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Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind |
Presented by Great Ape Trust of Iowa
May 7-9, 2008 |
Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind was a three-day symposium in Des Moines which brought together internationally recognized scientists from a variety of disciplines: primatology, biology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy and neuroscience. These pioneering researchers discussed and explored the topics of consciousness and mind in nonhuman primates with an emphasis on great apes. |
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Symposium Speakers
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Dr. Colin Allen - Professor
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Ph.D. Philosophy, UCLA
 How Hard is the Science of Animal Mind? |
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Dr. Merlin Donald -
Professor Emeritus
Department of Psychology
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Ph.D. Neuropsychology, McGill University
The Consciousness Club |
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Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa -
Professor of Section of Language and Intelligence
Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, Japan,
Ph.D. Kyoto University
Chimpanzee Mind: A Combining Effort of Fieldwork and Laboratory Work |
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Dr. James Olds -
Director
Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Ph.D. Neuroscience, University of Michigan
Decade of the Mind: The Spirit of Vannevar Bush |
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Dr. Anne Russon -
Professor
Department of Psychology
Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Ontario
Ph.D. Psychology, Université de Montreal
The Evolution of Thought: Evolutionary Origins of Great Ape Intelligence |
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Dr. Kathy Schick -
Co-director
Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
The Human Mind Evolving |
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Dr. Robert Seyfarth -
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Ph.D. Zoology, Cambridge University
Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind |
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Dr. Roger K.R. Thompson -
Professor
Biological Sciences
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa
A Natural History of “the Mind” |
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Dr. Giulio Tononi -
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D. Neuroscience, Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Keynote Address: Consciousness and the Brain |
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Dr. Nicholas Toth -
Co-director
Stone Age Institute, Bloomington, Indiana
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
The Human Mind Evolving |
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Symposium Information
» View an image slideshow from Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind
» Video: Welcome message from Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
» Frequently Asked Questions
News Releases
» Decade of the Mind Symposium in Iowa to Emphasize Need for $4 Billion in Federal Support – April 25, 2008
» Great Ape Trust Gathers Internationally Recognized Scientists for Decade of the Mind III – March 27, 2008
Decade of the Mind III – In the News
» Scientists see need to study how brains become minds (Des Moines Register, May 7, 2008)
» Symposium in Des Moines focuses on the mind (Radio Iowa, May 8, 2008)
» Researcher says unlocking secret of mind could impact many areas of life (Radio Iowa, May 9, 2008)
» $4 billion for your thoughts (Des Moines Business Record, May 9, 2008)
Plan to attend next year’s symposium:
Decade of the Mind IV
January 14-15, 2009
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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