Affective Brain Lab

Speaking today: The Great Bastien Blain! "Focused cognitive fatigue and impulsivity: behavioural evidence, neural mechanisms and pathological insights" (Nov 22, 17:15, Room 313, 26 Bedford Way, UCL)

Tune in to hear Professor Valerie Reyna's (Cornell University) talk to the ABL today (25th Oct, 17.15BST): "A Fuzzy-Trace Theory of Risky Decision-making: Healthy, Unhealthy, and Downright Criminal." Join us in room 313, 26 Bedford Way UCL or watch on Facebook Live on this page.

Don't miss "The Partisan Brain: A value-based model of political belief" from the great Jay Van Bavel today (Sept 27) (17:15, 313, 26 Bedford Way, UCL) or join us on facebook live from anywhere!

We will be live streaming the Affective Brain Lab talk, presented today by Fiery Cushman of Harvard University, in 5 minutes!

Today's (7th December) ABL Talk will be streamed live at 17.15(GMT) on Facebook Live!

The speaker, Thomas Gilovich, is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Professor Gilovich has made a number of notable contributions to the fields of behavioural economics and social psychology, such as the hot hand effect, the spotlight effect and bias blind spot, and will be talking today on the topic of gratitude.

Tune in by going to the Affective Brain Lab’s page!

Tomorrow’s ABL Talk will be streamed live at 17.15 on Facebook Live!

Tomorrow’s speaker, Thomas Gilovich, is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Professor Gilovich has made a number of notable contributions to the fields of behavioural economics and social psychology, such as the hot hand effect, the spotlight effect and bias blind spot, and will be talking tomorrow on the topic of gratitude.

Tune in by going to the Affective Brain Lab’s page!

Why don't facts matter? In the first of a two-part op-ed, cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains the nature of influence and why accurate information doesn't change people's minds.