2013-2014 Distinguished Speaker Series
The goal of the Distinguished Speaker Series is to bring influential researchers in cognitive science to MSU to talk on a broad range of topics.
All talks will be held in 118 Psychology beginning at 5:30 pm with a reception beginning at 5 pm. Light refreshments are served and all are welcome!
Fall 2013
September 23
Lucia Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley
Locating an odor in time and space: the evolution of navigation and chemosensory cognition
[Abstract and suggested readings]
October 7
Tom Griffiths, University of California, Berkeley
Revealing human inductive biases by simulating cultural evolution
[Abstract and suggested readings]
October 28
Steven Pinker, Harvard University
This talk is in conjunction with the Wharton Center.
Spring 2014
March 17
Jesse Snedeker, Harvard University
Children’s language comprehension: incremental, interactive and abstract
[Abstract and suggested readings]
March 31
Olaf Sporns, Indiana University
Network neuroscience: linking structure and function in the human brain
[Abstract and suggested readings]
This talk is co-sponsored by the MSU Neuroscience Program and the MSU College of Engineering.
April 14
Russ Poldrack, The University of Texas at Austin
What can neuroimaging tell us about mental function?
[Abstract and suggested readings]
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