Changing Two Minds Is Better Than One

Changing Two Minds Is Better Than One: Biological and Behavioral Experimentation Within Complex Social Relationships - Panel Discussion
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  1. SPEAKER: Hana Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University
  2. SPEAKER: Howard Markman, John Evans Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Co-Director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver
  3. SPEAKER: Zoe Donaldson, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder
  4. PANEL DISCUSSION: Panel Discussion

Event Information

October 15, 2019, Faculty House, Columbia University

Experimental interventions are becoming an increasingly popular research methodology in the neural and social sciences. Conventionally, animal and human intervention studies try to reduce the variability and complexity of the environment as much as possible. These studies focus on independent individuals, randomly assigning each one to either an experimental condition (intervention) or control condition, and look for changes to the brain and behavior. This seminar is not about conventional intervention research. Instead, we spotlight novel research designs that examine interdependent individuals embedded within complex relational systems, from the interactions of couples, to middle-school friendships, to parent-child dynamics. 

Moderated by Noam Zerubavel, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience at Columbia University.