Biology of Mind Saturday, February 22, 2014 2:30-4:30PM Past Event Watch the video » What is mind? Is it a property attributable to biological functionality alone, and, in particular, arising from the morphology of the mammalian brain and/or the influence of that animal’s body? How far down the evolutionary scale can we apply terms like cognition, consciousness, and intelligence? Are we capable of engineering artificial minds? Participants: John Krakauer Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director of BLAM Lab, Co-founder of the KATA project Dr. Krakauer is the John C. Malone Professor at the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Director of the Brain, Learning, Animation, and Movement Lab, and co-founder of the Kata Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of research interest… read more » Gary Marcus Professor of Psychology, New York University, and Director, NYU Center for Language and Music Gary Marcus, described by the New York Times as “one of the country’s best known cognitive psychologists”, has published numerous articles on language, evolution, computation, and cognitive development, in leading journals such as Science and Nature. He is the author of four books, including: Kluge; The Algebraic Mind; and the New York Times Bestseller, Guitar Zero. Co-editor of the forthcoming book, The Future… read more » Ken Miller Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Director, Center for Theoretical Biology, Columbia University Kenneth Miller is Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Director, Center for Theoretical Neurobiology, Columbia University. Co-Director of Columbia’s Swartz Program in Theoretical Neurobiology, its Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, as well as its Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Program, Professor Miller also serves as Vice-Chair of its Department of Neuroscience. He received his B.A…. read more » David Rosenthal Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science, CUNY Graduate Center View Papers / Presentations » David Rosenthal is professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, with courtesy appointments in linguistics and cognitive neuroscience. He is also the coordinator of the Graduate Center’s Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science. He has published widely on consciousness, the mental qualities of perceiving and sensation, the representational character of… read more » Matthew Stone Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University Matthew Stone completed his Ph.D. in the Computer and Information Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. Since then he has had an appointment in the Computer Science Department and Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Stone has had visiting positions at the University of Edinburgh and… read more »
John Krakauer Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director of BLAM Lab, Co-founder of the KATA project Dr. Krakauer is the John C. Malone Professor at the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Director of the Brain, Learning, Animation, and Movement Lab, and co-founder of the Kata Project at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of research interest… read more »
Gary Marcus Professor of Psychology, New York University, and Director, NYU Center for Language and Music Gary Marcus, described by the New York Times as “one of the country’s best known cognitive psychologists”, has published numerous articles on language, evolution, computation, and cognitive development, in leading journals such as Science and Nature. He is the author of four books, including: Kluge; The Algebraic Mind; and the New York Times Bestseller, Guitar Zero. Co-editor of the forthcoming book, The Future… read more »
Ken Miller Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Director, Center for Theoretical Biology, Columbia University Kenneth Miller is Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Director, Center for Theoretical Neurobiology, Columbia University. Co-Director of Columbia’s Swartz Program in Theoretical Neurobiology, its Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, as well as its Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Program, Professor Miller also serves as Vice-Chair of its Department of Neuroscience. He received his B.A…. read more »
David Rosenthal Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science, CUNY Graduate Center View Papers / Presentations » David Rosenthal is professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, with courtesy appointments in linguistics and cognitive neuroscience. He is also the coordinator of the Graduate Center’s Interdisciplinary Concentration in Cognitive Science. He has published widely on consciousness, the mental qualities of perceiving and sensation, the representational character of… read more »
Matthew Stone Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University Matthew Stone completed his Ph.D. in the Computer and Information Science Department at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. Since then he has had an appointment in the Computer Science Department and Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Stone has had visiting positions at the University of Edinburgh and… read more »
Biology of Mind participant Gary Marcus is featured in MIT Technology Review’s December 17, 2015 article, “Can This Man Make AI More Human?”: http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/544606/can-this-man-make-ai-more-human/ Reply