The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction by Matthew B. Crawford, 2015
We often complain about our fractured mental lives and feel beset by outside forces that destroy our focus and disrupt our peace of mind. Any defense against this, Crawford argues, requires that we reckon with the way attention sculpts the self.
Training lunch break & watching vids as a brain palate cleanser of sorts. I found this fascinating. Such parenting supports weren't available 20 yrs ago. It's wonderful to see #autism#parenting#pda communities offering validation, support & education. This video reminded me of a time I visited my sister when my niece was a baby. She couldn't stop playing w/a toy that was frustrating her, she cried every time she hit it but kept doing it. #cognitivepsychology https://youtu.be/1ozg_e2XHvI?si=c_CebRLvpPZMvjOr
My paper on adaptation after-effects in autistic and non-autistic teenagers is out in Autism Research! 🎉
"Autistic and nonautistic adolescents do not differ in adaptation to gaze direction"
These autistic teens show a large adaptation after-effect behaviourally, though we don't see the after-effects in EEG, and we try to interpret this in light of Predictive Processing accounts of autism.
I was reminded today that a talk I gave on this project for Neuromatch was recorded, so if you're interested in the paper but tldr, you can catch the main message in just 15 min 45 s here:
From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the co-author of Nudge, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones.
Just woke up from my first ever conference nightmare. Couldn't find my room, had to wear mismatched socks, had to leave my kid unattended, lost my glove, my session was in a different day than I thought, arrived too late to it, moderator was giving me the evil eye, and my poster had printed wrong so it was an A4 size with tiny tiny letters and figures just at the top. BUT the poster format was kind of brilliant. The poster was attached to a stick and then all presenters walked around, waving their poster around like a flag. Much more effective in attracting attention I am sure. We should change this. #Petition#Posters#CognitiveScience#Neuroscience#VisionScience#CognitivePsychology#Conferences#VSS2023#ECVP2023
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・asian² (=2x as good at karaoke?)
・em dash enthusiast
・same location as the mutated turtle ninja teens
・fascinated by brains but Definitely Not A Zombie
・posts re: racism, fascism, lgbtqia+, climate, neurodiversity, good/bad/mid jokes, useful/useless facts, books/games/movies/tv... i'm ✨limitless✨
・i like things a normal amount
Hi everyone! I'm a #postdoc in #cognitivePsychology . I research what happens when we get unexpected sensory input, and how we decide when we should learn from that unexpected input, and when we should disregard it because it's unlikely to be informative.
My PhD tested how #actuallyAutistic people may differ from non-autistic people when they get unexpected sensory input.
I'm also interested in inclusivity, mental health, space & art and will sometimes boost these topics.