<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">14th International Symposium of Cognition,
Logic and Communication</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">"Linking Senses: Cross-Modality in
Perceptual Domains across Cultures" </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">December 7, 2019</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Keynote speakers include</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Asifa Majid (University of York, UK)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Baingio Pinna (Sassari University,
Italy)</span></p>

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UK)</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Crossmodal mappings describe the systematic
links between different stimulus features across perceptual modalities.
Although crossmodal mappings are well-documented, several sensory domains
(e.g., odor, taste, temperature) remain underexplored, and the relation of such
mappings to emotion and action requires further elucidation. In addition,
important questions still remain to be explored with regards to the culture-dependency
and universality of crossmodal associations, and their development over the
lifespan and across evolution. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">The symposium invites submissions on the
following topics, but is not limited to them:</span></p>

<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Links
     between perceptual domains, especially the lesser-explored sensory
     modalities</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Universality
     and culture dependency of perceptual modalities</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">The
     development of crossmodal associations</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">The
     cross-species consistency of crossmodal associations</span></li>
</ul>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">Deadline: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt">Abstracts of 300 words: August 25
(notifications of acceptance will be sent in the beginning of September)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">Abstracts have to be sent to <a href="mailto:lpcs@lu.lv">lpcs@lu.lv</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">URL: <a href="https://www.lpcs.lu.lv/upcoming-events/" style="color:blue">https://www.lpcs.lu.lv/upcoming-events/</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB">The symposium is organized by Laboratory
for Perceptual and Cognitive Systems, Faculty of Computing, University of
Latvia in collaboration and with support of Robert Blumberg (the honorary
consul of the Republic of Latvia in Illinois) and the University of Latvia
Foundation. The conference will include the Robert Blumberg Distinguished
Lecture (given this year by Professor Asifa Majid), founded and supported by
Robert Blumberg, the honorary consul of the Republic of Latvia in Illinois.</span></p></div>