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SUMMARY:Emotion\, Cognition\, and “Rational” Embodiment. - Piotr Winki
 elman\, University of California\, San Diego
DTSTART:20121018T120000Z
DTEND:20121018T130000Z
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CONTACT:Megan Sim
DESCRIPTION:Emotions permeate social life and influence perception\, cogni
 tion\, decision\, and action. But how do emotions do all that?  I will arg
 ue that emotions often shape thoughts and behaviors via embodied mechanism
 s.  In support\, I will present evidence for the role of somatosensory and
  motor resources in the domain of recognition and imitation of facial expr
 essions\, understanding of emotional language\, and influence of emotion o
 n risky decisions.  Critically\, my talk will also present evidence for a 
 dynamic or "rational" nature of embodiment.  That is\, I will show a selec
 tive\, goal-dependent recruitment of specific somatosensory and motor reso
 urces\, and only if such resources are needed.  Overall\, my talk will cal
 l for a more flexible view of the links between emotion\, cognition\, and 
 embodiment.
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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