CSBBCS Cognition and Action Satellite, June 4-5, 2026
Day 1: June 4
8:30-9:00 am - Registration
9:00-9:10 am - Welcome (Dr. Doug Crawford, director of the Centre for Integrative and Applied Neuroscience, CIAN)
9:10-9:50 am - Philosophy of Cognition & Action, by Dr. Myrto Mylopoulos (Carleton)
9:50-10:20 am - Coffee Break
10:20-10:30 - Session 1: Cognition, Navigation & Eye Movements
- 10:30-11:10 - Memory and Eye Movements, by Dr. Jennifer Ryan (Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest)
- 11:10-11:50 - Gaze and Navigation, by Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo (Western University)
- 11:50-12:30 - Error Monitoring in Frontal Cortex, by Dr. Amir Sajad (International Center for Primate Brain Research)
12:30-1:30 - Lunch Provided
1:30-3:30 - Posters & Coffee
3:30-3:40 - Session 2: Cognition and Human Action
- 3:40-4:20 - Cognition and Grasping, by Dr. Claudia Gonzalez (University of Lethbridge)
- 4:20-5:00 - Representations of Objects and Actions, by Dr. Laurel Buxbaum (Thomas Jefferson University)
- 5:00-5:40 - Cognition and Eye-Hand Coordination, by Dr. Randy Flanagan (Queen's University)
Day 2: June 5
8:30-9:00am - Light Breakfast Provided
9:00-9:10 - Session 3: Physiology of Cognition & Action
- 9:10-9:50 - Parietofrontal Control of Sequences, by Dr. Theresa Desrocher (Brown University)
- 9:50-10:30 - Intelligence and Action, by Dr. Saurabh Vyas (Carnegie Melon University)
10:30-11:00 - Coffee Break
- 11:00-11:40 - Decision and Action, by Dr. David Thura (Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL) - Inserm – French National Institute of Health and Medical Research)
11:40-11:55 - General Discussion
11:55-12:00 - Thanks and Departures