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9/24/2024 Lindsey McKernan: Person-Centered Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain
Sep. 23, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Lindsey C. McKernan, PhD MPH Associate Professor Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Urology Osher Center for Integrative Health Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Person-Centered Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain This seminar will address the varying layers of clinical complexity...
9/20/2024 Ken Catania: Science Lessons from Star-Nosed Moles
Sep. 16, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Ken Catania, PhD Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences Date: Friday, September 20, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Science Lessons from Star-Nosed Moles In this talk Dr. Catania will describe the neurobiology and behavior of one of the world’s most unusual animals. This somatosensory specialist reveals surprising generalities about brains and behavior—and also...
9/17/2024 Katherine S. Spencer: An Introduction to Assessment and Treatment of Youth with Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
Sep. 12, 2024—Clinical Brown Bag Katherine S. Spencer, PsyD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Pediatric Psychology Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall An Introduction to Assessment and Treatment of Youth with Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder Dr Spencer will describe this diagnosis, predisposing factors for youth with FNSD, challenges with treatment,...
9/19/2024 Isabel Gauthier: Domain-General Object Recognition Predicts Human Detection of AI-Generated Faces
Sep. 12, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Isabel Gauthier, PhD David K. Wilson Chair of Psychology Vice Chair Department of Psychology Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Domain-General Object Recognition Predicts Human Detection of AI-Generated Faces Faces generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are now virtually indistinguishable from real ones. However,...
Adriane Seiffert wins Inaugural Psychology Department Award for Innovation in Teaching
Sep. 9, 2024—The Department of Psychology is thrilled to announce that Dr. Adriane Seiffert, Principal Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, is the inaugural recipient of the Psychology Department Award for Innovation in Teaching: Instruction and Course Design. This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to enhancing student learning and engagement through innovative teaching methods. In...
Erin Duran wins the 2024 Trisha James Outstanding Staff Award
Sep. 9, 2024—Erin Duran, program coordinator in the Vanderbilt Psychology Department, has been honored with the 2024 Trisha James Outstanding Staff Award. Erin’s commitment to her colleagues and her passion for fostering a positive and supportive environment have made her an invaluable part of our community. Erin received four glowing nomination letters, one of which was signed...
Thomas Palmeri named Centennial Professor
Sep. 9, 2024—Dr. Thomas Palmeri, a Distinguished Professor in Psychology, has been named Centennial Professor. This honor, one of the highest at the university, highlights his groundbreaking contributions to the fields of visual categorization, category learning, and computational modeling. With over 570 yearly citations since 2013 his influence is broadly felt across psychology and neuroscience. Palmeri leads...
9/12/2024 Sean Polyn: Capacity not required: A long-term memory model that exhibits key signatures of working memory
Sep. 4, 2024—CCN Brown Bag Sean Polyn, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Professor of Psychiatry Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 Time: 12:10PM-1:00PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Capacity not required: A long-term memory model that exhibits key signatures of working memory The idea of a limited-capacity short-term storage system as a key component of the human memory system...
9/6/2024 Suzana Herculano-Houzel: As big as they can be: A new narrative of pregnancy, brain and body size in evolution
Sep. 4, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Suzana Herculano-Houzel, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Date: Friday, September 6, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall As big as they can be: A new narrative of pregnancy, brain and body size in evolution What determines how large a brain and the animal around it are has long been assumed to lie...
8/30/2024 Brock Carlson: Stimulus and State Dependent Differences in V1 Laminar Coherence
Aug. 29, 2024—Neuroscience Brown Bag Brock Carlson Graduate Student Maier Lab Date: Friday, August 30, 2024 Time: 1:25PM-2:15PM Location: 316 Wilson Hall Stimulus and State Dependent Differences in V1 Laminar Coherence Stimulus aftereffects from subjects who divert attention away from binocular rivalry reveal a unique mode of vision where interocular fusion does not occur; instead, both eyes’ inputs receive equal...