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# and you're undoubtly really fucking annoyed about that
serious? psych phd?
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:06, archived)
# YOU CAN'T DISECT THE BRAIN WITH YOUR PRECIOUS PRECIOUS NUMBERS
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:09, archived)
# i was thinking of moving on to brain dynamics, mathematical physiology that sort of thing
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:14, archived)
# oh yes
oh yes.
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:15, archived)
# id much rather hear that from a chick, but ok...
:)
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:23, archived)
# I don't know how that would work
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:18, archived)
# Wait, is this like when you roll 2d20 to find out how well you react to a situation?
I hope so, that would be a fundegree.
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:21, archived)
# im not into d&d
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:23, archived)
# it's mathematically modeling the physical response of bits of the brain to stimulus.
so you make some assumptions, you cook up an equation, you solve it and hope it makes sense...
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:21, archived)
# And then you punch someone in the face and it proves your theory when they swing back?
Dude, we have to work on this together.
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:50, archived)
# yep.
Thesis handed in (prof has whispered that I have a magna cum laude (pfft)) and my viva is at the end of november.

However, I'm not interested in psychology as it is often inappropriately generalised. I'm studying face and voice perception and how the two perceptual channels integrate to improve person perception.
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:12, archived)
# aw cool, good luck with the viva
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:14, archived)
# cheers
(, Tue 30 Sep 2008, 11:33, archived)