Dear all,

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science invites you to the following talk:

Valeria Giardino (Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)

Diagramming and the use of cognitive artifacts to enhance reasoning

Abstract :

In my talk, I will introduce what I call "diagramming", that is, the capacity for coordinating among several systems that have been developed in our relationship with the environment, such as perception, action and conceptual knowledge, to the aim of solving a cognitive problem. In my view, such a capacity is the condition for the creation and the use of external cognitive artefacts enhancing our reasoning capacities. I will try to reply to some open questions, on the crucial contribution of spatial cognition in this context, and on the cognitive processes by which some external artifacts may have an influence on conceptualization.

Date: Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

Time: 4 pm (to 5:30 pm) CET

Venue: D002-Tiered* (QS Vienna) and Zoom (meeting ID: 969 2496 5784, passcode: 471712)

Chair: Gergo Csibra

*Anyone not affiliated with CEU wishing to attend in-person in Vienna must RSVP here to get access to the lecture hall.

If you would like to schedule a meeting with Valeria on Thursday morning, please write to me before Tuesday, 12pm.

Best,

Mariem