Decade of the Mind III Symposium: Emergence of Mind, Des Moines, Iowa, May 7, 8, 9, 2008

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Welcome to Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind

Great Ape Trust of Iowa presents Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind. The 3-day symposium in Des Moines will bring together internationally recognized scientists from a variety of disciplines: primatology, biology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy and neuroscience. These pioneering researchers will discuss and explore the topics of consciousness and mind in nonhuman primates with an emphasis on great apes.

Symposium Schedule

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 | 5 pm - 9 pm

Keynote speaker:

Dr. Giulio Tononi – Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Thursday, May 8, 2008 | 8:30 am - 7:30 pm

Speakers:

Dr. James L. Olds – Director, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study of George Mason University
Dr. Roger K. R. Thompson – Dr. E. Paul & Frances H. Reiff Professor, Franklin & Marshall College
Dr. Colin Allen – Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University
Dr. Kathy Schick – Co-Director, Stone Age Institute
Dr. Nicholas Toth – Co-Director, Stone Age Institute
Dr. Anne Russon – Professor, Psychology Department, Glendon College of York University

Friday, May 9 | 8:30 am - 12:15 pm

Speakers:

Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa – Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Dr. Robert Seyfarth – Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Merlin Donald – Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Queen's University at Kingston

Symposium Details

Decade of the Mind III: Emergence of Mind
May 7, 8 & 9, 2008

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Avenue
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Featured Speakers

Dr. Giulio Tononi
Dr. James L. Olds
Dr. Roger K. R. Thompson
Dr. Colin Allen
Dr. Kathy Schick
Dr. Nicholas Toth
Dr. Anne Russon
Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Dr. Robert Seyfarth
Dr. Merlin Donald

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