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Mirror Neurons And Social Cognition

ESF Exploratory Workshop - SCH - SCSS

Convened by: Riccardo Viale (IT), Giacomo Rizzolatti (IT), Corrado Sinigaglia (IT)

Location: 23-26 September 2008, Turin, Italy

Keywords

Mirro neurons; mind-reading; empathy; social cognition; neuroethics

Summary

The workshop aims to develop some key topics of neuroscience related to social cognition (mindreading nature and implications, role played by emotions and empathy, human cognition peculiarities) and their implications on ethic in the light of newest on "mirror neurons" and their multiple functions.

Preliminary programme and Provisional list of participant

(for information purposes only - this meeting is not open to the public)

  • Preliminary programme and List of Participants  

Contacts

Convenors:

Riccardo Viale
Fondazione Rosselli
Corso Giulio Cesare 4 bis/b

10152 Torino,
Italy
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Department of Neuroscience
Istituto di Fisiologia Umana
Università degli Studi di Parma
Parma
Italy
Corrado Sinigaglia
Department of Philosophy
University of Milan
Milan
Italy

ESF Contact:

Mrs.ValerieAllspach-KiechelE-Mail
Senior Administrator - Corporate Science Operations
 


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