Tag Archives: neuroscience

Student author Louise Faitar

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Bookworm

Louise Faitar, a sophomore majoring in neuroscience in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, also is a published author. Her novel, The Evanescence of Fog, is a satirical science fiction/fantasy story that is a comedic yet profound exploration of … Continue reading →

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Hart: Reconsider what you think you know about drugs

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Bookworm

Columbia University’s Ziff Professor of Psychology Carl Hart, whose expertise is in neuropsychopharmacology and behavioral neuroscience, will speak on “Drug Use for Grownups: A Human Rights Perspective” on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Hart is … Continue reading →

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Fear factor

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Bookworm

Abigail Marsh, Georgetown University associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, will present “The Altruistic Brain: Making the Choice to Help” on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. She is author of the book The Fear Factor: … Continue reading →

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Why you eat what you eat

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Bookworm

Preferences and perceptions of food are not solely driven by a sense of taste.  In her new book, Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With Food  (W. W. Norton & Company, December, 2017), Rachel Herz, a … Continue reading →

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The inner experience

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Bookworm

University of Nevada Professor of Psychology Russell Hurlburt will present “Exploring Inner Experience: Implications for Psychology and Neuroscience” on Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 305. Hurlburt is co-author of Describing Inner Experience?: Proponent Meets Skeptic, in which he … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Bookworm

The field of cognitive neuroscience has grown as technological advances make non-invasive measurement of human brain activity more accessible. In the new textbook, Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory (Cambridge University Press, 2017), Associate Professor of Psychology Scott D. Slotnick provides the … Continue reading →

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Literature meets neuroscience

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Bookworm

Boston College Professor of English Alan Richardson’s The Neural Sublime: Cognitive Theories and Romantic Texts brings recent work in cognitive neuroscience to bear on some famously vexed issues in British Romantic studies, and demonstrates in unprecedented ways how developments in … Continue reading →

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