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UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2008/newsitem/2116/13-
 14-March-2008-The-simulating-brain-An-interdiscipl
 inary-workshop-on-the-role-of-simulation-in-cognit
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SUMMARY:The simulating brain: An interdisciplinary
  workshop on the role of simulation in cognition.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080314
LOCATION:FC Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimag
 ing in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Simulation is proposed as a mechanism 
 for a vast spectrum of cognitions, ranging from le
 arning motoric skills to understanding other's int
 entions and emotions. Within cognitive neuroscienc
 e, simulation-based accounts of cognitive abilitie
 s have become hugely popular following the discove
 ry of mirror neurons in the mid-nineties. These ne
 urons are activated both by the observation and pr
 oduction of a particular action, suggesting that t
 he observer implicitly simulates the action with h
 is/her own motor system in order to understand it.
     In this symposium we will investigate how far 
 we can take the simulation account for understandi
 ng the mind. To this end, several leading figures 
 from complementary fields of cognitive science wil
 l address issues like: 'What do we simulate when w
 e observe others?' 'Do we simulate to understand o
 r to predict?' 'How do we understand actions that 
 we cannot simulate?'    For more information, see 
 http://oase.uci.ru.nl/~florisdl/simulation/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>\n        
 Simulation is proposed as a mechanism for a vast s
 pectrum of cognitions, ranging from learning motor
 ic skills to understanding other's intentions and 
 emotions. Within cognitive neuroscience, simulatio
 n-based accounts of cognitive abilities have becom
 e hugely popular following the discovery of mirror
  neurons in the mid-nineties. These neurons are ac
 tivated both by the observation and production of 
 a particular action, suggesting that the observer 
 implicitly simulates the action with his/her own m
 otor system in order to understand it.\n      </p>
 \n      <p>\n        In this symposium we will inv
 estigate how far we can take the simulation accoun
 t for understanding the mind. To this end, several
  leading figures from complementary fields of cogn
 itive science will address issues like: 'What do w
 e simulate when we observe others?' 'Do we simulat
 e to understand or to predict?' 'How do we underst
 and actions that we cannot simulate?'\n      </p>\
 n    \n      <p>\n        For more information, se
 e <a target="_blank" href="http://oase.uci.ru.nl/~
 florisdl/simulation/">http://oase.uci.ru.nl/~flori
 sdl/simulation/</a>\n      </p>\n    
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 inary-workshop-on-the-role-of-simulation-in-cognit
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