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[Coggroup] Applied Bayesian Stats Workshop June 3rd
by cram 20 May '21

20 May '21

Hi Everyone, Hope you are doing well. McGill Psychology department’s very own Dr. Milica Miočević will be hosting a workshop on applied bayesian mediation analysis on June 3rd as part of the CPA pre-conference. If you are planning on attending the CPA's annual meeting later this summer (starting June 1st), please see the link below for more details. Best, Kevin on behalf of Cognitive Research at McGill (CRAM) https://convention.cpa.ca/workshops/pre-convention-program/

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[Coggroup] The acquisition of mathematical concepts (Alberto Testolin) 10:30am Thursday
by Harnad, Stevan 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

Modeling the acquisition of mathematical concepts Alberto TESTOLIN (U. Padua) 10:30 am (Montreal time) Thursday April 1 zoom: https://uqam.zoom.us/j/84473395235<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuqam.zoom…> Abstract : Mathematics is one of the most impressive achievements of human cultural evolution. Despite the fact that we perceive it as being overly abstract, it is widely believed that mathematical skills are rooted in a phylogenetically ancient “number sense”, which allows us to approximately represent quantities. However, the relationship between number sense and the subsequent acquisition of symbolic mathematical concepts remains controversial. In this seminar I will discuss how recent advances in AI and deep learning research might allow us to investigate how the acquisition of numerical concepts could be grounded in sensorimotor experiences. Success in this challenging enterprise would have immediate implications for cognitive science, but also far-reaching impact on educational practice and the creation of the next-generation intelligent machines. References: 1) Zorzi, M., & Testolin, A. (2018). An emergentist perspective on the origin of number sense. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1740), 20170043. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2017.0043<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Froyalsoci…> 2) Overmann, K. A. (2018). Constructing a concept of number. Journal of Numerical Cognition. 4, 464–493. https://jnc.psychopen.eu/article/view/161/html<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjnc.psych…> Alberto Testolin. M.Sc. in Computer Science and Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences. University of Padova, Italy Formerly Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University. He is now Assistant Professor at the University of Padova, with a joint appointment in the Department of Information Engineering and the Department of General Psychology. He is broadly interested in artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive neuroscience. His main research interests are statistical learning theory, predictive coding, sensory perception, cognitive modeling and applications of deep learning to signal processing and optimization. He is an active member of the IEEE Task Force on Deep Learning. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MCGILL_COGNITIVE_SCIENCE list, click the following link: https://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MCGILL_COGNITIVE_SCIENCE&A=1

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[Coggroup] Upcoming CBBCS 2021
by cram 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

Hi All, This year's upcoming annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CBBCS) will be jointly organized by Concordia and McGill (virtually). They are now accepting submissions for abstract and symposia until mid- to late-April. Please see the links below for more information. Thank you, Kevin link on CSBBCS website for the call for abstracts: https://www.csbbcs.org/meetings/2021-meeting link to virtual conference registration and abstract submission website: https://event.fourwaves.com/csbbcs2021/pages conference Twitter for more rapid updates: https://twitter.com/csbbcs2021

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[Coggroup] CRAM joint with CLINICAL BROWNBAG Friday March 12th Dr. Anthony Ruocco
by cram 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

Hi Everyone, We are excited to announce that the next CRAM session (Cognitive Research at McGill) joint with the Clinical Brownbag will take place this Friday, March 12th. Dr. Anthony Ruocco from the University of Toronto Scarborough, will be speaking on the neurocognition of Borderline personality disorder. 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 ---------------------- Zoom Link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/83674886125?pwd=QVdFZ2dzVU11YWQ5VUFqNk9IeFJ0Zz09 Neurocognition in Borderline Personality Disorder: Familial Risk, Treatment Implications, and Future Directions Anthony C. Ruocco, Ph.D., C.Psych Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough Department of Psychological Clinical Science, University of Toronto Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by dysfunctions in behavioral control, emotion regulation, and interpersonal functioning. In this talk, Professor Ruocco reviews research on cognition in BPD and its implications for the behavioural disturbances that define the disorder, including impulse control difficulties and self-harming behaviours. Next, cognitive neuroscience research on BPD is presented, focusing in particular on studies of cognitive control and episodic memory. Research findings are discussed in the context of Professor Ruocco’s ongoing research on the familial risk for BPD and psychological and brain stimulation interventions. The presentation concludes with a discussion of a proposed reformulation of the personality disorder diagnosis in the International Classification of Diseases—11th Revision and the applications of cognitive research to related dimensional and hierarchical conceptualizations of personality psychopathology.

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[Coggroup] CRAM Friday November 27th, Dr. Ori Ossmy
by cram 26 Feb '21

26 Feb '21

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 ---------------------- 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

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[Coggroup] No CRAM today, February 12th
by cram 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

Hi all, Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be no CRAM today, February 12th. CRAM will resume on February 26th with a virtual talk by Dr. Evan Risko from the University of Waterloo. You can look forward to receiving more information about the talk in the coming weeks. Have a lovely Friday and a good weekend! Best, The CRAM Team

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[Coggroup] Winter 2021 Cognitive Research at McGill Schedule
by cram 04 Feb '21

04 Feb '21

Hi everyone, We hope you're all doing well! We, at CRAM, are excited to announce the list of speakers for this Winter semester's cognitive brownbags. The invited speakers will be presenting their work virtually over Zoom, with time for questions at the end. Talks will take place on Fridays from 2-3pm (EST). The planned schedule: February 12th - Dr. Joseph Jay Williams (University of Toronto) February 26th - Evan Risko (University of Waterloo) March 12th (Joint with the clinical brownbag) - Dr. Anthony Ruocco (University of Toronto Scarborough) We will share the zoom meeting link and the abstract prior to the talks - hope to see you there. Sincerely, The CRAM Team

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[Coggroup] CRAM - December 4th - Dr. Su-hua Wang
by Cognitive Research at McGill 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

Hi all, We are excited to announce the last CRAM talk for this semester. Dr. Su-hua Wang (University of California Santa Cruz) will be speaking this Friday, December 4th at 2pm Montreal time. The talk is titled "Contextual Construction of Knowledge in Infancy and Early Childhood". Please see below for the abstract. 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 ---------------------- Title: Contextual Construction of Knowledge in Infancy and Early Childhood   Abstract: AI systems perform poorly at navigating the rich context of lived reality. For example, years of research on autopilot systems cannot prevent failures of recognizing a human passenger or a roadside barrier. Yet, babies readily navigate in this complex world of perception and interaction. The stark contrast is derived largely from learning: Babies come to understand the world as a holistic sensory and social phenomenon rather than abstract processes by which machine learning is typically conducted. My research framework follows Merleau-Ponty’s take on perception and its influences on psychological theories of perceptual learning, dynamic systems, and embodied cognition. Our lived experience—what we see, hear, and do—is not raw. Rather, it shapes and is shaped by interpretation, meanings, and expectations. Through systematic investigations, I ask questions about how interpretations are shaped by experiences in the early years. To tackle these questions, my work has focused on the way perceptual, conceptual, and cultural framing of an experience shapes learning in early childhood. In this talk, I will present three projects that address related questions of how the context of an experience (or the framing of a task at hand) affects the way babies and young children adjust their interpretations. ---------------------- Zoom link https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81021710667

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[Coggroup] CRAM - November 6th - Dr. Karim Jerbi
by Cognitive Research at McGill 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

Hi all, We are excited to announce that Dr. Karim Jerbi (Universite de Montreal) will be speaking at CRAM tomorrow, November 6th at 2pm Montreal time. The talk is titled "Episodic odor memory formation and theta oscillation dynamics". Please see below for the abstract of the talk, and the attachment for more information about Dr. Jerbi. 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 ---------------------- Title: Episodic odor memory formation and theta oscillation dynamics In this talk, I will discuss our recent research on the neural basis of odor- evoked autobiographical memory, also known as Proustian memory. Smells, more than almost any other sensory input, can trigger very rich and vivid memories, immediately transporting us back to a long-forgotten time and place. This fascinating phenomenon has been coined Proustian memory, in reference to a passage in Marcel Proust’s 1913 book Swann’s way, in which the narrator describes how eating the crumbs of a madeleine dipped in lime blossom tea triggers a powerful process of remembering that takes him back to a pleasant long-buried childhood memory. But how does the brain create and recall odor- related memories? And why are some of these memories vivid and strong while others are poor and incomplete? Using intracranial EEG recordings and representational neural geometry analysis, we shed new light on the role of orbitofrontal and hippocampal theta oscillations in memory formation and propose a mechanistic account of their role in the richness of odor-related episodic memory. ---------------------- Zoom link https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/83095134547

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[Coggroup] First CRAM Session of the semester October 23rd
by Cognitive Research at McGill 23 Oct '20

23 Oct '20

Hi Everyone, We are excited to announce that the first CRAM (Cognitive Research at McGill) session for this semester will take place this Friday, October 23rd. We will kick off the term with Dr. Daniela Palombo from the University of British Columbia, who will be speaking on “Episodic memory: What is it good for?”. 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 ---------------------- Title: Episodic memory: What is it good for? Abstract: Memory is typically associated with remembering our past. Yet humans spend only a minority of time reminiscing; many of our thoughts involve imagining and planning for experiences we have never had. These thoughts tend to be episodic—those that concern imagining a specific event unfolding in time and space. It has been argued that a central purpose of episodic memory is to form the seeds that allow us to forecast future outcomes. With this idea in mind, my talk focuses on some of the ways in which we use episodic memory adaptively. I will additionally consider circumstances in which episodic memory can, at times, be maladaptive for humans. A combination of behavioral, neuroimaging, and neuropsychological data will be presented. ---------------------- Zoom link https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87855417140 Meeting ID: 878 5541 7140 One tap mobile +16475580588,,87855417140# Canada +17789072071,,87855417140# Canada Dial by your location +1 647 558 0588 Canada +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 878 5541 7140 Find your local number: https://mcgill.zoom.us/u/kn2GCFao4 Join by SIP 87855417140(a)zoomcrc.com Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia) 149.137.40.110 (Singapore) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada) 207.226.132.110 (Japan) Meeting ID: 878 5541 7140

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