Recent trends in visual cognition

A workshop organized by the ENS and the University of Hyderabad (India).

Visual cognition is a complex set of processes that relies on faculties like attention, working
memory and executive control. Studies in the past decade have focussed on studying
visual cognition in isolation with one or more of these processes. While progress has been
made in the models of vision, the lack of convergence of empirical research prevents their
application to real-life situations. An ideal model of vision must integrate advancements from
computational, philosophical, neurophysiological as well as evolutionary sciences. A
dialogue among researches from these areas allows for cross talk and interdisciplinary
research collaborations crucial for cognitive sciences. In this workshop we wish to invite
scholars from a range of areas such as embodied cognition, psycholinguistics,
computational neurosciences, etc to present their recent work in light of existing findings
in visual cognition. Every lecture will be followed by a open discussion with the audience
with impetus on integrating interdisciplinary ideas.

Program:

11:00-11:15 Welcome
11:15-12:00 Peter Neri .ENS: TBA
12:00-12:45 J. Kevin O' Regan ,U Paris: The visual world as an outside memory and implications for consciousness

Lunch (provided)

14:00-14:45 Ramesh Kumar Mishra, U Hyderabad: TBA
14:45-15:15 Coffee break
15:15- 16:00 Jerome Sakur, ENS: Can phenomenal consciousness be measured in terms of informational overflow? A plea for dimensionality in perceptual consciousness

Participation is limited to 25 people first-come-first-serve.

Organizers:

Dr. Boris Gutkin, École normale supérieure, France
Prof. Ramesh Mishra, Head, Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences (CNCS), University of Hyderabad, India

For any queries please contact Vaishnavi Mohite (vaishnavi32996@gmail.com) or Vinogradova Natalia (natalia.vinogradova@ens.psl.eu).

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