• Robert Sekuler & Allison Sekuler

  • May 10 2023
  • Length: 37 mins
  • Podcast

Robert Sekuler & Allison Sekuler

  • Summary

  • Rick shares the mic with two of the world’s top neuroscientists, who also happen to be related. Dr. Robert Sekuler is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and a world-renowned researcher in the fields of perception and memory. His daughter, Dr. Allison Sekuler, teaches at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, and is Sandra A. Rotman Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at Rotman Research Institute, the President and Chief Scientist at CABHI and the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Oh, and she’s a professional drummer, too.
    As a trio, they riff on…
    Blind spots: physical, cognitive and metaphorical
    Getting the gist of things
    Epistemic humility
    Indigenous knowing, being and doing
    Mindfulness
    Knowing what distracts you
    Real and imagined time pressure
    Learning new languages
    Human vs. Artifical intelligence
    Drumming: the mother of all ageing interventions
    and a game show…
    XingTheGap.com
    BoomTheShow.com
    RickMiller.ca
    ig: @xingthegap
    fb: @xingthegap
    tw, ig: @rickmilleractor
    tw: @asek47
    tw: @robsek
    in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsekuler/
    in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sekuler-b4299a4/

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