When the gut steers the eyes - Dr Edwin Dalmaijer (Bristol Neuroscience Showcase, 13 January 2022)
Channel: Edwin Dalmaijer
Date: 2022-01-18

Talk on disgust: how it works, how it doesn't habituate, and how it can be (somewhat) overcome by using drugs that normalise the rhythm of the stomach.

Key publications from the talk:

Dalmaijer, E.S., Lee, A., Leiter, R., Brown, Z., & Armstrong, T. (2021). Forever yuck: Oculomotor avoidance of disgusting stimuli resists habituation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150(8), p. 1598–1611. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001006

Nord*, C.L., Dalmaijer*, E.S., Armstrong, T., Baker, K., & Dalgleish, T. (2021). A causal role for gastric rhythm in human disgust avoidance. Current Biology, 31, p. 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.087