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A tutorial on the CLARION cognitive architecture at CogSci 2010

by Professor Ron Sun

A tutorial on the CLARION cognitive architecture will take place on August 11, 2010, at the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society in Portland Oregon (http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2010/registration.html ) For participants attending the CogSci2010 conference, the tutorial is free. But Please indicate clearly on the registration form that you intend to attend this tutorial. This tutorial introduces participants to CLARION, a dual-process/dual- representation cognitive architecture that focuses on the distinction between explicit and implicit cognitive processes, as well as their synergistic interactions. CLARION is also integrative, involving cognition (reasoning, memory, learning, skill acquisition, etc.), motivation, metacognition, and so on. This presentation will provide an introductory description, along with simulations, advanced topics, and formal results. Although some prior exposure to cognitive architectures and artificial neural networks can be helpful, prior understanding of these areas is not required, as the tutorial includes a detailed presentation of basic, as well as advanced, topics related to cognitive modeling using the CLARION cognitive architecture. This tutorial will enable participants to apply the basic concepts, theories, and computational models of CLARION to their own work. For registration, go to: http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2010/registration.html For details of the CLARION cognitive architecture, go to: http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/clarion.html

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New deadline

by Ladányi Mária

New deadline The deadline for abstract submission to the conference Beyond Dichotomies has been extended to June 25th. Call for papers Beyond Dichotomies The DiAGram research group in functional linguistics at Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Hungarian (Budapest) is inviting linguists to the international conference 'Beyond Dichotomies', due to take place in Budapest, 25-26 October 2010. The conference is aimed primarily at functional cognitive linguists. Its key topic (intended as a point of orientation rather than as a limitation) is the general trend in functionalism to relativize or eliminate strict dichotomies, whether at an abstract theoretical level or in the minute details of grammatical description (cf. fuzzy edges, continua, etc.). To name but the most wide-ranging examples, functional linguists typically deny that a neat and principled distinction can be made between -- semantics and pragmatics -- grammar and lexicon -- linguistic knowledge and language use -- synchrony and diachrony -- the individual-mental and the social dimensions of language. These issues correspond broadly to research on cognitive grammar, construction grammar, usage-based grammar, grammaticalization, etc., and linguists working in these fields are strongly encouraged to participate. The organizers also have a typological focus on agglutinative languages; however, linguists with a different research interest are also more than welcome. The language of the conference is English. Confirmed keynote speakers: Bernd Heine, University of Cologne Paul Hopper, Carnegie Mellon University Susanne Niemeier, University of Koblenz-Landau The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English; max one page including data and references) is June 25, 2010. Please submit your abstract by e-mail to the address of the organizing committee: diagram(a)btk.elte.hu. Send your abstract as attachment to an e-mail message (in both .pdf and .doc formats). Please indicate clearly whether your abstract is intended as a poster or a section paper. The abstracts will be evaluated by the organizing committee. Participants will be notified about acceptance by July 30, 2010. The body of the e-mail should include the following information (preferably in this order): 1) Name of the participant 2) Title of presentation 3) Affiliation 4) E-mail address 5) Choice of paper or poster presentation The book of abstracts will be published on the conference website, at www.diagram.elte.hu. The organizers at Eötvös Loránd University: Gábor Tolcsvai Nagy Krisztina Laczkó Szilárd Tátrai Mária Ladányi Nóra Kugler

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Call for participation; speakers and papers: CogSci2010 Workshop - Cognitive Social Sciences

by Professor Ron Sun

CogSci2010 Workshop: Cognitive Social Sciences: Grounding the Social Sciences in the Cognitive Sciences Portland, Oregon, USA. 11 August, 2010 http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/wsp2010 This workshop is aimed at exploring the cognitive (psychological) basis of the social sciences and the possibilities of grounding the social sciences in cognition (psychology). The cognitive sciences have made tremendous strides in recent decades. In particular, computational cognitive modeling (i.e., computational psychology; Sun, 2008; Thagard, 1996) has changed the ways in which cognition/psychology is explored and understood in many profound respects. There have been many models of cognition/ psychology proposed in the cognitive sciences (broadly defined), leading to detailed understanding of many cognitive/psychological domains and functionalities. Empirical psychological research has also progressed to provide us with much better understanding of many psychological phenomena. Given the advances in the cognitive sciences, can we leverage the successes for the sake of better understanding social processes and phenomena? More fundamentally, can the cognitive sciences (including experimental cognitive psychology, computational psychology, social- personality psychology, developmental psychology, cultural psychology, psycholinguistics, philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience, and so on) provide a better foundation for important disciplines of the social sciences (sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, as well as some "humanity" fields: religious studies, history, legal studies, literary studies, communication, and so on)? Thus far, although very much a neglected topic, there nevertheless have been various efforts at exploring this topic. Some of the efforts were computationally motivated (see, e.g., Sun, 2006: "Cognition and multi-agent interaction", published by Cambridge University Press). Some other efforts were more empirical or theoretical in nature (see, e.g, Turner, 2001: "Cognitive Dimensions of Social Science", published by Oxford University Press). There are both theoretical and practical rationales for developing "cognitive social sciences" (see Turner, 2001; Sun, 2006; DiMaggio, 1997; Camerer, 2003; Tetlock and Goldgeier, 2000). We contend that the social sciences may find their future in the cognitive sciences (at least in part), which may well lead to a powerful and productive combined intellectual enterprise. This combination or grounding may provide the social sciences with imaginative scientific research programs, hybridization/integration, new syntheses, novel paradigms/ frameworks, and so on, beside providing the cognitive sciences with new data sources and problems to address. PROGRAM The speakers and papers have been selected, including, among others, Paul Thagard, Mark Turner, Pascal Boyer, Selmer Bringsjord, Jun Zhang, Christian Lebiere, Cleotilde Gonzalez, Rosaria Conte, etc. The full schedule/papers/abstracts are available at http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/wsp2010 REGISTRATION The workshop is open to all registered attendees of the CogSci conference. Registration is now open and details are available at http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2010/registration.html (A late fee of US$100 applies after 7 July, 2010.) Please indicate clearly on the registration form that you intend to attend this workshop. DATES 7 July, 2010: Last day before registration late fee applies 11 August, 2010: Workshop 12-14 August, 2020: CogSci 2010 conference

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MTAPI eloadas Juni 16 - Pamela Baess

by Janos Horvath

Kedves Kollégák, június 16-án, szerdán, 13:30 kezdettel az MTA Pszichologiai Kutatóintézetben (1068 Budapest, Szondi u. 83-85) Pamela Baess (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany) "The N1 component and self-agency" címmel előadást tart. Minden érdeklődőt szívesen látunk. Üdvözlettel, Horváth János -- Janos Horvath, PhD Mailing adress: Institute for Psychology H-1394 Budapest, P.O.B. 398 Hungarian Academy of Sciences Szondi u 83/85, HUNGARY Phone: +36 1 354 2397 Fax: +36 1 354 2416 E-mail: horvath(a)cogpsyphy.hu

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Richard Gregory meghalt

by Geier János

Kedves Kollégák! Nemrég értesültem róla, hogy Richard Gregory május 17. -én, életének 87. évében elhunyt. Prof. Richard Gregory a látástudomány köztiszteletnek és elismerésnek örvendő "koronázatlan királya", a Perception c. folyóirat alapítója és haláláig főszerkesztője. Tavaly még láthattuk Őt az ECVP konferencián, Regensburgban. Ő alkotta meg a tárgyhipotézis fogalmát, amiről magyar nyelven is megjelent népszerű könyvében, az Értelmes szem-ben (Gondolat, 1973) is olvashatunk. 2002-ben Budapesten járt, a Műcsarnokban tartott előadást. Igazi természettudós volt, a dolgok működése érdekelte. További részletek itt találhatók: http://www.richardgregory.org/ http://www.perceptionweb.com/ http://www.perceptionweb.com/per_contacts.html Geier János

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reminder: invitation to a talk - Benj Hellie: 'Perceptual acts and sensational states',June 9th,4.30 PM

by Krisztina Biber

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Benj Hellie (University of Toronto) on 'Perceptual acts and sensational states' Wednesday, 9th June, 4.30 PM Zrinyi 14/room 412

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BBS Call for Commentary Proposals: Mercier & Sperber

by Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Dear Dr. Qwerty: When a target article or recent book has been accepted for BBS Open Peer Commentary, the editorial office sends out the Call for Commentary Proposals to thousands of people. Commentary proposals help the editors craft a well-balanced commentary invitation list. Please DO NOT submit a commentary article unless you are formally invited. If this target article interests you as a possible subject for commentary, please download the full un-copyedited preprint to see if you would like to *propose* a commentary. If you are interested, carefully follow the instructions below the target article information. Please keep in mind that we are not asking you to submit a commentary article -- but rather, a short proposal in order to be considered as an invited author after the proposal deadline. Also be aware that we typically receive far more commentary proposals than we can accommodate with formal invitations. NOW PROCESSING COMMENTARY PROPOSALS ON: Target Article: "Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory" Authors: Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber Deadline for Commentary Proposals: June 28, 2010 Abstract: Reasoning is generally seen as a means to improve knowledge and make better decisions. However, much evidence shows that reasoning often leads to epistemic distortions and poor decisions. This suggests that the function of reasoning should be rethought. Our hypothesis is that the function of reasoning is argumentative. It is to devise and evaluate arguments intended to persuade. Reasoning so conceived is adaptive given the exceptional dependence of humans on communication and their vulnerability to misinformation. A wide range of evidence in the psychology of reasoning and decision making can be reinterpreted and better explained in the light of this hypothesis. Poor performance in standard reasoning tasks is explained by the lack of argumentative context. When the same problems are placed in a proper argumentative setting, people turn out to be skilled arguers. Skilled arguers, however, are not after the truth but after arguments supporting their views. This explains the notorious confirmation bias. This bias is apparent not only when people are actually arguing but also when they are reasoning proactively from the perspective of having to defend their opinions. Reasoning so motivated can distort evaluations and attitudes and allow erroneous beliefs to persist. Proactively used reasoning also favours decisions that are easy to justify but not necessarily better. In all these instances traditionally described as failures or flaws, reasoning does exactly what can be expected of an argumentative device: look for arguments that support a given conclusion, and favour conclusions for which arguments can be found. Keywords: Argumentation, Confirmation bias, Decision making, Dual process theory, Evolutionary psychology, Motivated reasoning, Reason-based choice, Reasoning Download Target Article Preprint: http://journals.cambridge.org/BBSJournal/Call/Mercier_preprint COMMENTARY PROPOSALS *MUST* INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING 1. What aspect of the target article or book you would anticipate commenting upon. 2. The relevant expertise you would bring to bear on the target article or book. Please include names and affiliations of your co-authors if applicable. SUGGESTING COMMENTATORS AND NOMINATING BBS ASSOCIATES Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions below. To suggest others as possible Commentators, or to nominate others for BBS Associateship status, please email bbsjournal(a)cambridge.org. http://journals.cambridge.org/BBSJournal/Inst/Assoc HOW TO SUBMIT A COMMENTARY PROPOSAL If you would like to nominate yourself for potential commentary invitation, you must submit a Commentary Proposal via our BBS Editorial Manager site: 1. Log-in as Author Username: CQwerty-545 Password: Qwerty875632 Log-in to your BBS Editorial Manager account as an author: http://www.editorialmanager.com/bbs. If you do not have an account, please visit the site and register. You can also submit a request for missing username and password information if you have an existing account. 2. Submit New Manuscript Within your author main menu please select Submit New Manuscript. 3. Select Article Type Choose the article type of your manuscript from the pull-down menu. Commentary Proposal article types are temporarily created for each accepted target article or book. Only select the Commentary Proposal article type that you wish to submit a proposal on. For example; "Commentary Proposal (Mercier)" 4. Enter Title Please title your proposal submission by indicating the relevant first author name of the target article or book. For example: "Commentary Proposal on Mercier" 5. Add Co-Authors If you are proposing to write a commentary with any co-authors, the system will not allow you to enter their information here. Instead, include their names in the commentary proposal document you upload. These potential co-authors need not contribute to the Commentary Proposal itself. 6. Attach Files The only required submission Item is your Commentary Proposal in MSWord or RTF format. In the Description field please add the first author name of the target article or book. For example: "Commentary Proposal on Mercier" 7. Approve Your Submission Editorial Manager will process your Commentary Proposal submission and will create a PDF for your approval. On the "Submissions Waiting for Author's Approval" page, you can view your PDF, edit, approve, or remove the submission. (You might have to wait several minutes for the blue "Action" menu to appear, allowing you to approve. Once you have Approved the Submission, the PDF will be sent to the editorial office. **It is VERY important that you check and approve your Commentary Proposal manuscript as described above. Otherwise, we cannot process your submission.** 8. Editorial Office Decision At the conclusion of the Commentary Proposal period, the editors will review all the submitted Commentary Proposals. An undetermined number of Commentary Proposals will be approved and those author names will be added to the final commentary invitation list. At that time you will be notified of the decision. If you are formally invited to submit a commentary, you will be asked to confirm your intention to submit by the commentary deadline. Note: Before the commentary invitations are sent, the copy-edited and revised target article will be posted for invitees. In the case of Multiple Book Review, invitees will be sent a copy of the book to be commented upon if requested. With Multiple Book Reviews, it is the book, not the précis article that is the target of commentary. Please do not write a commentary unless you have received an official invitation! SPECIAL NOTE Since this is our first year on Editorial Manager, we would like your feedback regarding how the process could be improved. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. BEING REMOVED FROM THE CALL EMAIL LIST If you DO NOT wish to receive Call for Commentary Proposals in the future, please reply to bbsjournal(a)cambridge.org, and type "remove" in the subject line. 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Meghívó PhD védésre

by Noemi Hahn

Kedves Kollégák! Szeretettel meghívom Önöket doktori disszertációm nyilvános védésére. A disszertáció címe: False belief understanding and language: developmental relations A védés időpontja és helyszíne : 2010. június 9., szerda, 14 óra, 1075 Budapest, Kazinczy u. 23-27., Kari Tanácsterem. Üdvözlettel: Hahn Noémi

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REMINDER CDC seminar today 5pm Luca Surian

by Agnes Kovacs

The next talk in the Cognitive Development Center seminar series at the CEU will be given by: Luca Suran (Cognitive Science, Trento) "Developmental continuities and core mechanisms in social and moral cognition" Date and time: Wednesday, June 2, 5.00 pm Abstract: In this talk, I will present the results of some recent experiments we carried out to investigate causal perception, mental state attribution, and social evaluation skills in infants, children and adults. We assessed causal perception using the habituation/ dishabituation paradigm by presenting 6-month-olds with simple events involving two agents that reacted at a distance. Mental state attribution and early social evaluation skills were assessed using an eye-tracking apparatus while infants watched animation events involving the interaction of schematic animals and geometric shapes. Toddlers’ and preschoolers’ social evaluations and moral intuitions have been elicited by presenting the participants with the animation events used with infants as well as short stories followed by requests to judge the nicety of the agent that performed a critical action, the intentionality of the effects of the agents’ actions, and whether a certain action had to be performed. Overall the results point out remarkable similarities in children’s and adults responses and provide support for some recent theoretical models of core social cognition. Finally, I discuss the implications of these results for a theory of core mechanisms underlying social and moral evaluations. venue CEU Cognitive Development Center Hattyuhaz, Level 3, Hattyu u. 14., 1015 Budapest

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MEGHÍVÓ

by György Bárdos

Elnézést kérek, technikai maleur miatt lemaradt a csatolmány. Bocsánatot kérek mindenkitől, hogy feleslegesen terheltem a postaládáját! Üdvözlettel: Bárdos György -- Dr. Bárdos György egyetemi tanár, igazgató ELTE PPK Egészségfejlesztési és Sporttudományi Intézet 1117 Budapest Bogdánfy Ödön u. 10. Tel: 372-2500/8373; 2090-619, Fax: 381-2182 Mobil: 30-269-8900

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