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Emerging Trends in Psychology
Behavioral, cognitive, and social
scientists have made great strides during the last decade toward
understanding human behavior and thought. Technological advancements
in neurobiology, brain imaging, genetics, and computer/human
interfaces have all stimulated the field in exciting and new ways.
The outlook for continued progress well into the 21st century is
highly promising. Psychology lies at the interface of these
advances. The purpose of our proposal is to begin an annual series
at Tufts University that will help psychologists and scientists from
a variety of disciplines to stay abreast of rapid changes at the
interface of Psychology and these related disciplines. There are
almost no opportunities for interactions among scientists from
different disciplines who use different approaches and methods
(e.g., behavioral assessment, computational models, neurophysiology,
neuroimaging) to examine the same psychological phenomena, such as
semantics, knowledge, or emotion.
Our objective is to have an annual
three-day conference in the Psychology Department at Tufts
University where we will bring together 10-14 national and
international prominent leaders who are using diverse approaches to
understand a cutting-edge area of Psychology. These leaders will
present talks and discuss current and research directions. Each year
we will highlight a different "hot" topic. With time, our series
will become a magnet for those seeking to access quickly this type
of important information. June 14-16, 2007 focused on Building
Meaning From Language. In 2008, we hosted a conference on The Neural
Basis of Visual Knowledge, and in 2009, the topic will be The
Neuroscience of Emotion: From Reaction to Regulation.
Upcoming Conference:
The Neuroscience of Emotion: From Reaction to Regulation
Third
Annual Conference Hosted by the Department of Psychology
Tufts
Initiative on Emerging Trends in Behavioral, Affective, Social, and
Cognitive (BASC) Neuroscience
June 4 - 6, 2009
Past Conferences:
Cognitive Neuroscience of Visual
Knowledge: Where Vision Meets Memory
Second Annual Tufts University Conference on Emerging Trends in
Behavioral, Affective, Social, and Cognitive (BASC) Neurosciences
May 29 - 31, 2008
Building Meaning From Language
Tufts University Initiative on Emerging Trends in Psychology
June 14 - 16, 2007
Music, Language, and the Mind
A conference in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Fred Lerdahl
and Ray Jackendoff's A Generative Theory of Tonal Music
July 10 - 13, 2008
Visit the Music, Language, and the Mind
website to learn more about this conference.
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