Ruth Byrne
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Professor of Cognitive Science BA (NUI), PhD (TCD), FTCD, MRIA
Research The human imagination remains one of the last uncharted terrains of the mind and a central aspect of the imagination is the creation of counterfactual alternatives to reality. Ruth Byrne's work examines the mental representations and cognitive processes that underlie deductive reasoning and counterfactual imagination, to test the theory that imaginative thoughts are guided by the same principles that underlie rational thoughts. Methods include behavioural studies using experimental measures, computational simulations, and fMRI studies. The research is carried out in collaboration with colleagues in Princeton University, IUAV Venice, UNED Madrid and La Laguna University, Tenerife. It has been supported by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, the Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences, Enterprise Ireland, and the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions. Recent publications include: Byrne, R.M.J. (2005). The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives To Reality. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Contact
http://www.tcd.ie/Neuroscience/people/byrne_ruth.php Click here for the mental models website
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