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Rethinking the Senses (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Merle Fairhurst)

Rethinking the Senses (Public Engagement Case Study – Dr Merle Fairhurst)

by aseifert | Mar 24, 2015 | Being Human festival, CenSes, Fellowships & Networks, Interviews, Philosophy, Projects, Public Engagement, Research & Resources

To mark the launch of our call for applications for the first SAS/Senate House Library ‘Public Engagement Innovators Scheme’, we asked some staff from across the School about their experiences of public engagement and how it has influenced their research and...
CenSes Seminar on Multisensory Perception and Action: Embodiment in perception and language – 11 December

CenSes Seminar on Multisensory Perception and Action: Embodiment in perception and language – 11 December

by aseifert | Dec 8, 2014 | Events, Philosophy, PotW

In the Research Unit in Cognitive and Affective Sciences, we have recently performed a series of psychophysical and brain imaging studies together with neuropsychological investigations of brain-lesioned patients to demonstrate that perception is to be considered as...
‘Tim Jenison is like Miss Marples or Hercule Poirot’:  SAS interviews Colin Blakemore

‘Tim Jenison is like Miss Marples or Hercule Poirot’: SAS interviews Colin Blakemore

by aseifert | Feb 14, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Philosophy

Back in January it was announced that a film to which Colin Blakemore, Professor of Neuroscience and Philosophy in the School of Advanced Study, had contributed was nominated for a BAFTA as well as being shortlisted for an Oscar nomination. We caught up with him...
Colin Blakemore investigates the nature of visual perception in BAFTA-nominated film

Colin Blakemore investigates the nature of visual perception in BAFTA-nominated film

by aseifert | Feb 10, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Interviews, Philosophy, The Human Mind Project

Professor Colin Blakemore’s work branches out into a plethora of disciplines delving into the mechanisms of the brain, thought and perception, in his role as Professor of Neuroscience and Philosophy in the School of Advanced Study. As a renowned neuroscientist with a...

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