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Speaker: Natalie Sebanz (Central European University) Natalie Sebanz is a Professor in Cognitive Science at Central European University in Vienna. Her research interests revolve around the cognitive and neural basis of social...

A Circumplex Model of Moral Motivation  AbstractMost moral psychology focuses on moral judgments and emotions with only a little research on moral sensitivity and actual actions. The field needs more...

Humour as a Cognitive and Affective Phenomenon: Neural Mechanisms and Educational Implications Speaker: Mirella Manfredi (Universität Zürich) AbstractThis seminar will address humour as a multifaceted phenomenon at the intersection of evolution, neuroscience,...

Time, Sociality, Institutions: The Core Capacity Conjecture AbstractOur human agency involves multiple and inter-related forms of mind-shaped practical organization. We act over time in ways that exhibit striking forms of...

Anticipatory Activity in the Auditory Brain: From Mechanisms to Applications Speaker: Gianpaolo Demarchi (Universität Salzburg) AbstractA growing body of research suggests that the brain is not a passive receiver of sensory input,...