Article archive / March 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 3. Source pages: 16.
The Association for Psychological Science will hold its convention in New York City, May 21 through 24, at the New York Marriott Marquis, at 1535 Broadway, New York City. Early bird registration is available until March 31.
Fred Kavli will deliver a keynote address, “Fostering ATTENTION for Human Needs,” and will review the connection of the brain’s attention networks to early development of self-regulation in children, including understanding the issue in psychopathology, learning and self-control.
Frans de Waal will deliver the Bring the Family Address: “Humans as nimals: Politics, Culture and Morality.”
Professor de Waal is the author of number books including Chimpanzee Politics. he will address research and his team have conducted at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta, looking at the well-defined behavioral mechanisms that permit complex social organization and cooperation.
See website for registration.
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