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IIAS Lecture 2012
"Evolutionary Origins of Human Mind"
Overview
The IIAS Lecture entitled ”Evolutionary Origins of Human Mind” is open to the public, held in the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, on December 8th. The lecture will have three speakers as follows: Giacomo Rizzolatti (University of Parma, Italy) who discovered “mirror neurons” two decades ago, which is one of the most significant discovery in science connecting the brain and the mind, Atsushi Iriki (RIKEN, Japan) who has created a new concept of “cognitive niche construction” through his neuroscience approach to the tool-use learning in monkeys, and Frans de Waal (Emory University, USA), who tries to elucidate the human mind from his ethological viewpoint by stressing “empathy” that is widely recognized in non-human animals. We introduce the issue of kokoro, the human mind, from a broad perspective of neuroscience, cognitive science, and ethology. The session is chaired by Tetsuro Matsuzawa of Kyoto University, and Toshikazu Hasegawa of the University of Tokyo will have the welcome address.
| Date | : | December 8, 2012 |
| Venue | : | Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus) , Japan |
| Supported by | : | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Kansai Economic Federation Kyoto Prefecture Public foundation of Kansai Research Institute Japan Neuroscience society Japan Society of Baby Science Japan Society of Developmental Psychology Primate Society of Japan The Japanese Psychological Association The Japanese Psychonomic Society The Japanese Society for Animal Psychology The Japanese Society of Social Psychology The Robotics Society of Japan |
Thank you very much for having applied for the IIAS lecture 2012 ”Evolutionary Origins of Human Mind”
We are exceedingly sorry to inform you that Professor Giacomo Rizzolatti (University of Parma, Italy) is not able to come to Japan because of his health condition.We also apologize to those who have expected to have his lecture for unsatisfied situation.
Now, instead of his lecture, we offer the new program as follows:
| Lecturer: | Professor Tetsuro Matsuzawa Kyoto University, main organizer of the IIAS lecture 2012 |
| Title: | "Imitation and imagination : Development of social cognition in humans and chimpanzees" |
We would like you all to understand this unexpected matter and hope that you will be with us at the IIAS lecture 2012 by all means.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the University of Tokyo on December 8.