Support for Training at the Intersection of Developmental and Cognitive Science at CogSci2008

这项提案要求美国国家科学基金会为2008年7月在华盛顿特区举行的第30届认知科学学会年会(CogScience 2008)上的会前教程和杰出演讲者提供支持。CogScience 2008将重点介绍涉及所有类型认知和神经发育的认知科学研究，以及使用患者群体进行的认知老化和认知神经心理学研究。拟议的项目旨在弥合发展科学和认知科学之间存在的差距，这符合CogScience 2008年的总体主题和范围。这五个教程将是与年会相关的会前活动，将重点放在两个将认知科学和学习科学联系起来的广泛主题上：发育的计算模型和发育神经科学。这些教程将由各自领域的知名学者主持，如发展机器人、计算神经科学、动态系统建模、ERP和眼球跟踪。两位全体演讲者Linda Smith和David Plaut将介绍他们与会议主题相关的典范工作。教程和杰出演讲者的结合旨在为对跨越发展和认知边界的学科方法感兴趣的学生和学者提供培训机会。认知科学学会年会是世界上最著名的认知科学研究人员会议。认知科学学会鼓励拥有跨学科技能的下一代科学家的成长。特别是，研究人员越来越依赖复杂的计算和神经科学理论和方法来回答复杂的理论问题，这些理论和方法介于认知科学和发展科学之间。拟议的教程将有助于支持年轻研究人员的参与，包括初级教员、博士后研究人员和研究生，因此将促进新一代研究人员以创新和强大的方法进入认知和发展科学。

This proposal requests NSF funding to provide support to pre-conference tutorials and distinguished speakers at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society in July 2008 (CogSci2008) in Washington, D.C. CogSci2008 will highlight cognitive science research that deals with all types of cognitive and neural development, as well as cognitive aging and cognitive neuropsychological research using patient populations. The proposed project aims at bridging gaps that exist between developmental science and cognitive science, which fits the overall theme and scope of CogSci2008. The five tutorials will be pre-conference events associated with the annual meeting, and will focus on two broad topics that connect cognitive and learning sciences: computational modeling of development, and developmental neuroscience. These tutorials will be hosted by leading scholars in the respective fields such as developmental robotics, computational neuroscience, dynamical systems modeling, ERP, and eye-tracking. Two plenary speakers, Linda Smith and David Plaut, will present their exemplary work related to the conference theme. The combination of the tutorials and distinguished speakers are intended as a training opportunity for both students and scholars with interests in disciplinary approaches that cut across developmental and cognitive boundaries. The Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society is the most prominent meeting of cognitive science researchers in the world. The Cognitive Science Society encourages the growth of the next generation of scientists who possess interdisciplinary skills. In particular, researchers are increasingly relying on sophisticated computational and neuroscience theories and methods at the interface between cognitive and developmental sciences to answer complex theoretical questions. The proposed tutorials will help support the participation of young investigators, including junior faculty, post-doctoral researchers and graduate students, and so will facilitate the entry of new generations of researchers into the cognitive and developmental sciences with innovative and powerful methodologies.