[ACT-R-users] Challenge Workshop "Formal Models of (Dis)Ordered Cognition (FOMOCOG14)"

[Daniel Holt]

Challenge Workshop "Formal Models of (Dis)Ordered Cognition (FOMOCOG14)"
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Heidelberg, March 24-26, 2014

Computational modeling and simulation of human cognition is an emergent multidisciplinary field of research promising breakthroughs for both basic research as well as applications. However, many psychiatric and neurological disorders involve characteristic cognitive deficits that are still poorly understood on a process level. Quantitative cognitive process models promise to contribute towards filling this explanatory gap. Successful implementation, however, requires a broad range of skills and knowledge.

In our challenge workshop, we bring together experts from the different fields of cognitive modeling, cognitive disorders, and process modeling. The aim is to facilitate the exchange on research questions from disciplines such as psychiatry, neuroscience, or cognitive science, which may be addressed by methods of process modeling. We will discuss the available methodological approaches and tools in order to foster effective future collaborations.

The workshop consists of invited talks and several topical sessions with short contributions by participants plus time for discussion. It is organized jointly by the Institute of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing at Heidelberg University and funded by the German Research Council (DFG). The workshop will take place at the International Science Forum Heidelberg (IWH), a villa situated at the center of Heidelberg's old town.

For the preliminary program, online registration, and further information please refer to the workshop website: http://www.fomocog14.uni-hd.de/

The deadline for registration and abstract submission is Mar 02, 2014.

Workshop organizers:
Daniel Holt (Institute of Psychology, Heidelberg University)
Christian Kirches and Stefan Koerkel (Interdisciplinary Center for
Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University)


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Daniel Holt, Psychologisches Institut, Universitaet Heidelberg,
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Email daniel.holt at psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de
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