PsyNAppS members: FREE entry
Non-PsyNAppS members: only £3!
We are bringing together speakers from Oxford to talk about the cognitive and social aspects of human advancement in the 21st century.
PANEL 1: FRENZIED FRACTIONS? THE EFFECTS OF GROUPS ON CAUSING RESPONDING TO TERRORISM AND VIOLENCE
Prof. Mark Levine is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Exeter. His research focuses on the role of social identity in pro-social and anti-social behaviour. He will talk about Groups, Violence and the Psychology of Self-Policing.
Dr Chris Cocking is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursuring at the University of Brighton. He specialises in the study of crowd behaviour (especially in mass emergencies) & will talk about how crowds are often wrongly pathologised, how this influences emergency planning and response & how future threats to security could be reduced by a more collaborative approach to working with (rather than against ) crowds.
Dr Mark Burgess is a Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at Oxford Brookes University. His talk will examine the influence of self and group identity on terrorism.
PANEL 2: COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT
Prof. Roi Cohen Kadosh is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, principal investigator of the Cohen Kadosh Lab, and a Senior Research Fellow in Psychology at Jesus College.
His talk will examine the applications and implications of cognitive enhancement through brain training and stimulation.
http://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/team/roi-cohenkadosh
Dr. Lennart Verhagen is a Marie Curie Research Fellow in the Decision and Action Laboratory at the University of Oxford. His research examines the question of what makes the human brain unique. By comparing human brains to the brains of other primates, his talk will provide a unique perspective into how the human brain has adapted and advanced compared to our primate predeccessors.
http://www.lennartverhagen.com/
Dr. Jacqueline Scholl
will address the question whether medications can make us happier; whether they can help us making better decisions.
Joao Fabiano is a DPhil student at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. His talk will broadly examine the philosophical implications of Cognitive enhancement, legalising opium, and cognitive biases.
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Drinks and snacks will be provided.
Come along, enjoy the talks and discuss with us what we, humans, have already achieved and which questions still remain to be answered!
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Psychology and Neuroscience Applications Society
The junction where psychology and neuroscience research meets action and innovation.
PsyNAppS aims to disseminate information about what you can do with your psychology or neuroscience degree and research. We are here to tell you everything Freud hasn’t. We want to show you how psychology and neuroscience can be applied practically to a variety of industries.