Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
University of California at Berkeley
132 Barker Hall MC 3190
Berkeley, CA 94720
Administration support for the Institute is provided by the staff of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute. See the administration page for help and information, or call (510) 642-2593.
Events
Seminar: Michael Frank, Stanford University
2/3 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman Hall
A probabilistic framework for referential communication
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Seminar: Rob Boyd, UCLA
2/10 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman Hall
Culture and human adaptation
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Seminar: Vittorio Gallese, University of Parma, Italy
2/24 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman
What is so special with embodied simulation
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Seminar: Craig Mckenzie, UCSD
3/2 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman Hall
Cognition in context: Understanding "biases" in reasoning and decision making
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Seminar: Peter Todd, Indiana University
3/9 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman Hall
Cognitive search mechanisms for explore/exploit tradeoffs
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Seminar: Stephen Kosslyn, Stanford University
3/23 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman
Self Knowledge, Mental Imagery, and the Brain: Using the Reality Simulation Principle
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Seminar: Dor Abrahamson, UC Berkeley
4/6 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman Hall
Discovery Reconceived: Guided Mediated Mathematical Insight
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Seminar: Henrik Ehrsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
4/13 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman
Two legs, two arms, one head. Who am I?
Seminar: Michael Strevens, New York University
4/20 11:00 to 12:30 PM at: 5101 Tolman
Concept Acquisition without Definitions
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News
10/1/2010
Neurotechnology prize for Jose Carmena
Carmena received the New York Academy of Scienes Aspen Brain Forum Prize in Neurotechnology
4/3/2010
Forget Mozart, Try Kant.
Alison Gopnik on the inquiring baby.
3/13/2010
Jerry Feldman awarded the Berkeley Citation
Tribute for leadership in promoting interdisciplinary research and opportunities for study in computer science.
2/27/2010
The Interpretation of Dreams, 2010
Jack Gallant uses fMRI to take a peek at what's on your mind
7/26/2009
New Advances in Brain-Machine Interface Technology
Jose Carmena and Karunesh Ganguly demonstrate that the brain can consolidate a neural representation for long-term prosthetic control
7/21/2009
Conference on Neurocognitive Development, July 12-14, 2009
Conference proceedings available on-line.
7/19/2009
George Lakoff named Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor
Professorship in Linguistics and Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Studies for 2009-13
6/11/2009
Fillmore FEST: Conference in honor of Charles Fillmore, July 31 - Aug 2
Celebrate Chuck's 80th birthday at Berkeley during this special meeting.
5/5/2009
The Mental Navigator
Alison Gopnik's new book, "The Philisophical Baby" is discussed in the Boston Globe and SF Chronicle
4/30/2009
Archived Files from past ICBS Seminars and Workshops
Click for links to materials
3/16/2009
Berkeley Cognitive Science Undergraduates to Host Conference
First annual California Cognitive Science Conference on April 25
2/18/2009
Darwin Day Celebrated at ICBS
Webcasts from the workshop, "Evolution in the Cognitive Sciences"
12/27/2008
Alison Gopnik offers her ideas for revolutionizing undergraduate education.
In a Slate commentary, Gopnik suggests how to create "scientists in the dorm".
12/9/2008
A Personal Experience with Synesthesia
Sherri Roush discusses how sounds make her skin tingle-- literally.
10/27/2008
Alison Gopnik sounds off in Slate on mirror neurons.
Rea2007 essay on, "What the myth of mirror neurons gets wrong about the human brain."
4/28/2008
Paul Kay joins discussion in NY Times on how language influences thought
Science Times article discusses new views on an old debate.
4/13/2008
Art Shimamura awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellowship to support his efforts on a new book taking a neurocognitive approach to the psychology of art and aesthetics.
1/2/2008
Conference on Religion and Cognitive Science, Jan 16-18
Hosted by The Graduate Theological Union and the Cognitive Science Program at UC Berkeley
11/26/2007
George Lakoff to receive inaugural Giulio Preti Prize
The Regional Council of Tuscany honors Lakoff's contributions in the study of Science and Democracy.
6/14/2007
Exploring Beauty
Steve Palmer discusses the science of aesthetics in a presentation at Google.
6/12/2007
Updated web materials for Jerry Feldman's book, 'From Molecule to Metaphor: A Neural Theory of Language'.
Check out recent Updates, Teaching Tips, and a Readers' Roadmap- a remarkable graphical guide to each chapter produced by John Torous, a recent student in CogSci 110 at Berkeley.
7/2/2006
Looking back into the future.
Eve Sweetser's cross-cultural research on how we speak about time.
1/20/2006
How do People Make Predictions?
New ICBS Member Tom Griffiths puts Bayes rule to the test
12/28/2005
Linguistic Modulation of Color Perception Differs for the Left and Right Cerebral Hemispheres.
ICBS members Kay and Ivry use neuropsychological methods to revisit the Whorf hypothesis
3/23/2005
Alva Noe brings the brain and body together in his new book.
Conversation with Alva Noe on the just published, "Action in Perception"
1/12/2005
LEONARDO review of recent Synesthesia Conference co-hosted by ICBS
Review of the The Fourth Annual National Conference of the American Synesthesia Association, Inc.
1/10/2005
"What Do You Believe Is True Even Though You Cannot Prove It?"
ICBS member Alison Gopnik and other scientists consider unsolvable problems
6/14/2004
George Lakoff of Linguistics and ICBS on the Language of Politics
UC Berkeley professor George Lakoff tells how conservatives use language to dominate politics.