“Cognition and Consciousness” Retecog Summer School 2012

5-8 June 2012, Menorca, Spain.

http://summerschool.retecog.net/

Invited Lecturers: Kevin O’Regan, Anil Seth, Ap Dijsterkuis & Arne Öhman.

Introduction

The Retecog Network fosters interdisciplinary collaboration to promote the advancement of Cognitive Science in Spain. This summer school aims to offer an overview of research in Cognitive Science through the choice of an area of research which provides a clear demonstration of the potential benefits of multidisciplinary cross-fertilization. It is addressed to graduate students, or recent doctors, interested in gaining a broader view of their research topic, and benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration. Participants are expected to present their current projects, either as poster or oral presentation, and will be offered feedback and further support.

Participants

The Summer School is addressed primarily to graduate students and recent doctors related to the groups that constitute the Retecog network. They will have their travel and accommodation expenses covered. Number of places is 25. Non-members of the network can also apply; they will just have the accommodation covered.

Inscription

Contact toni dot gomila -at- uib dot cat before the end of April.

Tutorials

Tutorials will be offered by members of Retecog.Net. They will be introductory, 2-hour sessions, which will provide a quick access to a specific problem related to consciousness. Each student will be able to choose 6, among a those offered. At this moment, confirmed tutorials are:

Antoni Gomila: “Consciousness: why it matters”
Oscar Vilarroya: “Unity of consciousness”
Fernando Martínez-Manrique/Agustín Vicente: “Language and consciousness”
Ricardo Sanz: “Computational models of consciousness”
Raul Arrabales: “Machine consciousness”
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells: “Unconscious control in the brain”
Miguel A. Salichs: “Perception and Consciousness”
Nacho Serrano: “Methodological problems in the study of consciousness”
Juan González: “Altered states of consciousness”
Xabier Barandiaran: “Subjecting consciousness: habits, habitat and sensorimotor subject”

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