Helmholtz lecture Todd Braver (Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis) Title: The Dual Mechanisms of Cognitive Control Project Abstract: The Dual Mechanisms of Cognitive Control (DMCC) project provides a rigorous experimental test of a theoretical framework positing two key modes of control ­– proactive and reactive – that may reflect domain-general dimensions of…

Helmholtz lecture Herta Flor (Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany) Title: A Mechanism-based approach to mental disorder: the role of learning and memory Abstract: Learning and memory processes are important determinants of the development of mental disorders. We use chronic pain as an example to show that aversive and appetitive respondent…

Helmholtz lecture Alan Kingstone (Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Canada): Title: From controlled environments to complex realities: Exploring the interplay between perceived minds and in/visible attention Abstract:  In our daily lives we effortlessly categorize objects as possessing a mind (e.g., people) or not. Intriguingly, how much mind we attribute to people can vary,…

Helmholtz lecture Henrik Ehrsson (Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet): Title: Sensing one’s own body: causal inference of body ownership   Abstract: How do we develop a continuing and coherent perception of our own body, district from the external world? This lecture explores the computational principles and neural mechanisms behind the multisensory perception of one’s own body, also known as the sense of body ownership. I will discuss findings from psychophysics experiments based on…

Helmholtz lecture Jeremy Wolfe (Brigham & Woman’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, US) Title: OMG! How did I miss that? Dealing with “Normal Blindness” Abstract: To be announced Location: Ruppert building room Purple (Paars), Leuvenlaan 21 3584 CE Utrecht Helmholtz Lectures take place from 4 to 5pm, with drinks afterwards next to the lecture room. Lectures are hybrid…

!!! Unfortunately, this Helmholtz Lecture has been cancelled !!! We apologize for any inconvenience caused. For updates on upcoming events, please visit https://helmholtzschool.nl/category/agenda/. Thank you for your understanding. Helmholtz lecture Beatrice de Gelder (Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University) Prof. De Gelder is a cognitive neuroscientist and neuropsychologist with degrees in philosophy and psychology. Her research interests align well with many…

Helmholtz lecture Prof. Sabine Kastner (Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Princeton University, New Jersey): Title: Neural dynamics of the primate attention network Abstract: The selection of information from our cluttered sensory environments is one of the most fundamental cognitive operations performed by the primate brain. In the visual domain, the selection process is thought to be mediated…

Helmholtz lecture Prof. Ole Jensen (School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK): !! This Helmholtz lecture starts at 4:15pm !!  Title: A pipeline mechanism supporting visual exploration and reading Abstract:We saccade every ~250 ms during visual exploration and reading. Given that it takes ~100 ms to prepare and execute a saccade, the visual system has less…

Helmholtz lecture Sanne Schagen (Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Programme group Brain and Cognition, UvA) Title: How Neuropsychology is Impacting Cancer Care Abstract:Today, more than 50 million people are living within five years of a past cancer diagnosis. Cancer survivorship comes with complications. Decrements in functioning affect patients’ capacity to work, diminish societal participation and…

Helmholtz lecture Prof. Paul Bays (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK): Title: Computational principles of visual perception and memory Abstract: The brain must often combine sensory information from the present with that from the recent past. Nowhere is this more apparent than in vision, where a rapidly changing environment combines with perturbations of the retinal…