Overview
1st	●The 1st Global COE co-hosted Lecture Sponsored by: Kyoto University Museum (Kyoto Daigaku Sougou Hakubutsukan) Co-operated by: Kyoto University Academic Publishing (Kyoto Daigaku Gakujyutsu Shutsupankai) Date: October 20, 2007; 10:30AM-12:00 noon. Venue: Kyoto University Museum, Museum Laboratory. Lecturer：Masuo Koyasu （Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University） Title：What is “mitsugo no tamashii”? ?Exploration of the development of mind in childhood?
2nd	●The 2nd Global COE co-hosted Lecture Date：October 22, 2007 16:30-18:00 Venue：Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (The 6th Lecture Room in Shinkan)   Lecturer：Dr. Nikolaus Troje（Canada Research Chair in Vision and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Psychology and School of Computing Queen's University, Canada） Title：A visual invariant for the detection of animate motion
3rd	●The 3rd Global COE co-hosted Lecture Date： October 24, 2007 16:30-18:30 Venue：Room 333, 3rd floor of the Graduate School of Human and Integrated Studies, Kyoto University Lecturer：Dr. Andrew Leber (University of New Hampshire, USA), Dr. Julie Golomb (Yale University, USA) Title： Talk 1. Predicting cognitive control from behavior and fMRI (Andrew Leber) Talk 2. Spatial attention remains in retinotopic coordinates immediately following saccadic eye movements (Julie Golomb)
4th	●The 4th Global COE co-sponsored Lecture Date：October 26, 2007 13:00-14:30 Venue：First Lecture Room (1F) at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University   Lecturer：Dr. John N. Towse (Lancaster University, UK) Title：The ins and outs of memory: New perspectives in understanding working memory in children and adults
5th	●The 5th Global COE co-sponsored Lecture Sponsored by: Kyoto University Museum (Kyoto Daigaku Sougou Hakubutsukan) Co-operated by: Kyoto University Academic Publishing (Kyoto Daigaku Gakujyutsu Shutsupankai) Date: November 10, 2007; 10:30AM-12:00 noon. Venue: Kyoto University Museum, Museum Laboratory. Lecturer: Prof. Shouji Itakura (Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University) Title: “Robot kara Shiru Akachan no Kokoro” (Using Robots to Understand the Minds of Babies)
6th	●The Sixth Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture Date: Monday, December 3rd, 2007 13:00-14:00 Venue: First Lecture Room (1F) at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University Lecturer: Prof. Barbara C. Malt (Lehigh University, USA) Title: Naming and Knowing: Representing the World in Language and Thought
7th	●The Seventh Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture Date: Thursday, January 10th, 2008 16-17:30 Venue: Room 233, 2nd floor of the Graduate School of Human and Integrated Studies (Department of Human Coexistence), Kyoto University Lecturer: Dr. Naotsugu TSUCHIYA (California Institute of Technology, USA). Title: Attention, Awareness and Aftereffects
8th	●Lecture by Prof. Anne Inger Helmen Borge, University of Oslo, Norway Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 16:30-18PM Venue: Room 215, 2nd floor of the Department of Education, Kyoto University Lecturer: Prof. Anne Inger Helmen Borge, University of Oslo, Norway. Theme: Kokorono Riron to Youjino Shakaiteki Koudou?Yujin Kankei ni yoru sa (Theory of Mind and Infant Social Behaviors?Are there any differences in their friendship relationships??)
9th	●B/D Joint Project: International Comparative Study on Happiness Lecture by Dr. Schooler & Roundtable Conference Date: Saturday, January 26th, 2008 13:30-16:00 Venue: Shiran Kaikan Bekkan, 2nd Floor Training Room (Kenshu shitsu) Lecturer: Dr. Lael Schooler (Senior Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany) Titel: The Cognitive Foundations of Heuristics
10th	●A Comparative Study of Happiness for Teachers in Japan and the U.K. Sponsored by: Forum of Japan-UK International Exchange Study Title: Happiness for teachers in Japan and the UK?a comparative study? Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 16:30- Venue: Kyodai Kaikan (Room 102) http://www.kyodaikaikan.jp/index.shtml Lecturer: From the UK: Mrs. Phillipa BRIDGE (The Principal of Boxgrove School) From Japan: Mr. Kennosuke NARITA (The president of the Forum of Japan-UK International Exchange Study)
11th	●Lecture by Dr. Atsushi SENJU Title：Development of Social Brain?Traditional Type and Untraditional Type Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:30-12:00 Venue: First Lecture Room, the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University Lecturer: Dr. Atsushi SENJU (Research fellow, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development Birkbeck College, London University, U.K.)
12th	●Lecture by Dr. Masaru MIMURA Date: Saturday, March 8th 11-11:45AM Venue：Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (The Third Lecture Room in Shinkan) Sponsored by：Japan Society for Working Memory （A Special Lecture for The Fifth Conference of JSWM） Subject：Aging and Working Memory：A study of Senile Depression, Alzheimer's disease, and the Elderly through fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) and magnetic stimulation. Lecturer ：Dr. Masaru MIMURA （Associate Professor of the Dept. of Medicine, Showa University）
13th	●Lecture on Comparative Study on Happiness: the Case of Japan and the U.S. Date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 13:00-16:00 Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room III
14th	●Lecture & Seminar by Prof. Bergen “International Comparative Research on the Sense of Happiness” Date： Tuesday, May 8th 13:30-17:30 Venue： Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room III　 Title: Mental Simulation in Language Understanding Presenter: Prof. Benjamin Bergen （Associate Professor at the Department of Linguistics, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii）
15th	●Lecture and Seminar by Prof. Higgins “International Comparative Research on the Sense of Happiness” Date： Thursday, May 22, 2008 13:30-17:30 Venue： Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room IV Title： Re-thinking Culture and Personality Presenter： Tory Higgins (Stanley Schachter Prof. of Psychology, Columbia University, USA)
16th	●Lecture on Critical Thinking Date： Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Time: 15:00-16:30 Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Conference Room III (2F) Title： Critical Thinking as A Way of Group Work and “Principles for Being Considerate” Presenter：Prof. Tetsuji ISETA （Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University）
17th	●The Meanings of “Comprehension” Date：Wednesday, November 12, 2008; 13:00～16:30 Venue：Room 302, the Main building of the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University Title: Meanings of “Comprehension” Planned by：Profs. Yoko Yamada & Masako Myowa, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University Presenter：Akira Takada, Graduate School of Asian African Studies, Kyoto University
18th	●Lectures by Prof. Lambon Ralph & Dr. Karen Sage Date：Friday, November 28th; 10:00-12:00, Noon. Venue：Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, 1st Floor, Conference room Title： Prof. Lambon Ralph & Dr. Sage
19th	●Lecture: Medicine and Education from University of London Date：Monday, January 19th, 13:00～15:00 Venue：Shiran Kaikan Kenshu room Lecturer： Mr. Akira Naito (University of London) Lecture Topic：Graduate School in England; English as a language for academic thinking (compared with Japanese) from the experiences of learning cognitive psychology, immunology, and clinical education, with observations of communication skill at medical institutions and a narrative approach. Planned by：Prof. Yoko Yamada (Kyoto University)
20th	●Lecture by Dr. Robert H. Logie Date: March 7th, 2009 (Sunday) 15:30～17:00 Venue：Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (The Third Lecture Room in Shinkan) Lecturer：Dr. Robert H. Logie (University of Edinburgh) Title: Domain specificity in the mental workspace Planner：Naoyuki Osaka, Satoru Saito, and Yuki Otsuka (Kyoto University)
21st	●Lecture by Prof. Mahmud Date：Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 16:30-18:00PM Venue：Ex 2nd Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, the Main building of the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University Speaker：Professor Shamsul Mahmud (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) Title：Values: A study of teacher and student perceptions in four countries
22nd	●Training Social Clitical Thinking and New Direction of Risk Education Date：Tuesday, June 28th 2009, 15:30-16:30PM Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room IV Speaker：Tadahiro Motoyoshi (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University) Title：Training Social Clitical Thinking and New Direction of Risk Education
23rd	●Frontline Research on Thinking Date：9:30-11:30, Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Venue：Conference Room IV, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University Speakesr：Toshihiko Matsuka (Chiba University), Steven A Sloman (Brown University)
24th	●Panel discussion "The Future of Science Education at Undergraduate Level" Date：Friday, September 25th 2009 Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall Speaker：Carl E. Wieman (Professor, The University of British Columbia) Title：Science Education in the 21st Century: Scientific Tools for Teaching Science
25th	●Lecture by Dr. Bar-Hillel Date：16:00-18:00, Monday, November 9th, 2009 Venue：Conference Room III, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University Speaker：Maya Bar-Hillel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Title：The Bible Code: Riddle and Solution
26th	●Narrative and Culture: Perspectives from East Asia Date：14:00-16:30, Wednseday, February 10, 2010 Venue：Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University (The 1st Lecture Room) Speakers：Prof. Yi, Byung Jun (Pusan University, Korea), Narrative on ＜cultural competency＞ in Korea, and Dr. Lukas Pokorny (University of Vienna, Austria), ‘The world has come to an end’: Chiliastic beliefs in new religious movements in East Asia
27th	●Working Memory and Near-Future Society Date：15:30-17:30, Saturday, March 6, 2010 Venue：The 7th Lecture Room in Shinkan, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University Speaker：Naoyuki Osaka (Kyoto Univ.) Title：Working Memory and Near-Future Society
28th	●Lecture by Prof. John Jost Date：16:00-18:00, Monday, December 20, 2010 Venue：KOKORO Research Center Speaker：Prof. John Jost (New York Univ.) Title：Left & Right: The Psychological Basis of a Political Distinction
29th	●Lectures by Prof. Nilsson & Prof. Morger Date: 15:00-17:30, Thursday, March 10, 2011 Venue：The 1st lecture room, Research Bldg. 2, Yoshida Campus, Kyoto University Speaker：Prof. Lars-Goran Nilsson (Stockholm University, Sweden) & Prof. Vinzenz Morger (Thurgau University of Teacher Education, Switzerland) Title：“New finding in the Betula Study”(Prof. Lars-Goran Nilsson) ; “List context effects in categorizing fussy and well-defined concepts”(Prof. Vinzenz Morger)