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

该提案要求NSF资助为2008年7月在华盛顿，华盛顿特区举行的认知科学学会第30届年会（CogSci2008）上的会前辅导和杰出演讲者提供支持。CogSci2008将突出涉及所有类型的认知和神经发育的认知科学研究，以及使用患者人群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CogSci2008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，并将侧重于连接认知和学习科学的两个广泛主题：发展的计算建模和发展神经科学。这些教程将由发育机器人、计算神经科学、动力系统建模、ERP和眼动追踪等各自领域的顶尖学者主持。两位全体发言人，琳达史密斯和大卫普劳特，将介绍他们的示范工作有关的会议主题。教程和杰出演讲者的组合旨在为学生和学者提供培训机会，这些学生和学者对跨越发展和认知界限的学科方法感兴趣。认知科学学会年会是世界上认知科学研究者最重要的会议。认知科学学会鼓励下一代拥有跨学科技能的科学家的成长。特别是，研究人员越来越多地依赖于复杂的计算和神经科学理论和方法，在认知和发展科学之间的接口，以回答复杂的理论问题。拟议的教程将有助于支持年轻研究人员的参与，包括初级教师，博士后研究人员和研究生，因此将促进新一代研究人员进入认知和发展科学的创新和强大的方法。

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.