Neuroscience Education and Research at Denison hosts discussion
Date of Event: October 21, 2008
Posted: October 10, 2008 / Last Updated: October 27, 2008
m‐ Denison’s neuroscience student group, Neuroscience Education and Research at Denison (NERD), will host a discussion at 7 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 21, in the Burton D. Morgan Center, room 115 (150 Ridge Road). The forum, “Neural and Cognitive Correlates of Liberalism and Conservatism,” will be led by faculty adviser Nestor Matthews and a student from NERD. The event is free and open to the public.
Psychologists have long been interested in how liberals and conservatives exhibit different cognitive styles, and the topic is particularly relevant now with regard to the upcoming presidential election. Following a brief summary of previous research, the group will focus on more recent research from the journal Nature Neuroscience concerning the correlation of liberalism and conservativism using scalp recordings called event relation potentials (ERPs).
Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — Student group Neuroscience Education and Research at Denison hosts discussion, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21, Burton D. Morgan Center, room 115 (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information contact 740-587-5782.
About Denison:
Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.
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