International Behavioural Neuroscience Society Yearly Conference

What is behavioural neuroscience?

Behavioural neuroscience is the study of how culture and society affect the way our brains function. This is a relatively new field of study and has only recently been explored by neuroscientists due to technological limitations. The areas that are being explored include trust, cooperation, identity, decision-making, and emotion. While biological and sociological factors have been studied for decades, it is only recently that neuroscience has looked at how our brain functions when faced with different social interactions. This field merges psychology, sociology, and neuroscience to understand human behaviour and human decision-making with the goal of applying that knowledge to better understand and treat mental health issues. Behavioural neuroscience is a broad term that encompasses everything related to the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, and biology.

2017 IBNS Conference: Culture, Identity and Trust

Culture, Identity, and Trust are all central themes of the 2017 IBNS conference. The conference will explore the many social interactions and contexts in which our brains trust others, or in which we trust our own identities. This conference will explore how culture and environment influence the formation of trust, and the role of identity in the context of cognitive, behavioural and affective neuroscience.

Speakers

- Bekmaly Badrul, Northern Illinois University: The Role of Culture in Temporal Perception

- Francesco Bernoulli, University of Geneva: Emotions and Social Interactions - Ericka Carreño, University of California, Berkeley: The Development of Social Cognition: The Role of Socio-Cultural Factors

- Christof Echterhoff, University of California, Irvine: The Interplay Between Culture and Cognition: A Developmental Perspective

- Catherine Driscoll, University of Oxford: Social Identity and Social Cognition - Mariam Endashaw, Keele University: Culture and Identity in Social Anxiety: A Biocultural Approach

- Jorge García, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: The Role of Culture in Decision-Making

- Rocío García-Gómez, University of Santiago de Compostela: Social Identity and Mental Health: Identity, Culture and Psychopathology

- Isabela Gonçalves, University of Coimbra: Trust and Culture: The Role of Intergroup Relations

- Marco González-Díaz, University of Oxford: Child Development in a Multicultural Society: The Role of Social Relations

- Susana Hernández-Díaz, Universidad de Málaga: The Role of Culture in Trust and Identity

- David Heredia, University of Oxford: The Role of Culture in Identity, Trust and Mental Health

- Christopher K. Hsee, University of Chicago: Neuroscience, Culture and Cooperation

- Ulrich S. Schimmack, University of Michigan: The Interplay of Culture and Cognition Across the Lifespan: Implications for New Directions in Interdisciplinary Collaborations

- Erika J. H. Brinks, University of Michigan: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding the Role of Cultural and Biological Processes in Decision-Making

- Elizabeth P. Morris, Massachusetts General Hospital: Culture and Trust: Implications for Investment Decisions

Resources

AABN is a network of scholars and scientists who are concerned with the interdisciplinary study of affective and behavioural processes. Its goal is to create a community of scholars who share common interests and approaches and who would like to be in touch with others working in the fields of emotion, mood, and motivation as well as in related disciplines such as neuroscience, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and philosophy.

- SABN is a not-for-profit society dedicated to advancing the interdisciplinary field of affective and behavioural sciences (AB). SABN has three main goals: improving research and teaching about AB in institutions of higher education, expanding the AB field by bringing together researchers in different disciplines, and helping members of the public understand the importance of AB research.

Conclusion

Behavioural neuroscience is the study of how culture and society affect the way our brains function. This is a relatively new field of study and has only recently been explored by neuroscientists due to technological limitations. The areas that are being explored include trust, cooperation, identity, decision-making, and emotion. The International Behavioural Neuroscience Society organises yearly conferences where researchers from around the world come together to discuss research in this area. The themes for the conferences vary each year, but are usually based on the latest research.