Jennifer Culbertson Director, Centre for Language Evolution University of Edinburgh Linking cognitive biases to language universals A foundational goal of linguistics has been to understand why languages look the way they do. We know that languages are shaped by a range of forces, from limitations on our cognitive system, to cognition-external facts about […]
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Maria Brucato Research in Spatial Cognition Lab Temple Neurocognition Lab Temple University Perspective taking in spatial and social contexts Perspective taking (PT) is the ability to imagine perspectives that differ from our own. Understanding what others believe (cognitive PT) and feel (affective PT) allows us to better navigate social situations, and understanding what […]
We will also stream this seminar via Zoom. Aaron Boes Department of Neurology University of Iowa Brain lesions as a window into the mind Aaron Boes is a neurologist and neuroscientist at the University of Iowa, home to the Iowa Neurological Patient Registry. This Registry is a rich dataset of more than […]
Annemarie Kocab Department of Psychology Harvard University The Origins of Language: Evidence from Nicaraguan Sign Language and Homesign All human societies have languages capable of expressing the richness of human thought. To what extent is this achievement an historical accomplishment, similar to mathematics or science, and to what extent does it rely on […]