The CEU Department of Cognitive Science invites you to the following talk:
The Physical Basis of Imagery and Imagination
Young children seem to have an early understanding of the world around them, and the people
in it. Before children can reliably say "ball",
"wall",
or "Saul",
they expect balls to
not go through walls,
and for Saul to
go right for a ball (if
there's no wall).
There are different proposals out there for the cognitive computations that underlie this basic commonsense reasoning. I'll focus on one proposal in particular, and suggest that a "rough rendering and de-rendering" approach can explain early expectations about
object solidity, cohesion, and permanence. From there I will expand the proposal to some more recent work on imagery and imagination, including non-commitment in imagery, and the importance of physical properties in visual pretense.
Date: Wednesday,
May 17, 2023
Time: 4
pm (to 5:30
pm) CET
Chair: Jonathan
Kominsky
Let me know if you want to schedule a meeting with Tomer.
Best,
Barbu