Colloquia: Dr. Michael Masson: Compelling Actions

Colloquia: Dr. Michael Masson: Compelling Actions

Categories: Lectures and Seminars | Intended for

Wednesday, December 06, 2017

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Add to calendar

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