An international symposium (and an international seminar for young psychologists) co-sponsored by Global COE Unit A group will be scheduled as follows. All presentations and questions are in English. No reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

●International Symposium on Executive Function in the Mind

• Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 9:30AM-12:30PM (international seminar for young researchers); 14:50-18:30PM (International Symposium) and Thursday, December 6, 2007 10:10AM -18:00PM.
• Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Conference Room I (for International Seminar for Young Psychologists) and International Exchange Hall (for International Symposium).
  http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/access/kmap/map6r_y.htm
  
• Sponsored by: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Education
• Co-sponsored by：Kyoto University Foundation for Educational Promotion ＆　Global COE Program, Revitalizing Education for Dynamic Hearts and Minds
• Inquiries: Dr. Masuo Koyasu (HGB03675＠nifty.com) (Please note the two-byte character ＠ if you copy and paste　this e-mail address)



• References: Program for the Symposium and its abstracts EF-Program.pdf

Programs：

December 5

14:50-15:00:
　Opening Remark: Naoyuki Osaka (Kyoto University, Japan)
　Executive Function and Action Control (Chair: Satoru Saito)

15:00-15:40:
　Explorations of task-set control through experiments on task-switching Stephen Monsell (University of Exeter, UK)

15:40-16:20:
　Exploring the role of verbal short-term memory in task-switching and action control Satoru Saito (Kyoto University, Japan)

16:20-16:30: Coffee Break

16:30-17:10:
　Control dilemmas and the dynamic regulation of complementary executive control processes　Thomas Goschke (Dresden University of Technology, Germany)

17:10-17:50:
　Thinking is for doing: Individual differences in working memory, inattention, and goal-neglect errors　Michael J. Kane (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA)

17:50-18:00:
　Commentary and Discussions　Naoyuki Osaka (Kyoto University, Japan)

18:30- Reception

December 6

Executive Function and Theory of Mind (Chair: Shoji Itakura)　

10:00-10:40:
　Is there a place for emotion in the relation between executive function and theory of mind?　Louis J. Moses (University of Oregon, USA)

10:40-11:20:
　Executive function & social understanding from 2 to 6: Which way the links?　 Claire Hughes (University of Cambridge, UK)

11:20-11:30: Tea Break

11:30-12:10:
　Lying, theory of mind, and executive function: A developmental perspective　Kang Lee (University of Toronto, Canada)

12:10-12:50:
　Toward a unified theory of young children's development of understanding others' mind　Masuo Koyasu (Kyoto University, Japan)

12:50-13:00:
　Commentary and Discussions　Shintaro Funahashi (Kyoto University, Japan) Executive Function in Context (Chair: Masuo Koyasu)

14:30-15:10:
　Understanding others: Challenges from developmental cybernetics　Shoji Itakura (Kyoto University, Japan)

15:10-15:50:
Culture, interaction and the development of social and executive skills　 Charlie Lewis (Lancaster University, UK)

15:50-16:00: Coffee Break

16:00-16:40:
　Experience and executive functions: Evidence from training, schooling, and culture　 Priti Shah (University of Michigan, USA)

16:40-17:20:
　The unity and diversity of executive functions: Individual differences and behavioral genetic analyses　 Akira Miyake (University of Colorado at Boulder, USA)

17:20-17:30:
　Commentary and Discussions　Jun Saiki (Kyoto University, Japan)

17:30- Closing Remark: Masuo Koyasu (Kyoto University, Japan)

Posted on :December 1, 2007 | Category :Symposia