European Social Cognition Network: International Travel to Volterra, Italy

该奖项为Lawrence Barsalou博士和他的一名研究生出席在意大利Volterra举行的第十届欧洲社会认知网络（ESCON）年会（2008年9月3日至7日）提供旅费支持。Barsalou博士的研究提出了一个假设，即人类的概念系统是建立在大脑感知、行动和思考的模态系统基础上的。因为概念是建立在这些系统的基础上的，所以它们被表示为对经验和发生情况的模拟。这项研究对社会认知具有启示意义，因为它提出了思考个人、群体、特征、情境等社会知识如何表现的新方法。会议吸引了来自世界各地的研究人员，包括欧洲、北美和南美。预计将有100多名研究人员参加，其中大约三分之二的初级研究人员（研究生和博士后）和三分之一的高级研究人员。会议为初级和高级研究人员提供了交流思想、接收当前研究反馈和开发新研究项目的绝佳机会。

This award provides travel support for Dr. Lawrence Barsalou and one of his graduate students to present at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON) in Volterra, Italy (September 3-7, 2008). Dr. Barsalou's research addresses the hypothesis that the human conceptual system is grounded in the brain's modal systems for perception, action, and thought. Because concepts are grounded in these systems, they are represented as simulations of experience and the situations in which it occurs. This research has implications for social cognition, given that it suggests new ways of thinking about how social knowledge for individuals, groups, traits, situations, and so forth is represented. The conference draws researchers from all over the world, including Europe, North America, and South America. More than 100 researchers are expected to attend, with an approximate distribution of two-thirds junior researchers (graduate students and post docs) and one-third senior researchers. The conference provides outstanding opportunites for junior and senior researchers to exchange ideas, receive feedback on current research, and develop new research projects.