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PRECIS OF: Neuroconstructivism: How the Brain Constructs Cognition
BOOK AUTHORS: Denis Mareschal, Mark Johnson, Sylvain Sirois, Michael Spratling, Michael Thomas, and
Gert Westermann
ABSTRACT: Neuroconstructivism proposes a unifying framework for the study of development that brings
together (1) constructivism (which views development as the progressive elaboration of increasingly
complex structures), (2) cognitive neuroscience (which aims to understand the neural mechanisms
underlying behaviour), and (3) computational modelling (which proposes formal and explicit
specifications of information processing). The guiding principle of our approach is context
dependence, within and (in contrast to Marr) between levels of organization. We propose that three
mechanisms guide the emergence of representations: competition, cooperation, and chronotopy, which
themselves allow for two central processes: proactivity and progressive specialization. We suggest
that the main outcome of development is partial representations, distributed across distinct
functional circuits. This framework is derived by examining development at the level of single
neurons, brain systems, and whole organisms. We use the terms encellment, embrainment, and embodiment
to describe the higher-level contextual influences that act at each of these levels of organization.
To illustrate these mechanisms in operation we provide case studies in early visual perception, infant
habituation, phonological development, and object representations in infancy. Three further case
studies are concerned with interactions between levels of explanation: social development, atypical
development and within that, the development of dyslexia. We conclude that cognitive development
arises from a dynamic, contextual change in neural structures leading to partial representations
across multiple brain regions and timescales.
KEYWORDS: brain, cognition, development, constructivism, embodiment
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PRECIS OF: Neuroconstructivism: How the Brain Constructs Cognition
BOOK AUTHORS: Denis Mareschal, Mark Johnson, Sylvain Sirois, Michael Spratling, Michael Thomas, and
Gert Westermann
ABSTRACT: Neuroconstructivism proposes a unifying framework for the study of development that brings
together (1) constructivism (which views development as the progressive elaboration of increasingly
complex structures), (2) cognitive neuroscience (which aims to understand the neural mechanisms
underlying behaviour), and (3) computational modelling (which proposes formal and explicit
specifications of information processing). The guiding principle of our approach is context
dependence, within and (in contrast to Marr) between levels of organization. We propose that three
mechanisms guide the emergence of representations: competition, cooperation, and chronotopy, which
themselves allow for two central processes: proactivity and progressive specialization. We suggest
that the main outcome of development is partial representations, distributed across distinct
functional circuits. This framework is derived by examining development at the level of single
neurons, brain systems, and whole organisms. We use the terms encellment, embrainment, and embodiment
to describe the higher-level contextual influences that act at each of these levels of organization.
To illustrate these mechanisms in operation we provide case studies in early visual perception, infant
habituation, phonological development, and object representations in infancy. Three further case
studies are concerned with interactions between levels of explanation: social development, atypical
development and within that, the development of dyslexia. We conclude that cognitive development
arises from a dynamic, contextual change in neural structures leading to partial representations
across multiple brain regions and timescales.
KEYWORDS: brain, cognition, development, constructivism, embodiment
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TITLE: Psychosis and Autism as Diametrical Disorders of the Social Brain
AUTHORS: Bernard Crespi and Christopher Badcock
ABSTRACT: Autistic-spectrum conditions and psychotic-spectrum conditions (mainly schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, and major depression) represent two major suites of disorders of human
cognition, affect and behavior that involve altered development and function of the social
brain. We describe evidence that a large set of phenotypic traits exhibit
diametrically-opposite phenotypes in autistic-spectrum vs. psychotic-spectrum conditions, with a
focus on schizophrenia. This suite of traits is inter-correlated, in that autism involves a
general pattern of constrained overgrowth, whereas schizophrenia involves undergrowth. These
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including aspects of gaze, agency, social cognition, local vs. global processing, language, and
behavior. Social cognition is thus under-developed in autistic-spectrum conditions, and
hyper-developed on the psychotic spectrum.
We propose and evaluate a novel hypothesis that may help to explain these diametric phenotypes:
that the development of these two sets of conditions is mediated in part by alterations of
genomic imprinting. Evidence regarding the genetic, physiological, neurological and
psychological underpinnings of psychotic spectrum conditions support the hypothesis that the
etiologies of these conditions involve biases towards increased relative effects from imprinted
genes with maternal expression, which engender a general pattern of undergrowth. By contrast,
autistic-spectrum conditions appear to involve increased relative bias towards effects of
paternally-expressed genes, which mediate overgrowth. This hypothesis provides a simple yet
comprehensive theory, grounded in evolutionary biology and genetics, for understanding the
causes and phenotypes of autistic-spectrum and psychotic-spectrum conditions.
KEYWORDS: autism, cognition, genomic conflict, genomic imprinting, psychosis, schizophrenia,
hyper-mentalism
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Talk at the Department of Philosophy, Central European University
*Peter Hacker* *(**St Johns College, Oxford University**)*
*''What Philosophy Can Do for Neuroscience?**'*
*Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 5.30pm, Zrinyi 14, Room 412*
Abstract
Philosophy is concerned with conceptual questions, not empirical ones.
The character of conceptual questions and their methods of resolution is
clarified. Cognitive neuroscience inevitably raises a wide range of
such questions which are not amenable to experimental resolution. The
character of these conceptual problems in cognitive neuroscience is
explored by way of a brief historical survey. It is argued that
twentieth century cognitive neuroscience evolved from a form of
Cartesian dualism (Sherrington, Penfield, Eccles) into a degenerate form
of dualism (Crick, Edelman, Kandel) in which attributes Cartesians
ascribed to the mind were ascribed to the brain, leaving the rest of the
misconceived Cartesian structure intact. Some of the misconceptions
that ensued are examined, and some exemplary confusions are clarified in
order to demonstrate what philosophy can do for cognitive neuroscience.
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TITLE: Psychosis and Autism as Diametrical Disorders of the Social Brain
AUTHORS: Bernard Crespi and Christopher Badcock
ABSTRACT: Autistic-spectrum conditions and psychotic-spectrum conditions (mainly schizophrenia,
bipolar disorder, and major depression) represent two major suites of disorders of human
cognition, affect and behavior that involve altered development and function of the social
brain. We describe evidence that a large set of phenotypic traits exhibit
diametrically-opposite phenotypes in autistic-spectrum vs. psychotic-spectrum conditions, with a
focus on schizophrenia. This suite of traits is inter-correlated, in that autism involves a
general pattern of constrained overgrowth, whereas schizophrenia involves undergrowth. These
disorders also exhibit diametric patterns for traits related to social brain development,
including aspects of gaze, agency, social cognition, local vs. global processing, language, and
behavior. Social cognition is thus under-developed in autistic-spectrum conditions, and
hyper-developed on the psychotic spectrum.
We propose and evaluate a novel hypothesis that may help to explain these diametric phenotypes:
that the development of these two sets of conditions is mediated in part by alterations of
genomic imprinting. Evidence regarding the genetic, physiological, neurological and
psychological underpinnings of psychotic spectrum conditions support the hypothesis that the
etiologies of these conditions involve biases towards increased relative effects from imprinted
genes with maternal expression, which engender a general pattern of undergrowth. By contrast,
autistic-spectrum conditions appear to involve increased relative bias towards effects of
paternally-expressed genes, which mediate overgrowth. This hypothesis provides a simple yet
comprehensive theory, grounded in evolutionary biology and genetics, for understanding the
causes and phenotypes of autistic-spectrum and psychotic-spectrum conditions.
KEYWORDS: autism, cognition, genomic conflict, genomic imprinting, psychosis, schizophrenia,
hyper-mentalism
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PRECIS OF: Semantic Cognition: A Parallel Distributed Processing Approach
AUTHOR: Timothy T. Rogers and James L. McClelland
ABSTRACT: In our recent book, we present a parallel distributed processing theory of the acquisition,
representation and use of human semantic knowledge. The theory proposes that semantic abilities arise from the
flow of activation amongst simple, neuron-like processing units, as governed by the strengths of
interconnecting weights; and that acquisition of new semantic information involves the gradual adjustment of
weights in the system in response to experience. These simple ideas explain a wide range of empirical
phenomena from studies of categorization, lexical acquisition, and disordered semantic cognition. In this
précis we focus on phenomena central to the reaction against similarity-based theories that arose in the
1980's and that subsequently motivated the "theory-theory" approach to semantic knowledge. Specifically, we
consider i) how concepts differentiate in early development, ii) why some groupings of items seem to form
"good" or coherent categories while others do not, iii) why different properties seem central or important to
different concepts, iv) why children and adults sometimes attest to beliefs that seem to contradict their
direct experience, v) how concepts reorganize between the ages of 4 and 10, and vi) the relationship between
causal knowledge and semantic knowledge. The explanations for these phenomena are illustrated with reference
to a simple feed-forward connectionist model; and the relationship between this simple model, the broader
theory, and more general issues in cognitive science are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Categorization, causal knowledge, concepts, connectionism, development, innateness, learning,
semantics, memory, theory-theory.
PRECIS: http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Rogers-09042007/Referees/
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precis, that is to be reviewed.
PRECIS OF: Semantic Cognition: A Parallel Distributed Processing Approach
AUTHOR: Timothy T. Rogers and James L. McClelland
ABSTRACT: In our recent book, we present a parallel distributed processing theory of the acquisition,
representation and use of human semantic knowledge. The theory proposes that semantic abilities arise from the
flow of activation amongst simple, neuron-like processing units, as governed by the strengths of
interconnecting weights; and that acquisition of new semantic information involves the gradual adjustment of
weights in the system in response to experience. These simple ideas explain a wide range of empirical
phenomena from studies of categorization, lexical acquisition, and disordered semantic cognition. In this
précis we focus on phenomena central to the reaction against similarity-based theories that arose in the
1980's and that subsequently motivated the "theory-theory" approach to semantic knowledge. Specifically, we
consider i) how concepts differentiate in early development, ii) why some groupings of items seem to form
"good" or coherent categories while others do not, iii) why different properties seem central or important to
different concepts, iv) why children and adults sometimes attest to beliefs that seem to contradict their
direct experience, v) how concepts reorganize between the ages of 4 and 10, and vi) the relationship between
causal knowledge and semantic knowledge. The explanations for these phenomena are illustrated with reference
to a simple feed-forward connectionist model; and the relationship between this simple model, the broader
theory, and more general issues in cognitive science are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Categorization, causal knowledge, concepts, connectionism, development, innateness, learning,
semantics, memory, theory-theory.
PRECIS: http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Rogers-09042007/Referees/
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THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM
Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University
Room 208 Monday 4:00 PM Muzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest
Web site: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf
15 October 4:00 PM Room 208 (Muzeum krt. 4/i)
Marta Ujvari
Institute of Sociology and Social Policy
Corvinus University, Budapest
The Bundle Theory of Substances and the Leibniz Principle
Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/October/#3
___________________________________
The Forum is open to everyone, including students,visitors, and faculty
members from all departments and institutes!
Format: 60 minute lecture, 10 minute coffee break, followed by a 30-60
minute discussion. The language of presentation is English or Hungarian.
A printable poster is available from here:
http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/October/poster.pdf
Please feel free to post it in your institution!
The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo
(leszabo(a)philosophy.elte.hu)
--
L a s z l o E. S z a b o
Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy
Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University, Budapest
http://philosophy.elte.hu/leszabo
The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk
by
Peter Hacker (St Johns College, Oxford University)
on
'What Philosophy can Contribute to Cognitive Neuroscience'
5.30 PM, Tuesday, 16 October 2007, Zrinyi 14 building, Room 412
Abstract:
Philosophy is concerned with conceptual questions, not empirical ones.
The character of conceptual questions and their methods of resolution is
clarified. Cognitive neuroscience inevitably raises a wide range of
such questions which are not amenable to experimental resolution. The
character of these conceptual problems in cognitive neuroscience is
explored by way of a brief historical survey. It is argued that
twentieth century cognitive neuroscience evolved from a form of
Cartesian dualism (Sherrington, Penfield, Eccles) into a degenerate form
of dualism (Crick, Edelman, Kandel) in which attributes Cartesians
ascribed to the mind were ascribed to the brain, leaving the rest of the
misconceived Cartesian structure intact. Some of the misconceptions
that ensued are examined, and some exemplary confusions are clarified in
order to demonstrate what philosophy can do for cognitive neuroscience.
Kriszta Biber
Department Coordinator
Philosophy Department
Tel: 36-1-327-3806
Fax: 36-1-327-3072
E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu