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Opening Ceremony Speeches

Robert Desimone , MIT; Aike Guo , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); Glyn Humphreys , University of Birmingham; Mu-Ming Poo , UC Berkeley & CAS; Keiji Tanaka , RIKEN Brain Science Institute; Ovid J. L. Tzeng , Academia Sinica. { Aug. 17, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.}

Frontiers in Cognitive Science

Presidential Symposium on Vision ( Chair: Robert Desimone , MIT) Speakers: Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University;Lin Chen , CAS; Robert Desimone , MIT; Vin de Silva, Pomona College; Martha Farah , University of Pennsylvania; Tatiana Pasternak , Rochester University; Sheng He , University of Minnesota; Glyn Humphrey s, University of Birmingham; Gabriel Kreiman , Harvard University; Anna Roe , Vanderbilt University; Keiji Tanaka , RIKEN Brain Science Institute; Shimon Ullman , Weizmann Institute of Science; Frans Verstraten , Utrecht University. { Aug. 17 8:30am - noon, Aug. 18, 8:30 a.m. - noon & Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. - noon.}

Attention ( Chair : Axel Larsen , University of Copenhagen, Danmark)

Symposium Intentions in the mind/brain ( Chair : Bruno G. Bara , University of Turin, Italy) Speakers : Bruno G. Bara , University of Turin; Cristina Becchio, University of Turin; Valeria Manera , University of Turin & University of Leuven, Belgium; Leonhard Schilbach , University of Cologne, Germany. { Aug. 18, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.}

A general Chair: Axel Larsen Signe Vangkilde Speakers: Synnöve Carlson Matthieu Dubois Thomas Espeseth Petra Redel Søren Kyllingsbæk Maria Nordfang Antti Pertovaara Anders Petersen Signe Vangkilde { Aug. 19, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.} Symposium theory of visual attention (TVA): cognitive modeling and neuropsychological applications ( & , University of Copenhagen) , Helsinki University of Science and Technology; , New York University; , University of Oslo; , Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität, Germany; , University of Copenhagen; , University of Copenhagen; , University of Helsinki; , University of Copenhagen; Randi Starrfel t, University of Copenhagen; , University of Copenhagen; Qi Wang, Southwest University.

Symposium Neural correlates of attention and meditation ( Chair: Yi-Yuan Tang , China's Dalian University of Technology) Speakers: Rosario Rueda , Unviersidad de Granada, Spain; Courtney Stevens , Willamette University; Hikaru Takeuchi , Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Yi-Yuan Tang , China's Dalian University of Technology. { Aug. 18, 3:30 - 5:10 p.m.}

Language ( Chair : Li-Hai Tan, The University of Hong Kong(HKU))

Plenary speech: Sook Whan Cho , Sogang University; John Gabrieli , MIT; Cathy Price , University College London. { Aug. 17, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.}

Symposium Cognitive neuroscience of language ( Chair: Li-Hai Tan , HKU) Speakers: Joseph Devlin , University College London; Jack Gandour , Purdue University; Barry Horwitz , NIH; Liang Li , Peking University; David Poeppel , New York University; Li-Hai Tan , HKU. { Aug. 19, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.}

Symposium Cognitive processes and representation of asian languages ( Chair : Ki Chun, Nam , Korea University). Speakers : Keeho Kim, Sunmi Kim, Minmo Koo, HeuiSeok Lim, Ki Chun Nam, Sewon Park, Hoyoung Yi, Gisoon Yu, WonHee Yu, Korea University; DongHoon Lee, HyunJung Shin, Pusan National University; Kwang Oh, Yi, YeungNam University; Lee Yang, Gyeongsang National University & Yale University, Kim Yeongmi, Noh Jeongran, Jindongsheng, Jin Zheng, Gyeongsang National University. { Aug. 17, 2:00 - 6:10 p.m.}

Symposium Universality and language-specificity of sound symbolism: the interplay of multimodality, embodiment, and iconicity ( Chair : Kimi Akita , University of California Berkeley & Sachiko Hirata, Kobe University). Speakers : Kimi Akita , University of California Berkeley; Mamiko Arata , Keio University; Sachiko Hirata , Kobe University; Donghoon Lee, Pusan National University; Yoko Suzuki , University of Tokyo. { Aug. 18, 1:30 - 3:40 p.m.}

Symposium Enhancing electronic dictionaries with the help of lexicographers, computer scientists and cognitive psychologists ( Chair : Michael Zock , C.N.R.S., University of Marseille, France & Reinhard Rapp , University of Tarragona, Spain). Speakers : Laura Hernandez , UNAM, University of Mexico, Mexico; Jun Okamoto , Keio University, Japan; Reinhard Rapp , University of Tarragona, Spain; Chu-Ren Huang , Hongkong Polytechnic University; Michael Zock , C.N.R.S., University of Marseille, France. { Aug. 20, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.}

Animal Cognition ( Chair: Aike Guo , CAS & Shaowu Zhang , The Australian National University, Australia)

Keynote speech: Martin Giurfa , CNRS - University of Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, Toulouse, France; Aike Guo , CAS. { Aug. 19, 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.}

Symposium Animal cognition: intelligent behavior emerging from a small brain ( Chair : Aike Guo , CAS & Shaowu Zhang , The Australian National University). Speakers : Hong Cao , Institute of Neurobiology, Fudan University; Yi Du ,Peking University; Adrian Dyer , Monash University, Australia; Li Liu , CAS; Songkun Su , Zhejiang University; Misha Vorobyev , University of Auckland, New Zealand; Reinhard Wolf , University of Würzburg, Germany; Shaowu Zhang , The Australian National University; Wenyi Zhou , University of Georgia. { Aug. 19, 2:00 - 5:30 p.m.}

Symposium Animal cognition: nonhuman primates studies ( Chair : Xintian Hu , CAS). Speaker s: Xintian Hu , CAS; Baoming Li , Fudan University; Wu Li , Beijing Normal University; Yanjie Su , Peking University; Wei Wang , CAS; Yongdi Zhou , East China Normal University. { Aug. 18, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.}

Early Development on Face Processing ( Chair: Sarina H.L Chien , China Medical University & Kang Lee , Zhejiang Normal University & University of Toronto). Speakers : Ramesh Bhatt , Univerity of Kentucky; Sarina H.L Chien , China Medical University; Kang Lee , Zhejiang Normal University & University of Toronto; Olivier Pascalis , CNRS, Université Pierre Mendes France; Weidong Tao, Southwest University. { Aug. 18, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.}

Philosophy of Mind: Computation and Cognition ( Chair: Jing Zhu , Sun Yat-Sen University) Speakers: Chit-yee Chang , Tokyo University; Allen Houng , Yangming University; Quanmin Li , East Normal University; Xiaoli Liu , Renmin University; Gualtiero Piccinini , University of Missouri; Yingjin Xu , Fudan University; Jing Zhu , Sun Yat-Sen University. { Aug. 17, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.}

Higher Levels of Cognition ( Chair : Hong Li , Southwest University). Speakers : Antao Chen , Southwest University; Tingyong Feng , Southwest University; Fuhong Li , Southwest University; Hong Li , Southwest University; Yuejia Luo , Beijing Normal University; Jiang Qiu , Southwest University; Suiping Wang , South China Normal University; Xiaolin Zhou , Peking University; Zude Zhu , South China Normal University. { Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. - noon}

Impacts of Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science and Brain Mapping ( Chair: Jürgen K. Hennig , University Hospital Freiburg, Germany)

Workshop Neuro MR - insights into the brain ( Chair: Jürgen K. Hennig , University Hospital Freiburg, Germany) Speakers: Mark A. van Buchem , Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands; John C. Gore , Vanderbilt University; Jürgen K. Hennig , Universität Freiburg; Klaus Scheffler , University of Basel Hospital; Oliver Speck , Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg. { Aug. 17, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.}

Symposium Brain imaging and signal processing methods ( Chair: Chun-Qi Chang , HKU) Speakers: C Q Chang , HKU; James Gee , University of Pennsylvania; Y Hu , HKU; Giandomenico Iannetti , University College London; Yijun Liu , University of Florida; Martin McKeown , Brain Research Center; Mahesan Niranjan , Southampton University,UK ; Z Jane Wang , University of British Columbia. { Aug. 18, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.}

Symposium ASL perfusion MRI in cognitive and clinical neuroscience ( Chair: Jiongjiong Wang , UCLA) Speakers: Hengyi Rao , University of Pennsylvania; Jiongjiong Wang , UCLA Brain Mapping Center; Wen-Chau Wu , National Taiwan University; John Detre , University of Pennsylvania. { Aug. 18, 8:30 - 10:10 a.m.}

Symposium Multimodal brain mapping methods overview ( Chair: Yihong Yang , NIH & Yan Zhuo , CAS) Speakers: Jing Chen , Zuxiang Liu , Yuan-Ye Ma , CAS; Huafu Chen , Dezhong Yao , University of Electronic Science and Information Technology of China; Chi-Hung Juan, National Central University; Ching-Po Lin , National Yang-Ming University; Liping Wang , CAS; Yihong Yang , NIH; Chaozhe Zhu , Beijing Normal University. { Aug. 19, 1:30 - 6:00 p.m.}

Symposium Functional and effective connectivity in neuropsychiatric disorders ( Chair : Tom Zeffiro , Massachusetts General Hospital). Speakers : Flavio Dell'Acqua , King’s College; Fa-Hsuan Lin ; Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli , MIT; Thomas Zeffiro , Massachusetts General Hospital. { Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. - noon}

Symposium Diagnostic imaging for neuropsychiatry ( Chair : Qiyong Gong , West China Hospital of Sichuan University) Speakers : Marco Catani , King's College London; Tianzi Jiang , CAS; Geng Li , Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute(ASTRI); Su Lui & Qiyong Gong ; West China Hospital of Sichuan University; Godfrey Pearlson , Yale University; Jiongjiong Wang , UCLA; Bruce E. Wexler , Yale University; Thomas Zeffiro , Massachusetts General Hospital. { Aug. 17, 2:00 - 5:30 p.m.}

Symposium Establishing Chinese human brain probabilistic anatomical atlases ( Chair : Kuncheng Li , Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University.) Speakers: Kuncheng Li, Xuanwu Hospital; Rong Xue, CAS; Dazhe Zhao, Dongruan Software Research Institute; Ning Zhong, BJUT. { Aug. 19, 10:15 a.m. - noon}

Cognitive Science and Mental Health ( Chair: Kwok-Fai So , HKU)

Symposium Cognition and lifespan ( Chair: Yang Jiang , University of Kentucky) Speakers: Michael Chee , Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School; Stephen Crain , Macquarie University, Australia; Walter H. High , University of Kentucky; Yang Jiang , University of Kentucky; Robert Lipsky , George Mason University. { Aug. 17, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.}

Symposium Coding and coping: environmental information and mental health ( Chair: Fei Luo & Jing Luo , CAS) Speakers: Jianyou Guo , Qi Li & Jing Luo , Fei Luo , Jing Luo , Wencai Zhang , Li Wang & Yi Jiang , Jinyan Wang , Wen Zhou , CAS. { Aug. 18, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.}

Symposium Brain imaging and neuropsychology of typical and atypical development ( Chair: Grainne McAlonan , HKU) Speakers : Marco Catani , King's College London; Raymond C. K. Chan , CAS; SE Chua , HKU; Tao Li , West China Hospital, Sichuan University; Grainne McAlonan , HKU. { Aug. 18, 10:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.}

Symposium Neurocognitive dysfunctions in psychiatric illness ( Chair: Bruce E. Wexler , Yale University & Dai Zhang , Peking University) Speakers: Raymond C. K. Chan , CAS; Tianzi Jiang , CAS; Godfrey Pearlson , Yale University; Bruce E. Wexler , Yale University; Yufeng Zang , Beijing Normal University. { Aug. 18, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.}

Symposium Cognitive remediation treatment in schizophrenia ( Chair: Bruce E. Wexler , Yale University & Dai Zhang , Peking University) Speakers: Rafael Penades , Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, Barcelona; Toral Surti & Bruce E. Wexler , Yale University; Til Wykes , King’s College London; Yizhuang Zou , Peking University. { Aug. 19, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.}

Symposium Alzheimer’s diseases ( Chair : Geng Li , Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute(ASTRI)). Speaker : Lin-Yu An, 301 Hospital; Min Chen , Beijing Hospital; Feng Feng , Union Hospital; Geng Li , ASTRI; KunCheng Li , Xuanwu Hospital; Lin Li , Xuanwu Hospital; Zhen Jin , 306 Hospital. { Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. - noon}

Symposium Symposium on depression ( Chair: Kwok-Fai So , HKU) Speakers: Tatia Lee, HKU; Mingliang Pu, Peking University; Kwork-Fai So, HKU; Siu-Wa Tang, HKU. { Aug. 18, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.}

Symposium Neuropsychology: Regulation of behaviors ( Chair : Tatia Lee , HKU & Kai Wang , Anhui Medical University) Speakers: Qui-hao Guo , Huangshan Hospital of Fudan Unversity; Jian-ping Jia , Xuan Wu Hospital of the Capital Medical University; Leonard SW Li , Tung Wah Hospital & HKU; Yue-jia Luo , Beijing Normal University; Robert Rogers , Oxford University; Timo Schuster , University of Ulm, Germany; Zhi-jun Zhang , ZhongDa Hospital and Institute of Neuropsychiatry of Southeast University. { Aug. 19, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.}

Cognitive Science and Information Science ( Chair: Ning Zhong , Beijing University of Technology & Chengqing Zong , CAS)

Keynote speech : Sankar K. Pal , Indian Statistical Institute, India; Zhongzhi Shi , CAS; Ning Zhong , Beijing University of Technology & Maebashi Institute of Technology; ; Yixin Zhong , Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications. { Aug. 19, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.}

Symposium Brain-computer interface ( Chair: Shangkai Gao , Tsinghua University, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSF)) Speakers: Xiaorong Gao , Tsinghua University; Jiping He , Arizona State University; Guanglin Li , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS; Yuanqing Li , South China University of Technology; Baoliang Lu , Shanghai Jiaotong University; Peng Xu , University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Haihong Zhang , Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore. { Aug. 18, 8:30 - noon.}

Symposium Decoding cognitive states from neuroimaging data ( Chair: David Melcher &
Brian Murphy , University of Trento, Italy) Speakers: Brian Murphy , University of Trento; J. Swaroop Guntupalli , Dartmouth University; Ethan Meyers, MIT & Gabriel Kreiman , Harvard Medical School; David Melcher , University of Trento; Kentaro Shimoda , RIKEN Brain Science Institute. { Aug. 20, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.}

Symposium Intelligent learning technologies ( Chair: Zhendong Niu , Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)) Speakers: Zhendong Niu , BIT; Lorna Uden , Staffordshire University, UK; Jun Wan , The High School Affilated to Renmin University of China; Tao Wang , CETV . { Aug. 19, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.}

Symposium Virtual reality in behavioral research I: space perception ( Chair: Hong-Jin Sun , McMaster University, Canada) Speakers: Frank Durgin , Swarthmore College, US; Lawrence Harris , York University, Canada; Pe-Ling Zhou, Southwest University. { Aug. 18, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.}

Symposium Virtual reality in behavioral research II: visual motor control ( Chair: Hong-Jin Sun , McMaster University, Canada) Speakers: Li Li, HKU; Hong-Jin Sun , McMaster University; Simon Rushton , Cardiff University, UK. { Aug. 19, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.}

Symposium Web intelligence meets brain informatics ( Chair: Ning Zhong , Beijing University of Technology(BJUT)) Speakers: Yingying Hu, Wei Jing, Jiaojiao Li, Zhijiang Wang, Fenfen Wang, Yue Wu, Xiaofei Xue, Weiyan Yu , Yi Zeng , BJUT. { Aug. 18, 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.}

Symposium Natural language understanding with cognitive science (NLU-CS) ( Chair: Chengqing Zong , CAS; sponsored by NNSF) Speakers: Zhendong Dong, CAS; Tingting He , Huazhong Normal University; Donghong Ji , Wuhan University; Sujian Li , Peking University; Wenju Liu, CAS; Le Sun , CAS; Huilin Wang, CAS; Xiaojie Wang , Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Bo Xu , CAS; Yonghong Yan , CAS; Guodong Zhou , Soochow University; Xiaolin Zhou , Peking University; Yueting Zhuang , Zhejiang University. { Aug. 20, 8:20 a.m.- noon.}

Cognitive Science and Education ( Chair: Yu Wei , Southeast University, China)

Keynote speech: Qi Dong , Beijing Normal University; Yu Wei , Southeast University. { Aug. 19, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.}

Symposium Cognitive science and learning science ( Chair: Wenming Zheng , Southeast University). Speakers: Kurt W. Fischer , Harvard University Graduate School of Education; Hideaki Koizum i, Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd, Japan; Xiaoxiang Li , Southeast University; Zhouchen Lin , Microsoft Research Asia; Zuhong Lu , Southeast University; Danling Peng , Beijing Normal University; K. Sukumaran, Archana Institue of Technology, India; Haixian Wang , Southeast University; Tianjiang Wang , Huazhong University of Science & Technology; Yu Wei , Southeast University; Wenming Zheng , Southeast University; Renlai Zhou , Beijing Normal University. { Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. - noon}

Symposium Calligraphy for cognitive health & therapy ( Chair: Henry S. R. Kao , HKU & Fu Jen University, Taiwan) Speakers: C.F.Chung , HKU; A.A .Chao , HKU; Henry S. R. Kao , HKU; Xu Min , Sun Yat-Sen Univesity. { Aug. 18, 8:30 - 11:20 a.m.}

Cognitive Science and Social Sciences ( Section chair: Yuan-Ye Ma , CAS)

Plenary speech: Uri Hasson , Princeton University { Aug. 18, 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. } ; Eunjoo Kang , Kangwon National University; { Aug. 17, 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. }

"NeuroCinema Night"
Keynote speech: Uri Hasson , Princeton University, Talk title: “Do we click? Speaker-listener neural coupling underlies successful communication”; Wu Deng , “Exploring” program director, CCTV 10, Talk title: “ The Screened Olympics in front of a Psychological View”; Jason Xiangsheng Ma , film director and painter. Movie show: “Impression of Bieji” a.k.a. "别姬印象" (directed by Jason Xiangsheng Ma , Best Picture in The Queens International Film Festival). { Aug. 18, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. }

Symposium Social neuroscience: social cognition and decision-making in human brain ( Chair: Yiwen Wang, Tianjin Normal University) Speakers : Xueying Chen , Liang Huang , Yu Wang , Yuwei Zheng , Tianjin Normal University; Xun He, University of Birmingham; Xunbing Shen, CAS. { Aug. 20, 8:30 - 11:10 a.m.}

Special Events

Cross-strait Forum on the Joint Development of Cognitive Science Studies ( Chair: Lin Chen , CAS & Jong-Tsun Huang , China Medical University) { Aug. 20, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.}

Plenary speech: Jong-Tsun Huang , China Medical University.

Symposium Teaching and research platform in cognitive science Speakers: Keng-Chen Liang, National Taiwan University; Xiaolin Zhou, Peking University.

Symposium Attention and Visual perception Speakers: Fang Fang, Peking University; Shiming Fu, Tsinghua University; Shu-Lan Hsieh, National Cheng Kung University; Su-Ling Yeh, National Taiwan University; Yei-Yu Yeh, National Taiwan University; Junyun Zhang, Beijing Normal University; Ke Zhou, CAS; Tiangang Zhou, CAS.

Symposium Early perceptual and Cognitive Development Speakers: Sarina Hui-Lin Chien, China Medical University; Feng-Ming Tsao, National Taiwan University.

Symposium Language processing Speakers: Jenn-Yeu Chen, National Cheng Kung University; Chih-Wei Hue, National Taiwan University; Huan Luo, CAS; Hua Shu, Beijing Normal University; Li-Hai Tan, The University of Hong Kong; Jei-Tun Wu, National Taiwan University;

Symposium Decision making Speakers: Baoming Li, Fudan University; Nai-Shing Yen, National Chengchi University.

Symposium Cognitive neuroscience: from bench to clinic Speakers: Tai-Li Chou, National Taiwan University; Yong Fan, CAS; Jen-Chuen Hsieh, National Yang-Ming University & Taipei VG Hospital; Xintian Hu, CAS; Tianzi Jiang, CAS; Chi-Hung Juan, National Central University; Chun-Chia Kung, National Cheng Kung University; Ching-Po Lin, National Yang-Ming University; Yuan-Ye Ma, CAS; Bo Wang, CAS.

Symposium Philosophy on mind and consciousness Speakers: Allen Houng, National Yang-Ming University; Tim Lane, National Chengchi University; Caleb Liang, National Taiwan University; Jing Zhu, Sun Yat-Sen University.

Symposium Memory and Emotion Speakers: Chao-Ming Cheng, Fo Guang University; Fei Luo, CAS; Jing Luo, CAS; Yuejia Luo, Beijing Normal University; Man-Ying Wang, Soochow University;

Symposium Tentative collaborative proposals

Joint Symposium of Partner Laboratories: State Key Lab of Brain and Cognitive Science (affiliated with Institute of Biophysics, CAS; affiliated with HKU) ( Chair: Lin Chen , Aike Guo , CAS & Kwok-Fai So , Li-Hai Tan , HKU) Speakers: to be announced. { T.B.A..}

ICCS 2010 Young Scientists Forum on Neural Mechanism of Cognition ( Chair : Tiffany Ip , HKU) ; Speakers : Tao Gao, Yale University; Lixia He , CAS; Tiffany Ip, HKU; Veronica Kwok, HKU; Ethan Meyers, MIT; Tyler Perrachione, MIT; Wenli Qian , CAS; Endong Zhang, HKU.. { Aug. 20, 8:30 - noon.}

7T Whole-body MRI Opening Ceremony& High-end MRI Summit & Open House for 7T Whole-body MRI in IBP/CAS (Chair: Jürgen K. Hennig, University Hospital Freiburg); Speakers: Zang-Hee Cho, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Korea; Jürgen K. Hennig, University Hospital Freiburg; Oliver Speck, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; Xiaohong Joe Zhou, University of Illinois at Chicago.{ Aug 19, Open House 9:00 a.m. - noon; Opening Ceremony & Summit 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.}