#  Medical Humanities Halloween Dinner Talk by Steven C. Schlozman, M.D., "Zombies, Neuroscience, & Psychology" - Registration Required 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 30, 2014** 

 06:00PM - 07:30PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **OCS Reading Room, 54 Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA, United States**  



 

 



 

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SortSort**Thursday, October 30, 6:00-7:30pm**  
 OCS Reading Room (54 Dunster St.)

by Steven C. Schlozman, M.D., Author of *Zombie Autopsies*, Psychiatrist, MGH, and Co-Director, Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.  
   
 Why do we love “slasher” films? Why would anyone love zombies? *Why do we enjoy being afraid?  It turns out there is a blossoming and surprisingly modern neuroscience and psychology that explains the love among us of the horror genre. Cognitive dissonance, pattern recognition, functional neurobiology, and a propensity towards thrill seeking all play central roles. Join Dr. Steve Schlozman as we meet to discuss why in the world horror fans keep coming back for more.  
   
 **A catered dinner will be served! SPACE IS LIMITED—PLEASE REGISTER through [Crimson Careers ](https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?ss=ws&_ksl=1&mode=list&s=event)on the OCS website.**  
   
 Co-sponsored by the Ackerman Program on Medicine & Culture and the Office of Career Services.  
   
 **About Dr. Schlozman:**

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Dr. Schlozman (2nd from the right) is at Harvard as a psychiatrist but he has also become a popular novelist. His first book, *Zombie Autopsies,* is now being made into a major motion picture with a screenplay by George Romero. He has published short fiction, spoken at the Denver Film Festival, appeared in two feature documentaries and a History Channel program that all focus on the cultural significance of the zombie craze, and he has written about vampires, horror, metal music and sports for *Psychology Today*, the *Huffington Post,* *Southwest Airlines Magazine,* and the *Guardian* (the UK).



















 

 



 

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