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[CDC Seminars] Announcement: CDC Seminar, Dr. Jean Mandler, Wed, Sep 8 2010, 3 PM

by Marian Chen

The next talk in the CEU Cognitive Development Center seminar series will be given by Dr. Jean Mandler University of California, San Diego and University College London Date: September 8, 2010, *3 PM* (NOTE: this talk will not be held at the usual time!) Location: CEU Cognitive Development Center Hattyú u. 14, Budapest, 3rd floor *Title: The spatial foundation of the conceptual system …and how we go beyond it * Abstract: A model of early concept formation is presented that accounts for conceptual activity in the first year of life, describes how the increasing complexity of conceptual development comes about, and predicts the order in which new types of information accrue to the core conceptual system. It lists a small set of primitives used by a domain-general mechanism of perceptual meaning analysis (PMA) to redescribe motion and other spatio-temporal information into a schematic spatial form that results in potentially accessible concepts (Mandler, 2004). This mechanism avoids having to posit separate innate domain-specific modules. Combinations of the primitives it operates with are sufficient to provide the first meanings used to understand events, make inferences, and categorize objects into different kinds. Only as infants begin to move themselves around in the world and act on objects do internal feelings of force get integrated into existing spatially based concepts involving causation, and internal feelings of trying get integrated into existing spatially based concepts of goal-directed behavior. Concepts of knowing and emotions, as well as sensory concepts such as colors, are still later acquisitions because of lack of a structured spatial core into which the relevant unstructured internal experiences can be integrated. In these cases language may be required to provide conceptual descriptions. Attendees are encouraged to read the attached paper as background, in order to facilitate discussion after the talk. _______________________________________________ Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://cdc.ceu.hu/mailman/listinfo/seminars

15 years, 10 months

REMINDER: CDC Seminar by Dr. Andreas Wilke, Wednesday 7/28 at 5 PM

by Marian Chen

The next talk in the CEU Cognitive Development Center seminar series will be given by Dr. Andreas Wilke Clarkson University Department of Psychology Past and Present Environments: The Evolution of Decision Making The human mind is filled with evolved decision mechanisms designed to meet adaptively important goals. We outline a framework for studying those mechanisms from an evolutionary cognitive psychology perspective, which emphasizes the role of the environment in shaping organisms' decision strategies. We hold that decision strategies often take the form of simple decision rules constructed from building blocks that draw on evolved capacities, all of which fit to particular information structures in the environment. We illustrate these ideas with research examples from our work on human foraging cognition: deciding when to leave a resource patch, searching for information in memory, predicting when a sequence of events will stop or continue, and detecting sequential dependencies when simultaneously foraging for multiple resources. Date: July 28, 2010, 5 PM Location: CEU Cognitive Development Center Hattyú u. 14, Budapest

15 years, 10 months

FW: Fwd: post doc position Theory and History of Psychology

by Gábor Á. Zemplén

FYI zg From: mpiwg-announce-bounces(a)mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de [mailto:mpiwg-announce-bounces@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de] On Behalf Of Fernando Vidal Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 2:17 PM To: mpiwg-announce MPIWG Announce Subject: [mpiwg-announce] Fwd: post doc position Theory and History of Psychology Anfang der weitergeleiteten E-Mail: Von: Trudy Dehue <G.C.G.Dehue(a)RUG.NL> Datum: 1. Juli 2010 13:02:20 MESZ An: NEURO-L(a)LISTSERV.LSE.AC.UK Betreff: post doc position Theory and History of Psychology Antwort an: G.C.G.Dehue(a)rug.nl Postdoc position Theory & History of Psychology at Groningen University Applying instruments and concepts from the fields of History & Philosophy of Science and Science & Technology Studies, the T&G group focuses on three themes: social technology, memory and forgetting and neurobiological selves. This temporary position is open to candidates with a recent relevant PhD, combining, for instance, psychology with philosophy, sociology or anthropology. The ideal candidate has already published one or more articles in this interdisciplinary area. The position is temporary for a period of 18 months (fulfilling it on a part time basis and combining it with a part time temporary teaching position may be negotiable). Application deadline September 6 2010, interviews in the week of September 13. http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/RUG/vacancy/5353/lang/en/

15 years, 11 months

Announcement: CDC Seminar - Dr. Andreas Wilke 7/28/10

by Marian Chen

15 years, 11 months

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

15 years, 11 months

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

16 years

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

16 years

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

16 years

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

16 years

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

16 years

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