Ep. 323 | Originally aired: June 16, 2018

Every day, it seems, neuroscience is adding to our understanding of the way we think, the way we know, the way we understand, empathize, and emote. Dima Amso studies how the development of the human mind shapes our perception of the world.

Dima Amso is a neuroscientist and associate professor in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences at Brown University. She runs Brown’s Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, which studies topics including Stress, Stress in Infancy and Early Childhood, Resilience in Individuals and Communities and adolescent risk-taking.

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Ep. 323 | Originally aired: June 16, 2018
Every day, it seems, neuroscience is adding to our understanding of the way we think, the way we know, the way we understand, empathize, and emote. Dima Amso studies how the development of the human mind shapes our perception of the world.
<a href="https://www.brown.edu/Departments/CLPS/people/dima-amso" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dima&nbsp;Amso</a>&nbsp;is a neuroscientist and associate professor in the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences at Brown University. She runs Brown&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="http://research.clps.brown.edu/dcnl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Developmental&nbsp;Cognitive&nbsp;Neuroscience Laboratory</a>, which studies topics including&nbsp;Stress,&nbsp;Stress in Infancy and Early Childhood,&nbsp;Resilience in Individuals and Communities&nbsp;and adolescent risk-taking.
<a href="http://pellcenter.org/nature-nurture-with-neuroscientist-dima-amso/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more.&nbsp;</a>

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moves beyond traditional public affairs programming to consider the impact of narrative and storytelling on public life today.

Story in the Public Square is a weekly, 30-minute series that brings audiences to the intersection of storytelling and public affairs. Hosted by Jim Ludes and G. Wayne Miller, Story in the Public Square offers a spirited but respectful dialogue. Often funny, always provocative, each episode of Story in the Public Square moves beyond traditional public affairs programming to consider the impact of narrative and storytelling on public life today.

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