Colloquia: Dr. Michael Masson: Compelling Actions
Colloquia: Dr. Michael Masson: Compelling Actions
Categories: Lectures and Seminars | Intended for Anyone
2203 Dunton Tower
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON
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Jim Davies, 613-520-2600, Ext. 1109, jim.davies@carleton.ca
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About this Event
Host Organization: Institute of Cogntive Science
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Abstract:
Evidence regarding the influence of intentions on the contribution of action representations to language comprehension and object perception is presented. This work creates significant challenges to the view that comprehension is based on mental simulation of described actions and the proposal that perceiving manipulable objects automatically evokes affordances offered by those objects