Anderson To Attend White House Workshop
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John R. Anderson, the Richard King Mellon University Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, will participate in the White House Workshop on Bridging Neuroscience and Learning on Friday, Jan. 23, in Washington, D.C.
The workshop aims to identify research gaps and innovations in research methodology and data analysis, and to generate ideas for effectively disseminating information to the broader public. Anderson, whose human thought and cognition research has revolutionized learning, is one of 28 experts in neuroscience, cognitive science, developmental psychology and other relevant disciplines who will participate in the workshop.
A member of the CMU faculty since 1978, Anderson is renowned for work that combines cognitive psychology and computer science to understand how the brain works, how people learn and how computer-based instructional systems can be used as educational aids.
For more on Anderson's participation in the White House Workshop, read the full press release here.