This document provides an agenda for a seminar series on embodied cognition and discusses concepts related to embodiment. It summarizes that the third seminar in the series on November 22nd will focus on embodied minds and embodiment of cognition. It discusses embodied cognition frameworks like the 4E's and how much body aspects need to be incorporated in cognitive science studies. It also describes an upcoming choir workshop and how experts and novices differently embody musical meter. Finally, it lists an upcoming performance of a work exploring emotions through two dancers and two cellists that will include an audience vote.

1. Interacting
minds
III. Embodied minds
Tommi Himberg
22.11.2017

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tommi.himberg@aalto.fi
@tijh
mindsync.wordpress.com

3. Seminar series
I) Social minds (2.11.)
II) Dynamic minds (15.11.)
III) Embodied minds (22.11.)
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4. Embodied cognition
• body in constitutive role
• 4E’s: all or pick’n’mix?
• how much “body-stuff” do you need to
add to “trad cog sci” study to be able to
call it “embodied”?
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6. Choir Workshop
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7. Embodiment of metre
• head markers good in
exhibiting gross body
periodicities
• example of different
embodiment of metre
• novices: focus on feet,
beat-based movement
• experts: multiple metrical
levels
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Himberg & Thompson, 2011
Synchronicity from continuous,
mutual adaptation

9. Revenge of the
Social eMotions, pt.2

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11. 2 dancers and 2 cellists~14 minute work performed twice + post-performance
discussionaudience votes for the emotions explored using mobile phones

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EMOTION 1 EMOTION I1

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