2 Oct
2019
2 Oct
'19
11:56 a.m.
The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its talk by:
Prof. Josef Perner (University of Salzburg)
[web<https://ccns.sbg.ac.at/people/perner/>]
Title: Mental Files in Perspective
Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Time: 17:00-18:30
Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 st. 7, room 101
Abstract:
Mental files theory provides a unifying view on seemingly unrelated phenomena in Cognitive
Development and Cognitive Neuroscience. A mental file represents/refers to a particular
individual (object or person), tracks it over time, and stores knowledge about it.
Conceptualizing an individual in different ways puts different perspectives on it. This is
captured by coreferential files for the same individual, e.g., Cicero and Tully would be
assigned two different files. Knowledge of their identity is implemented by the
metacognitive action of linking the two files for information to flow between them. The
assumption that this ability develops around 4 years explains why identity statements and
beliefs (and a series of other perspective problems) are understood at this age. Linking
of files also has a common neural substrate in the dorsal part of the left IPL (inferior
parietal lobe), which is responsive to, e.g., representing beliefs, identity statements,
mathematical equations, person recognition.
We are looking forward to see you.
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