2022-05-20 –, Main Hall
Our brains are powerful learning machines equipped with mechanisms for imagining things that do not exist and turning these fantasies into reality in collaboration with others. These skills are at the root of our flourishing as a species, and at their best bring a lot of joy and meaning to our everyday lives. How to improve learning and collaborati
Our brains are powerful learning machines equipped with mechanisms for imagining things that do not exist and turning these fantasies into reality in collaboration with others. These skills are at the root of our flourishing as a species, and at their best bring a lot of joy and meaning to our everyday lives. How to improve learning and collaboration, especially in a world where we rarely meet face to face? What is imagination, and does everyone possess it? Join Katri for a deep dive into the neuroscience of learning, collaboration and creativity, and find out!
Katri Saarikivi is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Helsinki. Her work examines the neural mechanisms involved in learning, collaboration, empathy and trust, and explores how these mechanisms could be better supported in online environments. Alongside research, she is enthusiastic about popularizing science, and especially about opening the scientific method to people outside academia.