https://youtu.be/5lVWht8Vl3I?si=rQ4HqdWvli8_ucUX Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a self-inflicted act that causes pain or superficial damage but is not intended to cause death. Dr. Kealagh Robinson, of Massey University, works in emotion and emotion regulation, with a…
Posts TaggedCognition and Affect Episodes around affect and cognition including perception, emotions and memory
Episodes around affect and cognition including perception, emotions and memory
#52. Decoding Concussions: Biomarkers, Diagnosis, and Recovery – Asha Strom
https://youtu.be/rsEI6Dxos-U Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, better known as concussions, are poorly understood. This means diagnosis and proper management are difficult often leading to people living with the impacts of milder injuries for years. Asha Strom…
#43. Subjective Fear and The Experience of Presence – Dr. Christopher Maymon
https://youtu.be/h7WUx0Vg2us?si=VqZHyhNglZJIuOjZ Dr. Chris Maymon, of Victoria University of Wellington, talks to us about is research on the experience of being present. Him and his team use virtual reality to test the causal role of subjective…
#34. How Virtual Reality is Reshaping Neuroscience – Dr. Chris Maymon
https://youtu.be/AtsAGMNewHA?si=B_9XrDyk4WGK0HGu On this episode, Dr. Christopher Maymon, Head of the Virtual Reality lab at Victoria University of Wellington delves into the captivating realm of VR and emotion research. Explore with us as we dissect groundbreaking…
#33. So Emotional – Assoc. Prof. Gina Grimshaw
https://youtu.be/oS2ZlUjXFQ0?si=Wjzf5rK3LJSTdHRf Associate Professor Gina Grimshaw leads the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab at Victoria University of Wellington. She joins to talk about emotions and her research on how emotional states affect cognitive processes like attention,…
#28. Memory and Wrongful Convictions – Dr. Faye Skelton
https://youtu.be/AJ4IrFApbYU Dr. Faye Skelton is the program lead for Applied Criminology and Forensic Psychology at the Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. She joins us to talk about miscarriages of justice, factors involved in wrongful imprisonment, false…
#27. I’m not rude, I’m just face blind (Prosopagnosia) – Dr. Tirta Susilo
https://youtu.be/ZIoZ-SNXNuA Some people are poorer at identifying faces. Dr. Tirta Susilo, Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, talks about what prosopagnosia is, what research tells us about how we perceive faces and objects, and…
#24. Perception of Ambiguous Images and False Memories – Dr. Marina Wimmer
https://youtu.be/k5VYFhYuGI4 Dr. Marina Wimmer, Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University calls in from Scotland to talk about the perception of ambiguous figures, “seeing” images without any stimulus and the development of false memories. She talks…
#19. Poverty is Painful: Pain perception and socioeconomics – Dr. Marianne Reddan
Dr. Marianne Reddan, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, USA. Joins Sahir and Olivia to talk about social factors which influence pain. We try to improve our understanding of what pain…
#18. Neuropsychology in Context – Dr. Carolyn Wilshire
Dr. Carolyn Wilshire is a neuropsychologist who examines the cognitive processes and neural systems involved in high-level mental functions (such as motivation and planning). Her work aims to critically analyze difficult-to-diagnose health complaints and provide…
#7. A Concussion Discussion – Dr. Josh Faulkner
Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr. Josh Faulkner talks to us about traumatic brain injury (TBI) mainly focusing on mild injuries commonly known as concussions. We discuss what brain injuries look like, how Dr. Faulkner has used Acceptance…