EPoS Winter Summit

8.30 Welcome
Andrea Hemetsberger, Head of EPoS

9.00 Keynote – Natalie Sebanz
Professor in Cognitive Science at Central European University, Vienna

A Social Perspective on Cognition.

In this talk, I will provide an overview of research that has investigated how Cognition is shaped by and employed in various different social interactions, in particular cooperative ones. I will first present studies showing that the way we perceive, act, and remember things is shaped by social context even when we do not explicitly aim to act together. Then, I will focus on interactions involving coordination and cooperation, reviewing key mechanisms that allow us to predict others’ actions and make ourselves predictable. Finally, I will discuss links between joint action and decision making, suggesting that the ways we physically (inter-)act have implications for rapport, partner selection, and trust. 

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break

11.30 Hearings of the future managing team of EPoS

Followed by lunch (optional with registration)