Hi Everyone,
We are excited to announce that the next CRAM (Cognitive Research at
McGill) session for this semester will take place this Friday, November
27th. Dr. Ori Ossmy from New York University, will be speaking on
“real-time processes in the development of behavioral problem solving”.
Please see below for the abstract of the talk.
The talk will span from 2-3PM (EST) and the speaker will be presenting
virtually over zoom (link below).
All are welcome!
Best regards,
The CRAM Team
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Title: From macro to micro: Real-time processes in the development of
behavioral problem solving
Abstract: Behavioral problem solving is ubiquitous across every age
and culture—how to navigate a cluttered environment, use a tool, and
so on. As our bodies, skills, and environments change, new problems
emerge and require new means to solve them. With learning and
development, children respond more adaptively and efficiently to
environmental challenges and opportunities. Traditionally,
developmental research focuses on macro changes in problem solving
skills by identifying the ages at which children solve particular
problems and characterizing differences among children at different
points in learning or development. This outcome-oriented approach
established that behavioral problem solving begins in infancy and
improves with age and experience, but is limited in informing about
how and why change occurs. In contrast, my ground hypothesis is that
macro changes in problem solving emerge from micro, real-time
experiences. These real-time experiences, in turn, play out in an
interactive system of perceptual, neural, cognitive, and motor
processes. The efficiency of these processes and their interactions
differ widely among individuals. From cruising infants to
soccer-playing robots, I test this hypothesis by adopting an
innovative integrative approach that combines interdisciplinary
perspectives (child development, cognitive neuroscience, motor
control, computer science), methods (eye-tracking, EEG, motion
tracking, robotics, computer vision, virtual reality, and video),
ages (infants, children, adults), and tasks (manual and locomotor).
Kevin da Silva Castanheira is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CRAM Nov 27th Ori Ossmy
Time: Nov 27, 2020 02:00 PM Montreal
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84726666172