Past Events

Speaker: Dr. Sophie von Stumm Title: Big Data in Developmental Psychology: Using new technologies for studying early life environments. Date: 3rd Oct. 2017, 1PM Location: Clore Management Building, Room 101, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 7HX Abstract: Digital technologies will revolutionise social science research methods, because they enable unobtrusive, yet detailed

BASIS Network 2017Science Meeting, Date: 29th of September 2017Location: Clore Management Building, Birkbeck, University of LondonContact: ubdcle001@mail.bbk.ac.ukMore Information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/basis-annual-science-meeting-2017-tickets-35262725762?utm_term=eventname_text

Professor Manos Tsakiris Talk Title: Interoception: from homeostasis to self-awareness? Abstract: Modern Psychology has long focused on the importance of the body as the basis of the self. However, this focus concerned the exteroceptive body, that is, the body as perceived from the outside, as when we recognize ourselves in the

Kim Plunkett University of Oxford The ability to identify appropriate referents, given a label, develops rapidly during the second year of life, so that by the time an infant reaches her second birthday she may understand many hundreds, if not thousands of words. Although we know a great deal about

7th of March 2017 at 13.00 (External Seminar) Location. B34 Malet Street, Birkbeck College Dr Karla Holmboe University of Essex Longitudinal development of attention and executive functions during the first year of life Executive functions (EF) are a set of skills that allow us to control our thoughts and actions in everyday life.

Mind the Generation Gap! Uta Frith in conversation with Clare Press, Matthew Longo and Emily Jones. Uta Frith, who looks back on a 50-year research career, will be in conversation with three young researchers, who all have recent experience of maternity/paternity leave. They will discuss questions about life and work,

Professor Chris Jarrold Talk Title: Rehearsal and the development of verbal short-term memory Abstract: Verbal short-term memory (VSTM) undoubtedly improves across childhood, and understanding the causes of this increase is of both theoretical and practical importance, given links between VSTM function and vocabulary acquisition.  An influential view is that apparent

Professor Gergely Csibra   Talk Title: Human infants infer social relations from observed interactions. Abstract: Observed social interactions between agents provide information not only about their individual dispositions but also about their social relations. Recent studies demonstrate that when human infants observe actions of an agent that could potentially affect

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The next Birkbeck-UCL NIRS training course will take place from Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th March 2017, at Birkbeck, University of London. More Information Register for the course

Birkbeck’s Big Ideas is a series of FREE events, designed to inspire and bring world class Birkbeck academics to the local community The series will run every 2nd Wednesday of the month, from July to May 2017. With this instalment from Prof Matthew Longo In this talk Professor Longo discusses, Building body image

Birkbeck Careers & Employability bring you the ‘2016 Graduate Careers Fair’ where you’ll have a chance to meet over 30 employers and organisations offering a range of opportunities for you to discover and explore for after your study.  Businesses from a wide range of sectors will be avaliable to discuss the work they do and