Ken Nakayama: People Watching (and More)

Ken Nakayama: People Watching (and More)

Date Posted:  June 11, 2014
Date Recorded:  June 11, 2014
CBMM Speaker(s):  Ken Nakayama
  • Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course 2014
Description: 

Topics: Beyond vision: action, navigation, social perception and behavior; correlation of brain size and social group size; Dennett’s three levels for predicting behavior: physical stance, design stance, intentional stance (to understand other minds - values, beliefs, desires); study of social intelligence by identifying complex social interactions that are shared with animals and represented in similar brain structures; examples of social interactions in animals: Battle at Kruger (story with complex social aspects played out by animals), revenge, teasing, play, Meerkat behaviors; Nalini Ambady: few seconds of silent video reveal rich social information; factors underlying facial attractiveness

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