I am sorry for the second email.  The following announcement has the corrected proposal submission deadline, May 21 2015.  Please pass along to anyone you believe may be interested.
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Everyone

Below is a Call for Proposals for participating in the 1st Annual Autism Summer Seminar launched by the Center for Cognition and Neuroethics, July 14-17 2015.  This year's topic is Mirror Neurons, Empathy and Autism.  Faculty Instructor will be Dr. Gregory Hickok, professor of Cognitive Sciences, University of California-Irvine.  Thanks to generous support from the Center for Cognition and Neuroethics and the Philosophy Department of University of Michigan-Flint, seminar participants will not have to pay for residential housing at UM-Flint, registration fee or meals during seminar meetings.  Deadline for submitting a proposal is May 21st 2015.  For further details, please see attached, or contact me.

Pass this along to anyone you believe may be interested.

Dr. Jami Anderson
Philosophy Department, UM-Flint
co-director of the Center for Cognition and Neuroethics

Summer Seminar
Mirror Neurons, Empathy and Autism
July 14–17, 2015





website
cognethic.org/summer.html

Faculty Instructor
Dr. Gregory Hickok, Professor Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, author of "The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscience of Communication and Cognition"

Call for Proposals
This brief but intense summer seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to critically examine research concerning mirror neurons as well as the role mirror neurons have come to play in providing an explanation of a variety of psychological phenomena, in particular the role mirror neurons are alleged to play in the foundations of autism. The summer seminar will provide a formal occasion and central location for philosophers and scholars from various disciplines from around the world to work together to critically analyze the neuroscience research of mirror neurons, as well as the implications that research has had in how autism is now conceptualized and treated.

Participants from a wide range of disciplines and professions are encouraged to apply. Please send a 1000–1200 word proposal clearly stating how your current research interests align with the focus of this seminar.  Through generous support from CCN and the University of Michigan-Flint Philosophy Department, the costs for staff support, housing and meals during seminar sessions will be waived.  Participants need only cover their own travel costs and evening meals. To submit a proposal or for further information, please contact Dr. Jami L Anderson, Philosophy Department, University of Michigan-Flint, co-director of Center for Cognition and Neuroethics, [log in to unmask]

The CCN Summer Seminar is a new program under the auspices of the Center for Cognition and Neuroethics (CCN) that brings together scholars interested in creating well-reasoned and ethically sound research concerning the meaning, causes and social and individual implications of experiencing autism. The Summer Seminar: Autism organizing committee will select presenters on the basis of the quality of proposals and their assumed ability to contribute to a well-rounded, and intellectually rewarding seminar experience for all participants.  Summer Seminar: Autism upholds CCN's larger mission, that of supporting interdisciplinary projects in order to break down barriers that exist not only between scholarly disciplines but that surround professions. We support research activities across multiple fields and professions by creating, fostering, and supporting collaborations and communication across professional spheres.

CCN is a joint venture between the Philosophy Department at the University of Michigan-Flint and the Insight Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience (IINN). CCN supports interdisciplinary research with the conviction that the skills and knowledge that scholars from different disciplines bring to a partnership enrich and inform the others, creating unique, synergistic research that would not be possible in an isolated disciplinary environment.

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