Dr. Lawrence Barsalou

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Biography

Lawrence Barsalou is a Professor at the University of Glasgow, affiliated with the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging. He received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego in 1977, followed by a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1981. Prior to his position at the University of Glasgow, he held faculty roles at Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago. Barsalou's research focuses on the nature of the human conceptual system from the perspective of grounded cognition, leveraging methodologies from cognitive science and neuroscience. His recent work addresses the applications of cognition in health, emphasizing a grounded perspective in understanding mental processes.

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