Brain Mind and Consciousness Lab

08/02/2017

Excellent work from Ashar and Wager at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Their naturalistic fMRI approach to investigating the nuances of empathic care and distress will undoubtedly inform our lab's work.

Researchers use neuroimaging to identify brain patters associated with feelings of empathy that are predictable and consistent across individuals.

07/28/2017

A political take on our paper in the USA
http://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/dogmatism-vs-thinking-28072017/

After he won the elections, President Donald Trump said that at least three million votes were illegally cast against him. The statement came out of nowher

07/28/2017

UK Independent newspaper
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/religious-people-beliefs-cling-contradict-evidence-facts-moral-compass-research-athiests-analytical-a7863446.html

Religious people "cling" to certain beliefs in the face of evidence because those views are closely tied to their moral compasses, new studies have suggested. Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their faith even when contradicted by experts because those beliefs have "emotional resonance," rese...

07/28/2017

UK telegraph newspaper on our recent dogmatism study
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/28/dogmatic-atheists-think-right-religion-study/

Atheists may struggle to see anything positive about religion because unemotional logic rules their brains, a new study suggests.

07/13/2017

Core lab out for lunch after setting up new lab space

07/03/2017

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6l0j36/antagonistic_relationship_between_two_neural/

18 points and 2 comments so far on reddit

07/26/2014

Please take a look!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/103426344/neuroscience-research-to-inspire-effective-leaders?ref=email

Brain research that helps create effective and inspiring leaders, by balancing two opposing ways of thinking: empathy and task focus.

07/24/2014

We are about to launch a crowd source funding campaign! My University's first for research funds. Always innovating. Please keep a look out and consider supporting the use of Neuroscience to Inspire Effective Leadership, a collaboration between Anthony I Jack and Richard E. Boyatzis.

03/26/2014

new paper!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324104522.htm

Academics have written about distinctions between a task-oriented leader and a social-emotional leader for 50 years. But new research strongly suggests the distinction has a foundation in our brains -- which allows us to be either analytical or empathetic, but not both at the same time -- researcher...

05/14/2012

Still on campus and want to earn some extra money by participating in research? We are still recruiting subjects for a computer-based study! Email [email protected] for more information.

02/28/2012

Right-handed Juniors - go to cwrucogsci.sona-systems.com to sign up and participate in research!