"So what do you do?"The social devil on my right shoulder wants to say, "I solve the right problems at the right level for the right reasons." The social angel on my left shoulder more often wins and I say, "I do research." That opens the door to the logical follow-up, "What do you research?" The angel responds with "Learning", but the devil wants to say "Neuroscience."
When I say the n-word, the conversation frequently stumbles or stops. It intimidates people which is not the best way to continue a conversation. I like the term "learning" because everyone has experience with learning. Later I sneak in the neurobiology. Usually I try to leave them with a "take home message." (It is hard to stop the teacher in me.) One of my favorites is the importance of feedback timing in procedural learning (starting on p. 125), not your usual cocktail chitchat but still interesting.
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