Conference on Human Cognitive Specializations, New Iberia Research Center, USL, October 15-19, 1998, New Iberia, Louisiana

人类认知专业会议，新伊比利亚研究中心，USL，1998 年 10 月 15-19 日，路易斯安那州新伊比利亚

• 批准号: 9811063
• 负责人: Daniel Povinelli
• 金额: $ 1.05万
• 依托单位: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-10-01 至 1999-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9811063&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Human; Cognitive; Specializations; New

The goal of this conference is to develop a clearer understanding of cognitive processes that may be unique to the human species. During the past several decades, researchers investigating the cognitive abilities of animals (especially monkeys and apes) have focused on identifying the similarities between humans and other species. Indeed, one widely held view is that this research has definitively shown that there is nothing qualitatively different about human cognition. Nevertheless, there is an emerging body of research suggesting that humans have evolved specializations in several intellectual spheres, including those related to (1) language, (2) self-awareness, (3) understanding the beliefs, desires, and other mental states of other individuals, and (4) understanding the abstract causal principles that govern the movement and interactions of inanimate objects. In humans, these abilities emerge within the first few years of life, and profoundly affect our ability to acquire and use cultural ideas, symbols, and objects, and our ability to function in society. The conference will bring together researchers and students from a variety of different academic backgrounds with a common interest in human cognitive specializations. It will provide a unique opportunity to assess the current state of theory and research in this field, and help develop an agenda for future research leading to a deeper understanding of the distinctively human characteristics of the human mind.

本次会议的目标是更清楚地了解人类特有的认知过程。在过去的几十年里，研究动物（尤其是猴子和猿）认知能力的研究人员一直致力于识别人类和其他物种之间的相似性。事实上，一种广泛持有的观点是，这项研究明确表明，人类认知在本质上没有什么不同。尽管如此，越来越多的研究表明，人类已经在多个智力领域进化出了专业化，包括与（1）语言，（2）自我意识，（3）理解其他个体的信仰、欲望和其他心理状态，以及（4）理解控制无生命物体运动和相互作用的抽象因果原理相关的领域。对于人类来说，这些能力在生命的最初几年中出现，并深刻影响我们获取和使用文化思想、符号和物体的能力，以及我们在社会中发挥作用的能力。 该会议将汇集来自不同学术背景、对人类认知专业有共同兴趣的研究人员和学生。 它将提供一个独特的机会来评估该领域的理论和研究现状，并帮助制定未来研究议程，从而更深入地了解人类思维的独特人类特征。