Category Archives: 2008 Archives

Wednesday, November 28, 2008 Patricia Churchland Responding to people’s request, CMBC decided to include Patricia Churchland’s talk of yesterday, “Decisions, Responsibilities, and the Brain,” in this blog. Do we have free will? Or to use Elliot Valenstein’s expression, should we … Continue reading →

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Monica Capra and Jim Rilling This second lunch of the center was about neuroscientific and economic perspectives of social decision making. And since such decisions always involve risks, I am taking one myself. A neophyte blogger, … Continue reading →

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Larry Barsalou and Tim McDonough In the first lunch meeting of the Emory Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture (CMBC), Larry Barsalou (Psychology) and Tim McDonough (Theater Studies) introduced the notion of grounding in scientific psychology … Continue reading →