Lingnan University Cognitive Science Conference: using science to study the mind at the frontiers of research

The Cognitive Science Group of Lingnan University’s Department of Psychology hosted a conference on cognitive science titled "From Neurons to Consciousness: The Brain Basis for Cognition” at Lingnan@WestKowloon on 3 May. Leading scholars from Lingnan, University of Liverpool, University of Auckland, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong, Sun Yat-Sen University, and Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology discussed recent advancements in neural and computational models of cognition, and topics such as vision, moral judgments, and decision-making.

Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning, Lingnan University, opened the conference with a welcome speech, and was followed by Prof Siu Oi-ling, Lam Woo & Co Ltd Chair Professor of Applied Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology, Lingnan University.
 

Among the speakers was Prof Huang Yi, Lingnan’s Assistant Professor of Department of Psychology, and Associate Director of the Wofoo Joseph Lee Consulting and Counselling Psychology Research Centre (WJLCCPRC), who talked about how ageing alters decision behaviours and these neural circuits, offering an interdisciplinary perspective on how judgement is affected by age.

The Cognitive Science Group, a key research group of neuroscientists, psychologists, and cognitive scientists in Lingnan's Department of Psychology, is dedicated to advancing cognitive science in research and education. The group includes experts such as Prof William Hayward, Chair Professor of Psychology, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; Prof Alan Lee Lap-fai, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Prof Huang Yi; Prof Kelvin Lui Fai-hong, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Prof Ouyang Xiangzi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; and Prof Hezul Ng Tin-yan, Research Assistant Professor, WJLCCPRC.