Over the past few decades\, developments in the field of cognitive science \;have slowly but surely reshaped our understanding of the relationship \;between the brain\, body\, and world. \;Furthermore\, these movements have \;developed concurrently with experimental and theoretical work on "embodied" \;human activities\, such as various forms of artistic practices and \;sensorimotor tasks. \;The purpose of this conference is therefore to explore \;the current state of the field relating to music and music cognition\, as \;well as critically examine contemporary questions and problems elicited by \;such research. \;Following Pearce and Rohrmeir's (2012) recent overview of \;music cognition\, we are interested in continuing to expand the dialogue into \;questions such as "Why should music be of interest to cognitive \;scientists?"\, "What role does it play in human cognition?" and "Can [the \;cognitive scientific study of music] generate real insights into the \;functioning of the mind?" \;Moreover\, following from the fact that cognitive \;science has an inherently interdisciplinary approach &ndash\; drawing from areas as \;diverse as cognitive psychology\, developmental biology\, philosophy\, \;theoretical linguistics\, and robotics\, among others &ndash\; we believe such a \;dialogue must take place between specialists from a multiplicity of academic \;disciplines.
For general information\, please refer to the conference website at
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/philosophy/events/view/embodied-music-cognition-emucog-conference
Any emaining questions about the conference\, travel\, or other issues should \;be sent to \;K.J.Ryan@sms.ed.ac.uk.
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