Professor Csaba Pleh
Cognitive Science Group
Department of Psychology
JATE University, Szeged Petofi sgt. 30, H-6722
Hungary
Editor, Hungarian Review of Psychology
Home: Budakeszi, Zichy P. u 4, 2092
Phone: (36)(23)453933
Fax: (36)(23)453932, email: pleh(a)edpsy.u-szeged.hu
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Subject: Call for Papers: International Society for the History of the
Neurosciences (ISHN) 5th Annual Meeting (Providence, Rhode Island,
USA, 11-14 June 2000)
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MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS
5th Annual Meeting
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF THE NEUROSCIENCES (ISHN)
Providence Biltmore Hotel
Kennedy Plaza
Providence, Rhode Island 02903 USA
401-421-0700 phone
800-294-7709 toll free (Providence office, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday
to Friday)
800-437-4824 toll free (National office, 24 hours)
401-455-3050 fax
Sunday, 11 June - Wednesday, 14 June 2000
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 5th annual meeting of the International Society for the History of
the Neurosciences (ISHN) will be held Sunday, 11 June to Wednesday, 14
June 2000, in the historic city of Providence, Rhode Island (USA).
The ISHN encourages contributions about all of the history of all of
the neurosciences, including basic and clinical specialties, ancient
and non-Western topics, technical advances, and broad social and
cultural aspects.
The structure of the meeting will be platform and poster papers as well
as thematic symposia, all to be refereed by the program committee.
There will not be parallel sessions. Platform papers are normally about
15-20 minutes in duration followed by 5-10 minutes for discussion.
Poster papers are allowed an 8 x 4 foot poster board area. Thematic
symposia consist of 3 or 4 platform papers submitted together on a
specific theme.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 15 JANUARY 2000. The program will be
finalized by late March 2000.
ABSTRACT FORMAT: Please submit your abstract on a single sheet of
paper with medium to large font (e.g., Times New Roman 12 point or
Arial 11 point) and wide margins (1 inch or more). Do not pack the
page. Specify whether you are applying for a platform or poster
presentation.
SEND ABSTRACTS by surface mail, air mail or fax to the Chair of the
Program Committee:
S.H. Greenblatt, MD
Brown University Neurosurgery
Memorial Hospital
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860 USA
401-729-2784 phone
401-729-2781 fax
Samuel_Greenblatt(a)brown.edu
Papers are expected to have at least one author who is a member of the
ISHN. For information on membership, please contact the ISHN Secretary,
Duane Haines (see below).
The ISHN encourages all presenters to submit their papers to the
Society's official publication, the _Journal of the History of the
Neurosciences_.
ABSTRACTS PREPARATION ASSISTANCE: The purpose of the ISHN is to
increase the quantity and quality of research in neurohistory. Anyone
who wants assistance in the preparation of an abstract and/or paper for
this meeting is invited to contact a committee--composed of ISHN
members who are not on the Program Committee--which has been organized
to provide this service. Abstracts must be submitted to this
service well in advance of the above deadline (January 15, 2000).
Authors who use this service must still submit their abstracts to the
Chair of the Program Committee in the usual way and within this
deadline. Contact:
Harry Whitaker, PhD
Department of Psychology
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan 49855 USA
906-227-2937 phone
906-227-2954 fax
hwhitake(a)nmu.edu
MEETING INFORMATION
Venue: All paper and poster sessions will be held in the Providence
Biltmore Hotel, a refurbished 1920s hotel that is affiliated with the
Grand Heritage Hotels chain. It is located at the west end of Kennedy
Plaza (11 Dorrance Street; map) in the center of Providence's restored
and energetic downtown.
Transportation: There is direct bus service (Bonanza Bus Lines) to
Kennedy Plaza from New York and Boston, and also from Boston's Logan
Airport and Rhode Island's T.F. Green Airport. Domestic air fares to
Providence are quite cheap because other airlines (American,
Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, US Airways) have to compete with
Southwest Airlines. Air Canada has commuter flights from Toronto.
Boston/Logan is well served by many direct flights to and from Europe.
The Biltmore is also only a few blocks (an easy walk without luggage)
from the Providence Amtrak Station. Amtrak hopes to have its new, high
speed train service (to and from Boston and New York) in place by
Spring 2000.
Hotel Reservations: A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Providence Biltmore Hotel at $119 per night (single or double) or $139
(small suite). Please make your reservations directly with the
Reservations Office at the Biltmore and ask for the group rate for the
ISHN. The cutoff date for these reservations is 12 MAY 2000.
Student Housing: Dormitory rooms (singles, air conditioned) will be
available on the Brown University campus at $35 per night. The Brown
campus is about a 20-25 minute walk to the Biltmore. Frequent
"trolleys" (buses) are available a few blocks from the dorms; they go
directly to Kennedy Plaza. To obtain a registration form forthese
rooms, please contact:
Patricia Henry
Director of Conference Services
101 Thayer Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02912 USA
401-863-7500 phone
401-863-7300 fax
Patricia_Henry(a)brown.edu
Financial Assistance: The ISHN has allocated some limited funds to
assist with travel expenses for students (pursuing any degree,
undergraduate or graduate) whose abstracts have been accepted and who
must travel expensive distances. The Program Committee will determine
the distribution of these funds based on (1) the quality of abstracts
and (2) applicants' projected travel expenses, recognizing that
sometimes it costs more to travel modest distances than long ones. If
you wish to apply for this assistance, please include with your
abstract a short paragraph of request and explanation (with your
projected expenses) on a separate sheet.
Area Attractions: Providence is an old city (by American standards!),
with many historic neighborhoods and interesting museums and libraries.
In addition to Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design
helps set the tone for the city's recent revival. Rhode Island is
famous for its beaches and for the late 19th century "cottages" of the
nouveaux riche in Newport. Boston is only an hour away. For more
information about things to see and do in the area, contact the toll
free visitor information number: 800-233-1636. For assistance with any
other arrangements in the area, please contact Dr. Greenblatt.
ISHN MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Dr. Duane E. Haines
Department of Anatomy
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216-4505 USA
601-984-1640 phone
601-984-1655 fax
dehaines(a)fiona.umsmed.edu
ISHN HOMEPAGE
<http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/ishnhome.htm>
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS
<http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/call2000.htm>
___________________________________________________
Russell A. Johnson rjohnson(a)library.ucla.edu
Archivist and Cataloger (310) 825-6940
History & Special Collections Division
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA
Box 951798 Los Angeles CA 90095-1798
<http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/biomed/his/hisdiv.htm>
Archivist (310) 825-3191 or 206-2753
Neuroscience History Archives
Brain Research Institute, UCLA
Box 951761 Los Angeles CA 90095-1761
<http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/nhahome.htm>
Az MTA Filozofiai Intezete es a Magyar Wittgenstein Tarsasag
rendezeseben
RUDOLF HALLER
prof. emeritus, Universitaet Graz
WITTGENSTEIN AND MODERNITY
cimmel eloadast tart
1999. nov. 11-en, csutortokon, 11 orakor
az MTA Filozofiai Intezeteben
(Budapest, V. Szemere u. 10.).
ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszek
Budapest, Pazmany P. setany 1/A
TUDOMANYFILOZOFIA SZEMINARIUM
(http://hps.elte.hu/seminar)
________________________________________________
November 1
12:30
6. em. 6.54
Cs a b a F e r e n c
ELTE, BTK Logika Tanszek
GODEL ONTOLOGIAI BIZONYITASA
Isten letezesenek ontologiai bizonyitasai felfoghatok modalis logikai
levezetesekkent is. Ha Szent Anzelm klasszikus argumentumaban az
'elgondolhato, hogy' kitetelt a 'lehetseges, hogy' fordulattal
interpretaljuk, akkor a modalitasok mar az eredeti valtozatban is tetten
erhetok. (Az ilyen tipusu interpretaciok motivacioja altalaban az, hogy
a kanti kritikanak -- "az egzisztencia nem igazi predikatum"-- elet
vegyek: ha az egzisztencia nem is igazi predikatum, a szuksegszeru
letezes mar az kell legyen.) Az anzelmi argumentum mellett nehany ujabb
keletu gondolatmenetet (Charles Hartshorne, Alvin Plantinga) is
megvizsgalunk, ennek soran a tovabbiakhoz szukseges (es esetleg nem
kozismert) ismeretek is szoba kerulnek.
A godeli bizonyitasban eloszor a leibnizi eredetu vonasokat probaljuk
meg azonositani. A godeli lenyegi tulajdonsagok es Leibniz individualis
fogalmai kozott peldaul szembeszoko az osszhang (az elobbi az utobbi
egyfajta formalizalasanak is tekintheto). A godeli elmelet tovabbi
jellemzoen leibnizi vonasa, hogy "modalis kollapszushoz"vezet:
premisszait elfogadva bizonyithatjuk, hogy minden igaz allitas
szuksegszeruen igaz.
Ha az imenti konkluzio nem talalkozik metafizikai preferenciainkkal (s
az interpretatorok egy reszenel egyertelmuen ez a helyzet), akkor a
feladat nyilvan a kovetkezo: gyengitsuk meg az elmeletet oly modon, hogy
a "kollapszust"is elkeruljuk, de az eredeti intencioval is osszhangban
maradjunk. Nehany ilyen kiserletet be is mutatunk.
A szeminarium szervezoje: E. Szabo Laszlo
--
Laszlo E. Szabo
Department of Theoretical Physics
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eotvos University, Budapest
H-1518 Budapest, Pf. 32.
Phone: (36-1)2090-555/6671
Fax: (36-1)372-2509
Home: (36-1)200-7318
http://hps.elte.hu/~leszabo
ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszek
Budapest, Pazmany P. setany 1/A
TUDOMANYFILOZOFIA SZEMINARIUM
(http://hps.elte.hu/seminar)
________________________________________________
1999, november
November 1
12:30
6. em. 6.54
Cs a b a F e r e n c
ELTE, BTK Logika Tanszek
GODEL ONTOLOGIAI BIZONYITASA
Isten letezesenek ontologiai bizonyitasai felfoghatok modalis logikai
levezetesekkent is. Ha Szent Anzelm klasszikus argumentumaban az
'elgondolhato, hogy' kitetelt a 'lehetseges, hogy' fordulattal
interpretaljuk, akkor a modalitasok mar az eredeti valtozatban is tetten
erhetok. (Az ilyen tipusu interpretaciok motivacioja altalaban az, hogy
a kanti kritikanak -- "az egzisztencia nem igazi predikatum"-- elet
vegyek: ha az egzisztencia nem is igazi predikatum, a szuksegszeru
letezes mar az kell legyen.) Az anzelmi argumentum mellett nehany ujabb
keletu gondolatmenetet (Charles Hartshorne, Alvin Plantinga) is
megvizsgalunk, ennek soran a tovabbiakhoz szukseges (es esetleg nem
kozismert) ismeretek is szoba kerulnek.
A godeli bizonyitasban eloszor a leibnizi eredetu vonasokat probaljuk
meg azonositani. A godeli lenyegi tulajdonsagok es Leibniz individualis
fogalmai kozott peldaul szembeszoko az osszhang (az elobbi az utobbi
egyfajta formalizalasanak is tekintheto). A godeli elmelet tovabbi
jellemzoen leibnizi vonasa, hogy "modalis kollapszushoz"vezet:
premisszait elfogadva bizonyithatjuk, hogy minden igaz allitas
szuksegszeruen igaz.
Ha az imenti konkluzio nem talalkozik metafizikai preferenciainkkal (s
az interpretatorok egy reszenel egyertelmuen ez a helyzet), akkor a
feladat nyilvan a kovetkezo: gyengitsuk meg az elmeletet oly modon, hogy
a "kollapszust"is elkeruljuk, de az eredeti intencioval is osszhangban
maradjunk. Nehany ilyen kiserletet be is mutatunk.
November 8
12:30
6. em. 6.54
D i o s i L a j o s
KFKI, Reszecse- es Magfizikai Kutato Intezet
A KLASSZIKUS KONTINUUM ES A KVANTUMELMELET
KOEGZISZTENCIAJAROL
A klasszikus kontinuum, peldaul a terido vagy fizikai terek robosztus
reszei, kvantumdinamikai szempontbol mindig hatter-mezo szerepet
jatszanak. Feltetelezzuk, sot neha bizonyitjuk, hogy ezek a klasszikus
kontinuumok kvantalt mikroszkopikus dinamikakbol keletkezo effektiv
terek. Meglepo teny, hogy nincs altalanos elmeletunk ezeknek az effektiv
tereknek a keletkezesere.
Ehelyett van egy altalanos modell (mereselmeletnek hivjak) amely
klasszikus kontinuum helyett klasszikus diszkret jellemzok keletkezeset
irja le kvantalt rendszerekben. A klasszikussag ezen fajtajanak
egyebkent szokatlan tulajdonsagai vannak, mint peldaul veletlenszeruseg,
kontextualitas, valamint nem-klasszikus korrelaciok. Nem tudjuk azonban,
hogy vajon ez a modell egy specialis esete lenne-e a klasszikus
kontinuum keresett keletkezesi modelljenek.
Valojaban ismerunk egy modell-osztalyt, ahol idoben folytonos
klasszikus jellemzok keletkeznek kvantalt elmeletbol. Ezek az effektiv
klasszikus terek folytonosak de nem differencialhatok. Az utobbi
hianyossag a modell-dinamika markovi kozelitesebol adodik. Az gondoltuk
es remeltuk, hogy feloldva ezt a kozelitest vegre igazi sima klasszikus
tereket (klasszikus kontinuumot) vezethetunk le egzakt kvantalt
dinamikakbol. Ujabb sejtesem szerint ez csak akkor lehetseges, ha a
kauzalitas elvet foladnank.
November 15
12:30
6. em. 6.54
H u o r a n s z k i F e r e n c
ELTE BTK Tarsadalomfilozofia Tanszek
CEU Political Science Department
INTENTIONALITY AND THE NATURE OF LAWS
One of the central topic in recent philosophy of mind concerns the
possibility of giving a reductive analysis of intentional content. Many
think that for showing that intentional psychology is a science it is
necessary to analyze thought-content in nomic-causal terms. The lecture
attempts to show that the intentional cannot be reduced to the nomic. It
grounds its claim on the assumption that none of the available concepts
of laws allows for the assumed nomological analysis.
First we must distinguish between lawlike sentences and laws in the
metaphysical sense. If laws are but sentences of the form of a
universally quantified conditional then no reductive analysis of
intentional content can invoke the concept of a law since sentences
themselves are intentional objects. Therefore the nomological analysis
must assume that laws of nature are possible objects of scientific
discovery and not only constructs of language. The Ramsey - Lewis
analysis of laws take them to be members of "an integrated system of
truths which combines simplicity with strength in the best possible
way". Another current view of laws claims that laws are second order
facts about first order universals. The third view takes laws to be
relations between possible worlds: whatever remains invariant when we
shift from one physically possible world to another is a law of nature.
It will be shown that none of these conceptions fit the purpose of
assumed "laws about intentionality".
Finally I will argue that sciences which deal with phenomena only
globally supervenient on physics should not attempt to give nomological
explanations. (Ha mindenki beszel magyarul, akkor az eloadas magyarul
lesz!)
November 22
12:30
6. em. 6.54
K a m p i s G y o r g y
ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszek
DARWIN: A FAJOK EREDETE
A nemsokara megjeleno uj forditas kapcsan arrol probalom meggyozni a
hallgatot, hogy "A fajok eredete" minden szempontbol modern es
elolvasasra erdemes mu. Rekonstrualom Darwin ervelesenek menetet, es
megtisztitom a nehol induktiv okoskodast deduktiv kovetkeztetessel
vegyito elemeitol. Kihangsulyozom azokat a pontokat, ahol Darwin jocskan
elebe megy a kesobbi, reszben meg mindig tarto evolucioelmeleti
vitaknak, es megbeszeljuk, miert nem utolagos belemagyarazas ez.
Parhuzamot vonok az eredeti mu gondolatvilaga es szamos olyan mai
fejlemeny kozott is, amelyek az evolucio biologiai, pszichologiai,
nyelveszeti, szocialis vagy filozofiai altalanositasait keresik. Vegul
kiterek arra, hogy miert igazolja Darwin muve a fajok leszarmazassal
valo keletkezeset, es honnan tudjuk, hogy nem olvastak a muvet azok,
akik ebben ketelkednek. Az inyencek a szunetben Darwin tevedeseivel es
mas faramucisagokkal mulathatjak az idot.
November 29
12:30
6. em. 6.54
M a t o l c s i T a m a s
ELTE TTK Alkalmazott Analizis Tanszek
UJ PARADOXONOK A RELATIVITASELMELETBEN
Ket paradoxon jelent meg az utobbi tiz evben. Az egyik a
sebesseg-osszeadasi paradoxon, a masik a fenysebessegi paradoxon.
Mindketto (mint a paradoxonok altalaban) ki nem mondott, termeszetesnek
vett, de nem helytallo feltetelezesbol adodik, es mindezert a
relativitaselmelet szokasos targyalasa felelos, amelyben pontosan meg
nem hatarozott fogalomra, a tehetetlensegi megfigyelo intuitiv fogalmara
alapoznak. A paradoxonok lenyeget es feloldasat egy pontos modell
keretein belul targyalom.
A szeminarium szervezoje: E. Szabo Laszlo
--
Laszlo E. Szabo
Department of Theoretical Physics
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eotvos University, Budapest
H-1518 Budapest, Pf. 32.
Phone: (36-1)2090-555/6671
Fax: (36-1)372-2509
Home: (36-1)200-7318
http://hps.elte.hu/~leszabo
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A reminder of the upcoming conference:
"THE COGNITIVE BASIS OF SCIENCE"
LOCATION: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
DATES: Friday, Nov. 5 - Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999.
SPEAKERS:
Susan Carey (Psychology, NYU)
Kevin Dunbar (Psychology, McGill)
Rochel Gelman (Psychology, UCLA)
Ronald Giere (Philosophy, University of Minnesota)
Alison Gopnik (Psychology, Berkeley) =
Philip Kitcher (Philosophy, Columbia)
Howard Margolis (Public Policy, University of Chicago)
Nancy Nersessian (Cognitive Science, Georgia Tech)
Richard Nisbett (Psychology, University of Michigan)
David Papineau (Philosophy, Kings College London)
Michael Siegal (Psychology, University of Sheffield)
Elizabeth Spelke (Psychology, MIT)
Paul Thagard (Philosophy & Cognitive Science, University of Waterloo)
No registration, or registration fee, is required.
Visit the conference website for further information:
http://philosophy.rutgers.edu/cbs-conference/
Further questions may be directed to:
Professor Stephen Stich
Department of Philosophy & Center for Cognitive Science
Rutgers University
E-mail: stich(a)ruccs.rutgers.edu
Office phone: (732) 932-9091
Fax: (732) 932-8617
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Dept. of Philosophy, Rutgers University
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T. Kollegak,
Szeretnenk a figyelmukbe ajanlani a szegedi
megismerestudomanyi muhely formalodo honnlapjat.
A http://www.szote.u-szeged.hu/phys/cognitiv/kog.htm cim alatt
megtalalhatoak a kurzusleirasaink, anyagaink, valamint a kognitiv
tudomanyok irant erdeklodok szamara hasznos informaciok, eloadasok es
linkek.
Udvozlettel,
Kovacs Gyula
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Gyula Kovacs, PhD
Dept. Physiology
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University
Szeged
H-6720
Dom ter 10
Phone:+36-62-45-53-73
Fax:+36-62-455-842
gkovacs(a)atlas.neuro.ki.se
gkovacs(a)phys.szote.u-szeged.hu
http://www.szote.u-szeged.hu/phys/frames/vision.htm
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(With apologies for cross-postings)
CALL FOR PAPERS for the PANEL SESSION
SPATIAL RELATIONS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE
(THE CONCEPTUALIZATION, CONSTRUCTION AND SITUATED USE OF SPATIAL RELATIONS
IN NATURAL LANGUAGE - title in full)
as part of the 7th INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS CONFERENCE organized by the
International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), to be held in Budapest,
Hungary, 9-14 July 2000.
Panel organizers:
L=E1szl=F3 I. Koml=F3si (P=E9cs ); email: Komlosi(a)btk.jpte.hu
Hubert Cuyckens (Leuven); email: Hubert.Cuyckens(a)arts.kuleuven.ac.be
The PANEL SESSION on THE CONCEPTUALIZATION, CONSTRUCTION AND SITUATED USE
OF SPATIAL RELATIONS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE is an initiative to bring together
linguists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, etc., attending the 7th
International Pragmatics for a specifically-focused forum to discuss the
pragmatics-related aspects of the relation between language and spatial
cognition, the conceptualization of abstract relations in terms of spatial
relations and its symbolization in natural language, and the construal of
spatial relations in language.=20
.The PANEL SESSIONS on SPATIAL RELATIONS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE will be held
in the PARALLEL SESSIONS slot of the IprA 2000 Conference program. The
final number of the PANEL SESSION units on SPATIAL RELATIONS will be
determined by the number of contributions accepted for presentation. The
maximum number of contributions to the panel is twelve (for a total of
three units).
Each PANEL SESSION will meet for 90 minutes, and comprises a set of four
15-minute contributions and 30 minutes of general discussion. Written
versions or extensive outlines of all panel contributions should be made
available to the other contributors prior to the conference to facilitate
discussion.
We invite you to submit your panel presentations to the PANEL ORGANIZERS
(addresses below) by NOVEMBER 1, 1999. Panel presentations will be subject
to anonymous review
Paper submissions for panel contributions should contain:
1. an e-mail version (word and/or rtf encoding) of the one-page abstract,
to be sent to both Hubert Cuyckens (Hubert.Cuyckens(a)arts.kuleuven.ac.be)
and L=E1szl=F3 I. Koml=F3si (Komlosi(a)btk.jpte.hu);
2. 10 (ten) copies of the printed, hard-copy-version of the
ONE-PAGE-ABSTRACT together with a printed, hard-copy-version of the IPrA
official PAPER SUBMISSION FORM to be sent to Hubert Cuyckens at the
following address:
Hubert Cuyckens
Dept of Linguistics
KU Leuven
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium
Paper submission forms, submission guidelines, and Registration forms are
to be found on the IPrA website: http://ipra-www.uia.ac.be/ipra/
PAPER SUBMISSION FORM
All prospective presenters of panel contributions MUST return this paper
submission form together with 10 one-page abstracts to panel organizer=20
Hubert Cuyckens=20
Dept of Linguistics
KU Leuven
Blijde-Inkomststraat 21
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium
(a) Name(s), (b) full address(es), (c ) fax number(s), (d) e-mail
address(es) of author(s):
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Paper title of panel contribution:
( ) My/our contribution was invited by the panel organizer(s) below
( ) I/we propose placement of my/our contribution in the panel below
( ) (I/we understand that the Conference Committee reserves the right to
reassign my/our
contribution as an individual lecture or as a poster)
Panel organizer(s):
Panel title
Equipment required: ( ) overhead projector ( ) video ( ) audio cassette
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(Other types of equipment may be made available, but the rental price -
which will no doubt be high - will have to be charged to the user.)
Everyone will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance towards the end
of January 2000.
Sumbission checklist
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Registration
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Secretariat
( ) I/we understand that I/we will have to be fully registered before
March 1st 2000 in order for my/our contribution to be entered into the
preliminary program
ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszek
Budapest, Pazmany P. setany 1/A
TUDOMANYFILOZOFIA SZEMINARIUM
(http://hps.elte.hu/seminar)
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1999. oktober 25. (hetfo)
12:30
6. em. 661.
K o v a c s G y u l a
SZOTE, Elettani Intezet
OUR BRAIN AND OUR MIND
The neuronal bases of consciousness
(Az eloadas magyarul lesz!)
1. Introduction
1.1. Definition of awareness & consciousness for the non-philosopher
1.2. "Components" of consciousness
1.3. Levels of human consciousness, coma, sleep, awake states
1.4. "Prerequisites" of consciousness
2. Recent results on the brain and mind problem
2.1. Visual consciousness
2.2. Blindsight
2.3. Perception vs. action
2.4. Bistable percepts
2.4.1. Ambiguous figures
2.4.2. Binocular rivalry
2.5. Electrical brain stimulation and conscious behavior
2.6. Subliminal and supraliminal stimulus processing
2.7. Time scale of consciousness
Humans & Monkeys:
2.8. NCC - Neural Correlate of Consciousness
Theories & models
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Laszlo E. Szabo
Department of Theoretical Physics
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Eotvos University, Budapest
H-1518 Budapest, Pf. 32.
Phone: (36-1)2090-555/6671
Fax: (36-1)372-2509
Home: (36-1)200-7318
http://hps.elte.hu/~leszabo
Kedves Kollegak !
A Magyar Tudomany Napja alkalmabol a kovetkezo, kognitiv erdeklodesuek
szamara talan relevans eloadasok lesznek Szegeden.
1999. november 2 kedden a SZAB Szekhazban, 14h45-15h15
Pleh Csaba: A termeszeti es kulturalis magyarazatok vitaja az emberkepben
1999. november 5-en penteken, a JATE Taacstermeben, a Dugonics teren,
10.00 es 11.30 kozott:
Kampis Gyorgy: A tudas az uj technologiak vilagaban
Kovacs Gyula: A kognitiv funkciok idegrendszeri alapjai
Keri Szabolcs: A pszichiatriai betegsegek, mint kognitiv zavarok
Minden erdeklodot szeretettel varunk.
Pleh Csaba
Csaba Pleh
Cognitive Science Group
Department of Psychology
Attila Jozsef University, Szeged
Petofi sgt 30-34, 6722 Hungary
Phone: (36)(62) 454000, extension 3273
Home: Budakeszi Zichy P. u. 4 2092 Hungary, (36)(23) 453932 or 933
Editor, Hungarian Review of Psychology
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PSYCOLOQUY ISSN 1055-0143 Wednesday, 13th October 1999, Newsletter Section
(1) Conference: Int.Conf. on Cognitive and Neural Systems.
(2) Conference: Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
(3) Conference: Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology.
(4) Conference: International Symposium on Robotics.
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From: Cynthia Bradford (cindy(a)cns.bu.edu)
Subject: International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems.
Fourth International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems.
Tutorials: May 24, 2000, Meeting: May 25-27, 2000
Boston University
677 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
http://cns-web.bu.edu/meetings/
Sponsored by Boston University's
Center for Adaptive Systems
and
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
This interdisciplinary conference has drawn about 300 people from around
the world each time that it has been offered. Last year's conference was
attended by scientists from 30 countries. The conference is structured to
facilitate intense communication between its participants, both in the
formal sessions and during its other activities. As during previous years,
the millennium conference will focus on solutions to the fundamental
questions:
How Does the Brain Control Behavior?
How Can Technology Emulate Biological Intelligence?
The conference will include invited tutorials and lectures, and
contributed lectures and posters by experts on the biology and
technology of how the brain and other intelligent systems adapt to a
changing world. The conference is aimed at researchers and students of
computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science,
artificial neural networks, neuromorphic engineering, and artificial
intelligence.
A single oral or poster session enables all presented work to be
highly visible.
Abstract submissions encourage submissions of the latest results.
Session Topics:
* vision * spatial mapping and navigation
* object recognition * neural circuit models
* image understanding * neural system models
* audition * mathematics of neural systems
* speech and language * robotics
* unsupervised learning * hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital)
* supervised learning * neuromorphic VLSI
* reinforcement and emotion * industrial applications
* sensory-motor control * cognition, planning, and attention
* other
Contributed abstracts must be received, in English, by January 28,
2000. Notification of acceptance will be provided by email by February
29, 2000. A meeting registration fee of $50 for regular attendees and
$35 for students must accompany each Abstract.
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
Boston University
677 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
FAX: (617) 353-7755
http://cns-web.bu.edu/meetings/
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From: Randall Dipert (cr2559(a)usma.edu)
Subject: Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
The Metaphysics of Consciousness: David Chalmers' THE CONSCIOUS MIND in
Historical and Contemporary Perspective.
A two-day interdisciplinary conference at the University at Buffalo (SUNY).
November 5-6, 1999.
All sessions are at The Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst NY.
There is no charge for attending all or part of the conference, nor is
advance registration necessary; there is, however a charge for the
conference meals (lunch, dinner), for which advance registration is
necessary. See below for information about Registration.
The conference is open to the public. There is no registration fee.
There is a separate Graduate Student Conference that is taking place
Thursday, November 4th with the general theme of the philosophy of mind
and consciousness. For information, contact: eglittle(a)acsu.buffalo.edu
(Eric G Little)
The website for the conference, with updated and more extensive information,
as well as a registration form, is:
http://paa.11net.com/chalmers.htm
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From: Paul Eling (eling(a)nici.kun.nl)
Subject: Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology.
The 11th annual conference on Theoretical & Experimental
Neuropsychology, TENNET XI, will be on 17 June 2000, in Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, at the Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Judith-Jasmin
Bldg., Marie-Gerin-Lajoie Hall.
The basic conference structure is (a) two thematic symposia of 3 hours
duration, followed by (b) refereed poster papers. The poster papers are
discussed after the second symposium, each afternoon. This is the first
North American neuropsychology conference that is specifically focussed
on theoretical and experimental issues.
The Tennet conference traditionally has one symposium devoted to
'history'. The theme of the symposium in the 2000-meeting (on June 17)
will be: '20th century in retrospect'
The symposium will deal with different periods of the 20th century,
concentrating on issues that seemed most prominent for these periods.
Potential Topics are:
- cytoarchitectonics (i.e. relations with specific intellectual abilities?)
- holism - Goldstein
- Zangwill and the development of neuropsychology (John Marshall)
- neurochemistry and psychopathology
- development of imaging (Anne Beaulieu?)
Who is interested in participating in this symposium and presenting a
paper on one of the topics mentioned above or perhaps one that fits
with the theme?
Reactions to:
Paul Eling
eling(a)nici.kun.nl
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From: Monique Trottier (trottier(a)goldenplanners.com)
Subject: International Symposium on Robotics.
31st International Symposium on Robotics May 14- 17, 2000
Palais des congrs, Montral, Qubec, Canada
The ISR 2000 Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs, Professors Gregory
Dudek and Vincent Hayward, are pleased to announce that the following
Special Thematic Sessions have been accepted. Each session is being organized
individually and will combine presentations from specifically invited
presenters as well as presentations submitted through this Call for Papers.
Paper submissions for Special Thematic Sessions must follow the same
guidelines as indicated in the initial Call for Papers and the deadline for
submissions is also the same: November 15, 1999. However, please note that
when submitting a paper intended for a Special Thematic Session, it is
important to note this clearly on the title page.
Flexible Fixtureless Assembly
This session is dedicated to the development of a robust intelligent
autonomous flexible fixtureless assembly robotic workcell aimed at advancing
automated assembly processes in the manufacturing sector.
Organized by: Gabriele D^REleuterio, University of Toronto, Canada
(Email: gde(a)utias.utoronto.ca)
Virtualized Reality
Pierre Boulanger (Pierre.Boulanger(a)iit.nrc.ca)
Virtualized reality is a generalization of the standard visual simulation
paradigm where the model and the actions used in the simulated world are
extracted from various sensors and information retrieval systems. The
resulting visual simulation aims at an exact representation of the real world
allowing for photo realistic rendering, telepresence, remote control, and
intuitive information queries. In this seminar, we will present the state
of the art in this new field and how to use this technology for real life
applications.
Robot-Mounted Range Sensor Systems: Applications and Advances
Michael Greenspan (Michael.Greenspan(a)nrc.ca)
The combination of a range sensor mounted on a robotic positioning
device (manipulator or mobile) provides a powerful tool. This session
will explore new application areas and advances in known applications
of robot-mounted range sensor systems, with particular emphasis placed
on the processing methods that impart upon such systems an advanced
degree of flexibility and autonomy.
Applications to Operations in Harsh Terrestrial Environments
Paul Cohen (cohen(a)ai.polymtl.ca)
This session will be devoted to applications of autonomous or
telerobotic systems to operations in harsh natural environments such as
underground and surface mines, arctic regions, forestry and dump sites.
Submissions are invited on specific issues related to sensing, control,
human/machine interaction and overall system integration.
Space Robotics
Canadian Space Agency (see ISR website)
This session will include papers on robotics issues related to the
International Space Station program and mobile planetary rovers.
If you are interested in submitting a paper for any one of the
above-mentioned Special Thematic Sessions and require more information
about the scope and objectives of the session, please feel free to
communicate directly with the Organizer by Email.
For information about ISR 2000, please view our web site at
http://www.precarn.ca/isr2000
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