Intergroup Conflict and Conciliation: Insights from Psychology and Neuroscience (Rebecca Saxe, PhD)

Project Description

How do people understand each other, develop and change attitudes toward each other, and solve problems together? How are these processes influenced by group identity and power relations? Rebecca Saxe is a pioneer in the neuroscience approach to these questions. In her talk, she will address the relevance of her findings to real-world political conflict. Dr. Saxe is an Associate Professor at MIT, a former Harvard Junior Fellow and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Dr. Saxe’s TED talk has been viewed over 1.3 million times.

with  Rebecca Saxe, PhD
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2nd Annual GVR Khodadad Endowed Lecture