Psychology Section

The Psychology Section organised the following event for the 2017 British Science Festival:

What is consciousness?
Psychologists have long tried to understand consciousness. To this day, distinguishing how conscious you are, what you are conscious of and the specific experience of being you, is difficult. Anil Seth explored the new research that is allowing a deeper understanding of these central aspects of our humanity.

President 2017: Professor Anil Seth, University of Sussex
President 2016: Professor Sophie Scott, University College London
President 2015: Professor Bruce Hood, University of Bristol

Recorder: Dr. Ellen Poliakoff, University of Manchester

For more information about the Psychology Section, please visit their website.

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