Time for an #introduction?
The world is an uncertain place. My lab and I study how our brains deal with this uncertainty – building models of ourselves and the world arounds us to guide perception, action and belief.
https://psyc.bbk.ac.uk/uncertainty/
Looking forward to finding others interested in how the mind works. And curious to see what kind of discussions Mastodon will create!
@danieljamesyon psychometrician here! Non-practicing. Love running into researchers online (and secretly wishing I was part of your world :) ). This is so fascinating! Our perceptions can easily become the object, in a manner of speaking, because of the way we respond with it. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
@ciaolongbao Thanks Lia! I completely agree. One of the big questions we’re interested in is how our models of the world can control what we perceive.
You might like this piece I wrote a couple of years ago on this topic: https://aeon.co/essays/how-our-brain-sculpts-experience-in-line-with-our-expectations
@danieljamesyon Utterly fascinating. Also, I can't help but feel affirmed in thinking that psychology is still very much in its "alchemy era" given that it's such a young field of study. The part about legal implications is one I don't see often in articles like this. I did a few years in law school and it's surprising how much of the foundations of criminal law rely on assuming other people's capacity to make moral judgements -- something that's shaped by their own perceptions of the world.
@danieljamesyon fascinating! I'll want to keep posted :)