Thought Paper for Seminar 3

The topic for your thought papers for Seminar 3 on Tuesday 28 July is as follows:

What is Damasio's somatic marker hypothesis?

Thought Paper for Seminar 2

The topic of the thought paper for Seminar 2 is as follows:

Is there a tension between ideas of soft assembly and decentralised control (Clark) and evidence for neonate imitation by way of a mirror-neuron system (as discussed by Gallagher and Johnson)?

Readings for Seminar 2 (21 July)

As discussed yesterday, the readings for Seminar 2 are as follows:

Clark - 'The Situated Infant'*
Johnson - 'Big Babies'
Gallagher - 'The Earliest Sense of Self and Others'

The reading 'The Embodied Mind'* by Lakoff & Johnson is assumed to have also been done as background reading.

(* indicates readings that can be found in the PSYC3014 Reading Pack from 2008)

Michael P's Consultation Times - 3rd Quarter

Michael Pitman's consultation times for the 3rd quarter are as follows:

Wednesday 11h00 to 13h00
Thursday 14h00 to 15h00

All other times by appointment, to be arranged (preferably) via email.

Please also note that these times are subject to change, especially when meetings have been called at late notice.