Many cognitive neuroscientists agree on the idea that the brain is organized to predict the world. Basic functions like perception and action, working memory and attention, consciousness and social cognition, imagination and creativity all work in the brain according to principles of probabilistic inference and prediction-error minimization. Humans make idiosyncratic predictions based on prior experience, but such predictions are systematically influenced by culture. Music, art, literature, and religion are examples of tools that align predictions across members of a society, a process, which is crucial for collective action and social cohesion.
Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies (AIAS) together with Aarhus University's School of Culture and Society, the Religion, Cognition and Culture Research Unit, Interacting Minds Centre, Center for Music in the Brain and the University of Amsterdam host this third international Worlding the Brain conference (see the 2016 and 2017 conferences) in order to bring together researchers from the humanities, social sciences, and the brain sciences to reflect on how the predictive brain model can improve our understanding of the process of enculturation.
Aarhus Institute of Advance Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University, Buildings 1630-1632, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. See location on the map.
Tuesday, 27 November
08:30-09:00: Coffee and registration
09:00-17:30: Keynotes and session talks
17:30-19:30: Welcome reception
Wednesday, 28 November
09:00-17:30: Keynotes and session talks
18:00-19:00: Guided Tour at ARoS Art Museum (included in the conference dinner)
19:00-21:30: Conference dinner, ARoS, Aros Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C.
Thursday, 29 November
09:00-13:00: Keynote and session talks
A reduced fee is available for Students and PhD Students:
A conference dinner will be held at the ARoS art museum restaurant on Wednesday 28 November. The dinner includes a guided tour through the museum. The dinner is open to all delegates who have registered and paid the conference fee including the dinner.
Read the full call and how to submit
Deadline: 1 September 2018.
Aarhus Institute for Advanced Studies (AIAS)
The School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University
Religion, Cognition and Culture Research Unit, Aarhus University
Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University
Center for Music in the Brain (MIB), Aarhus University
University of Amsterdam
