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[koglist] Meghívó - BME Kognitív Szemináriumsorozat / Invitation - BME Cognitive Seminar Series

by Attila Keresztes

Mindenkit szeretettel látunk A BME Kognitív Szemináriumsorozat következo" elo"adására: We cordially invite you to the next lecture of the BME cognitive seminar series: Figyelem / Attention! Új helyre költöztünk / We moved to a new place Date & Time: September 12, Monday, 11:00-12:00 Location: BME, XI., Egry József utca 1., T. ép 515. *The early right anterior negativity as an index of music-syntactic processing Stefan Koelsch* Department of Educational Science and Psychology Cluster "Languages of Emotion" Freie Universität Berlin http://www.stefan-koelsch.de/ Abstract This talk will first give a brief overview over theoretical concepts of musical syntax. Then studies using the early right anterior negativity (ERAN) as an electrophysiological index of music-syntactic processing will be reviewed. The ERAN is usually occurs at around 150 - 200 ms after the onset of a musical event, and receives main contributions from the inferior fronto-lateral cortex (Broca's area and its right-hemispheric homotope). The ERAN is taken as an index of a disruption of musical structure building. Although the morphology of the ERAN is reminiscent of that of the mismatch negativity (MMN), there are important functional differences between ERAN and MMN. For example, the regularities underlying the generation of the MMN are established on-line (that is, based on on representations of regularities that are extracted on-line from the acoustic environment). By contrast, the generation of the ERAN requires (implicit) knowledge about regularities (that is, representations of regularities that are stored in a long-term format). Furthermore, the generation of the MMN is based on local dependencies, whereas the generation of the ERAN involves processing of long-distance dependencies at the level of phrase-structure grammar (context-free grammar). -- Attila Keresztes Junior Research Fellow Budapest University of Technology and Economics Dept. of Cognitive Science, Egry József u. 1, Budapest 1111, Hungary Tel: +36 1 4633525

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[koglist] [CDC Seminars] ANNOUNCEMENT: CDC Seminar, Mikołaj Hernik, Wednesday, September 14, 5 PM

by Marian Chen

The next talk in the CDC Seminar series will be given by Mikołaj Hernik, CEU Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 5 PM Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3 em. Front matters: On infants’ ability to fast-map fronts of novel agents Abstract: Bodies of almost all modern animals, including all vertebrates, are organized according to a bilateral body-plan with a pronounced anterio-posterior axis. In other words, most animals have fronts and backs. In addition, in many organisms neuronal structures (e.g. brains in vertebrates) tend to be accumulated towards their frontal parts (an evolutionary trend called cephalization). These two general facts of animal evolution may have tremendous significance for a cognitive grasp of animal behavior for two reasons: (i) the ubiquitous bilateral and cephalized body plan promotes salient differences in morphology (most animals’ fronts tend to look different from their backs); (ii) the body plan constrains animal locomotion (some obvious exceptions notwithstanding, animals tend to move facing forward). As a consequence, animal’s orientation in motion is a reliable source of information about its frontal features (the parts at the front of a moving animal are very likely to *be* its frontal features). But also, the location of the already known frontal features of an animal in rest is a reliable source of information about that animal’s ability to act (it is more likely to start moving in the direction determined by its frontal features). I am going to present results from a series of studies designed to test whether preverbal human infants can engage in such inferences. Indeed infants in their first year of life are sensitive to front-movement mismatches, they fast-map novel frontal features from the agent’s behavior and take their orientation into account when anticipating the agent’s subsequent actions. I will argue that the ubiquity of bilateral body plan might have resulted in cognitive adaptations for processing the movement-front co-relation. _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu

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[koglist] Fwd: Student Applications deadline extended - LASchool for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences

by Gergely Csibra

Begin forwarded message: > From: Andrea Goldin <apgoldin(a)gmail.com> > Date: 18 August 2011 8:37:42 pm CEST > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: Student Applications deadline extended - LASchool for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences > > Dear collegues, > > Sorry for cross-posting. Please forward this invitation to apply to the LAschool in Patagonia to graduate students and postdocs. > > Best wishes, > Andrea Goldin, PhD Student > Laboratorio de Neurociencia Integrativa, FCEyN, > Universidad de Buenos Aires > > > > > > The 2nd Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences > Funded by the James S. McDonnell Foundation > Calafate, Patagonia Argentina > 5-16 March, 2012 > http://www.laschool4education.com/ > > Faculty: > Andrea Moro, Bruce McCandliss, Constance Scharff, David Klahr, David Yaron, Diego Golombek, Elizabeth Brannon, Elizabeth Spelke, Gergely Csibra, Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz, Hal Pashler, Helen Neville, Henry "Roddy" Roediger III, Jacques Mehler, Jan Born, John Bruer, Jorge Moll, Joshua Tenenbaum, Kathleen McDermott, Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Laura Shulz, Manuel Carreiras, Marcela Peña, Mariano Sigman, Marina Nespor, Miguel Brechner Frey, Mike Shadlen, Mitchell Nathan, Nora Newcombe, Pierre Pica, Rebecca Saxe, Sidarta Ribeiro, Silvia Bunge, Stanislas Dehaene, Stella Vosniadou, Susan Fitzpatrick, Usha Goswami > > Candidates should register at http://www.laschool4education.com. Applications will remain open until September 15, 2011. > > The school will be held in Calafate, one of the most beautiful places in Patagonia, Argentina, http://www.hotelaltocalafate.com.ar. The goal of our School is to critically examine research findings that are potentially relevant to the development and implementation of effective educational practices. We hope that the School will foster a new generation of rigorous researchers with broad knowledge in neuroscience, able to operate at the interface between education and science. The school will cover all travel, board and lodging expenses for the selected candidates. > > Follow us on twitter: @LASchool4Edu > > >

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[koglist] Meghívó nyilvános PhD védésre

by Háden Gábor

Kedves Kollégák! Szeretném tisztelettel meghívni Önöket/Titeket a nyilvános PhD védésemre, ami szeptember 12.-én 14:00-kor kerül megrendezésre a BME Oktatói Klubban (K épület I. emelet 97). (A hivatalos meghívót csatoltam.) A dolgozat és a tézisek elérhetők a következő címeken: http://cogsci.bme.hu/doktori_iskola.php illetve http://www.doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=193&vid=7666 <http://www.doktori.hu/index.php?menuid=193&vid=7666> Üdvözlettel, Háden Gábor -- Gábor Háden Institute for Psychology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Address: H-1068 Budapest, Szondi u. 83-85 Mailing address: H-1394 Budapest, P.O.B. 398 Phone: +36 1 3542-294 Fax: +36 1 3542-416 Mobile: +36 70 286-1064 E-mail:haden@cogpsyphy.hu or robag.nedah(a)gmail.com Web:http://www.mtapi.hu

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[koglist] [CDC Seminars] REMINDER: CDC Seminar, Willem Frankenhuis, TUESDAY, August 23, 2011, 5 PM

by Gergely Csibra

The first talk in the 2011-2012 CDC seminar series will be given by: Willem Frankenhuis, UCLA Date: TUESDAY, August 23, 2011, 5 PM (Please note that this talk will be given on a different day than usual!) Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor An evolutionary approach to developmental change Abstract: Although building blocks of cognition are commonly viewed in light of evolution (e.g., core systems), processes of developmental change rarely are. Developmental processes, however, can also be analyzed in light of their evolved features, because natural selection shapes developmental mechanisms that “construct” adaptive phenotypes—based on the physical and social environment. In order to study how natural selection shapes ontogenetic change, biologists have used a modeling approach called dynamic optimization. In this talk, I will show how this approach can be applied to the study of cognitive development. In doing so, I will discuss several examples, including the study of developmental plasticity, life history development, and learning and decision problems involving continuous updating based on feedback—such as determining whether another agent is responding contingently to one’s own actions. _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu

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[koglist] [CDC Seminars] REMINDER: CDC Seminar, Willem Frankenhuis, TUESDAY, August 23, 2011, 5 PM

by Marian Chen

The first talk in the 2011-2012 CDC seminar series will be given by: Willem Frankenhuis, UCLA Date: TUESDAY, August 23, 2011, 5 PM (Please note that this talk will be given on a different day than usual!) Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor *An evolutionary approach to developmental change * Abstract: Although building blocks of cognition are commonly viewed in light of evolution (e.g., core systems), processes of developmental change rarely are. Developmental processes, however, can also be analyzed in light of their evolved features, because natural selection shapes developmental mechanisms that “construct” adaptive phenotypes—based on the physical and social environment. In order to study how natural selection shapes ontogenetic change, biologists have used a modeling approach called dynamic optimization. In this talk, I will show how this approach can be applied to the study of cognitive development. In doing so, I will discuss several examples, including the study of developmental plasticity, life history development, and learning and decision problems involving continuous updating based on feedback—such as determining whether another agent is responding contingently to one’s own actions. _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu

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[koglist] [CDC Seminars] BCCCD12 REMINDER - Symposia submission deadline September 10th!

by Marian Chen

Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting symposia to the BCCCD12 meeting is fast approaching! *Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development 2012, January 12-14, 2012 * As the only annual European conference focusing on cognitive development, the BCCCD welcomes submissions in all related topics and areas. Past conferences have included presentations on comparative cognition, cultural cognition, early social cognition, moral cognition, language, conceptual learning, and methodological issues. *SUBMISSION INFORMATION Symposia submissions* are due* September 10, 2011* (notification by September 30th). Symposia will be 3 talks plus discussant, or 3-4 talks without a discussant. Symposium organizers are required to chair their session. For more information on how to submit, please visit our website at: http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/index.php?menu=4 Poster submissions are due *October 10, 2011 *(notification by October 31st). * * Registration is now open for the BCCCD12 meeting at our website: http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/ *INVITED SPEAKERS* Lila Gleitman (University of Pennsylvania) Giorgio Vallortigara (University of Trento) *INVITED SYMPOSIA *Invited symposium on early social cognition - Organizer: Gustaf Gredebäck (Uppsala University) Invited symposium on inductive learning - Organizer: Laura Schulz (MIT) *REGISTRATION FEES* Early bird (by November 15) Regular EUR 120 Student EUR 85 Standard (after November 15) Regular EUR 140 Student EUR 100 The meeting begins at 1 PM on Thursday, January 12th, and ends at 7 PM on Saturday, January 14th. Attendance will be limited and there will be no parallel sessions. For more information, please visit our conference website: http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/ (RSVP on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205707306119266) _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu

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[koglist] [CDC Seminars] ANNOUNCEMENT: CDC Seminar, Willem Frankenhuis, TUESDAY, August 23, 2011, 5 PM

by Marian Chen

The first talk in the 2011-2012 CDC seminar series will be given by: Willem Frankenhuis, UCLA Date: TUESDAY, August 23, 2011, 5 PM (Please note that this talk will be given on a different day than usual!) Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor *An evolutionary approach to developmental change * Abstract: Although building blocks of cognition are commonly viewed in light of evolution (e.g., core systems), processes of developmental change rarely are. Developmental processes, however, can also be analyzed in light of their evolved features, because natural selection shapes developmental mechanisms that “construct” adaptive phenotypes—based on the physical and social environment. In order to study how natural selection shapes ontogenetic change, biologists have used a modeling approach called dynamic optimization. In this talk, I will show how this approach can be applied to the study of cognitive development. In doing so, I will discuss several examples, including the study of developmental plasticity, life history development, and learning and decision problems involving continuous updating based on feedback—such as determining whether another agent is responding contingently to one’s own actions. _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu

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[koglist] Fw: British Academy/British Psychological Society Annual Lecture, 22 September 2011

by Nagypál László

JOINT BRITISH ACADEMY/BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL LECTURE The Resilient Brain: Cognition and Ageing Professor Lorraine K Tyler FBA University of Cambridge Thursday, 22 September 2011 6.00pm - 7.15pm, followed by a drinks reception British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 Normal healthy ageing involves widespread changes in the brain, which are thought to lead to problems with a variety of everyday cognitive functions, such as memory, attention and problem solving. However, this view is starting to change and a more positive view is emerging in which ageing is no longer seen as an inexorable progressive decline in neural and cognitive fitness. This research focuses on what is preserved as we age, trying to understand the brain mechanisms by which cognitive functions can be preserved in spite of extensive changes in brain tissue. In this talk Professor Tyler will discuss some of the research that takes a positive view of changes across the lifespan, and in doing so is starting to over-turn existing stereotypes of ageing. About the Speaker: Lorraine K Tyler is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. She heads a University-wide consortium, funded by the BBSRC, to study the relationship between brain function and cognition across the adult lifespan. She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1995. Her most recent articles include ‘Conceptual structure: Towards an integrated neurocognitive account’, Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (co-author) and ‘Fronto-temporal brain systems supporting spoken language comprehension’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, Theme Issue ‘The perception of speech: from sound to meaning’ with WD Marslen-Wilson. Attendance is free, but registration is required for this event. To register please click here: A poster for your notice board can be downloaded here. Joint British Academy / British Psychological Society Lecture This lecture series began in 2001 when the Academy held a lecture to mark the centenary of the British Psychological Society. The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Tel: 020 7969 5200, Fax: 020 7969 5300, Web: www.britac.ac.uk -- Click this link to unsubscribe. {~A8529410676909225416866342721~}

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