The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to a talk
(as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Anna Babarczy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
on
Can the comprehension of abstract language be rooted in sensory
experiences?
Date: Wed, March 14, 2012 - 17:00 - 18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34.,
Room G15
Can the comprehension of abstract language be rooted in sensory
experiences?
ABSTRACT: The question of learning the meaning of abstract language
(roughly, expressions with no perceptible referents) has been bugging
philosophers for thousands of years. More recently, a number of
experimental paradigms have emerged trying to shed light on this issue.
The basic idea explored in the talk is that people understand abstract
(metaphorical) expressions by linking them to sensory or bodily
experiences. If this is the case, we should be able to show that these
experiences affect people’s interpretation of abstract utterances. The
talk looks at the evidence we have so far (pro and contra).We're looking
forward to see you there (Frankel Leo u. 30-34) !
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Dear Colleagues,
We are searching for two qualified candidates to fill two part-time
positions at CEU Department of Cognitive Science: a Lab Manager and a
Lab System Manager, both for Professor Jozsef Fiser.
If you are interested yourself, feel free to get in touch with me or if
you know of people interested, please forward them the advertisement
below.
The application deadline is September 10.
Thank you for your help.
Best,
Reka
Györgyné Finta (Réka)
Department of Cognitive Science
Central European University
Frankel Leó út 30-34.
H-1023 Budapest
Hungary
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The Department of Cognitive Science (DCS) and the Cognitive Development Center (CDC) at CEU will continue their seminar and colloquium series in the 2012/13 academic year. Both the DCS Colloquia and the CDC Seminars are scheduled for 5pm on Wednesdays (with some exceptions), and are coordinated not to clash with each other. The venue for DCS Colloquia is room G15 in the CEU building in Frankel Leo utca, while the CDC Seminars are held at Hattyuhaz (Hattyu u. 14). The talks last for an hour, and are followed by 30 minutes discussion.
Below you will find a list of planned talks for the Fall term. Note that the program may change and the list is likely to extend. Up to date program will be available at http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events , and all talks will be announced on this list.
Everyone is welcome to attend these events. Note that we tend to start our talks on time.
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12 September, DCS Colloquium
Stephen Butterfill, Philosophy, University of Warwick
26 September, CDC Seminar
Alan Fiske, Anthropology, UCLA
17 October, CDC Seminar
Elizabeth Robinson, Psychology, University of Warwick
7 November, DCS Colloquium
Katie Slocombe, Psychology, University of York
14 November, CDC Seminar
Véronique Izard, Psychology, Université Paris Descartes
28 November, DCS Colloquium
Tecumseh Fitch, Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna
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> 14 August 2012
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> Each fellow will receive benefits worth up to $20,000 to travel to Australia in 2012 and work at a Go8 university for up to six months.
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> “The Go8 European Fellowships recognise the importance of international contacts for early career researchers and aim to help establish links for talented young European researchers,” said Go8 Chair, Professor Fred Hilmer AO.
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Pléh Csaba
Eszterházy College, Eger H-3300
Továbbított üzenet kezdete:
> Feladó: Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES <center(a)email.arizona.edu>
> Dátum: 2012. augusztus 14. 1:38:35 CEST
> Címzett: pleh(a)cogsci.bme.hu
> Tárgy: The 20th Toward a Science of Consciousness conference (TSC)
> Válaszcím: Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES <center(a)email.arizona.edu>
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> Announcement and Call for Abstracts
>
>
> The 20th Annual Conference
> 'Toward a Science of Consciousness' March 3-9, 2013
> East/West Views on Brain, Mind and Reality
>
> Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India
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> Co-sponsored by
> Centre for Consciousness Studies, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India
> Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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> The 20th Toward a Science of Consciousness conference (TSC) will be held from
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> March 3 to 9, 2013 at Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Agra, India, home of the Taj Mahal.
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> Toward a Science of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary conference covering rigorous approaches to the understanding of conscious awareness, and our place in the universe. Since 1994, TSC conferences have been held in even-numbered years in Tucson, Arizona, sponsored and organized by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona. In odd-numbered years TSC conferences have been held at various locations around the world (1995 Naples, Italy; 1997 Elsinore, Denmark; 1999 Tokyo, Japan; 2001, Skovde, Sweden; 2003 Prague, Czech Republic; 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark; 2007 Budapest, Hungary; 2009 Hong Kong, China; 2011 Stockholm, Sweden.
>
> Themes/Topics for TSC 2013 in Agra, India will include:
> How real is perceived reality?
> What is the place of consciousness in the universe?
> What scales of brain activity are critical for consciousness?
> Is quantum brain biology relevant to consciousness?
> Cosmology and Eastern spiritual views
> Brain diseases and consciousness
> Bayesian, quantum Bayesian and non-computable choices
> Quantum information and consciousness
> Consciousness and medical therapies
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> Speakers will include (tentative)
> Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Ovidou Brazdau, Deepak Chopra, Travis Craddock, Jack Ellis, Chris Fields, Rocco Gennaro, Vahe Gurzadyan, John Hagelin, Stuart Hameroff, A. Horatschek, Menas Kafatos, Subhash Kak, Sid Kouider, Stephen Laureys, Sangeetha Menon, AK Mukhopadhyay, Paavo Pylkkanen, Peter Roe, Joy Sen, Daniel Sheehan, N. Srinivasan, Rudy Tanzi, Jack Tuszynski, Peter Walling
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> Pre-Conference Workshops
> A special pre-conference workshop will be given by Dr. Deepak Chopra.
> Submissions for pre-conference workshops may be submitted, due September 15.
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> Submissions for conference talks and posters are due October 15, with notifications by November 15 or sooner. Support for Indian visa will be provided.
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Pléh Csaba
Eszterházy College, Eger H-3300
Továbbított üzenet kezdete:
> Feladó: Escop <marilou.vandierendonck(a)telenet.be>
> Dátum: 2012. augusztus 1. 17:09:21 CEST
> Címzett: Csaba Pleh <pleh(a)cogsci.bme.hu>
> Tárgy: ESCOP Conference, Budapest 29th August to 1st September 2013
> Válaszcím: Escop <marilou.vandierendonck(a)telenet.be>
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> CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
> The Eighteenth Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP) will take place in Budapest, Hungary from 29th August to 1st
> September 2013.
>
> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
> Nancy Kanwisher, MIT, Cambridge, US
> Mike Tomasello, MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
>
> BROADBENT LECTURE:
> Glyn Humphreys, Oxford University
>
> BERTELSON AWARD:
> Roi Cohen Kadosh, Oxford University
>
> CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.escop2013.org/
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> CALL FOR PAPERS: To follow in Fall 2012
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> We look forward to welcoming you in Budapest next year!
>
> The members of the ESCOP board and the Local Organising Team
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>
The submissions for the Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive
Development are now OPEN.
As the only annual European conference focusing on cognitive
development, the BCCCD welcomes submissions in all related topics and
areas.
January 10-12, 2013
Central European University, Budapest
http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/
INVITED SPEAKERS
Stanislas Dehaene (Collège de France)
Laurie Santos (Yale University)
INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Bayesian modeling of cognitive development
Organizer: Noah Goodman (Stanford University)
SYMPOSIA
A symposium consists of 3 presentations and a discussant. We have set
up a Facebook page for potential symposium participants to find each
other. See BCCCD13 symposium finder.
Link to the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/192549250851825/
Deadline for symposium proposals: September 17, 2012. Notifications of
acceptance will be sent out by October 1 at the latest. We have
limited slots for symposia, and participants of submitted symposia
that cannot be included in the program are welcome to resubmit their
presentation for the poster sessions.
POSTERS
- Standard deadline: October 15, 2012. Notification of acceptance:
October 29, 2012
The meeting will begin at 1 PM on Thursday, January 10th, and ends in
the evening on Saturday, January 12th. Conference attendance will be
limited and there will be no parallel sessions.
For more information see the conference website at http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/
Pléh Csaba
Eszterházy College, Eger H-3300
Továbbított üzenet kezdete:
> Feladó: "Golovanova Bea" <golob(a)congressline.hu>
> Dátum: 2012. augusztus 1. 15:34:05 CEST
> Címzett: <pellerano.l(a)tiscali.it>
> Tárgy: Psychoanalyst Hidas György obituary
>
> Dear Colleagues, Dear Budapest Ferenczi Conference Participants, Dear Friends,
>
> It is with great sadness that we share with you the news that György Hidas died Saturday at the age of 87.
> He was an outstanding psychoanalyst of his generation and the founder president of the
> Sándor Ferenczi Society.
>
> We will miss our great colleague, who was also a dear friend to so many of us.
>
> Judit Mészáros
> on behalf of the Ferenczi Society
>