The goal of this workshop was to advance the understanding of how cognition and action systems are integrated and operate synergistically. This knowledge of how humans efficiently interact and navigate in complex environments is vital for generating a comprehensive understanding of human behavior and will help shape the design of everyday objects and training and working environments. One poignant example is computer technology. Human-computer interfaces equipped with gestural and tangible technologies are becoming increasingly accessible and ubiquitous in educational, leisure, and work settings. A thorough understanding of the interactions between cognition and action is needed help designers engineer devices and environments that maximize the functionality and usability. Thus, the workshop will bring together a diverse group of scholars in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, kinesiology, and human-computer interactions to share and critically evaluate their cutting-edge theoretical, empirical, and translational developments.
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Future of the Fields: A View from the Bridge
Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation, USA
An understanding of the dynamics of action/cognition will be vital for the creation of human-computer collaborative systems where human and machine agents learn from each other, both quickly and over the lifespan. Human acceptance of these collaborations will likely need an understanding of how the “softer” aspects of cognition (trust, emotion, reciprocity, intention, negotiation, etc.) are embodied in the dynamics of human actions and instantiated in the human-machine collaboration. In this talk, I will discuss the opportunities this affords for our sciences and calls for a stronger emphasis on use-inspired basic research.
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