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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Eye-tracking methodologies to change cognitive bias in depression
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SUMMARY:Eye-tracking methodologies to change cognitive bias in depression
DESCRIPTION:<p>Depression is associated to a number of cognitive biases. Depressed people pay less attention to positive information, recall more negative than positive information, and interpret ambiguous information in a negative way. In the last few years, there has been a number of cognitive interventions directly aimed at modifying these biases. <!--break-->In this presentation I will provide a general overview of a new procedure, based on eye-tracking automated procedures, to train depressed participants' attention towards positive stimuli (i.e., happy faces) while avoiding negative stimuli (i.e., sad faces). This is a proof of principle study to test the possibility to train attentional biases and it's possible impact on depressive symptoms. This project is sponsored by an i+d EXPLORA grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy  in which Prof. Richard McNally from Harvard university (Dept. Psychology) is also a  member of the team.</p><p><strong>Speaker:</strong> Carmelo Vazquez, Professor of Psychology at UCM</p><p><strong>Sponsor: </strong>RCC</p>
LOCATION:Harvard Psychology Department, William James Hall, Room 1251
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DTSTART:20161031T130000Z
DTEND:20161031T140000Z
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