Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Bloom to discuss "The Frightened Brain" for Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia Series
 Chris Bloom, assistant professor of psychology, will present the second colloquium in the spring 2006 College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia Series. Bloom will discuss “The Frightened Brain: The Neuroscience of Fear” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center.Bloom said his talk will include research on how exercise and competition affect immune function. “In competition, there is a positive effect on immunity if the person feels that they are doing well, but if they feel threatened, immunity goes down,” he said. He is currently researching the relationship between fear and immune function. In the abstract, Bloom writes, “The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals published by Charles Darwin in 1872 began the scientific study of emotion. Two hundred years later, the field of affective neuroscience continues to explore emotion and its underlying anatomical substrates. “Modern imagining techniques have allowed for a more detailed investigation into how the psychological experience of fear is a result of neurobiological processes. The role of the limbic circuit in both processing fearful imagery and sending output to the body for response to threat will be explored. Further, the way in which negative emotions such as fear can alter normal psychological functioning, learning, and immune function will be discussed.” The colloquium is a free lecture series featuring faculty research in the College of Liberal Arts. For additional information, contact Teresa Huerta at 812/465-7053. |
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