Workshop on Statistical Learning on Humans and Animals

[Hidetosi Sirai]

I post the following announcement on behalf of Dr. Mazuka.

Hidetosi Sirai
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 >From: mazuka <mazuka at duke.edu>
 >Subject: Workshop on Statistical Learning on Humans and Animals
 >
 >Hi Everyone,
 >
 >On Saturday after ICIS conference in Kyoto, there will be a one-day
 >workshop on "Statistical Learning in Humans and Animals" at RIKEN Brain
 >Science Institute (Near Tokyo) on June 24th.  Riken BSI is about an hour
 >from Tokyo Station, and it takes about 4 hours from Kyoto.  For further
 >information, please contact
 >
 >Dilshat Abla (dabla at brain.riken.jp):  048-462-1111 ext. 6824　
 >
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 >
 >2006 RIKEN-BSI International Workshop
 >"Statistical Learning in Humans and Animals"
 >
 >Date/Time: June 24 (Saturday), 2006   10:00-17:00
 >Place: RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Ikenohata Bldg. 3F Meeting Room (305,
 >307, 309)
 >Fee: No charge
 >
 >10:00-10:10
 >Reiko Mazuka, Laboratory Head, Lab. for Language Development, RIKEN Brain
 >Science Institute
 >Opening and welcome address
 >
 >10:10-11:10
 >Prof. Janet F. Werker, University of British Columbia
 >"The strengths and limitations of distributional learning of phonetic
 >categories in infancy"
 >
 >11:10-12:10
 >Dilshat Abla, Lab for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
 >"Neural correlates of statistical learning: ERP and NIRS studies"
 >
 >12:10-13:30
 >Lunch
 >
 >13:30-14:30
 >Prof. Richard N. Aslin, University of Rochester
 >"Constraints on statistical language learning: Lessons from linguistic and
 >non-linguistic domains"
 >
 >14:30-15:00
 >Noriko Kudo, Lab for Biolinguistics,RIKEN Brain Science Institute
 >"Statistical segmentation of non-vocal sounds in neonates within 3-days"
 >
 >15:00-15:30
 >Miki Takahasi, Lab for Biolinguistics,RIKEN Brain Science Institute
 >"Note chunking and segmentation during song learning in Bengalese finches"
 >
 >15:30-15:50
 >Coffee break
 >
 >15:50-16:50
 >Prof. Jacques Mehler, SISSA
 >"Imaging neonates stimulated to language stimuli"
 >
 >16:50-17:00
 >Kazuo Okanoya, Laboratory Head, Lab for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science
 >Institute
 >Concluding remarks
 >
 >17:30-19:30 Welcome Reception
 >
 >Organizers: Reiko Mazuka (BSI, Lab for Language Development)
 >                                Kazuo Okanoya (BSI, Lab for Biolinguistics)
 >Contact: Dilshat Abla (dabla at brain.riken.jp):  048-462-1111 ext. 6824
 >                             Tomoko Shiga (shiga at brain.riken.jp): ext. 8752