Events

Colloquium Series: Liz Phelps (NYU)

April 26, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Biotechnology Center Auditorium (Rm. 1111), 425 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706 United States + Google Map

Mechanisms of Threat Control Animal models of associative threat learning provide a basis for understanding human fears and anxiety. Building on research from animal models, we explore a range of means by which maladaptive defensive responses can be diminished…

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Colloquium Series: Dedre Gentner (Northwestern)

May 3, 2018 @ 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Orchard Room of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, 330 N. Orchard St.
Madison, WI 53715 United States + Google Map

Analogy and Language in Relational Learning Relational learning and reasoning is central to higher-order cognition. It is essential in mathematics and science, and equally essential in social and ethical reasoning. Yet learning relational concepts is…

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Colloquium Series: Greg Miller (Northwestern University)

October 25, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

TBA

Childhood social disadvantage and physical health outcomes across the lifespan: Mechanisms and Moderators Children who are exposed to social and economic adversity in the early years of life show increased susceptibility to chronic diseases of…

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Colloquium Series — Frank Tong of Vanderbilt University (April 18th)

April 18, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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"Understanding the neural computations that underlie human vision" Each morning, we open our eyes and re-experience the scientific miracle of vision. In this talk, I will discuss two of my lab's major endeavors to investigate…

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Sharon M. Guten Colloquium Series – Stella Lourenco

October 12, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Stella Lourenco Flyer - October 12th Title: Numbers in Mind: A Novel Theory of Perceptual Number Encoding Abstract: There has long been interest in how the mind represents numerical magnitude, particularly in the absence of symbols.…

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Sharon M. Guten Colloquium Series – Robert F. Krueger

November 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Brogden Psychology Building 338 (Berkowitz Room)

Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota Bob Krueger Colloquium Poster Presentation title: Empirical Classification of Psychopathology Presentation abstract: There is substantial recent interest in working to understand the empirical structure of psychopathology, as a way…

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