koglist November 1996

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by Erdi Peter

KONFERENCIA FELHI'VA'S A Magyar Kogniti'v Tudoma'nyi Alapi'tva'ny most ma'r szoka'sos e'vi konferenica'ja't ========================================= " A megismere's biolo'giai alapjai" ========================================= ci'mmel rendezzu"k. A konferencia ideje: 1997 janua'r 27-29. Helye: Kera'mia Hotel, Ra'ckeve, Szitako:to" u. 2. ************************************************************************** Jelenleg az elo"zetes jelentkeze' ideje van!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! Ke'ru:nk elo"ada'sci'meket !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ************************************************************************ Izelito" a ma'r ro:gzi'tett mu"sorbo'l: Sze'kely Gyo:rgy: A megismere's biolo'giai hata'rai Czeh Boldizsa'r: A hippokampusz szerepe a te'rbeli ta'je'kozo'da'sban Czeh Ga'bor: A somatoszenzoros funkcio' kognitiv aspektusairol Czigler Istva'n: Kognitiv pszichofiziolo'gia Hala'sz Pe'ter es Donauer Na'ndor:Epilepszias rohamokkal e's-vagy EEG kis:ule'sekkel kapcsolodo' izola'lt kognitiv deficittu:netek Czeh Gabor: A somatoszenzoros funkcio kognitiv aspektusairol Koch Sandor: Ismerd meg magad? (esti beszelgetes) Kampis Gyo:rgy: Dennett es a gepek Ko'nya Aniko': Amne'zia az emle'kezet elme'letekben Molnr Ma'rk: A ka'osz-elme'let alkalmaza'sa'nak leheto"se'gei az idegrendszer sponta'n e's kiva'ltott elektromos teve'kenyse'ge'nek elemzese'ben .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-..-.-.

29 years, 5 months

Embodied Cognition: BBS Call for Commentators

by harnad＠cogsci.soton.ac.uk

Below is the abstract of a forthcoming BBS target article on: DEICTIC CODES FOR THE EMBODIMENT OF COGNITION by Dana H. Ballard, Mary M. Hayhoe, Polly K. Pook, & Rajesh P. N. Rao This article has been accepted for publication in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS), an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates or nominated by a BBS Associate. To be considered as a commentator for this article, to suggest other appropriate commentators, or for information about how to become a BBS Associate, please send EMAIL to: bbs(a)cogsci.soton.ac.uk or write to: Behavioral and Brain Sciences Department of Psychology University of Southampton Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ UNITED KINGDOM http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/bbs/ http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/bbs/ ftp://ftp.princeton.edu/pub/harnad/BBS/ ftp://ftp.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/pub/bbs/ gopher://gopher.princeton.edu:70/11/.libraries/.pujournals If you are not a BBS Associate, please send your CV and the name of a BBS Associate (there are currently over 10,000 worldwide) who is familiar with your work. All past BBS authors, referees and commentators are eligible to become BBS Associates. To help us put together a balanced list of commentators, please give some indication of the aspects of the topic on which you would bring your areas of expertise to bear if you were selected as a commentator. An electronic draft of the full text is available for inspection by anonymous ftp (or gopher or world-wide-web) according to the instructions that follow after the abstract. ____________________________________________________________________ DEICTIC CODES FOR THE EMBODIMENT OF COGNITION Dana H. Ballard, Mary M. Hayhoe, Polly K. Pook, and Rajesh P. N. Rao Computer Science Department University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627, USA {dana, mary, pook, rao}(a)cs.rochester.edu KEYWORDS: deictic computations; embodiment; working memory; natural tasks; eye movements; brain computation; binding; sensory-motor tasks; pointers. ABSTRACT: To describe phenomena that occur at different time scales, computational models of the brain must necessarily incorporate different levels of abstraction. We argue that at time scales of approximately one-third of a second, orienting movements of the body play a crucial role in cognition and form a useful computational level. This level is more abstract than that used to capture neural phenomena yet is framed at a level of abstraction below that traditionally used to study high-level cognitive processes such as reasoning. We term this level the embodiment level. At the embodiment level, the constraints of the physical system determine the nature of cognitive operations. The key synergy is that, at time scales of about one-third second, the natural sequentiality of body movements can be matched to the natural computational economies of sequential decision systems. The way this is done is through a system of implicit reference termed deictic, whereby pointing movements are used to bind objects in the world to cognitive programs. The focus of this paper is to study how deictic bindings enable the solution of natural tasks. We show how deictic computation provides a mechanism for representing the essential features that link external sensory data with internal cognitive programs and motor actions. In particular, we argue that one of the central features of cognition, working memory, can be related to moment-by-moment dispositions of body features such as eye movements and hand movements. -------------------------------------------------------------- To help you decide whether you would be an appropriate commentator for this article, an electronic draft is retrievable by anonymous ftp from ftp.princeton.edu according to the instructions below (the filename is bbs.ballard). Please do not prepare a commentary on this draft. Just let us know, after having inspected it, what relevant expertise you feel you would bring to bear on what aspect of the article. ------------------------------------------------------------- These files are also on the World Wide Web and the easiest way to retrieve them is with Netscape, Mosaic, gopher, archie, veronica, etc. Here are some of the URLs you can use to get to the BBS Archive: http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/bbs/ http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/bbs/Archive/bbs.ballard.html ftp://ftp.princeton.edu/pub/harnad/BBS/bbs.ballard ftp://ftp.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/pub/bbs/Archive/bbs.ballard gopher://gopher.princeton.edu:70/11/.libraries/.pujournals To retrieve a file by ftp from an Internet site, type either: ftp ftp.princeton.edu or ftp 128.112.128.1 When you are asked for your login, type: anonymous Enter password as queried (your password is your actual userid: yourlogin(a)yourhost.whatever.whatever - be sure to include the "@") cd /pub/harnad/BBS To show the available files, type: ls Next, retrieve the file you want with (for example): get bbs.ballard When you have the file(s) you want, type: quit ----------

29 years, 5 months

Long-Term Potentiation: BBS Call for Commentators

by harnad＠cogsci.soton.ac.uk

Below is the abstract of a forthcoming BBS target article on: LONG-TERM POTENTIATION: WHAT'S LEARNING GOT TO DO WITH IT? by Tracey J. Shors & Louis D. Matzel This article has been accepted for publication in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS), an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates or nominated by a BBS Associate. To be considered as a commentator for this article, to suggest other appropriate commentators, or for information about how to become a BBS Associate, please send EMAIL to: bbs(a)cogsci.soton.ac.uk or write to: Behavioral and Brain Sciences Department of Psychology University of Southampton Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ UNITED KINGDOM http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/bbs/ http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/bbs/ ftp://ftp.princeton.edu/pub/harnad/BBS/ ftp://ftp.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/pub/bbs/ gopher://gopher.princeton.edu:70/11/.libraries/.pujournals If you are not a BBS Associate, please send your CV and the name of a BBS Associate (there are currently over 10,000 worldwide) who is familiar with your work. All past BBS authors, referees and commentators are eligible to become BBS Associates. To help us put together a balanced list of commentators, please give some indication of the aspects of the topic on which you would bring your areas of expertise to bear if you were selected as a commentator. An electronic draft of the full text is available for inspection by anonymous ftp (or gopher or world-wide-web) according to the instructions that follow after the abstract. ____________________________________________________________________ LONG-TERM POTENTIATION: WHAT'S LEARNING GOT TO DO WITH IT? Tracey J. Shors & Louis D. Matzel Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 shors(a)pucc.princeton.edu Department of Psychology, Program in Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 matzel(a)rci.rutgers.edu KEYWORDS: NMDA, synaptic plasticity, Hebbian synapses, calcium, hippocampus, theta rhythm, spatial learning, classical conditioning, attention, arousal, memory systems ABSTRACT: Long-term potentiation (LTP) is operationally defined as a long-lasting increase in synaptic efficacy which follows high-frequency stimulation of afferent fibers. Since the first full description of the phenomenon in 1973, exploration of the mechanisms underlying LTP induction has been one of the most active areas of research in neuroscience. Of principal interest to those who study LTP, particularly LTP in the mammalian hippocampus, is its presumed role in the establishment of stable memories, a role consistent with "Hebbian" descriptions of memory formation. Other characteristics of LTP, including its rapid induction, persistence, and correlation with natural brain rhythms, provide circumstantial support for this connection to memory storage. Nonetheless, there is little empirical evidence that directly links LTP to the storage of memories. In this commentary, we review a range of cellular and behavioral characteristics of LTP, and evaluate whether those characteristics are consistent with the purported role of hippocampal LTP in memory formation. We suggest that much of the present focus on LTP reflects a preconception that LTP is a learning mechanism, although the empirical evidence often suggests that LTP is unsuitable for such a role. As an alternative to serving as a memory storage device, we propose that LTP may serve as a neural equivalent to an arousal or attention device in the brain. Accordingly, LTP is suggested to nonspecifically increase the effective salience of discrete external stimuli and thereby is capable of facilitating the induction of memories at distant synapses. In an environment open to critical inquiry, other hypotheses regarding the functional utility of this intensely studied mechanism are conceivable; the intent of this article is not exclusively to promote a single hypothesis, but rather to stimulate discussion about the neural mechanisms that are likely to underlie memory storage, and to appraise whether LTP can reasonably be considered a viable candidate for such a mechanism. -------------------------------------------------------------- To help you decide whether you would be an appropriate commentator for this article, an electronic draft is retrievable by anonymous ftp from ftp.princeton.edu according to the instructions below (the filename is bbs.shors). Please do not prepare a commentary on this draft. Just let us know, after having inspected it, what relevant expertise you feel you would bring to bear on what aspect of the article. ------------------------------------------------------------- These files are also on the World Wide Web and the easiest way to retrieve them is with Netscape, Mosaic, gopher, archie, veronica, etc. Here are some of the URLs you can use to get to the BBS Archive: http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/bbs/ http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/bbs/Archive/bbs.shors.html ftp://ftp.princeton.edu/pub/harnad/BBS/bbs.shors ftp://ftp.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/pub/bbs/Archive/bbs.shors gopher://gopher.princeton.edu:70/11/.libraries/.pujournals To retrieve a file by ftp from an Internet site, type either: ftp ftp.princeton.edu or ftp 128.112.128.1 When you are asked for your login, type: anonymous Enter password as queried (your password is your actual userid: yourlogin(a)yourhost.whatever.whatever - be sure to include the "@") cd /pub/harnad/BBS To show the available files, type: ls Next, retrieve the file you want with (for example): get bbs.shors When you have the file(s) you want, type: quit

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YUdv mindenkinek a tavolbol, Pleh Calls: Cognitive science, Interpretation conf (fwd)

by Csaba Pleh

Csaba Pleh Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305 T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 10:53:41 -0600 From: The Linguist List <linguist(a)tam2000.tamu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list LINGUIST <LINGUIST(a)TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU> Subject: 7.1604, Calls: Cognitive science, Interpretation conf Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Nov 96 23:42:07 +100 Resent-From: PLEH(a)izabell.elte.hu Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINGUIST List: Vol-7-1604. Wed Nov 13 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 227 Subject: 7.1604, Calls: Cognitive science, Interpretation conf Moderators: Anthony Rodrigues Aristar: Texas A&M U. <aristar(a)tam2000.tamu.edu> Helen Dry: Eastern Michigan U. <hdry(a)emunix.emich.edu> (On Leave) T. Daniel Seely: Eastern Michigan U. <dseely(a)emunix.emich.edu> Associate Editors: Ljuba Veselinova <lveselin(a)emunix.emich.edu> Ann Dizdar <dizdar(a)tam2000.tamu.edu> Assistant Editor: Sue Robinson <robinson(a)emunix.emich.edu> Technical Editor: Ron Reck <rreck(a)emunix.emich.edu> Software development: John H. Remmers <remmers(a)emunix.emich.edu> Editor for this issue: dizdar(a)tam2000.tamu.edu (Ann Dizdar) Please do not use abbreviations or acronyms for your conference unless you explain them in your text. Many people outside your area of specialization will not recognize them. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------Directory----------------------------------- 1) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 17:24:19 +0900 From: clee(a)plaza.snu.ac.kr Subject: Cognitive science 2) Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 17:35:10 EST From: llidop(a)gusun.georgetown.edu (Paulino Llido) Subject: Interpretation Conference ---------------------------------Messages------------------------------------ 1) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 17:24:19 +0900 From: clee(a)plaza.snu.ac.kr Subject: Cognitive science Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 13:01:21 +0900 From: yjkim(a)wow.hongik.ac.kr (yjkim(a)wow.hongik.ac.kr) To: clee(a)plaza.snu.ac.kr *** CALL FOR PAPERS *** First International Conference on Cognitive Science Seoul, Korea August 15-16, 1997 Sponsored by The Korean Society for Cognitive Science The First International Conference on Cognitive Science Program Committee invites abstracts for papers presenting research on mind and cognition in the core areas of Cognitive Science such as Psychology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Artificial Intelligence, as well as pioneering interdisciplinary fields such as Cognitive Anthropology, Computer Human Interaction, Computer Vision, Connectionism, Imagery, Language Acquisition and Development, Learning, Memory, Natural Language Processing, Psycholinguistics, and Neurolinguistics. Dedre Gentner, Ken Forbus, and other eminent scholars will be invited for plenary talks. The conference will be held at the Convention Center of Seoul National University. For reservation, contact the local arrangements person below. GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS Abstracts for novel research papers are invited on any topic related to mind and cognition. Abstracts should consist of four (4) anonymous copies accompanied by an original with author's name, affiliation and address (please add e-mail address and fax if you have one). Please identify an appropriate major discipline for the work submitted. Abstracts should be no more than three pages long including bibliography and submitted in hardcopy to the address below by February 25, 1997. Please do not e-mail or fax your submissions. Final versions of papers will be required only after authors are notified of acceptance. All papers accepted for oral presentation will be allotted 15 minutes for presentation followed by a 5- minute discussion. Poster sessions will also be considered. Accepted papers will be published in a proceedings. SUBMISSION ADDRESS Beom-mo Kang Dept of Linguistics Korea University Seoul 136-701, Korea TIMETABLE Abstract submissions due: February 25, 1997 Notification of acceptance: March 31, 1997 Final papers due: June 30, 1997 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Jin Hyung Kim (AI, KAIST) Next President, Japanese Cognitive Science Society ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dedre Gentner (Psychology, Northwestern U) Giyoo Hatano (Psychology, Keio U) Hung-yul So (Philosophy, Ewha Womans U) Myung-Han Zoh (Psychology, Seoul National U) Kiyong Lee (Linguistics, Korea U) Yung Taek Kim (AI, Seoul National U) Cho-Sik Lee (Philosophy, Korea U) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Myung Won Kim, CHAIR (AI, Soongsil U) Jung-O Kim (Psychology, Seoul National U) Yoo-Hun Suh (Neuroscience, Seoul National U) Kang-Hyuk Lee (NLP, KORDIC) Seung Soo Park (AI, Ewha Womans U) Young-joo Kim (Linguistics, Hong-Ik U) Seungho Nam (Linguistics, Seoul National U) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chungmin Lee, CHAIR (Linguistics, Seoul National U) Koiti Hashida (AI, Electrotechnical Laboratory) Yurinori Takubo (Linguistics, Kyushu U) Charles Ling (AI, The U of Western Ontario) Beom-mo Kang (Linguistics, Korea U) Chan-Sup Chung (Psychology, Yonsei U) Key-Sun Choi (AI, KAIST) Jae C. Choe (Biology, Seoul National U) Jongho Ha (Philosophy, Korea U) Inquiries regarding abstract submission should be addressed to: Beom-mo Kang by e-mail: bmkang(a)kuccnx.korea.ac.kr by fax: +82-2-926-8385 by regular mail (see above) Inquiries regarding organization matters should be addressed to: Myung Won Kim, Dept of Computer Science, Soongsil University, Seoul 156-743, Korea e-mail: mkim(a)computing.soongsil.ac.kr fax: +82-2-822-3622 Inquiries regarding local arrangements should be addressed to: Jung-O Kim, Dept of Psychology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea e-mail: jungokim(a)plaza.snu.ac.kr *************************************************************** We invite you to visit our web site (in preparation) at http://ai.ewha.ac.kr/research/ICCS97/ to find additional information on the conference. *************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 17:35:10 EST From: llidop(a)gusun.georgetown.edu (Paulino Llido) Subject: Interpretation Conference CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON "INTERPRETATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE" AND CALL FOR PAPERS Conference: March 13-15, 1997 Workshop : March 17-21, 1997 Advanced Translation Studies Center University of Saarland Saarbrucken, Saarland Germany Intended participants: Interpreters, Translators, Linguists, Translation and Interpretation Researchers, Corporate Managers and Negotiators, Students, etc. Requirements: Some practical or theoretical knowledge of Interpretation or Translation is helpful. Conference and Workshop Language: English with reference to German Conference Topics: Theoretical considerations for a Science of Interpretation Status of Interpreter Training and Praxis The Cognitive process in Interpretation Evaluation of Interpretation Competence and Performance Teaching Interpretation Interpretation and European Integration The traditional and recent professional profiles of Interpreters Interpretation and Computers Lecturers: Daniel GILE (Paris) Silvia KALINA (Heidelberg) Ingrid KURZ (Vienna) Franz POEchhacker (Vienna) Heidemarie SALEVSKY (Berlin) Deadline for submission of conference papers: December 15, 1996 Conference participation fees: DM 285 (on or before Dec 15/96) DM 315 (after) Workshop participation fees: DM 1500 For more information: Claudia MANNSPERGER Jessica PFEIL Fachrichtung 8.6 Universitaet des Saarlandes Postfach 151150 D-66041 Saarbruecken Tel: (0)681/302-4248 Tel: (0)681/302-4133 Tel: (0)681/302-4850 Email: jessica(a)dude.uni-sb.de - *********************************************************************** **************************************************** Paul C. LLIDO * ******************************* e-mail: llidop(a)gusun.georgetown.edu * **** Georgetown University (Graduate School - Dept. of Linguistics) * *********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINGUIST List: Vol-7-1604.

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by Erdi Peter

Kedves Kognitivek! Ezt az iromanyt Harnad talan fel eve hirdette. Olvasta valaki rendesen? Lenne valakinek kedve felkeszulni belole a MAKOG ' 97 konferenciara? (a teljes szoveg elerheto) Erdi Peter ****************************************************************************** THE NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: A CONSTRUCTIVIST MANIFESTO Steven R. Quartz and Terrence J. Sejnowski Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, and The Sloan Center for Theoretical Neurobiology, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Rd. La Jolla, CA 92037 steve(a)salk.edu Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037. terry(a)salk.edu KEYWORDS: neural development; cognitive development; constructivism; selectionism; mathematical learning theory; evolution; learnability. ABSTRACT: How do minds emerge from developing brains? According to "neural constructivism," the representational features of cortex are built from the dynamic interaction between neural growth mechanisms and environmentally derived neural activity. Contrary to popular selectionist models that emphasize regressive mechanisms, the neurobiological evidence suggests that this growth is a progressive increase in the representational properties of cortex. The interaction between the environment and neural growth results in a flexible type of learning: "constructive learning" minimizes the need for prespecification in accordance with recent neurobiological evidence that the developing cerebral cortex is largely free of domain-specific structure. Instead, the representational properties of cortex are built by the nature of the problem domain confronting it. This uniquely powerful and general learning strategy undermines the central assumption of classical learnability theory, that the learning properties of a system can be deduced from a fixed computational architecture. Neural constructivism suggests that the evolutionary emergence of neocortex in mammals is a progression toward more flexible representational structures, in contrast to the popular view of cortical evolution as an increase in innate, specialized circuits. Human cortical postnatal development is also more extensive and protracted than generally supposed, suggesting that cortex has evolved so as to maximize the capacity of environmental structure to shape its structure and function through constructive learning.

29 years, 5 months

John Blackmore eloadasa

by Laszlo Ropolyi

Meghivo Az ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszeke tisztelettel meghivja Ont es erdeklodo kollegait John Blackmore (USA) Ernst Mach's Influence on Seven Hungarian Scientists (Karman, Neumann, Bekesy, Hevesy, Szilard, Teller, Wigner) cimu eloadasara. Idopont: 1996 november 20-an, szerdan 2-tol Hely: Budapest, Rakoczi u. 5. I. em 105. Minden erdeklodot szivesen latunk!

29 years, 5 months

7.1573, TOC: Two Sciences Of Mind (fwd)

by Csaba Pleh

Csaba Pleh Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305 T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 23:28:55 -0600 From: The Linguist List <linguist(a)tam2000.tamu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list LINGUIST <LINGUIST(a)TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU> Subject: 7.1573, TOC: Two Sciences Of Mind Resent-Date: Thu, 7 Nov 96 7:57:24 +100 Resent-From: PLEH(a)izabell.elte.hu Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINGUIST List: Vol-7-1573. Wed Nov 6 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 251 Subject: 7.1573, TOC: Two Sciences Of Mind Moderators: Anthony Rodrigues Aristar: Texas A&M U. <aristar(a)tam2000.tamu.edu> Helen Dry: Eastern Michigan U. <hdry(a)emunix.emich.edu> (On Leave) T. Daniel Seely: Eastern Michigan U. <dseely(a)emunix.emich.edu> Associate Editors: Ljuba Veselinova <lveselin(a)emunix.emich.edu> Ann Dizdar <dizdar(a)tam2000.tamu.edu> Assistant Editor: Sue Robinson <robinson(a)emunix.emich.edu> Technical Editor: Ron Reck <rreck(a)emunix.emich.edu> Software development: John H. Remmers <remmers(a)emunix.emich.edu> Editor for this issue: lveselin(a)emunix.emich.edu (Ljuba Veselinova) At the end of the issue is a statement of our policy regarding TOCs and instructions on retrieving backlists of journal TOCs from our listserv. ----------------------------- Messages -------------------------------- TWO SCIENCES OF MIND: READINGS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND CONSCIOUSNESS edited by: Se/an /O Nuall/ain (Dublin City University [DCU], Ireland and National Research Council [NRC], Ottawa, Canada) Paul Mc Kevitt (Aalborg University, Denmark and University of Sheffield, England) Eoghan Mac Aog/ain (Instidiud Teangeolaiochta/Irish Linguistics Institute, Dublin, Ireland) (Advances in Consciousness Research (AiCR 9), serios) SERIES EDITORS: Professor Maxim I. Stamenov/ Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (Institute for Bulgarian Language) Professor Gordon G. Globus/ University of California at Irvine, CA, USA Editorial Board: David Chalmers, Walter Freeman, Ray Jackendoff, Christof Koch, Stephen Kosslyn, George Mandler, Ernst Poppel, Richard Rorty, John Searle, Petra Stoerig, Geoffrey Underwood, Francisco Varela ISSN 1381-589X USA: John Benjamins Publishing Co., Amsterdam / Philadelphia, 1996 (John Benjamins North America Inc.) CONTACT: E-mail: Philip Kuijpers (kuijpers(a)benjamins.nl) north america: Phone (Toll Free): +1 (800) 562 5666 Phone: +1 (215) 836 1200 Fax: +1 (215) 836 1204 rest of world: Phone +31 20 6762325 Fax +31 20 6739773 The John Benjamins General Catalogue is available: *via WWW --- gopher://Benjamins.titlenet.com:6400 *via Gopher --- gopher Benjamins.titlenet.com 6400 PRICE: US$ 34.95 (ca. 450 pp. pb.) ISBN-Numbers: USA/North America: 1-55619-189-8 Rest of world: 90 272 51290 ______________________________________________________________________ The Reaching for Mind workshop, held at AISB '95, explicitly addressed itself to the current crisis in Cognitive Science. In particular, the issue of how this discipline can address consciousness was a leitmotif in the workshop. The conclusion seems inescapable that there is a need for two sciences in this area. Cognitive Science can be freed to become a fully-fledged experimental epistemology by the creation of a science of consciousness encompassing also subjectivity. This exciting collection of papers indicates where both these sciences may be heading. Contributors include Bernard Baars, John Taylor, William Hoffman and Se/an /O Nuall/ain. The `Reaching for Mind' workshop, held at AISB '95, addressed the current crisis in Cognitive Science, in particular the issue of consciousness. This exciting selection of papers discusses the need for two sciences in this area: a science of consciousness which encompasses subjectivity and Cognitive Science as a fully-fledged experimental epistemnology. Contributors include Bernard Baars, John Taylor, William Hoffman and Se/an /O Nuall/ain. Proceedings of "Reaching for Mind: Foundations of Cognitive Science" AISB-95 Workshop, April 3rd/4th 1995, at The Tenth Biennial Conference on AI and Cognitive Science (AISB-95) (Theme: Hybrid Problems, Hybrid Solutions), Halifax Hall, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England (Monday 3rd -- Friday 7th April 1995). ______________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: + Introduction Se/an /O Nuall/ain PART I: +Cognitive Science in Crisis? Se/an /O Nuall/ain + Reinventing the Square Wheel: the nature of the crisis in cognitive science Phil Kime + Biomolecular Cognitive Science Ajit Narayanan + The Search for Mind: a new foundation for cognitive science Se/an /O Nuall/ain + The Lion, The Bat and the Wardrobe: myth and metaphors in cognitive science Stuart Watt + Crisis? What Crisis? Church's thesis and the scope of cognitive science P.D. Scott + What's Psychological and What's Not? the act/content confusion in cognitive science, artificial intelligence and linguistic theory Terry Dartnall + Is Cognition an Autonomous Subsystem? Mark H. Bickhard PART II: +Epistemology and Methodology Se/an /O Nuall/ain + How to ground Symbols Adaptively K.F. MacDorman + From Chinese Rooms to Irish Rooms: new words on visions for language Paul Mc Kevitt and Chengming Guo + The Role of the Systematicity Argument in Classicism and Connectionism Kenneth Aizawa + Connectionism, Tri-Level Functionalism and Causal Roles Istv/an S.N. Berkeley + Emotion and the Conceptual Theory of Mind Craig DeLancey + Remembering, Rehearsal and Empathy: towards a social and embodied cognitive psychology for artifacts Kerstin Dautenhahn and Thomas Cristaller PART III: +Consciousness and Selfhood Se/an /O Nuall/ain + Reconciling the Two Images Andrew Brook + Consciousness and Common-Sense Metaphors of Mind John A. Barnden + Some Consequences of Current Scientific Treatments of Consciousness and Selfhood Se/an /O Nuall/ain + Idle Thoughts B.F. Katz and N.C. Riley + Consciousness: a requirement for understanding natural language G/erard Sabah + A Neurocognitive Model for Consciousness and Attention James Newman, Bernard Baars and Sung-Bae Cho + Modelling Consciousness J.G. Taylor + Mind and the Geometry of Systems William C. Hoffman + Index ______________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE EDITORS: Se/an /O Nuall/ain holds an M.Sc. in Psychology from University College, Dublin (UCD), Ireland and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He is currently on sabbatical leave at the National Research Council (NRC), Canada from his Associate Professor (tenured lecturing) post at Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland where he initiated and directed the B.Sc. in Applied Computational Linguistics. He is the author of a book on the foundations of Cognitive Science: "The Search for Mind" (Ablex, 1995). He has run the international workshop on "Reaching for Mind" (co-chair Paul Mc Kevitt) at Sheffield, England in April, 1995. Paul Mc Kevitt is 32 and from D/un Na nGall (Donegal), Ireland on the Northwest of the EU. 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29 years, 6 months

Re: eloadas

by Bocz Andras

Kedves Gyuri, Egyetemunkon elkezdte mukodeset egy kis, szereny kognitiv munkacsoport benne nehany oktato fokent a filozofiarol es a pszichologiarol es eleg sok erdeklodo diak. Ebben a felevben kezdetnek kulonbozo konyvekrol tartunk beszamolokat es eloadokat kerunk fel vendegeloadasra. Ezuton szeretnelek tisztelettel felkerni, hogy tartsal egy eloadast a munkacsoport tagjai es mas erdeklodok szamara valamikor ebben a felevben. A tema lehetne evolucio es a megismerestudomany vagy valami ilyesmi, de lehetoleg az evolucioval kapcsolatos. Tudjuk fizetni az utikolktseget, a szallast es 5.000 ft tiszteletdijat. Nagyon orulnenk, ha el tudnad fogadni a meghivast es javasolnal neked megfelelo idopontot. kosz es udv Bocz Andras ----------------------------- Andras Bocz Department of English Janus Pannonius University Pecs, Hungary (36-72) 314-714 (office) bocz(a)btk.jpte.hu

29 years, 6 months

Goedel szeminarium

by Szegedi Peter

Az ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszeke tisztelettel meghivja Ont es kollegait az 1996. November 11-en 17 orakor a Budapest, Rakoczi ut 5. I. 105-os szobaban tartando szeminariumara, amelyre a Becsi Kor Intezettel (Ausztria) valo egyuttmukodes kereteben kerul sor. A szeminariumon az alabbi ket eloadas hangzik majd el: THOMAS BREUER: A Goedelian Proposi tion for Internal Observers There have been suggestions that quantum mechanical incompleteness is just a consequence of the Goedelian incompleteness of formal systems. These claims are the main focus of the talk. Some undecidable propositions in quantum mechanics are given. Thomas Breuer was born 1966 in Poona, India. He studied physics at ETH Zuerich, mathematics at Princeton, and Philosophy at Cambridge. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1995. Today he works at the Aust rian Academy of Sciences. MICHAEL STOELTZNER: Goedel and the Theory of Everything The Incompleteness Theorem is often conceived as a straightforward refutation of universal theories. Personally, however, Goedel believed in the capability of human mind to have stronger intuitions than those corresponding to any given formal system. To unravel and make fruitful Goedel's original position I will study the papers recently published as the third volume of the Complete Works. It turns out tha t in many respects Goedel reflects the then recent developments of mathematical physics which allows him to develop interesting insights into the 'level structure' we encounter among present physical theories. Goedel draws very close parallels between mathematics and physics with respect to the role of intuition and induction. Moreover, his own contribution to general relativity, the rotating universe, limits Hilbert's axiomatization program in the same manner as the incompleteness theorem did in ma thematics. In fact, it pinpoints at the intriguing question of the relation between the general level of laws of nature (or symmetries) and the respective solutions (or results of phase transitions) that mark the steps in the 'level structure' of our present physical theories. Michael Stoeltzner was born in Munich in 1964. He studied philosophy and physics at Tuebingen University, at the International School of Advanced Studies in Trieste (with a grant of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes), and the University of Vienna, where he graduated with Walter Thirring in 1994. His fields of interest are philosophy of physics, in particular the foundations of quantum mechanics, the history of the Vienna Circle, and Kantian epistemology.

29 years, 6 months

hirdetmeny

by George Kampis

BRUNCH ABOUT ENDOPHYSICS at the History and Philosophy of Science Department Eotvos University, Budapest on November 12 1996 (Rakoczi u. 5., room 105.) Organized by: the Institute Vienna Circle, Vienna, Austria and the History and Philosophy of Science Department, Eotvos University, Budapest WHAT IS A BRUNCH? Brunch is a word combining breakfast and lunch and referring to an informal activity of eating, relaxing, and discussing a selected topic at length, potentially with a chop in the mouth (not obligatory). Our brunch begins at 10:00 a.m., ends when the last participant blows out the candle. Food can be ordered on the fly from several nearby facilities. WHAT IS ENDOPHYSICS? Under this term we refer to several loosely related novel approaches that center on one or another aspect of the observer problem in science, as approached from an internalist (or observer-in-the-box) standpoint. Of special interest are issues of completeness, consistency, duality, and other structural problems of description. Applications range from the foundations of physics to the epistemology of biology to general problems of determinism and to a new look at old philosophical debates such as those about realism and its alternatives. The Endophysics Home Page (under construction) provides more information (http://hps.elte.hu/endo.html). THE PROGRAMME Dicussion will be convened by George Kampis. Solicited commentaries from Thomas Breuer, Ladislav Kvasz, and Karl Svozil. All interested are welcome!

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