Come along to The Counting House at 7pm for a talk by Ray. Enjoy meeting someone new and sharing a crust of bread. Click here for details
Name of speaker and subject:
Prof. Ray Miller, Psychologist
Title of talk:
What has Psychology ever done for us? (A story in three parts) Part 4: To sleep, perchance to dream: 30 years in the land of Morpheus Why do we sleep? How much do we need? What happens in sleep? What are dreams?.
On Thursday June 6th from 7 to 10pm in The Counting House in Edinburgh, please join us for an evening with Ray Miller who will be telling us about the brain as a learning machine
Name of speaker and subject:
Prof. Ray Miller, Psychologist
Title of talk:
What has Psychology ever done for us? (A story in three parts) Part 3: We don’t need no Educashun: The brain as a learning machine. How learning develops, intelligence, critical thinking and the do’s and don’ts of study skills.
“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” ― Albert Einstein
What has Psychology ever done for us? (A story in three parts) Part 2: Barefoot in the Head: How the way we think, feel and behave produces mental and physical health. Psychological therapies from the couch, through dogs and rats, to mindfulness and positive thinking.
Bullet points:
The distressing history of treating problems of mental health.
The growth of psychological models of mental well-being.
History and development of major psychological therapies.
The importance of mental well-being to physical and social health.
The growing demand for psychiatric and psychological treatments.
What is ‘normal’? Are we pathologising everyday distress?
