Arnold Pfeffer Center for Neuropsychoanalysis
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
www.nypsi.org
Saturday, November 2, 2013, 10 am – 12 pm
Hakwan Lau, Ph.D., Columbia University, will present on
Sensory Metacognition & Conscious Awareness
Discussant: Mark Solms, Ph.D.
To RSVP visit www.nypsi.org and click on Events and Lectures tab
Metacognition is the ability to monitor the effectiveness of ongoing cognitive processes. This can be indexed by one’s ability to place confidence ratings to indicate the likelihood of correct responses in a task. Dr. Lau argues that 1) metacognition may reflect the subjective experience in visual perception; 2) the neural mechanisms for visual and memory metacognition may be different, which means there may not be a single, domain-general self-monitoring system; 3) human metacognition is likely suboptimal from a strictly computational standpoint, and instead heuristical strategies are used to determine perceptual confidence.
Students, academics and clinical professionals in the analytic community are encouraged to attend. Members of the general public are also welcome.
Educational Objectives: After attending, participants will be able to
1. Describe the relevance of metacognition to subjective conscious experiences.
2. Describe a few features of the metacognitive mechanisms in the human brain, which may inform us about the nature of consciousness.
Information regarding CME credit for physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of [2] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Information regarding CE credit for psychologists:
The New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. NYPSI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APA-approved CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance and completed evaluation forms. Upon receipt of the completed evaluation form, attendees will receive a PDF via email documenting CE credits.
Persons with disabilities: This building is wheelchair accessible.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: None of the planners and presenters of this CE program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
For information about NYPSI training programs please visit us at
www.psychoanalysis.org or www.nypsi.org