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by George Kampis

Kedves Kollegak, januarban (februar elejen?) ujra MAKOG. En sajnos nem voltam az elozon, de nem tudok arrol, hogy megallapodas szuletett volna a 2008-as konferenciarol, ezert hadd tegyek kozze ennek erdekeben egy felhivast --- ime: # Szervezo kerestetik a 2008-as MAKOG konferenciahoz! Nem vasari kiarusitas, hanem demokratikus korkerdes. Ha nem lesz mas jelentkezo, termeszetesen mi valamilyen formaban szivesen osszehozzuk, de jobban orulnenk, ha az immar hagyomanyos modon egy-egy muhely vallalna magara egy-egy adott evet. Kommitmentet november 7-ig szeretnek kerni, de elozetes igeny- vagy lehetoseg-bejelentest mihamarabb megkoszonnek, udvozlettel kgy Kampis György

18 years, 7 months

Leech et al/Analogy as relational priming: BBS Call for Commentators

by Behavioral & Brain Sciences

Dear Dr. Qwerty, ================================================================== *** CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS *** ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. Please note that this is NOT a formal invitation. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Leech-11062… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 20, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ** Target Article Information ** ================================================================== To help you decide whether you would be an appropriate commentator for this article, an unedited, uncorrected target article is retrievable at the URL that follows the abstract and keywords below. This unedited draft has been prepared only for potential commentators who wish to nominate themselves for formal commentary invitation. Please DO NOT write a commentary until you receive a formal invitation. If you are invited to submit a commentary, a copyedited, corrected version of this paper will be posted in the invitation letter. The commentary invitation list is compiled by the Editors so as to balance proposals, areas of expertise, and frequency of prior commentaries in BBS. TITLE: Analogy as relational priming: A developmental and computational perspective on the origins of a complex cognitive skill AUTHORS: Robert Leech, Denis Mareschal, and Richard P. Cooper ABSTRACT: The development of analogical reasoning has traditionally been understood in terms of theories of adult competence. This approach emphasizes structured representations and structure mapping. In contrast, we argue that by taking a developmental perspective, analogical reasoning can be viewed as the product of a substantially different cognitive ability relational priming. To illustrate this, we present a computational (here connectionist) account where analogy arises gradually as a bi-product of pattern completion in a recurrent network. Initial exposure to a situation primes a relation that can then be applied to a novel situation to make an analogy. Relations are represented as transformations between states. The network exhibits behaviors consistent with a broad range of key phenomena from the developmental literature, lending support to the appropriateness of this approach (using low-level cognitive mechanisms) for investigating a domain that has normally been the preserve of high-level models. Furthermore, we present an additional simulation that integrates the relational priming mechanism with deliberative controlled use of inhibition to demonstrate how the framework can be extended to complex analogical reasoning, such as the data from explicit mapping studies in the adult literature. This account highlights how taking a developmental perspective constrains the theory construction and cognitive modeling processes in a way that differs substantially from that based purely on adult studies, and illustrates how a putative complex cognitive skill can emerge out of a simple mechanism. KEYWORDS: Analogical reasoning; cognitive development; relational priming; transformation similarity; connectionism. FULL TEXT: http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Leech-11062006/Referees/ ================================================================== *** CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS *** ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. Please note that this is NOT a formal invitation. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Leech-11062… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 20, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ================================================================== Barbara Finlay - Editor Paul Bloom - Editor Behavioral and Brain Sciences bbs(a)bbsonline.org http://www.bbsonline.org -------------------------------------------------------------------

18 years, 7 months

Fw: [eto_oktatok] Magyar Etológiai Társaság X. Jubileumi Kongresszusa

by George Kampis

----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Miklosi To: Laszlo Bartosiewicz ; bardosgy(a)ludens.elte.hu ; Tozser Janos ; Maros Kati ; Pléh Csaba ; Ferenc Suszter ; George Kampis ; Éva Mikics ; Jozsef haller Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:31 AM Subject: Fwd: [eto_oktatok] Magyar Etológiai Társaság X. Jubileumi Kongresszusa Kedves Kollegák, kérlek benneteket, hogy elehtőségeitek szerint terjeszétek el az alábbi felhívást, a csatolmányokkal együtt. A plakát kihelyezését külön megköszönjük (elnézést, ha már mástol is kaptatok volna ahsonló kérést) köszönettel Ádám -- Dr Adam Miklosi Department of Ethology Eötvös University Budapest, Pázmány P. s 1c 1117 Hungary Web page: http://etologia.aitia.ai Interested in dog behaviour? Take a look at: http://www.amazon.com/Behaviour-Evolution-Cognition-Adam-Miklosi/dp/0199295…

18 years, 7 months

meghívó

by Horvath Zsuzsa

Kedves Kollégák! Mellékelten küldöm a Magyar Tudomány Ünnepére szóló meghívót. Kérem, hogy szíveskedjenek munkatársaikat és hallgatóikat is tájékoztatni. Köszönettel: HZS Horváth Zsuzsa ELTE PPK Kognitív Pszichológiai Tanszék 1064 Bp. Izabella u. 46. horvath.zsuzsa(a)ppk.elte.hu Tel/fax: 461-2649

18 years, 7 months

Leech et al/Analogy as relational priming: BBS Call for Commentators

by Behavioral & Brain Sciences

================================================================== *** CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS *** ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. Please note that this is NOT a formal invitation. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Leech-11062… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 20, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ** Target Article Information ** ================================================================== To help you decide whether you would be an appropriate commentator for this article, an unedited, uncorrected target article is retrievable at the URL that follows the abstract and keywords below. This unedited draft has been prepared only for potential commentators who wish to nominate themselves for formal commentary invitation. Please DO NOT write a commentary until you receive a formal invitation. If you are invited to submit a commentary, a copyedited, corrected version of this paper will be posted in the invitation letter. The commentary invitation list is compiled by the Editors so as to balance proposals, areas of expertise, and frequency of prior commentaries in BBS. TITLE: Analogy as relational priming: A developmental and computational perspective on the origins of a complex cognitive skill AUTHORS: Robert Leech, Denis Mareschal, and Richard P. Cooper ABSTRACT: The development of analogical reasoning has traditionally been understood in terms of theories of adult competence. This approach emphasizes structured representations and structure mapping. In contrast, we argue that by taking a developmental perspective, analogical reasoning can be viewed as the product of a substantially different cognitive ability relational priming. To illustrate this, we present a computational (here connectionist) account where analogy arises gradually as a bi-product of pattern completion in a recurrent network. Initial exposure to a situation primes a relation that can then be applied to a novel situation to make an analogy. Relations are represented as transformations between states. The network exhibits behaviors consistent with a broad range of key phenomena from the developmental literature, lending support to the appropriateness of this approach (using low-level cognitive mechanisms) for investigating a domain that has normally been the preserve of high-level models. Furthermore, we present an additional simulation that integrates the relational priming mechanism with deliberative controlled use of inhibition to demonstrate how the framework can be extended to complex analogical reasoning, such as the data from explicit mapping studies in the adult literature. This account highlights how taking a developmental perspective constrains the theory construction and cognitive modeling processes in a way that differs substantially from that based purely on adult studies, and illustrates how a putative complex cognitive skill can emerge out of a simple mechanism. KEYWORDS: Analogical reasoning; cognitive development; relational priming; transformation similarity; connectionism. FULL TEXT: http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Leech-11062006/Referees/ ================================================================== *** CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS *** ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. Please note that this is NOT a formal invitation. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Leech-11062… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 20, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ================================================================== Barbara Finlay - Editor Paul Bloom - Editor Behavioral and Brain Sciences bbs(a)bbsonline.org http://www.bbsonline.org -------------------------------------------------------------------

18 years, 7 months

meghivo

by Tóth Dénes

Tisztelt Kollégák! Engedjék meg, hogy figyelmükbe ajánljam a Magyar Tudomány Ünnepének keretében meghirdetett, "A tudomány iskolája - az iskolai tudománya" című rendezvényt. A meghívót a csatolmányban találják. Üdvözlettel Tóth Dénes

18 years, 7 months

invitation to a philosophy talk - reminder

by Krisztina Biber

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to a talk by Marián Zouhar (Comenius University, Bratislava) on 'General Terms and Rigidity' 5.30 PM, Tuesday, 30 October 2007, Zrinyi 14 building, Room 412 Abstract: The paper deals with the question, in what sense can we say that certain general terms are rigid designators. It is argued that there are general terms which designate intensions (properties, kinds, species, etc.) de iure, i.e., in the same way as proper names designate their bearers. There are also (compound) general terms which are de facto rigid; such terms either express higher order intensions having, as their values, lower order intensions and are said to be rigid because they designate the same lower order intensions in all possible worlds and times, or express a first order intensions having, as their values, extensions and are said to be rigid because they designate the same extensions in all possible worlds and times (e.g., mathematical expressions). Non-rigid general terms designate different lower order intensions (or extensions) with respect to different possible worlds and times. A substantial part of the paper is devoted to critical discussions of certain well-known and popular views on rigid designation with respect to general terms. It is argued that essentialist approaches claiming that rigid designation can be ascribed to essentialist predicates are ill-founded because assume certain dubious metaphysical theses that should not be invoked in semantics. Special attention is devoted to M. Devitt's theory of rigid application. Similarly, an intensional theory propounded by J. LaPorte, according to which 'tiger', for example, is rigid because designates the same intension (i.e., a species) in all possible worlds and times, is put under criticism. The theory defended in the present paper has it that 'tiger' has to be non-rigid, in spite of arguments presented by both essentialist and intensional theories (and in this way resembles expressions such as 'bachelor'). Finally, a version of anti-essentialism is outlined and defended. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072 E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu

18 years, 7 months

Theoretical Philosophy Forum, November

by Laszlo E. Szabo

THEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY FORUM Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University Room 208 Monday 4:00 PM Muzeum krt. 4/i, Budapest Web site: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf November Program 5 November 4:00 PM Room 208 (Muzeum krt. 4/i) Istvan Farago-Szabo Department of Modern Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy Eotvos University, Budapest A Royal Society (The Royal Society) Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/November/#1 12 November 4:00 PM Room 208 (Muzeum krt. 4/i) Janos Tozser Philosophy of Language Research Group Institute of Philosophy, Eotvos University, Budapest A fizikai targyak letezese az idoben (Existence in time of physical objects) Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/November/#2 19 November 4:00 PM Room 208 (Muzeum krt. 4/i) Miklos Lehmann Department of Social Science Faculty of Elementary and Nursery School Teachers' Training Eotvos University, Budapest Meghatarozza-e az agy a tudatot? (Does brain determine consciousness?) Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/November/#3 26 November 4:00 PM Room 208 (Muzeum krt. 4/i) Laszlo E. Szabo Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy Eotvos University, Budapest On the metaphysical arguments from relativity theory Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/November/#4 ___________________________________ The Forum is open to everyone, including students,visitors, and faculty members from all departments and institutes! Format: 60 minute lecture, 10 minute coffee break, followed by a 30-60 minute discussion. The language of presentation is English or Hungarian. A printable poster is available from here: http://philosophy.elte.hu/tpf/2007/November/poster.pdf Please feel free to post it in your institution! The organizer of the Forum: Laszlo E. Szabo (leszabo(a)philosophy.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Department of Logic, Institute of Philosophy Faculty of Humanities, Eotvos University, Budapest http://philosophy.elte.hu/leszabo

18 years, 7 months

Mareschal et al./Neuroconstructivism: BBS Call for Commentators

by Behavioral & Brain Sciences

Dear Dr. Qwerty, ================================================================== BBS MULTIPLE BOOK REVIEW -- CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the new Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Mareschal-1… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 13, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ** Multiple Book Review Information ** ================================================================== Below is a link to the forthcoming précis of a book accepted for Multiple Book Review in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS). Please note that it is the *BOOK*, not the precis, that is to be reviewed. PRECIS OF: Neuroconstructivism: How the Brain Constructs Cognition BOOK AUTHORS: Denis Mareschal, Mark Johnson, Sylvain Sirois, Michael Spratling, Michael Thomas, and Gert Westermann ABSTRACT: Neuroconstructivism proposes a unifying framework for the study of development that brings together (1) constructivism (which views development as the progressive elaboration of increasingly complex structures), (2) cognitive neuroscience (which aims to understand the neural mechanisms underlying behaviour), and (3) computational modelling (which proposes formal and explicit specifications of information processing). The guiding principle of our approach is context dependence, within and (in contrast to Marr) between levels of organization. We propose that three mechanisms guide the emergence of representations: competition, cooperation, and chronotopy, which themselves allow for two central processes: proactivity and progressive specialization. We suggest that the main outcome of development is partial representations, distributed across distinct functional circuits. This framework is derived by examining development at the level of single neurons, brain systems, and whole organisms. We use the terms encellment, embrainment, and embodiment to describe the higher-level contextual influences that act at each of these levels of organization. To illustrate these mechanisms in operation we provide case studies in early visual perception, infant habituation, phonological development, and object representations in infancy. Three further case studies are concerned with interactions between levels of explanation: social development, atypical development and within that, the development of dyslexia. We conclude that cognitive development arises from a dynamic, contextual change in neural structures leading to partial representations across multiple brain regions and timescales. KEYWORDS: brain, cognition, development, constructivism, embodiment PRECIS: http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Mareschal-10152007/Referees/ ================================================================== BBS MULTIPLE BOOK REVIEW -- CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the new Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Mareschal-1… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 13, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ================================================================== Barbara Finlay - Editor Paul Bloom - Editor Behavioral and Brain Sciences bbs(a)bbsonline.org http://www.bbsonline.org -------------------------------------------------------------------

18 years, 8 months

Mareschal et al./Neuroconstructivism: BBS Call for Commentators

by Behavioral & Brain Sciences

================================================================== BBS MULTIPLE BOOK REVIEW -- CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the new Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Mareschal-1… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 13, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ** Multiple Book Review Information ** ================================================================== Below is a link to the forthcoming précis of a book accepted for Multiple Book Review in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS). Please note that it is the *BOOK*, not the precis, that is to be reviewed. PRECIS OF: Neuroconstructivism: How the Brain Constructs Cognition BOOK AUTHORS: Denis Mareschal, Mark Johnson, Sylvain Sirois, Michael Spratling, Michael Thomas, and Gert Westermann ABSTRACT: Neuroconstructivism proposes a unifying framework for the study of development that brings together (1) constructivism (which views development as the progressive elaboration of increasingly complex structures), (2) cognitive neuroscience (which aims to understand the neural mechanisms underlying behaviour), and (3) computational modelling (which proposes formal and explicit specifications of information processing). The guiding principle of our approach is context dependence, within and (in contrast to Marr) between levels of organization. We propose that three mechanisms guide the emergence of representations: competition, cooperation, and chronotopy, which themselves allow for two central processes: proactivity and progressive specialization. We suggest that the main outcome of development is partial representations, distributed across distinct functional circuits. This framework is derived by examining development at the level of single neurons, brain systems, and whole organisms. We use the terms encellment, embrainment, and embodiment to describe the higher-level contextual influences that act at each of these levels of organization. To illustrate these mechanisms in operation we provide case studies in early visual perception, infant habituation, phonological development, and object representations in infancy. Three further case studies are concerned with interactions between levels of explanation: social development, atypical development and within that, the development of dyslexia. We conclude that cognitive development arises from a dynamic, contextual change in neural structures leading to partial representations across multiple brain regions and timescales. KEYWORDS: brain, cognition, development, constructivism, embodiment PRECIS: http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Mareschal-10152007/Referees/ ================================================================== BBS MULTIPLE BOOK REVIEW -- CALL RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS ================================================================== Please DO NOT respond to this email. If you wish to submit a proposal for commentary and/or suggest potential commentators, please go to the new Online Commentary Proposal System at the following URL: http://www.bbsonline.org/perl/commentary/commproposal?authordir=Mareschal-1… * If you only wish to suggest potential commentators, please ignore prompts to submit a proposal with expertise information. * If you experience technical difficulties, please email bbs(a)bbsonline.org. * Please respond to this Call no later than November 13, 2007 NOTE: Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is an international, interdisciplinary journal providing Open Peer Commentary on important and controversial current research in the biobehavioral and cognitive sciences. Commentators must be BBS Associates, or suggested by a BBS Associate. If you are not a BBS Associate, please follow the instructions linked below: http://www.bbsonline.org/Instructions/associnst.html ================================================================== ================================================================== Barbara Finlay - Editor Paul Bloom - Editor Behavioral and Brain Sciences bbs(a)bbsonline.org http://www.bbsonline.org -------------------------------------------------------------------

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