koglist May 2015

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[koglist] Assistant professor of cognitive psychology

by Alen Hajnal

Dear koglist members! It would be an honor to welcome a new colleague at our department from the membership of koglist. Please let me know if you have any questions about the job. Here is the ad: The Department of Psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking an Assistant Professor for a tenure-track position to begin fall 2015. We seek candidates with a research specialization in cognition, broadly defined. The successful applicant will have a strong empirical research record with potential to attract external funding and an interest in both undergraduate and graduate teaching. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position is contingent upon funding. The Department of Psychology, designated as one of six Centers of Excellence in the university, is a growing and dynamic department, with 35 full-time faculty lines and approximately 630 undergraduate majors and 115 graduate students. It is located in Hattiesburg, Miss., a prosperous and growing Pine Belt community about 70 miles from the Gulf Coast and about 100 miles from New Orleans. The department also offers APA-accredited graduate programs in clinical, counseling and school psychology. For consideration, send a CV, three letters of recommendation, reprints and a formal letter of application outlining your interests and qualifications to Don Sacco, Chair of the Experimental Search Committee, The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Psychology, 118 College Drive #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001. In addition, applicants must complete an employment application form located on the university’s Human Resources website at www.usm.edu/hr/emp_app/main.php<http://www.usm.edu/hr/emp_app/main.php>. Inquiries can also be directed to Donald.Sacco(a)usm.edu. General information about Southern Miss can be found at www.usm.edu<http://www.usm.edu/>, and information about the experimental psychology program is available at www.usm.edu/experimental-psychology<http://www.usm.edu/experimental-psychology>. Applications will be reviewed beginning November 1, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled. We especially encourage applications from women and members of ethnic minorities. AA/EOE/ADAI To view the full position advertisement and/or apply for this position, go to the following website, https://jobs.usm.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=14100…, and search job posting number 0003208. ---------- Alen Hajnal, PhD. Associate Professor Department of Psychology University of Southern Mississippi http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w785427/lab.html

8 years, 6 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: June 3, Wednesday: Pascal Boyer (Washington University of St Louis) - Institutions and the Social Mind: How Evolved Psychology Fashions Cultural Norms

by Gyorgyne Finta

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Pascal Boyer (Washington University of St Louis) Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 17:00-18:30 Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 street 7, room 101. Title: Institutions and the Social Mind: How Evolved Psychology Fashions Cultural Norms Abstract: In many domains, social institutions display highly specific features that are common across cultures. This can be explained if we consider how evolved capacities and preferences in human minds make certain kinds of norms more "natural" than others, that is, more intuitive and compelling. This is illustrated here in three domains, marriage institutions, ownership rules and religious morality. In these three cases, cultural transmission ends up favoring institutions that are closer to evolved intuitions. See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-06-03/departmental-colloquium-p… We are looking forward to see you there (Frankel Leo utca 30-34)! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] Reminder of CEU CogSci Research Progress Workshop

by Gergely Csibra

Research Progress Workshop Department of Cognitive Science Central European University Thursday, June 4, 2015 Event Hall, Ground Floor Október 6. utca 7. Budapest 1051 Program: Chair: Mikołaj Hernik 9:00 Pavel Voinov When two heads are better than one? Inter-personal integration of spatial information in an object location task 9:30 Laura Schmitz Using non-verbal communication to support coordination 10:00 Luke McEllin Investigating signalling of task relevant information in teaching and coordination contexts — Coffee break Chair: Erno Teglas 10:45 Rubeena Shamsudheen Referring to kinds: Delineating the role of labels and ostension in infant-directed communication 11:15 Adam Boncz Communicating action 11:45 Nazli Altinok “Why do you do it that way?” Exploring 14-month-old infants’ sensitivity to group-relevant ways of acting — Lunch break Chair: Cordula Vesper 13:00 Agota Major The structural organization of belief representations 13:30 Martin Freundlib Evidence for spontaneous visuospatial perspective-taking during social interaction 14:00 Dora Kampis Infants’ representation of others’ beliefs regarding multiple objects, absent objects and object identity — Coffee break Chair: Veronica Ramenzoni 14:45 Sara Jellinek On the representation of summary statistics in space and time 15:15 Johannes Mahr The role of episodic recollection in communicative interaction: Qualifications and extensions of a functional hypothesis 15:45 Eszter Szabo Understanding verbal negation in 18-month-olds — Coffee break Chair: John Michael 16:30 Denis Tatone Bookkeeping and the relational mind: How infants represent transfer-based interactions, and what it reveals about efficiency and naive sociology 17:00 Andras Molnar How people predict others’ economic choice: The simulate-and-adjust model and an investigation of beliefs in dictator games Everyone is welcome to attend. ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] Brain Bar Budapest labor

by Csaba Pleh

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/should-we-upgrade-the-body-and-the-mind-brain-… Csaba Pleh dist. visiting professor CEU Department of Cognitive Science 1051 Budapest Nádor utca 9 Office. Oktober 6 u. 9 I. 112 Vispleh(a)ceu.edu 36(30)3493735 ( tel://36303493735/) www.plehcsaba.hu member Academia Europaea and HAS

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] Workshop in Copenhagen this October on grammar/lexicon in the mind and brain

by Dezso Nemeth

Workshop this October in Copenhagen, DenmarkPsycho- and Neurolinguistic Approaches to the Grammar-Lexicon Distinction The workshop will be held October 1-3, 2015 at the University of Copenhagen The distinction (or lack thereof) between lexical and grammatical knowledge can be traced all the way back to Aristotle. Nowadays it is being explored from many different perspectives with many different methodological approaches. The aim of this multi-disciplinary workshop is to bring together psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, linguistics and other disciplines to examine grammar and lexicon in the mind and brain. The workshop will cover: - Various experimental methods for studying grammar and lexicon (e.g. behavioural, EEG/ERP, fMRI, TMS, other...) - Both receptive and expressive aspects of grammar/lexicon, across modalities (writing, speaking, reading, listening) - Grammar and lexicon in both unimpaired and impaired populations (e.g., Specific Language Impairment, dyslexia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, aphasia, other...). We invite abstracts for 20 minute presentations (+ 10 minutes for discussion). Submission guidelines for abstracts: · 500 word limit to abstract (exclusive of references and figures) · Extended deadline for sending abstracts: June, 1st 2015 · Notification of acceptance: June, 22nd 2015 · Submission and contact address: Violaine Michel Lange: msd879(a)hum.ku.dk <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','msd879(a)hum.ku.dk');> · Abstracts must be submitted in .doc format and with full author lists (not anonymized). In addition to the 20 minutes presentations, there will be several keynote speakers: · *F.-Xavier Alario, Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive, CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université.* · *Roelien Bastiaanse*, University Groningen. · *David Caplan*, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital. · *Gesa Hartwigsen*, Kiel University. · *Yury Shtyrov*, Aarhus University. · *Michael Ullman*, Georgetown University. Organizing Committee: Violaine Michel Lange Byurakn Ishkhanyan Kasper Boye *Contact: *msd879(a)hum.ku.dk <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','msd879(a)hum.ku.dk');> More information can be found on the workshop website: http://inss.ku.dk/english/calendar/grammar-vs-lexicon/ -- -------------------------------------- NEMETH, Dezso (PhD) Institute of Psychology Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Memory and Language Lab: http://www.memory-and-language.com

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] Theoretical Philosophy Forum, Adam Tamas Tuboly, May 27 (!)

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest 27 May (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Ádám Tamás Tuboly Doctoral School of Philosophy, University of Pécs Beyond Russell, Wittgenstein and the Circle - The cultural background of Carnap's principle of tolerance _______________________________ Abstracts and printable program (poster) are available from the web site of the Forum: http://phil.elte.hu/tpf (Please feel free to post the program in your institution!) The Forum is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture, coffee break, 60 minute discussion. The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo (leszabo(a)phil.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Professor of Philosophy DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Professor of Philosophy DEPARTMENT OF LOGIC, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY EOTVOS UNIVERSITY, BUDAPEST http://phil.elte.hu/leszabo

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] Reminder: CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: May 20, Wednesday: Simon Kirby (University of Edinburgh) - The Cultural Origins of Structure

by Gyorgyne Finta

Dear All, Sorry for reposting but the system, again, brought in an older email to the Simon Kirby talk announcement. Here is the corrected version: The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Simon Kirby University of Edinburgh www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~simon Date: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 - 17:00-18:30 The Cultural Origins of Structure Language is striking in its systematic structure at all levels of description. By exhibiting combinatoriality and compositionality, each utterance in a language does not stand alone, but rather exhibits a network of dependencies on the other utterances in that language. Where does this structure come from? Why is language systematic, and where else might we expect to find this kind of systematicity in nature? In this talk, I will propose a simple hypothesis that systematic structure is the inevitable result of a suite of behaviours being transmitted by iterated learning. Iterated learning is a mechanism of cultural evolution in which behaviours persist by being learned through observation of that behaviour in another individual who acquired it in the same way. I will survey a wide range of lab studies of iterated learning, in which the cultural evolution ofsets of behaviours is experimentally recreated. These studies include everything from artificial language learning tasks and sign language experiments, to more abstract behaviours like slide whistle imitation and sequence learning, and have recently even been extended to other species. I will conclude by suggesting that these cultural evolution experiments provide clear predictions about where we should expect to see structure in behaviour, and what form that structure might take. See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-05-20/departmental-colloquium-d… We're looking forward to see you there! (Oktober 6 street 7, room 101) Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] End-of-Semester Fluencia Party on Thursday

by Dezso Nemeth

Dear Cognitive Folks, The next Fluencia Party will be on the 21th May (Thursday) starting at 8pm at Élesztő, Tűzoltó utca 22.(close to Corvin). Fluencia is a monthly organized informal "jamboree" for cogsci-, psychology-related students (undergrads, grads), professors, researchers from many different universities in Hungary. The idea and motivation is to facilitate interactions, communication, collaboration among researchers working here, get to know others and others' interests, topics, etc. And, of course, to have some drinks and fun in a friendly environment. Everybody is welcome to attend! If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask. All the best, Dezso -------------------------------------- NEMETH, Dezso (PhD) Institute of Psychology Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Memory and Language Lab: http://www.memory-and-language.com

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: May 20, Wednesday: Simon Kirby (University of Edinburgh) - The Cultural Origins of Structure

by Andrea Schrok

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Simon Kirby University of Edinburgh www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~simon Date: Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 - 17:00-18:30 Exploring the group mind through mass participation experiments Daniel C. Richardson Department of Experimental Psychology University College London During this talk, I will present emerging results and allow audience member to take part in a new experimental paradigm: mass participation games. In our experiments, hundreds of people can play a computer game simultaneously using their smart phones or tablets. We can collect responses from a lecture hall full of people with the precision of a laboratory cubicle. Audience members will explore the behaviour and decision making of groups. Together they will play video games, resolve disagreements and take difficult decisions. Our eventual goal is to address a range of theoretical questions with experimental manipulations and computer modelling. Do participants play as if they were alone, or as a group? If so, do they represent the group as a single entity, or a collection of other agents? What are the dynamics of these behaviours, with learning across many trials? Lastly, what does it feel like to act in concert, or in competition, with a room full of people? - See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-05-06/departmental-colloquium-d… Exploring the group mind through mass participation experiments� Daniel C. Richardson Department of Experimental Psychology University College London � During this talk, I will present emerging results and allow audience member to take part� in a new experimental paradigm: mass participation games. In our experiments, hundreds of people can play a computer game simultaneously using their� smart� phones or tablets. We can collect responses from a lecture hall full of people with the precision of a laboratory cubicle. Audience members will explore the behaviour and� decision making of� groups. Together they will play video games, resolve disagreements and take difficult decisions.� Our� eventual� goal is to� address a range of theoretical questions with experimental manipulations and computer modelling. Do participants play as if they were alone, or as a group? If so, do they represent the group as a single entity, or a collection of other agents? What are the dynamics of these behaviours, with learning across many trials? Lastly, what does it feel like to act in concert, or in competition, with a room full of people?� - See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-05-06/departmental-colloquium-d… The Cultural Origins of Structure Language is striking in its systematic structure at all levels of description. By exhibiting combinatoriality and compositionality, each utterance in a language does not stand alone, but rather exhibits a network of dependencies on the other utterances in that language. Where does this structure come from? Why is language systematic, and where else might we expect to find this kind of systematicity in nature? In this talk, I will propose a simple hypothesis that systematic structure is the inevitable result of a suite of behaviours being transmitted by iterated learning. Iterated learning is a mechanism of cultural evolution in which behaviours persist by being learned through observation of that behaviour in another individual who acquired it in the same way. I will survey a wide range of lab studies of iterated learning, in which the cultural evolution ofsets of behaviours is experimentally recreated. These studies include everything from artificial language learning tasks and sign language experiments, to more abstract behaviours like slide whistle imitation and sequence learning, and have recently even been extended to other species. I will conclude by suggesting that these cultural evolution experiments provide clear predictions about where we should expect to see structure in behaviour, and what form that structure might take. See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2015-05-20/departmental-colloquium-d… We're looking forward to see you there! (Oktober 6 street 7, room 101) Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

10 years, 11 months

[Koglist] Majus 20 (szerda) 16h: Bryan Roberts (LSE): "New directions for passing time"

by Balazs Gyenis

Kedves kollégák! Az MTA BTK Filozófiai Intézete szeretettel vár minden érdeklődőt Bryan Roberts (LSE) “New directions for passing time” c. előadására 2015 május 20-án (szerdán) 16h kezdettel az MTA Országház u. 30 alatti épületében a Pepita teremben. Az előadás absztraktja alább olvasható. Üdv, B. Bryan W. Roberts (LSE), “New directions for passing time” Abstract: The problem of passing time is that it is a pervasive part of our experience, and yet seems to have no natural description in our best scientific theories. After introducing this problem I will point out a new way forward using the concept of ‘time observables’, and then indicate some further applications such as for the characterisation of the direction of time. -- Balazs Gyenis Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences http://hps.elte.hu/~gyepi

10 years, 12 months

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