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Exploratory Workshop 

supported by the European Science Foundation

July 4-8, 2004

 

Understanding Actions and Minds: Integrating recent advances from Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology of Language and Communication, Developmental and Comparative Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence  

 

Course Director: György Gergely, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Developmental Research Institute for Psychological Research, Budapest

Preliminary Workshop Programme

the programme is subject to change

[Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday]

Monday, July 5th 

Greetings and Introduction: 9:30 a.m.

György Gergely (Convenor) and the Representative of ESF

Morning Session: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Topic: Cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence approaches to generating and perceiving intentional actions. Chair: Csaba Pléh (Center for Cognitive Science, Budapest, Hungary)

10: 00 am. – 12:00 am: Three 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period.

  1. Andreas Wohlschlager (Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Munich, Germany)
  2. Harold Bekkering (Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, Holland)
  3. Julie Grezes (Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience Institute of Neurology, London, UK)

12:00 – 12:30: General Discussion of the Morning Session

12:30 pm Lunch

Afternoon Session: 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Topic: Brain and behavioural research on pathologies of intentionality and mind: Autism, Schizophrenia, and Williams syndrome. Chair: Ágnes Kovács (Romania; International School for Advanced Studies – Cognitive Neuroscience, Trieste, Italy)

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Two 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period.

  1. Uta Frith (University College London, UK)
  2. Csaba Pléh (Center for Cognitive Science, Budapest, Hungary)

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Coffee-break

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm:  

Topic: Brain and behavioural research on infants’ understanding of action and mind. Chair: Luca Surian (University of Trieste, Italy)

Two 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period.

  1. Teresa Farroni (Italy; Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, London, UK)
  2. Luca Bonatti (International School for Advanced Studies – Cognitive Neuroscience, Trieste, Italy)

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: General Discussion of the Afternoon Session.

7:00 pm: Dinner

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Tuesday, July 6th

Morning Session: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Topic: Actions, Minds, Artifacts, and Intentionality: Theoretical integration of advances in philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and comparative studies, and artificial intelligence. Chair: Hannes Rakoczy (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany)

9: 00 am – 10:30 am: Two 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period.

  1. Wolfgang Prinz (Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research, Munich, Germany)
  2. Johannes Roessler (University of Warwick, UK)

10:30 am – 10: 45 am: 

Commentary: Naomi Eilan (University of Warwick, UK)

10:45 am – 11:00 am Short Coffee Break

11:00 am - 12:45 pm:  

Topic: Comparative approaches to understanding actions, minds, and artifacts. Chair: József Topál (ELTE University, Dept. of Ethology, Budapest, Hungary)

Two 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period

  1. Josep Call (Spain; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany)
  2. Juan Carlos Gomez (Spain; University of St. Andrews, Scotland)

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm

Commentary: Ádám Miklósi (ELTE University, Dept. of Ethology, Budapest, Hungary)

12:45 pm Lunch

Afternoon Session: 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm General Discussion of the Morning Session

3: 00 pm – 5:00 pm: Poster Presentations by the Young Scientists

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Short Coffee Break

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm: General Discussion of the Poster Session

Chair: Henrike Moll (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany)

7:00 pm: Dinner

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Wednesday, July 7th 

Morning Session: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

9: 00 am – 11:30 am:  

Topic:  Developmental approaches to understanding actions, minds, and artifacts

Three 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period.

Chair: Tanya Behne (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany)

  1. Reneé Baillargeon (Univ. of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, US)
  2. Josef Perner (University of Salzburg, Austria) go to [abstract]

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Short Coffee-break

10:45 am – 11:30 pm:  

3. Malinda Carpenter (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany)

11: 30 am – 12:15 pm: General Discussion of the Morning Session.

12:45 pm Lunch

Afternoon Session: 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Topic: Teleological and mentalistic understanding of communication and reference: Efficiency, Rationality and Relevance. Evolutionary, Developmental, and Linguistic Perspectives. Chair: Martin Kanovsky (Slovakia, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bratislava)

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Two 30-min talks each followed by an approx. 15 min discussion period.

  1. Gergely Csibra (Hungary, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College London, UK)
  2. Dan Sperber (Institut Jean Nicod , EHESS and ENS, France)

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Coffee-break

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm:

Chair: György Gergely (Institute for Psychological Research, Budapest, Hungary)

Topic: General Discussion and Planning Collaborative Research Possibilities.

7:00 p.m.: Dinner

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