koglist December 2018

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[Koglist] Fluencia Party on 9th February (Friday)

by Dezso Nemeth

Dear Cognitive Folks, The next Fluencia Party will be on 9th February (Friday) starting at 8.00pm in Élesztő (Tűzoltó utca close to Corvin metro station). Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2013110232260580/ 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 are 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) Brain, Memory and Language Lab: http://www.memory-and-language.com Phone: +36-1-4614500/3565, +36-1-4614500/3519

1 year, 8 months

[Koglist] Program - SECOND BEST PRACTICES IN DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS SYMPOSIUM

by Krajcsi Attila

Kedves Kollégák, Elérhető a januári adatelemzés szimpózium programja a szimpózium weboldalán: https://www.cogstat.org/best_practices_symposium/program.html Mivel a helyek korlátozottak, érdemes lehet az érdeklődőknek mielőbb regisztrálnia. A részvétel ingyenes. Mindenkit szeretettel várunk! Üdv, Attila

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] (no subject)

by Krajcsi Attila

Kedves Kollégák, Szeretettel látunk minden érdeklődőt beküldött előadással és hallgatóként is a lenti workshop-on. Üdv, Attila METHODS IN NUMERICAL COGNITION WORKSHOP *Date* January 7, 2019 *Venue* Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Education and Psychology <https://www.ppk.elte.hu/en>, Budapest, Hungary, Kazinczy street, 23-27 <https://www.google.hu/maps/place/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s+Lor%C3%A1nd+University+Fa…>, Room 4 on ground floor *Website* https://www.thenumberworks.org/numerical_cognition_methods_workshop ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Researchers working in the field of numerical cognition often have a hard time to find the ideal methods that fit the research aim best and also please the reviewers. Some methods are less known, some of them are debated, and consequences of some methods are not studied yet. For example, how should the subitizing range be calculated, how should the visual features of non-symbolic stimuli be controlled, how should the counting knowledge of preschoolers be measured? The Methods in Numerical Cognition Workshop aims to be a forum for presenting and discussing any methods related to numerical cognition, including paradigms, tests, analyses methods, etc. The main aim of the workshop is to discuss these methods in details. In line with the aim of the workshop, the talks can be 10-15 minutes long (the time will depend on the number of submitted talks and will be announced when the final program is available), and the discussion of the talks is practically unlimited (within a reasonable limit). But there is more. During the workshop we launch a new interactive database-website that collects methods in numerical cognition, and where researchers can share their experience and opinion about these methods. This database can be considered as an online handbook, but it can be continuously updated. Also, it is a review system with much more transparent methods than most of the current peer-review options. The details of this interactive numerical cognition methodological website will be introduced as a part of the program, and workshop participants can discuss the details of the functioning of this database, too. Also, participants will be able to start uploading method summaries, and to start evaluating uploaded methods. For three months, the website will be available only for the participants of the workshop. SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT *Submission* Submit your abstract by filling this form <https://goo.gl/forms/iSsmlsIYAokIVl8o2>. *Deadline* The deadline for the abstract submission is November 20, 2018. PROGRAM *Program* Come back for the program after the submission deadline, November 20, 2018. *Slides* We will ask the presenters to upload their slides to the OSF Meetings page of the workshop <https://osf.io/view/MNCW2019/>. MORE INFORMATION *Registration fee* There is no registration fee for the workshop. *Contact* For more information contact Attila Krajcsi <krajcsi.attila(a)ppk.elte.hu> or Bert Reynvoet <bert.reynvoet(a)kuleuven.be>. *Other events* If you are coming to Budapest, you might consider attending the Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development <http://bcccd.org/> (January 3-5, 2019) or the Best Practices in Data Analysis and Statistics Symposium <https://www.cogstat.org/best_practices_symposium/> (January 9, 2019), too. *Supporter* The workshop is supported by the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University <https://www.ppk.elte.hu/en>. *Web hosting* The Workshop web page is hosted by the NumberWorks <https://www.thenumberworks.org/> lab.

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] PhD studies: perception and action in the VR

by Alen Hajnal

Kedves KogList tagok: szeretettel varom minden erdeklodo hallgato jelentkezeset az alabbi hirdetesre. The Perception Action Cognition (PAC) Lab is looking for new graduate students for a starting date of August 2019. Current research topics include virtual reality affordances postural stability fractality of motor behavior What I am looking for in a graduate student is a dedicated, highly motivated person with excellent quantitative and behavioral statistics skills. Minimally, I require from the candidate to express the willingness to learn some of the essential computing tools such as MATLAB, R, and others. Our lab works with Oculus Rift VR systems and Pupil Labs eye trackers. We also have a 5-camera VICON motion capture system. The successful applicant will receive a full paid assistantship (with a tuition waiver) that is renewable every year for 4 years. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2019. As part of the application package we require the submission of official university transcripts, GRE scores, TOEFL (for international applicants), statement of research interests, and 3 recommendation letters. Submit an application to the Brain and Behavior PhD program here: https://usouthernmiss.hobsonsradius.com/ssc/zx671wA867020x6702ll0l.ssc For a comprehensive list of research publications, please check out my google scholar profile: <http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c9bakr4AAAAJ&hl=en>https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=c9bakr4AAAAJ&view_op=list_w… ---------- Alen Hajnal, PhD. Associate Professor Brain and Behavior Program Director<https://www.usm.edu/brain-and-behavior> Perception Action Cognition Lab<https://sites.google.com/view/paclab> School of Psychology University of Southern Mississippi

7 years, 5 months

[Koglist] Theoretical Philosophy Forum, Tamas Ullmann

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest 12 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Tamás Ullmann Department of Modern Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Nyelv és evolúció (Language and evolution) _______________________________ 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

7 years, 5 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] Today: BOOK LAUNCH: ‘What’s Left of Human Nature?’ by Maria Kronfeldner

by socialmind

Dear All You are cordially invited to the book launch ‘What’s Left of Human Nature?’ by Maria Kronfeldner Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, CEU on Wednesday, 5 December from 5:00 pm in Room 101, October 6 street 7. Moderator: Tim Crane Professor at the Department of Philosophy, CEU [cid:image003.jpg@01D4873C.A6BB5770] Human nature has always been a foundational issue for philosophy and cognitive sciences. Maria Kronfeldner's book “What’s Left of Human Nature?” presents a philosophical account of human nature that defends the concept against dehumanization, Darwinian, and developmentalist challenges. In "What's Left of Human Nature<http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/whats-left-human-nature>?” Maria Kronfeldner asks: What does it mean to have a human nature? Is the concept the relic of a bygone age? What is the use of such a concept? What are the epistemic and ontological commitments people make when they use the concept? She answers these questions by offering a philosophical account of human nature that defends the concept against contemporary criticism. In particular, she takes on challenges related to social misuse of the concept that dehumanizes those regarded as lacking human nature (the dehumanization challenge); the conflict between Darwinian thinking and essentialist concepts of human nature (the Darwinian challenge); and the consensus that evolution, heredity, and ontogenetic development result from nurture and nature. After answering each of these challenges, Kronfeldner presents a revisionist account of human nature that minimizes dehumanization and does not fall back on outdated biological ideas. Her account is post-essentialist because it eliminates the concept of an essence of being human; pluralist in that it argues that there are different things in the world that correspond to three different post-essentialist concepts of human nature; and interactive because it understands nature and nurture as interacting at the developmental, epigenetic, and evolutionary levels. On the basis of this, she introduces a dialectical concept of an ever-changing and “looping” human nature. Finally, noting the essentially contested character of the concept and the ambiguity and redundancy of the terminology, she wonders if we should simply eliminate the term “human nature” altogether. https://philosophy.ceu.edu/events/2018-12-05/book-launch-whats-left-human-n… http://socialmind.ceu.edu/events/2018-12-05/book-launch-whats-left-human-na… ______________________________________________ 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

7 years, 5 months

[Koglist] Wiktor Mlynarski előadása, MTA Wigner

by Gergo Orban

Tisztelt Kollégák, A most következő hétfőn Wiktor Mlynarski (IST, Bécs) tart szemináriumot az MTA Wigner Intézetben Josh McDermottal (MIT) végzett munkájáról. Részletek a levél alján találhatóak. Minden érdeklődőt örömmel várunk. Üdvözlettel, Orbán Gergő Dear Colleagues, Next Monday, Wiktor Mlynarski (IST, Vienna) will have a seminar at the MTA Wigner Institute on the work he did with Josh McDermott at MIT. See details below. If you intend to attend but have a non-Hungarian passport, please let us know in advance so that we can arrange for a smooth entry to the campus. Best regards, Gergo Orban _____________________________ Hely-Location: MTA Wigner FK, Komputációs Tudományok Osztálya Szemináriumi szoba, 13-101 1121 Konkoly Thege M út 29-33 Időpont-Time: december 10., hétfő, 13:30 Cím és absztrakt: Inference and efficient coding in natural auditory scenes Processing of natural stimuli in sensory systems has been traditionally studied within two theoretical frameworks: probabilistic inference and efficient coding. Probabilistic inference specifies optimal strategies for learning about relevant properties of the environment from local and ambiguous sensory signals. Efficient coding provides a normative approach to study encoding of natural stimuli in resource-constrained sensory systems. By emphasizing different aspects of information processing they provide complementary approaches to study sensory computations. Here, I will discuss applications of these two perspectives to study the problem of auditory scene analysis in natural environments. First, I will show that human auditory grouping can be understood as probabilistic inference constrained by natural sound statistics. Second, I will present a statistical model of natural sounds motivated by efficient coding principles. Through the talk I will discuss similarities and differences between these two approaches and conclude by proposing a unifying perspective on probabilistic inference and efficient coding in sensory systems.

7 years, 5 months

[Koglist] 2nd call: XI. Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science - Computational Rationality

by Georgina Török

Dear All, We are happy to announce the *XI. Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science*, which is devoted to the topic of *Computational Rationality*. The conference will take place between 23-25 May 2019 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Our invited speakers are: *Ulrike Hahn* (Birkbeck, University of London, UK) *Quentin Huys* (Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research, London, UK) *Julian Jara-Ettinger* (Yale University, USA) *Máté Lengyel* (University of Cambridge, UK, and Central European University, Hungary) *Azzurra Ruggeri *(Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany) *Laura Schultz* (MIT, USA) *Submissions will open on 1 January 2019.* Deadline for poster abstract submission is 28 February 2019. Authors will be notified of acceptance of their abstracts by 15 March 2019. For more information please visit: http://www.cecog.eu/ducog/page_invitation.php ( http://www.cecog.eu/ducog/page_invitation.php) or email us: ducog(a)cogsci.bme.hu (mailto:ducog@cogsci.bme.hu) On behalf of the organisers, Oana Stanciu Gergő Orbán *Programme chairs*

7 years, 5 months

[Koglist] Theoretical Philosophy Forum, Gabor Etesi

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös University Address: Múzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest 5 December (Wednesday) 5:00 PM Room 226 Gábor Etesi Department of Geometry, Institute of Mathematics Budapest University of Technology and Economics On a possibly pure set-theoretic origin of black hole entropy _______________________________ 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

7 years, 5 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] BOOK LAUNCH: ‘What’s Left of Human Nature?’ by Maria Kronfeldner

by socialmind

7 years, 5 months

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