Scott Brown, School of Psychology, The University of Newcastle, Australia, will give a presentation via Zoom in this week’s Social, Economic, and Decision Psychology research seminar (Thursday 25 March, 10:15-11:15).

From bench to bedside in cognitive science

The phrase bench to bedside describes research—often medical—which has elements across the continuum from very basic science (bench) through to direct application with end-users (bedside). This approach to research is increasingly demanded by funding agencies and other bodies, at least where I work. I will describe efforts I have made to get a bit closer to the bedside end of the continuum, with applications in clinical populations and with defence force personnel. The applications focus on simple decision-making, and use insights gained from the basic cognitive science and computational modelling work to make real improvements for end users.