DE | EN

Workshop "Numbers, counting and frequency: From psychophysics to conceptual systems"

Dozent(en)Rafael Núñez (Cognitive Science: University of California, San Diego)
AnsprechpartnerHenrik Voß
Emailhenrik.voss@hpsl.uni-freiburg.de
Anmeldung per Email ist erforderlich.
Termin21.-22.07.2011
OrtStarkenstr. 44, großer Seminarraum

Thursday, July 21st

14:15 - 15:45      Session 1: Numerosity, psychophysics, and number representation

15:45 - 16:15      Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:45      Session 2: Is number representation inherently spatial?

17:45 - 18:15      Coffee Break

18:15 - 19:45      Session 3: Conceptual systems that make numbers possible: the role of metaphor

 

Friday, July 22nd

12:20 - 13:00      Presentation at "Neurosciences meet Linguistics II": "What makes mathematics possible? Looking into brains, metaphors, and the human imagination"

 

18:00 - 20:00      Final Discussion

 

Preparatory Reading

Núñez, R., Lakoff, G. (2000). Where Mathematics Comes From. Basic Books.


Núñez, R., Doan, D, Nikoulina, A. (2011). Squeezing, Striking, and Vocalizing: Is Number Representation Fundamentally Spatial? Cognition, 120, 225-235.

Núñez, R. (2011). No Innate Number Line in the Human Brain. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45(4), 651-668.