Brendan Bo O'Connor
@brenbooconnor
cognitive scientist | moral psychologist | outsider artist
I study/write/wonder about the science of imagination, creativity, empathy, and moral cognition
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People often fantasize about harming others. What is the effect of simulating yourself committing harm? New paper out in Cognition on this question with Fiery Cushman and Brendan Bo O'Connor: authors.elsevier.com/a/1eqJW2Hx2pieO (1/2)
Meditation and contemplative practices can foster compassion. A new article from #RichardDavidson, ChristineWilson-Mendenhall, and JohnDunne asks, What role might imagination and episodic simulation play in forming this bridge? mindrxiv.org/zbu6k/ Center for Healthy Minds UW–Madison
I remember, therefore I am (empathic?). Spontaneous episodic memories shape our sense of how empathic we are. New article coming out in Cognition with Caspian Sawczak Morris Moscovitch & MP McAndrews : …a-4a11-b4ae-902d255455c7.filesusr.com/ugd/b99e2a_198…
How do we distinguish fiction from reality?...Excited for Anna Abraham @_imaginatrix to zoom by the lab today as the last guest speaker of the semester and share ideas from her new pub that addresses how blurry the boundaries can sometimes be. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ajp/articl…