Dichotomies of the Visual Brain
A workshop on neuroscience and philosophy
Perception – what we see – is a core philosophical area of debate. It is also the focus of intense neuroscientific research. To extract the philosophical lessons of recent perceptual neuroscience, the School of Philosophy and Bioethics at Monash is organising a half-day workshop on "Dichotomies of the Visual Brain".
Two influential neuroscientists will present recent findings and theories on perceptual streams in the brain followed by discussion.
Date: Tuesday, June 17th, 2008.
Time: 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm.
Venue: Room SG01, Manton Rooms, Ground Floor, Menzies Building (Building 11), Clayton Campus, Monash University. (Link directions and Clayton campus map.)
Program:
2.00 pm - 3.15 pm:
Prof. Melvyn Goodale, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Visual Neuroscience, Joint Appointment with Psychology, University of Western Ontario.
"Zombie vision: Action without perceptual awareness in the human visual system." (See abstract.)
3.15 pm - 4.30 pm:
Dr Steven Miller, Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative Practitioner Fellow, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University; Caulfield Pain Management and Research Centre and Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre.
"The changing face of perceptual rivalry." (See abstract.)
Contact:
Dr Jakob Hohwy, Ph: (03) 9905 3208; Email: jakob.hohwy@arts.monash.edu.au