We are delighted to welcome @mperezverdugo to present our final ENSO Seminar of the current academic year!

Marta will present on "Sensorimotor habits of engagement: looking at the interplay between technological design and personal autonomy through the enactive lens."

When: Wednesday 7th May 2025 @ 0900UTC (see www.ensoseminars.com for time in your own timezone)
Where: https://youtube.com/live/HWdYIwwNSkE

Abstract and other details:
https://ensoseminars.com/presentations/past80/

#enaction #CognitiveScience

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Next was an excellent talk by Shari Liu on the integration between social and physical intelligence in the human mind (focusing on infants) at the Kempner Institute at Harvard University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xojTiQC9uIc (3/4) #CognitiveScience
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Neurotechnology: New avenues to advance fundamental neuroscience and address brain disorders - UvA Summer School

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How Metacognition Reveals the Unconscious Mind: Observing the Architecture of Thought
https://youtu.be/5iUxSPHgpLs
#Metacognition #UnconsciousMind #Mindfulness #CognitiveScience #SelfAwareness
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What can we learn about conference design from the Mars Rover and cognitive science? Create events that feed curiosity!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/08/cognitive-science-conference-design

#EventDesign #curiosity #CognitiveScience #events #eventprofs

UCL researchers pinpoint right frontal lobe as key to reasoning—discover how this insight could revolutionize cognitive assessments. #Neuroscience #CognitiveScience #BrainResearch

https://geekoo.news/mapping-the-mind-ucl-identifies-brain-regions-crucial-for-reasoning/

Mapping the Mind: UCL Identifies Brain Regions Crucial for Reasoning | Geekoo

UCL researchers pinpoint right frontal lobe as key to reasoning—discover how this insight could revolutionize cognitive assessments.

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First was an interesting talk by David Pisoni on speech recognition outcomes in cochlear implantation at the University Of Michigan Department Of Psychology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YUwP37mXEU (2/9) #CognitiveScience
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A simple video game task eased trauma-related symptoms in healthcare workers, offering a potential tool for frontline mental health support.

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He was Professor of #Philosophy of #Cognition at the University of Osnabrück and Dean of the #CognitiveScience program. His main field of work is the #philosophyofmind, and in particular #emergence, #emotions and #affectivity, from #predictability to #selforganization”.

More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/04/23/ich-fuehle-also-bin-ich/

or: https://youtu.be/gMherlB50K4

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