ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

Human Action Decisions: Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms

Saturday, March 9, 2019 · Paris, France

Experimental Psychology

Psychology seeks to explain behaviours, yet the processes that generate and control human action have been surprisingly neglected. This symposium provides the latest insights into the processes that select, initiate, control and monitor human action. A diverse group of speakers will present the key cognitive, experimental, computational and neuropsychological findings.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Patrick HaggardChair
    University College London

Presentations

  1. Are Human Action Choices Irrational? the Distinctive Role of the Prefrontal Cortex.Etienne Koechlin
  2. How Evidence Drives Action Selection and Action AwarenessLucie Charles
  3. Towards a Scientific Psychology of 'conscious Free Will': Controversies over the Origins of 'volitional' ActionPatrick Haggard
  4. Metacognitive Agency: What Do We Know about What We Are Doing?Janet Metcalfe