ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszek
Budapest, Pazmany P. setany 1/A
TUDOMANYFILOZOFIA SZEMINARIUM
(http://hps.elte.hu/seminar)
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1999, december
December 6
Szeminarium nem lesz, a
"The problem of quantum measurement" workshop
(lasd: http://hps.elte.hu/Workshop/workshop.htm)
(Bp. dec. 6-7) miatt!
December 13
12:30
6. em. 6.54
A m b r u s - L a k a t o s L o r a n d
CEU, Departments of Political Science and Economics
VAN FRAASSEN ON EMPIRICISM VERSUS PRAGMATISM IN EPISTEMOLOGY
In his paper "Belief and the Will", Bastian van Fraassen presents a
framework for the understanding of Empiricist epistemology, and this is
the model of Bayesian information processing. Analyzing this framework,
he continues, makes us realize that one also has to posit that the
Empiricist owes a certain sort of commitment to his own epistemic
stances. And this in turn raises the issue of how the Empiricist could
make practical decisions concerning what his correct beliefs should be.
I argue, however, that the model of Bayesian information processing
cannot in general serve the purpose of being a model for Empiricist
epistemology. My argument employs a close inspection of the implicit
epistemological presuppositions behind the Bayesian model. It also
involves a discussion of the implications of the so-called Harsanyi
doctrine for the formulation of the Bayesian decision problem.
Ha mindenki beszél magyarul, akkor az eloadás magyarul lesz!
A szeminarium szervezoje: E. Szabo Laszlo
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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
Tisztelt Kollegak!
A MAKOG 2000 evi konferenciajara (MAKOG VIII) tovabbra is varjuk a
jelentkezeseket.
TEMA: A Kognitiv funkciok fejlodese es zavarai (es meg sokminden mas)
Hatarido: december elso hete, legkesobb december vege
CIM: Keri Szabolcs
SZOTE Pszichiatriai Klinika, Semmelweis u. 6, Szeged, 6725
szkeri(a)phys.szote.u-szeged.hu
Az absztraktot kinyomtatva es lemezen vagy emailen is kerjuk.
Keri kollega szivesen ad felvilagositast a mar berkezett
temakrol is, s ezek hamarosan olvaashatoak lesznek egy WEB
helyen is.
Udvozlettel:
a Szervezok
Csak emlekeztetoul:
-Helyszin: Szeged
-Idopont: 2000. februar, elso hetvegeje (pentek-vasarnap)
-Koltsegek: a mult evhez hasonloak. Maximum 7000 Ft. Egyetmsitaknmak
kedvezemnyek, ammenyiben segitenek a szervezesben. Aki szertne dologzni,
jelntekezzen Pleh Csabanal illetve KKeri Szabolcsnal.
Eloadasokra jelentkezoket varunk a fenti temakorben es termeszetesen
a kognitiv tudomanyok egyeb teruleteirol is.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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4TH ANNUAL MEETING: CALL FOR PAPERS
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THE UNITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS:
BINDING, INTEGRATION, AND DISSOCIATION
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
JUNE 29th - JULY 2nd, 2000: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
The fourth meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness will be held from June 29th to July 2nd, 2000, at the
Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) on the theme of "The
Unity of Consciousness".
Consciousness has many elements, from sensory experiences such as
vision, audition, and bodily sensation, to nonsensory aspects such as
volition, emotion, memory, and thought. The apparent unity of these
elements is striking: all are presented to us as experiences of a single
subject, and all seem to be contained within a unified field of
experience. But this apparent unity raises many questions. How do
diverse systems in the brain co-operate to produce a unified experience?
Are there conditions under which this unity breaks down? And is
conscious experience really unified at all?
In recent years, these questions have been addressed by researchers in
many fields. Neurophysiologists and computational modelers have
investigated the mechanisms by which binding and integration of
disparate information may take place in the brain, producing a unified
experience. Neuropsychological research has documented a large variety
of dissociation disorders in which damage to specific brain regions
leads to dissociated experiences, suggesting the apparent disintegration
of a unified subject. Cognitive psychologists have investigated the role
of attention and learning in the integration of information, and have
examined conditions under which perception and action, or subjective
experience and behavior, can become dissociated. Some cognitive modelers
have suggested that unity is a mere illusion, while others have
emphasized the role of a central unifying system in integrating sensory
and motor experience. And philosophers have analyzed just what the unity
of consciousness comes to, and whether we have reason to believe that it
exists.
The fourth ASSC conference will bring together researchers from numerous
disciplines to discuss these issues. Topics that will be addressed
include:
- the role of synchronous oscillations in binding and integration
- other neurophysiological mechanisms for integration of information
- computational models of binding, integration, and unity
- neuropsychological disorders with dissociation of experience
- the role of attention and learning in unification of experience
- dissociations between perceptual systems
- implicit vs. explicit aspects of knowledge and learning
- dissociations between perception, thought, and action
- the relationship between information integration and unified experience
- analysis of the concept of unity
- unification of consciousness and self across time
- the existence or nonexistence of unified consciousness
Confirmed plenary speakers include: Rodney Cotterill, Zoltan Dienes,
Andreas Engel, Glyn Humphreys, Susan Hurley, Pierre Perruchet, Randy
O'Reilly, Sydney Shoemaker, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, Giulio Tononi,
Ann Treisman, Andrew Young, and Semir Zeki.
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CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS
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While the central theme of ASSC4 is "The unity of consciousness", and
plenary sessions will deal largely with this theme, speakers in
concurrent sessions are invited to talk on any topic relevant to the
scientific study of consciousness. Submissions that include
physiological, psychological, philosophical, and computational
perspectives are all welcome.
Submissions for both posters and talks will be accepted. Any person may
present only one submission, but may be co-author on several. Oral
presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, to be followed by a
10-minute discussion period.
Plenary lectures, symposia, concurrent sessions, and poster sessions
will all be held on the Solbosch campus of the Universite Libre de
Bruxelles.
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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
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This notice is also intended as a call for workshop presenters. One of
the aims of this meeting is to allow researchers to gain a background in
areas that they may know little about. Towards that end a number of
workshops are planned. Is there a topic you or perhaps someone in your
laboratory might want to present? Some participants in the conference
would be very interested in learning about technical matters such as
fMRI or other important brain imaging techniques. Others might enjoy a
seminar on a philosophical topic. If you have recently published a book
or major article on some topic you might want to lead a discussion on
it. As with papers the focus of all workshops should naturally fit
within the overall theme of the conference. A non-exclusive list of
possible topics might include:
-- The latest methods and implications of various brain scanning
techniques (e.g. fMRI, EEG, SQUID, ERP)
-- Blindsight, neglect, or other neuropsychological syndromes
-- Neural network or other theoretical models of processing in areas
related to conscious activity
-- Differences and similarities between conscious and unconscious
processing
-- Current models of the visual system
-- Consciousness and metacognition
-- Criteria for the ascription of consciousness
-- Philosophical issues concerning unity
-- Phenomenological methods for investigating
consciousness
-- Please suggest other sample topics, or modify the above!!
Workshops will be held in parallel sessions on the morning and
afternoon of June 29th. Each workshop is intended to last
approximately three hours. The sizes of workshops will vary between a
minimum of 10 to a maximum of around 25 people. Workshops that do not
achieve the minimum enrollment of 10 people will not be offered.
Workshop presenters will receive a minimum honorarium of 20000 BEF. The
cost of attending workshops will be 2000 BEF.
To submit workshop proposals or to suggest further topics, please write
to Patrick Wilken at <patrickw(a)cs.monash.edu.au>.
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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS, POSTERS & WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
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WORKSHOP PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15th, 2000.
PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 15th, 2000
All submissions must include the following information in the order liste=
d
below:
1. Title.
2. Name, affiliation, and ASSC membership status of each co-author.
3. An abstract of up to 200 words for paper and poster submissions and
of up to 500 words for workshop proposals.
4. Complete contact information for the author with whom the scientific
programme committee will interact with about the submission:
- Name
- Institutional affiliation
- Postal address
- Email address
- Telephone and fax numbers
In addition paper and poster proposals should include the following
information:
5. One or two keywords describing the domain of your contribution
6. An indication of which co-author will present the paper/poster/worksho=
p
at the meeting.
7. An indication of whether the proposal is submitted as a:
a. Spoken presentation
b. Poster presentation
8. An indication of your willingness to switch presentation format if
your proposal cannot be included in the programme as per your stated
preference.
WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:
1. Please send your proposal to Patrick Wilken <patrickw(a)cs.monash.edu.a=
u>.
PAPER & POSTER PROPOSALS:
To submit your proposal(s) for inclusion in the programme, please do one
of the following (listed in order of preference):
1. Send electronic mail to <assc4sub(a)ulb.ac.be>, with the words
"ASSC4 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION" followed by the last name of the
presenting co-author in the Subject: field of your message
2. Fill out the electronic submission form available on this page:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/event/ASSC4/sub/onlinesub.html
3. Fax your proposal to this number: +322 650 33 39. Make sure the
cover page includes the address indicated below.
4. Send a hardcopy of your proposal to:
ASSC4
c/o Axel Cleeremans
Cognitive Science Research Unit
Universit=E9 Libre de Bruxelles
50 ave. F.-D. Roosevelt CP 122
B-1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
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REGISTRATION
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Deadline for early registration: April 30th, 2000.
Registration fees: Early Late
Non-members 6000 BEF 8000 BEF
ASSC members 5000 BEF 7000 BEF
Students 2500 BEF 3000 BEF
Student ASSC members 2000 BEF 2500 BEF
Note: All fees should be paid in Belgian Francs.
Membership registration must be received by May 15th, 2000 to ensure
discount.
To register, please follow the instructions available from the
conference website:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/event/ASSC4/reg/index.html
Address all enquiries about registration to <assc4reg(a)ulb.ac.be>
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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Please check the conference website for further information about the
meeting, including information about paper and poster submissions;
registration and submission forms; information about travel to Brussels
and accomodations; and information about the scientific programme of the
meeting:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/event/ASSC4/
Tune in frequently -- the site will be constantly updated to reflect the
latest information. To enquire about any aspect of the conference,
please write to the local organizer at <assc4(a)ulb.ac.be>.
To find out more about the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness, and to apply for membership, please consult:
http://assc.caltech.edu
The ASSC publishes two scientific journals about which further
information is available from the following websites:
Consciousness & Cognition: http://www.apnet.com/www/journal/cc.htm
PSYCHE: http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/
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Axel Cleeremans
on behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee:
David Chalmers
Axel Cleeremans
Christof Koch
Philip Merikle
Antti Revonsuo
Patrick Wilken
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Patrick Wilken
Editor: PSYCHE: An International Journal of Research on Consciousn=
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Board Member: The Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousn=
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http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/http://assc.caltech.e=
du/
Csaba Pleh Pleh Csaba
Cognitive Science Group Megismerestudomanyi Csoport
Department of Psychology JATE Pszichologiai Tanszeke
Attila Jozsef University, Szeged Szeged
Petofi sgt 30-34, 6722 Hungary
Telefon/Phone: (36)(62) 544000
Lakas/Home: Budakeszi Zichy P. u. 4 2092 Hungary
(36)(23) 453932 or 933
WEB: http//www.jate.u-szeged.hu/~pleh
Hungarian Review of Psychology Magyar Pszichologiai Szemle
editor foszerkeszto
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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:14:09 -0800
From: Ben Harris <harrisb(a)UWP.EDU>
Reply-To: Society for the History of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
<CHEIRON(a)YORKU.CA>
To: CHEIRON(a)YORKU.CA
Subject: Cheiron call for papers
Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 99 19:18:01 +100
Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu
Resent-To: pleh(a)sol.cc.u-szeged.hu
CHEIRON
The International Society for
the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences
CALL FOR PAPERS
21st Annual Meeting
June 22-25, 2000
University of Southern Maine, Gorham Campus
PAPERS, POSTERS, SYMPOSIA, or WORKSHOPS may deal with any aspect of the
history of the behavioral and social sciences, or with related
historiographical and methodological issues. All submissions must be in
triplicate and conform to the length limitations listed below (references,
tables, etc. may be appended). To facilitate blind review, please include
a cover sheet indicating: a) title; b) author's name and affiliation; c)
author's address and phone number; d) audio/visual needs.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY January 25, 2000.
PAPERS: Submit a completed paper (7-8 double-spaced pages plus short
abstract), or a 500-700 word abstract plus bibliography.
POSTERS: Submit an abstract.
SYMPOSIA: Submit an abstract (250 words) describing the symposium as a
whole and an abstract (500 words each) from each of the participants.
WORKSHOPS: Contact the program chair.
STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS: Available to help defray travel expenses of
students who present papers or posters. Please indicate if you are a
student and wish to be considered for an award.
PROGRAM SUBMISSIONS:
Prof. Betty Bayer
Cheiron Program Chair
Department of Psychology
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456-3397
e-mail:bayer@hws.edu
Phone: (315) 781-3460
Fax: (315)781-3348
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Prof. Deborah Johnson
Department of Psychology
Science Building, 227
University of Southern Maine
P. O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300
e-mail: djohnson(a)maine.maine.edu
Phone: (207) 780-4560
Cheiron web site http://www.yorku.ca/dept/psych/orgs/cheiron/cheiron.htm
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Meghivo
Szeretettel latunk minden erdeklodot
Prof. Barbara Fisher Anderson
Department of Communication
Georgia State University, Atlanta
USA
Ecological Psychology and Film Viewing
cimu eloadasan
1999 november 12-en penteken 11 orakor
az ELTE Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszeken
a Budapest XI. Pazmany setany 1. VI. emelet 686. teremben
Ropolyi Laszlo
Dear Colleague, Attached find the results of our web based survey of
psychologists' ratings of journals. The exercise was primarily a means
of assessing
the problems/benefits of carrying out an internet based survey. Can I
thank those
who responded and hope you find the results of interest. Maurice
Survey results can be accessed by clicking/ entering:
http://www.infc.ulst.ac.uk/~karl/survey/index.htm
Dr. Maurice Stringer,
Senior Lecturer,
Psychology
University of Ulster,
Coleraine.
ELTE TTK Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszek
Budapest, Pazmany P. setany 1/A
TUDOMANYFILOZOFIA SZEMINARIUM
(http://hps.elte.hu/seminar)
________________________________________________
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!)
A szeminarium szervezoje: E. Szabo Laszlo
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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
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last CALL FOR PAPERS [deadline: November 15, 1999]
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conference: T H E E V O L U T I O N O F L A N G U A G E
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Paris April 3-6, 2000
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications
Paris - France
http://www.infres.enst.fr/confs/evolang/cfp.html
Submission Instructions
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Prospective authors are invited to submit extended abstracts or short papers
(from 1 to 4 pages, max. 2000 words).
Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their papers electronically
(MS Word preferred, but most formats will be recognised).
Please email your submission to
evolang(a)infres.enst.fr
Please include the submission form (see web site) in your message.
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Conference web site: http://www.infres.enst.fr/confs/evolang/
Call for papers: http://www.infres.enst.fr/confs/evolang/cfp.html
EMAIL: evolang(a)infres.enst.fr
COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE szeminariumok
MTA KFKI RMKI, III. epulet, Tancsterem)
November 10, Szerda 14.00 - 15.00
Laurenz Wiskott
Innovationskolleg Theoretische Biologie
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unsupervised Learning of Invariances in a Simple Model of the
Visual System
November 17, Szerda 14.00 - 16.30
Minoru Tsukada - Yuki Kobayashi
Department of Information & Communication Engineering and
Brain Science Institute
Tamagawa University, Tokyo-Machida
Spatial distribution on LTP and in the hippocampal CA1 region:
from experiments to theory
Erdeklodoket szivesen latunk.
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Abstracts
Wiskott:
A new algorithm for unsupervised learning of invariances is presented.
The basic idea is to learn a nonlinear input-output function which
extracts slowly varying aspects from the input signal by minimizing the
temporal variation of the output signal. This is a known approach. The
algorithm, however, differs from existing learning rules. Firstly, it
computes the solution in a closed form (like PCA) and is guaranteed to
find the optimum within the considered function class. Secondly, not only
one but many uncorrelated output signal components can be generated
easily, which is important for hierarchical networks.
The algorithm is then applied to a simple model of the visual system with
a one-dimensional retina. Depending on what stimuli are used for
training, the network can learn translation-, scale-, rotation- (cyclic
shift), contrast-, or illumination-invariance. Relatively few stimulus
patterns are needed for training to achieve good generalization to new
patterns. The representation generated is suitable for pattern
recognition. Overall the model suggests that it may be plausible that our
visual system learns invariances based on fairly limited visual
experience.
Tsukada - Kobayashi:
The spatial distriution of LTP and LTD induced by temporal modulated
stimulus, composed of high and low frequencies, was investigated in a
slice preparation from the hippocampus of aguine-pig by using optical
imaging method.Stimulus dependent LTP and LTD were simultaneously observed
in the sepcific areas in CA1. The area of LTD corresponds to the localized
area of pyramidal cell output layer of CA1 with feedback inhibition from
basket cells, which differs from the area (stratum radiatum) of that
induced by low frequncy stimulation. The coding mechanism is discussed in
the relation between the stimulus pattern and the network structure.
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A final reminder of the upcoming conference:
"THE COGNITIVE BASIS OF SCIENCE" at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ=
,
from Friday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999.
NO REGISTRATION (OR FEE) IS REQUIRED.
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)
Visit the conference website for further information, including direction=
s to
the conference and abstracts of talks to be presented:
<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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