Schedule of Events

Fall 2008 Colloquium Series

Michael Spivey, Sarah Anderson, Whit Tabor, Guy Van Orden, J. Dixon, Jay Holden, Jay Rueckl, Anne Olmstead, Rick Dale, Damian Stephen, Heidi Kloos, Till Frank, Julia Blau, Chris Kello

3rd UConn Workshop on Cognition and Dynamics
the Alvin Liberman Room, BOUS 160
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
10:00 AM
The 3rd UConn Workshop on Cognition and Dynamics will take place August 20-21, 2008 All talks will be held in the Alvin Liberman Room, BOUS 160
Abstract

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20 10:00 Michael Spivey & Sarah Anderson (University of California, Merced) Nonlinear cognitive dynamics in thinking and reasoning 10:30 Whit Tabor (University of Connecticut) Cybernetic pong: A dynamical systems interpretation of the relation between symbols and neurons 11:00 Guy Van Orden (University of Cincinnati) Scaling exponents as order parameters 11:30 J. Dixon (University of Connecticut) Thermodynamics of a developmental system Lunch (on your own) 2:00 Jay Holden (California State University, Northridge) Is there any information in Hick’s law? 2:30 Jay Rueckl (University of Connecticut) Evidence of attractor dynamics from the mouse-tracking paradigm 3:00 Anne Olmstead (University of Connecticut) Sentence comprehension and coordination dynamics: Implications for embodied cognition 5:00 Shaws for cookout and swimming THURSDAY AUGUST 21 10:30 Rick Dale (University of Memphis) A dynamic account of the cognitive bottleneck 11: 00 Damian Stephen (University of Connecticut) Scale-invariant foraging at the visual language interface 11:30 Heidi Kloos (University of Cincinnati) Gestalt in a developing dynamical system Lunch (on your own) 2:00 Till Frank & Julia Blau (University of Connecticut) Prism adaptation: A dynamic systems approach 2:30 Chris Kello (University of California, Merced) Spectral and semantic fluctuations in dyadic free word association 3:30 Carello & Turvey Home for scholarly pubbing/dining

Lydia White

McGill University (Linguistics)
Changing Perspectives on Parametric Variation in SLA
Dodd Center
Friday, September 5, 2008
6:00 PM
In conjunction with the GALANA conference, hosted by the Linguistics Department

Daniel Dennett

Tufts University (Philosophy)
TBA
A124/125 Wilson (South Campus)
Friday, October 3, 2008
5:45 PM
in conjunction with the Conference on Naturalized Philosophy of Mind and Language, hosted by the Philosophy Department

David Huron

The Ohio State University (Music)
Size Matters: An Intermodal Story About Faces and Voices
Liberman Room (BOUS 160)
Friday, October 24, 2008
4:00 PM
Cognitive Science Colloquium Series
Abstract

Why does a toothy smile signal friendliness rather than aggression? Why do tenors play the role of operatic heroes? Why do lions have manes but cheetahs don't? Why do pianists frown when performing with their left hand? Why do Chinese women undergo risky operations on their vocal chords? Why do we describe pitch in terms of high and low? What makes Betty Boop sound cute? In this presentation, I offer answers to these and other questions by interpreting a broad body of classical and recent experimental research. BIOGRAPHY: David Huron is Professor in the School of Music and the Center for Cognitive Science at the Ohio State University. Originally from Canada, Huron completed doctoral studies in musicology at the University of Nottingham in 1989. In addition to laboratory-based research, his activities have also involved field studies among various cultures around the world. His most recent book is "Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation" published in 2006 by MIT Press.

Sheila Blumstein

Brown University (Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences)
TBA
Liberman Room (BOUS 160)
Friday, November 7, 2008
4:00 PM
Cognitive Science Colloquium Series