The threat-detection mechanism

27 May 26 @ 15:00 – 17:00 – Abstract: Everyone believes that pain, fear, and anxiety are different capacities. And everyone is right. In this talk, however, I show that if we take a synoptic look at pain, fear, and anxiety, it becomes apparent that these capacities share several surprising features. I argue that the best explanation of this fact is that pain, […]

Representation and Affect in Cognitive Science

26 May 26 – 27 May 26 @ 00:00 – Schedule May 26 15:00 – 16:00: Aida Roige (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) – On the Possibility of Mixed Affective States 16:05 – 17:10: Abel Martínez-Suñé (Universitat de Barcelona) – Representing Valence: From Philosophy to Mindfulness Interventions May 27 09:30-10:30: James Turner (Umeå University) – Selected-Effects Functions for AI Frogs 10:35-11:35 Fabian Hundertmark (Universitat de […]