The first announcement of COE symposium 2000

An international symposium on "Phylogeny of Cognition and Language"

By Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University
Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan

March 2^nd to 5^th , 2000

At Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude"
And Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Inuyama, JAPAN

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     Purpose     

     This symposium aims to illuminate the evolutionary basis of human cognition and behavior in terms of Comparative Cognitive Science. The purpose of the symposium is threefold. The first, it aims to give the comprehensive overview of the recent progress in this field. The second, it aims to exchange information among the researchers and to promote the mutual understanding between human studies and nonhuman studies (or between primate studies and nonprimate studies), between the laboratory work and the filed work, and the Western tradition and the Oriental wisdom. The third, it aims to give a rare opportunity for young scientists both in Japan and foreign countries to directly interact with the elder experts in the discipline. It might be still a bit cold in Japan in early March, but we welcome you to Inuyama, where you can enjoy bathing in a hot spring, visiting an old castle, and watching chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates.

1200-1300 Registration

1300-1310 Opening Remarks:

Shozo Kojima (Director of Primate Research Institute, Kyoto Univ.)

1310-1520 Plenary oral Session 1

Chair: Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Kyoto Univ.)

1310-1340	James R. Anderson (U. Stirling) Self and others in nonhuman primates: A question of perspective?
1340-1410	Shoji Itakura (Oita U. Nursing and Health Sciences) Visual attention following: From exogenously to endogenously.
1410-1500	Richard W. Byrne (U. St. Andrews) How primates learn novel complex skills: The evolutionary origins of generative planning?
1500-1520	Discussion

1520-1800 Young Oral session 1

Chair: Shoji Itakura (Oita U. N&HS)

1520-1540	Satoshi Hirata (Kyoto U.) Understanding of the others’ knowledge in chimpanzees.
1540-1600	Duncan L. Castles (U. Tokyo) Using anxiety to understand primate social relationships.
1600-1620	Tatyana Humle (U. Stirling) Tool-use in wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea, West Africa and in neighbouring communities.
1620-1640	BREAK
1640-1700	Hiromi Kobayashi (Kyoto U.) Evolution of human eye as a device for communication.
1700-1720	Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi (Kyoto U.) Evolutionary foundation and development of imitation.
1720-1740	Maura Lucia Celli (Kyoto U.) Learning processes of tool use in captive chimpanzees.
1740-1800	Elsa Addessi (Inst. Psychol., CNR) Social facilitation in the acceptance of novel foods: Does what the other are eating matter? An experiment in Cebus apella.

1830- Welcome party

0900-0930 Registration

0930-1220 Plenary oral session 2

Chair: Testuro Matsuzawa (Kyoto U.)

0930-1000	Kazuo Okanoya (Chiba U.) Finite state syntax in Bengalese finches: From birdsong to the origin of language.
1000-1030	Shozo Kojima (Kyoto U.) Categorization of sound, onomatopoeia and name of objects: Integration of human PET and chimpanzee language studies.
1030-1120	Charles T. Snowdon (U. Wisconsin) Social influences on primate vocal development and communication.
1120-1140	Discussion

1140-1300 Lunch

1300-1510 Plenary oral session 3

Chair: Masako Jitsumori (Chiba U.)

1300-1330	Iver H. Iversen (U. North Florida) Computerized drawing, sorting, and fingermaze tasks for chimpanzees.
1330-1400	Masayuki Tanaka (Kyoto U.) Visual perception of natural objects in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
1400-1450	Edward A. Wasserman (U. Iowa) Same-different conceptualization by pigeons and baboons.
1450-1510	Discussion

1510-1800 Young oral session 2

Chair: Kazuo Fujita (Kyoto U.)

1510-1530	Akihiro Izumi (Kyoto U.) Perception of sensory consonance of chords in Japanese monkeys.
1530-1550	Satoru Ishikawa (Kyoto U.) Auditory categorization in pigeons.
1550-1610	Kazuhide Hashiya (U. Tokyo) Auditory-visual intermodal recognition of human individuals by a chimpanzee.
1610-1640	BREAK
1640-1700	Claudia Sousa (Coimbra U.) Food preference measured by tokens as exchange tools in chimpanzees.
1700-1720	Tessei Kobayashi (U. Tokyo) Rat's numerical ability explored: Identification of ordinal numbers (3rd-12th).
1720-1740	Dora Biro (Oxford U.) The use of numerical symbols and concepts by a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
1740-1800	Lori Markson (MIT) Rapid learning in human infants and children.

0900-0930 Registration

0930-1220 Plenary oral session 4

Chair: Masaki Tomonaga (Kyoto U.)

0930-1000	Hideko Takeshita (Shiga Pref. U.) Development of postural reactions and object manipulation in primate infants: Interconnection between postures and manual actions.
1000-1030	Fei Xu (Northeastern U.) Number concepts: Comparative and developmental approaches.
1030-1120	Dorothy M. Fragaszy (U. Georgia) Cognitive development across primates: Ethological considerations.
1120-1140	Discussion

1140-1300 Lunch

1300-1500 PRI tour / Roundtable free discussion

1500-1820 Young oral session 3

Chair: Masaki Tomonaga (Kyoto U.)

1500-1530	Brian Hare (Harvard U.) Chimpanzees know what conspecifics can and cannot see.
1530-1600	Deborah M. Custance (U. London) Social learning of artificial fruit processing in eight species of primates.
1600-1630	Lisa A. Parr (Emory U.) Emotional awareness in the chimpanzee.
1630-1700	Nobuyuki Kawai (Kyoto U.) Short-term memory in symbol use in a chimpanzee.
1700-1730	Daisuke Kosugi (Kyoto U.) Recognition of causality in human infants.
1730-1800	Julie S. Johnson-Pynn (Berry College) The sources of skill in seriating nesting cups in children, apes, and monkeys.
1800-1820	Discussion

0900-0930 Registration

0930-1220 Plenary oral session 5

Chair: Shigeru Watanabe (Keio U.)

0930-1000	Kazuo Fujita (Kyoto U.) Perception of partly occluded objects in pigeons and primates.
1000-1030	Masako Jitsumori (Chiba U.) Visual categorization and prototype effects in pigeons.
1030-1120	Robert G. Cook (Tufts U.) Visual structure and intelligence in pigeons.
1120-1140	Discussion

1140-1300 Lunch

1300-1620 Plenary oral session 6

Chair: Yoshio Sakurai (Kyoto U.)

1300-1350	Joël Fagot (CNRS) Visual cognition in humans and baboons.
1350-1420	Masaki Tomonaga (Kyoto U.) Visual search by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
1420-1450	Shigeru Watanabe (Keio U.) From comparative cognition to comparative cognitive science.
1450-1520	Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Kyoto U.) Chimpanzee intelligence in the laboratory and in the wild.
1520-1540	Discussion

1540-1620 General Discussion

Chair: Tetsuro Matsuzawa

1620-1630 Closing Remarks: Tetsuro Matsuzawa

1700- Farewell party

Chair of the symposium:
Tetsuro Matsuzawa (matsuzaw@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

Vice-chair of the symposium:
Masaki Tomonaga (tomonaga@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

Consulting Board:
Shozo Kojima
Kazuo Fujita
Masuo Koyasu
Shigeru Watanabe
Masako Jitsumori

Secretary:
Masayuki Tanaka
Nobuyuki Kawai
Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi