Extra seminar in psychology, with Disa Sauter

Seminar

Date: Thursday 11 September 2025

Time: 15.00 – 16.30

Location: Seminar room Jordgubbe (Strawberry) and in Zoom

On Thursday, 11 September, 2025, 15:00-16:30, Dr. Disa Sauter, Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam, will speak on the subject "Nonverbal vocalisations of emotion: How, when, and why we scream, grunt, and sigh".

The seminar will take place in Seminar room Jordgubbe (Strawberry), House 4, 3rd floor, Albano, and online in Zoom. A link will be posted here shortly.

Abstract

Nonverbal vocalisations like laughs and moans are fundamental building blocks of the human behavioural repertoire, yet they have only recently become objects of systematic empirical investigation.

In this talk, I’ll present evidence from my research program on nonverbal vocalisations, drawing on studies of vocalisations in congenitally deaf individuals, across different cultures, and in non-human primates. Together, these findings suggest that some nonverbal vocalisations constitute discrete, innate expressions of emotion. I will end by introducing computational ethology, a new methodological approach that provides opportunities for the study of vocalisations and other behaviours as they occur in everyday life.

About the General seminars in psychology

This series of seminars is a collaboration between the six research divisions at the Department of Psychology. Local, national and international researchers are invited to speak of current research subjects.

The seminars are held on Wednesdays at 14:00–15:00 onsite in Albano and/or online in Zoom. Extra seminars can also be held on other weekdays or hours, among these the so called half-time seminars in the Doctoral Program in Psychology.

Theme

Psychology and Human Behaviour

Research subject

Psychobiology and epidemiology

Last updated: August 26, 2025

Source: Department of Psychology

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