CCS 2008 Fall Institute

"Understanding Others: Attributing Mental States."

Johnson Great Hall in the McNamara Center
Co-organized by Dr. Jeanette Gundel and Dr. Maria Sera

Thursday, September 18

8:15 – 8:45 am Registration and Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 am
Welcoming Remarks
Apostolos Georgopoulos University of Minnesota

9:00 – 10:00 am
Neurophysiology of Intention and Understanding
Hugo Merchant, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

10:00 – 10:30 am Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:15 am
The Role of Executive Function and Imagination in Theory of Mind
Stephanie Carlson, University of Minnesota

11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Understanding Others in Relation to Self, and Vice Versa: Implications for Affective Decision Making
Philip David Zelazo University of Minnesota

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 2:15 pm
The Use of Referring Expressions by Young Children: What Can It Tell Us about Theory of Mind?
Jeanette Gundel University of Minnesota

2:15 – 3:15 pm
I See Your Mens Rea: fMRI Studies of Theory of Mind and Moral Judgment
Rebecca Saxe Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Friday, September 19, 2008

8:30 – 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 am
What do Chimpanzees Understand about Others’ Minds?
Mike Wilson University of Minnesota

9:45 – 10:30 am
Children’s Understanding of Others in the Context of Social Dominance
Anthony Pellegrini University of Minnesota

10:30 – 11:00 am Coffee Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Infant Origins of Intentional Understanding
Amanda Woodward University of Maryland

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 2:15 pm
Learning from Others: Toddlers’ Evaluation of the Message, the Speaker, and the Speech Act
Melissa Koenig University of Minnesota

2:15 – 3:15 pm
Neurodevelopmental Bases of Theory of Mind in Preschool Children Mark Sabbagh Queens University, Ontario

3:15 – 3:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Wade Savage University of Minnesota