Our brains store a wealth of knowledge about the meaning of things, including objects (e.g. what is a table for?), people (how is a police officer likely to behave?) and words (what is the meaning of life?). Meaning is at the core of everything we do, and losing our sense of meaning (e.g., through dementia) has devasting effects. Going as far back as Socrates, scholars have pondered how we learn meaning and, today, neuroscientists are grappling with how it is represented in the brain. Join this Bangor University webinar to learn about the ways in which cognitive science and neuropsychology have contributed to our understanding of this fascinating aspect of the human mind.
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This session will be delivered through the medium of English.
Speaker
Dr Richard Binney
Richard conducts research into where and how the human brain stores and flexibly uses our knowledge of people, objects, and words (in other words, our semantic memory). To do so, he employs a multi-method approach that includes behavioural measures (e.g., accuracy and reaction times), brain imaging and non-invasive brain stimulation. Further, his research seeks to advance our understanding of language and behavioural impairments that result from brain injury and dementia, and use research findings to help people manage their language disabilities and social difficulties.