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BNA Symposium – Unwrapping the Neuroscience of Emotions
11/12/2023 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Our Festive Symposia launch the BNA’s forthcoming annual themes: for 2024, the theme will be the ‘Neuroscience of Emotions’.
From feelings of joy and love to fear and sadness, emotions play a fundamental role in shaping our perceptions and behaviours. The 2023 Festive Symposium will bring together neuroscientists in academia, the clinic and the commercial sector to share their latest research and explore the topic from multiple viewpoints.
Speakers
Prof Luiz Pessoa, University of Maryland.
Dr Edwin Dalmaijer, University of Bristol. Edwin read for a DPhil in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, was a Research Associate at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge, and is now a Lecturer at the University of Bristol. His research interests are best summarised as the quantitative exploration of development, both within individuals and in populations. He investigates how affect and cognition impact each other, and how they are shaped by the environment. Edwin triangulates problems with narrowly focussed experiments aided by computational models of behaviour, machine learning to find complex patterns in large datasets, and agent-based simulations.
Can we learn to overcome disgust? We’re surrounded by gross things: dog faeces in the park, some student’s tactical chunder on the pavement, or Brussels sprouts on your plate. EW! The emotion of disgust is useful because it helps us avoid offensive and potentially contaminated materials. However, it can also get in our way when we’re cleaning, parenting young children, or working in environments rich in bodily effluvia. In this talk, I will cover how disgust is an emotion of the brain and the body, how we learn to experience disgust, and if we can unlearn it.
Prof Sophie Scott, UCL – the Neuroscience of Laughter
Dr Anders Hougaard, University of Copenhagen, Christmas spirit network in the brain. Anders is a Consultant Neurologist and Head of Research at the Department of Neurology, Herlev & Gentofte Hospital, and Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His main research interests include the pathophysiology of stroke and migraine, cortical spreading depolarization, and neuroimaging methods including structural and functional MRI.
Dr Tim Dalgleish, University of Cambridge, Emotional regulation in clinical depression and PTSD
Professor Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow, The facial expression of emotion
Dr Liz Tunbridge, Boehringer Ingelheim, Psychiatric disorders. Liz Tunbridge is a translational and multidisciplinary neuroscientist. Until 2021, she led a group in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, focused on the identification of potential novel drug targets for psychiatric disorders. She subsequently moved to Boehringer Ingelheim, as Director of Translational Neuroscience, where she continues to work towards her goal of improving the lives of individuals with mental health conditions. In addition to her research, she is active in public engagement, most notably as a co-instigator of the Switching Perceptions projects, which aims to bring together the voices of patients, healthcare professionals and the wider public to increase awareness and understanding of mental health conditions, in collaboration with the Bethlem Gallery, the Royal Society and London’s Barbican.
Festive Frivolity
The dress theme for this event is ‘Festive Frivolity’……..guests are invited to don their silliest festive gear this year, crack out your reindeer antlers, your spangliest, sparkliest garments, whether it be a full-on Santa outfit, or a subtle hint of a festive accessory…..whatever shape or form, we warmly encourage you to get Festively Frivolous with us!
Programme
The day will run from around 10am to 6pm, finishing with a drinks reception for all delegates and speakers. Please check back for exact timings.
10:30 – Welcome and start of meeting
SESSION ONE
11:40 – 12:10 – BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
SESSION TWO
- Announcement and presentation of the 2023 student BNA Prize winners
13:10 – 14:10 – LUNCH
SESSION THREE
- Announcement and presentation of the 2023 BNA Prize winners
15:40 – 16:10 – BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
- Plenary session
17:15 – 18:45 – DRINKS RECEPTION FOR ALL SPEAKERS AND DELEGATES
