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25 Ago 2024 15:00

Writing and Cognition in Interdisciplinary Perspective

Monte Verità, Ascona, Svizzera

Writing and Cognition in Interdisciplinary Perspective

Writing is one of the key early markers of human civilization, and it has been around for more than 5,000 years. This 5-day international conference will bring together neuroscientists and experts on ancient writing systems with the goal of adding a historical dimension to neuroscience and, for ancient world studies, opening up objective criteria for measuring the efficiency of writing.The conference aims to foster exchange between scholars active in different fields. To facilitate this dialogue, the conference will combine traditional talks with discussion panels. We have invited talks on topics related to: (1) aspects of script usage from different perspectives; (2) neuroanatomical networks and writing-related pathologies; (3) relationship between writing and language; (4) visual form and eye coordination in reading as constituent factors of writing; (5) cognitive load and the role of behaviors in reading; (6) materiality and spatial arrangement of writing; (7) interaction between mind, body and the material technologies of writing; and (8) role of the visual system and object recognition in writing. The conference proceedings will be published.

Invited Keynote Speakers
Laurent Cohen, Paris
Haleli Harel, Jerusalem
Olivier Morin, CNRS / ENS-PSL
Lambros Malafouris, Oxford
Gordon Whittaker, Göttingen

Invited Workshop Leaders
Aleksandra Eberhard-Moscicka, Bern

Special Feature
Experiment: eye movement behavior (saccades) in reading ancient texts

Organization
Annick Payne, Bern and Venice
René Müri, Bern
Karenleigh A. Overmann, Colorado

Funded by the European Union (ERC-2022-COG, CAncAn, G.A. 101088363). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Lingua

L'evento si terrà in inglese

Organizzatore

Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici - prof.ssa Payne, prog. ERC-2022-COG, CAncAn, G.A. 101088363; Universität Bern

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