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Dr
Université Laval
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Schedule
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
10:00 PM America/Chicago
Recording provided by the organiser.
Domain
NeuroscienceHost
Analogical Minds
Duration
60 minutes
Affectively charged analogies are commonly used in literature and art, but also in politics and argumentation. There are reasons to think we may process these analogies differently. Notably, analogical reasoning is a complex process that requires the use of cognitive resources, which are limited. In the presence of affectively charged content, some of these resources might be directed towards affective processing and away from analogical reasoning. To investigate this idea, I investigated effects of affective charge on differences in brain activity evoked by sound versus unsound analogies. The presentation will detail the methods and results for two such experiments, one in which participants saw analogies formed of neutral and negative words and one in which they were created by combining conditioned symbols. I will also briefly discuss future research aiming to investigate the effects of analogical reasoning on brain activity related to affective processing.
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