Speaker: Dan Burnston (Tulane University)
Dan Burnston is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Tulane University, a faculty member in the Tulane Brain Institute, and the director of the Tulane Cognitive Studies Program. He is also co-managing editor of the Brains Blog.
Dan’s research focuses on a wide range of topics, most of which stem from an interest in how to functionally decompose complex cognitive and biological systems. He isalso interested in how scientists reason-what their concepts are like, how they employ representations of different kinds, and how these representations relate to explanation and scientific practice. Dan’s science interests include systems neuroscience, cognitive science, perceptual psychology, and molecular biology.
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Everyone interested is welcome to attend.
The meeting will be held in English.
Participation is strongly recommended for students of the Doctoral School in Philosophy and Human Sciences and for students of the Doctoral School “The Human Mind and its Explanations: Language, Brain, and Reasoning”.
Where: Online
When: 28/01/2026 – 17:00 CET
Attendance: Attendance is free and open to all, but registration is needed by email [angelica.kaufmann@unimi.it]