Programme
SMART Cognitive Science – the Amsterdam Conference’ will consist of 6 exciting workshops (each 2 full days, with 3 in parallel) on the cognitive science of music, language, communication and art, and a common evening program with debates and plenaries, and will be free to attend.
March 25th, 2015
9am-5pm (Oudemanhuispoort and Doelenzaal (University Library, Singel 425))
- Workshop (day 1): Embodied Cognition, Art and Affordances OMHP A.008
- Workshop (day 1): Evolution of Language OMHP C.0.17
- Workshop (day 1): Games and Cognition Doelenzaal (Singel 425)
5.00pm-8pm (Zuiderkerk)
- Drinks
- Keynote lecture by Ray Jackendoff (Tufts) on In Defense of Theory
- Plenary Discussion on Have we left the nativism-empiricism controversies behind us?
with panellists Simon Kirby, Tecumseh Fitch and others. Chair: Aafke Hulk.
March 26th, 2015
9am-5pm (Oudemanhuispoort and Doelenzaal (University Library, Singel 425))
- Workshop (day 2): Embodied Cognition, Art and Affordances OMHP A.008
- Workshop (day 2): Evolution of Language OMHP C.0.17
- Workshop (day 2): Games and Cognition Doelenzaal (Singel 425)
5.00pm-7pm (Zuiderkerk)
- Drinks
- Keynote lecture Andreas Roepstorff
Predicting, Embodying, Interacting. Critical elements for contemporary mind mapping.
March 27th, 2015
9am-5pm (Oudemanhuispoort and Doelenzaal (University Library, Singel 425))
- Workshop (day 1): Music Cognition I: Shared processing in language and music OMHP C.2.17; shared sessions with MCII in OMHP F0.01
- Workshop (day 1): Music Cognition II: Where computational and cognitive models meet OMHP C.0.17; shared sessions with MCI in OMHP F0.01
- Workshop (day 1): Communication and Agency. Learning Social and Communicative Meanings Doelenzaal (Singel 425)
5.00pm-8pm (Zuiderkerk)
- Drinks
- Keynote lecture Peter Hagoort
From language to communication from an embrained prespective - Plenary Discussion on The humanities and cognitive science: loyal colleagues or secret competitors?
with panellists Peter Hagoort, Andreas Roepstorff, and Beate Roessler.
March 28th, 2015
9am-5pm (Oudemanhuispoort)
- Workshop (day 2): Music Cognition I: Shared processing in language and music OMHP C.2.17; shared sessions with MCII in OMHP F0.01
- Workshop (day 2): Music Cognition II: Where computational and cognitive models meet OMHP C.0.17; shared sessions with MCI in OMHP F0.01
- Workshop (day 2): Communication and Agency. Learning Social and Communicative Meanings OMHP D0.09