[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] CogSci CEU Departmental Colloquium: November 5. Wednesday: Marcel Brass (Ghent University) - Clever chameleon: the influence of action observation on action execution

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by Marcel Brass, Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 17:00 - 18:30 Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34., Room G15 Clever chameleon: the influence of action observation on action execution Marcel Brass Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium Almost 15 years ago first behavioural studies demonstrated that the observation of an action leads to an automatic activation of a corresponding motor representation in the observer. Ever since, numerous behavioural studies have investigated ‘automatic imitation’ using interference tasks and social imitation tasks. In my talk, I will first outline different theoretical accounts of automatic imitation. Then I will report research investigating the conditions under which automatic imitation occurs. Finally, I will report recent studies addressing the question whether we can represent multiple actions/agents in parallel and whether automatic imitation is anticipatory by nature.- See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events/2014-11-05/departmental-colloquium-dr… Clever chameleon: the influence of action observation on action execution Almost 15 years ago first behavioural studies demonstrated that the observation of an action leads to an automatic activation of a corresponding motor representation in the observer. Ever since, numerous behavioural studies have investigated ‘automatic imitation’ using interference tasks and social imitation tasks. In my talk, I will first outline different theoretical accounts of automatic imitation. Then I will report research investigating the conditions under which automatic imitation occurs. Finally, I will report recent studies addressing the question whether we can represent multiple actions/agents in parallel and whether automatic imitation is anticipatory by nature. Clever chameleon: the influence of action observation on action execution Marcel Brass Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium Almost 15 years ago first behavioural studies demonstrated that the observation of an action leads to an automatic activation of a corresponding motor representation in the observer. Ever since, numerous behavioural studies have investigated ‘automatic imitation’ using interference tasks and social imitation tasks. In my talk, I will first outline different theoretical accounts of automatic imitation. Then I will report research investigating the conditions under which automatic imitation occurs. Finally, I will report recent studies addressing the question whether we can represent multiple actions/agents in parallel and whether automatic imitation is anticipatory by nature.- See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events/2014-11-05/departmental-colloquium-dr… Clever chameleon: the influence of action observation on action execution Marcel Brass Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium Almost 15 years ago first behavioural studies demonstrated that the observation of an action leads to an automatic activation of a corresponding motor representation in the observer. Ever since, numerous behavioural studies have investigated ‘automatic imitation’ using interference tasks and social imitation tasks. In my talk, I will first outline different theoretical accounts of automatic imitation. Then I will report research investigating the conditions under which automatic imitation occurs. Finally, I will report recent studies addressing the question whether we can represent multiple actions/agents in parallel and whether automatic imitation is anticipatory by nature.- See more at: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events/2014-11-05/departmental-colloquium-dr… We're looking forward to see you there (Frankel Leo u. 30-34) ! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events _______________________________________________ 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