Seminars
Different bodies, different minds: Biology as a central driving force in the building of cognitive functions?
Amphi MASSIANI 3 place Victor Hugo, Marseille, FranceMarie MONTANT Abstract: By focusing on language, I will try to show that cognitive architectures are built from goal-driven perceiving and acting bodies in their physical environment, a perceptive that holds for humans as well as other animals. To illustrate this theoretical position, firstly, I will show in humans that words conveying time information are […]
Exploration interdisciplinaire des rêves et du cerveau.
IMéRAPeter SIMOR, neuropsychologue cognitif et directeur du Laboratoire du sommeil et de la cognition à l’Université Eötvös Loránd de Budapest, sera l'invité de la dernière séance du séminaire Inter-disciplines de l'IMERA les 21 et 22 mai prochains, sur le thème "Exploration interdisciplinaire des rêves et du cerveau." https://www.imera.fr/agenda/peter-simor-exploration-interdisciplinaire-reves-cerveau/ L'accès est libre et ouvert à tous. Rappelons par ailleurs que les doctorants peuvent faire […]
Multidimensional Semantics for Concrete and Abstract Concepts
Salle des voûtes, St Charles 3 place Victor Hugo, Marseille, FrancePenny M. Pexman Western University, Canada Multiple representation theories posit that concepts are represented via a combination of properties derived from sensorimotor, affective, linguistic, and other experiences. One advantage of this approach is that it helps address the challenge of abstract meanings, like wisdom and friendship, which are central to our mental and social […]