near-Death Experiences?' Reference: Mobbs, D. & Watt, C. (2011). There is nothing paranormal about near-death experiences: how neuroscience can explain seeing bright lights, meeting the dead, or being convinced you are one of them. Trends in Cognitive Science, 15, 447-506. |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Elena Gherri 'Manual response preparation disrupts spatial attention' |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Richard Shillcock, 'Principles for the computational cognitive modelling of speech perception' |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Thomas Bak, 'Motor Neuron Disease - a model for neurodegeneration' Reference: Bak, T.H. & Chandran, S. (2011) What wires together dies together: Verbs, actions and neurodegeneration in motor neuron disease. Cortex, Sept. 2011. |
Target audience: All Psychology students
Contact Details
Email
Phone
0131 650 3194
Further Information
Further Information