/psychology/taxonomy/term/4/all en /psychology/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-impact-technology-spatial-memory-hippocampus-and-implications-359671 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:09:05 +0000 admin 2060 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/new-publication-nature-neuroscience-prof-rosemary-bagot-and-her-team-359520 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Bagot, her lab, and their co-authors for their recent publication in <strong>Nature Neuroscience</strong>! The paper is titled, <strong>Sex-biased neural encoding of threat discrimination in nucleus accumbens afferents drives suppression of reward behavior</strong>, and can be found <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01748-7">here</a>. Additional brief information about this paper can be found in <a href="https://x.com/RCBagot/status/1831738976115552436">this thread</a>. Prof.</p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:38:45 +0000 joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca 2059 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/professor-karim-nader-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada-359519 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Karim Nader on becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Prof. Nader is being honoured as a renowned leader in memory research focusing on fear. More information on this honour can be found <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-royal-society-of-canada-2024/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:01:22 +0000 joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca 2058 at /psychology /psychology/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-neural-dynamics-and-computations-constraining-speech-and-music-359020 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:20:21 +0000 admin 2053 at /psychology /psychology/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-steps-towards-laminar-resolution-non-invasive-human-358008 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:16:25 +0000 admin 2051 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/professor-eric-hehman-has-been-given-william-dawson-scholar-award-357899 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Eric Hehman on becoming a William Dawson Scholar! This honour is for researchers who have demonstrated potential to become global leaders in their field. More information on this award can be found <a href="/research/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871">here</a> and <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-with-prestigious-awards/">here</a>.</p> Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:26:34 +0000 joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca 2049 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/professor-caroline-palmer-has-received-distinguished-james-mcgill-professor-award-357898 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Caroline Palmer on becoming a Distinguished James UUÖ±²¥ Professor! UUÖ±²¥â€™s highest honour is reserved for late-career researchers who have established themselves as international leaders in their field of study. More information on this award can be found <a href="/research/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871">here</a> and <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-with-prestigious-awards/">here</a>.</p> Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:21:17 +0000 joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca 2048 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/psychology-bindra-lecture-series-dr-vijay-namboodiri-354336 <p>On <strong>Friday April 5th, 2024, </strong>UUÖ±²¥ Psychology Department will host Dr. Vijay Namboodiri, who will deliver a Bindra Lecture of interest to many members of the University</p> <p>Main Lecture will take place at <strong>3:30pm. Location: 522 McIntyre Medical Building</strong>. Free admission.</p> <p>Reception will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome!</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information about the speaker please visit our <a href="/psychology/events-colloquia-0/bindra-lecture">website</a></p> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:47:22 +0000 antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca 2029 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/postdoc-dr-rand-eid-wins-redi-early-career-transition-award-355858 <p>Congratulations to Dr. Rand Eid, a postdoc in Dr. Rosemary Bagot's lab, on winning the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award! The REDI award is a new career transition award that funds researchers through the end of their postdoc and on into starting their own labs. More information on this award can be found <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2024/02/government-of-canada-and-partners-invest-over-28-million-to-support-underrepresented-early-career-health-researchers.html">here</a>. Great job, Dr. Eid!</p> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:18:35 +0000 joshua.starr@mcgill.ca 2046 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/psychology-hebb-lecture-series-dr-paul-bloom-354335 <p>On <strong>Friday February 23, 2024, </strong>UUÖ±²¥ Psychology Department will host Dr. Paul Bloom, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University</p> <p>Main Lecture will take place at <strong>3:30pm. Location: 522 McIntyre Medical Building</strong>. Free admission.</p> <p>Reception will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome!</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information about the speaker please visit our <a href="/psychology/events-colloquia-0/hebb-lecture-series">website</a></p> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:45:27 +0000 antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca 2028 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/psychology-hebb-lecture-series-dr-deborah-bandalos-354303 <p>On <strong>Friday January 26, 2024, </strong>UUÖ±²¥ Psychology Department will host Dr. Deborah Bandalos, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University</p> <p>Main Lecture will take place at <strong>3:30pm. Location: 522 McIntyre Medical Building</strong>. Free admission.</p> <p>Reception will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome!</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information about the speaker please visit our <a href="/psychology/events-colloquia-0/hebb-lecture-series">website</a></p> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:50:22 +0000 antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca 2027 at /psychology /psychology/channels/event/psychology-hebb-lecture-series-dr-anna-lau-353951 <p>On <strong>Friday January 12, 2024, </strong>UUÖ±²¥ Psychology Department will host Dr. Anna Lau, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University</p> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:52:53 +0000 antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca 2025 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/congrats-former-postdoc-dr-alexander-demos-and-supervisor-dr-caroline-palmer-their-publication-352614 <p>Work by former postdoc Dr. Alexander Demos (now Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago) and supervisor Dr. Caroline Palmer was recently published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. The publication is titled, "Social and nonlinear dynamics unite: Musical group synchrony" and can be found <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661323001225">here</a> for further reading. </p> <p> </p> Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:11:56 +0000 joshua.starr@mcgill.ca 2019 at /psychology /psychology/channels/news/work-dr-ross-otto-and-colleagues-featured-washington-post-352471 <p>Work by Dr. Ross Otto and colleagues on the concept of "prediction error" was featured in The Washington Post! Check it out <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/28/risky-behavior-good-sunny-weather/">here</a>, inclusive of links to the relevant journal articles. </p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:04:39 +0000 joshua.starr@mcgill.ca 2018 at /psychology /psychology/channels/event/cancelled-macnamarabregman-colloquium-dr-paul-bloom-351564 <p><em>*Due to unexpected circumstances, the 2023-24 Macnamara-Bregman lecture (previously scheduled for Friday, 27 October) will have to be cancelled for the time being. We hope to be able to reschedule for later this academic year.</em></p> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 18:35:02 +0000 antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca 2011 at /psychology