Atypical Minds: the Cognitive Science of Difference and Potentialities

Cognitio 2015

Young researchers conference in cognitive science

Montréal, June 8^th, 9^th and 10^th 2015

The goal of this conference is to show current (theoretical and empirical) trends in cognitive science, and to allow academic exchanges between young researchers of various disciplines interested by the same topics. Graduate students in cognitive science, robotics, biology, cognitive anthropology, psychology, linguistics, philosophy and neuroscience neuroscience will be presenting.

The theme for this year is:

• Atypical Minds: the Cognitive Science of Difference and Potentialities.

The conference will be held at Université du Québec à Montréal on June 8^th, 9^th and 10^th 2015:

• Room A-1824
  Pavillon Hubert-Aquin
  400, rue Sainte-Catherine Est
  Montréal, QC

Here is the schedule: cognitio2015.pdf.

Keynote Speakers

• Quick Thinking about Strange Beliefs
  Ian Gold
  Canada Research Chair in Philosophy and Psychiatry
  McGill University, Montréal
• The neural bases of acquired and drug-induced synesthesia and savant syndrome
  Berit Brogaard
  Director of Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research
  University of Miami

About Cognitio

Cognitio was founded in 2004 by Benoit Hardy-Vallée. It has been growing in popularity and influence ever since. It is now a biennial event, alternating every other year with the summer school of UQAM's Cognitive Sciences Institute.