Subject: Fwd: Inquiry From: Dan Ellis <dpwe@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 15:46:27 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--f403045f4342dd44340543f4e6de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List - Please find attached a message from a vision researcher looking for inputs to her special issue from researchers in other modalities. I hope it may be of interest. DAn. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: yasmina jraissati <yasmina.jraissati@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 6:20 AM Subject: Inquiry To: dpwe@xxxxxxxx Dear Dan Ellis, I hope this finds you well. I am a researcher working on color perception and categorization, currently guest-editing a special issue of the Review of Philosophy and Psychology entitled =E2=80=9CSensory categories=E2=80=9D. As you know, research tends = to be quite segregated by modality, and the purpose of the issue is to gather in a single publication research papers that address questions of categorization that are relevant across modalities. I am therefore trying to reach out to the research community working in audition and music cognition, to inform them about the call for papers. I was wondering whether the mailing list of auditory.org targeted such a group, as I think it does, and whether it would be possible to advertise the call to its subscribers. I am pasting the call below for your convenience. Thank you in advance for your time. Yasmina Dr Yasmina Jraissati Philosophy Department American University of Beirut www.aub.edu.lb/fas/philosophy www.jraissati.com *CALL FOR PAPERS* *"Sensory Categories"* Special issue of the Review of Philosophy and Psychology Submission deadline: June 1, 2017 As human perceivers we receive a wide variety of sensory inputs that we process with only limited cognitive capacities. Our cognitive relation to the world requires that we organize our sensory experience and group things together. How we categorize sensory experience and verbalize it remains mostly unknown, however. For example, even in the widely studied case of color categorization, the question of why we draw the boundary between green and blue where we do is still standing. In the attempt to understand the relationship of language and color perception in cognition, the tendency has mostly been to frame the discussion in terms of the nurture vs. nature contrast. Recently, more complex models seeking alternative explanations or looking to integrate both hard-wired mechanisms and cultural factors have been proposed. Such accounts are promising, but remain a minority. With similar questions arising in other sensory domains (olfaction, flavor, touch, sound, phonemes, etc.), the question whether such alternative models can be generalized across modalities needs to be addressed: Can there be a unified sensory categorization model? We invite such innovative ways of framing the debate. The main goal of this special issue is to foster the reflection on such alternative frameworks and to serve as reference for future research in the field. We encourage submissions that broaden the horizon of this discussion and study the multiple aspects of the problem at hand, in relation to the following non-exhaustive set of issues: =E2=88=92 Is there a unified model of categorization across sensory domains= ? Can the various color categorization models be generalized? Is color the right standard? =E2=88=92 What are the roles of environment and context in sensory categori= zation? How can these be identified and measured? =E2=88=92 What can we learn from cross-cultural differences or similarities= in sensory categories? And from comparisons between experts and novices? =E2=88=92 What can we learn from comparing categories across sensory experi= ences =E2=80=93 or in less explored sensory domains? =E2=88=92 Might some perceptual categories exhibit multi-modal interactions= ? =E2=88=92 Is perceptual similarity the only relevant categorization princip= le across modalities? =E2=88=92 What are the limitations of prototype theory when it comes to sen= sory categories? =E2=88=92 Are representation perceptual spaces adequate tools to investigat= e sensory categorization in all sensory domains? =E2=88=92 Are there perceptual primaries? What role do they play in categor= ization? And what do we mean by that notion? *Guest editor* Yasmina Jraissati (American University of Beirut) *Guest authors* Ophelia Deroy (Center for the study of the senses, University of London) Peter G=C3=A4rdenfors (University of Lund) Kimberly Jameson (University of California, Irvine) Christoph Witzel (Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, Universit=C3=A9 Paris Descartes, CNRS) *Schedule* Submission deadline: June 1, 2017 Target publication date: January 2018 *How to submit * Prospective authors should register at: www.editorialmanager.com/ropp to obtain a login and select Sensory categories as the article type. Manuscripts should be no longer than 8,000 words and conform to the author guidelines available on the journal's website. *About the journal * The Review of Philosophy and Psychology (ISSN: 1878-5158; eISSN: 1878-5166) is a peer-reviewed journal, published quarterly by Springer, which focuses on philosophical and foundational issues in cognitive science. The journal=E2=80=99s aim is to provide a forum for discussion on topics of mut= ual interest to philosophers and psychologists and to foster interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of philosophy and the sciences of the mind, including the neural, behavioral and social sciences. The journal publishes theoretical works grounded in empirical research as well as empirical articles on issues of philosophical relevance. It includes thematic issues featuring invited contributions from leading authors together with articles answering a call for papers. *Contact * For any queries please email the guest editor: yasmina.jraissati@xxxxxxxx --f403045f4342dd44340543f4e6de Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Dear List -=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Please find attached = a message from a vision researcher looking for inputs to her special issue = from researchers in other modalities.=C2=A0 I hope it may be of interest.</= div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 DAn.</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote= ">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class=3D"gmail_sender= name">yasmina jraissati</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:yasmina= .jraissati@xxxxxxxx">yasmina.jraissati@xxxxxxxx</a>></span><br>Date: T= ue, Dec 13, 2016 at 6:20 AM<br>Subject: Inquiry<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:dp= we@xxxxxxxx">dpwe@xxxxxxxx</a><br><br><br><div style=3D"word-= wrap:break-word">Dear Dan Ellis,<div><br></div><div>I hope this finds you w= ell.</div><div><br></div><div>I am a researcher working on color perception= and categorization, currently guest-editing a special issue of the Review = of Philosophy and Psychology entitled =E2=80=9CSensory categories=E2=80=9D.= As you know, research tends to be quite segregated by modality, and the pu= rpose of the issue is to gather in a single publication research papers tha= t address questions of categorization that are relevant across modalities.<= /div><div><br></div><div>I am therefore trying to reach out to the research= community working in audition and music cognition, to inform them about th= e call for papers. I was wondering whether the mailing list of <a href=3D"h= ttp://auditory.org" target=3D"_blank">auditory.org</a> targeted such a grou= p, as I think it does, and whether it would be possible to advertise the ca= ll to its subscribers.</div><div><br></div><div>I am pasting the call below= for your convenience.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance = for your time.</div><div><br></div><div>Yasmina</div><div><br></div><div><d= iv> <span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-coll= apse:separate;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;fon= t-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;line-height:norm= al;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span class=3D"m= _-4374397627011001681Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse:separate;co= lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;= font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-web= kit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacin= g:0px;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span class= =3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse:separa= te;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:no= rmal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align= :-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-s= pacing:0px;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span cl= ass=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse:sep= arate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant= :normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-al= ign:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;wor= d-spacing:0px;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div>= <div>Dr Yasmina Jraissati</div><div>Philosophy Department</div><div>America= n University of Beirut</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.aub.e= du.lb/fas/philosophy" target=3D"_blank">www.aub.edu.lb/fas/philosophy</a></= div></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.jraissati.com" target=3D"_blank">www.j= raissati.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></span></div></span></div></span= ><br class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span= ><br class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><= br></div><div style=3D"text-align:center"><b>CALL FOR PAPERS</b></div><div = style=3D"text-align:center"><b><br></b></div><div style=3D"text-align:cente= r"><b>"Sensory Categories"</b></div><div style=3D"text-align:cent= er"><b><br></b></div><div style=3D"text-align:center">Special issue of the = Review of Philosophy and Psychology</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div= style=3D"text-align:center">Submission deadline: June 1, 2017</div><div><b= r></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As human perceivers we receive a= wide variety of sensory inputs that we process with only limited cognitive= capacities. Our cognitive relation to the world requires that we organize = our sensory experience and group things together. How we categorize sensory= experience and verbalize it remains mostly unknown, however. For example, = even in the widely studied case of color categorization, the question of wh= y we draw the boundary between green and blue where we do is still standing= .</div><div><br></div><div>In the attempt to understand the relationship of= language and color perception in cognition, the tendency has mostly been t= o frame the discussion in terms of the nurture vs. nature contrast. Recentl= y, more complex models seeking alternative explanations or looking to integ= rate both hard-wired mechanisms and cultural factors have been proposed. Su= ch accounts are promising, but remain a minority. With similar questions ar= ising in other sensory domains (olfaction, flavor, touch, sound, phonemes, = etc.), the question whether such alternative models can be generalized acro= ss modalities needs to be addressed: Can there be a unified sensory categor= ization model?=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>We invite such innovative way= s of framing the debate. The main goal of this special issue is to foster t= he reflection on such alternative frameworks and to serve as reference for = future research in the field. We encourage submissions that broaden the hor= izon of this discussion and study the multiple aspects of the problem at ha= nd, in relation to the following non-exhaustive set of issues:=C2=A0</div><= div><br></div><div>=E2=88=92<span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-= span" style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Is there a unified model of ca= tegorization across sensory domains? Can the various color categorization m= odels be generalized? Is color the right standard?</div><div>=E2=88=92<span= class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre-wr= ap"> </span>What are the roles of environment and context in sensory catego= rization? How can these be identified and measured?</div><div>=E2=88=92<spa= n class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre-w= rap"> </span>What can we learn from cross-cultural differences or similarit= ies in sensory categories? And from comparisons between experts and novices= ?</div><div>=E2=88=92<span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-span" s= tyle=3D"white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>What can we learn from comparing cate= gories across sensory experiences =E2=80=93 or in less explored sensory dom= ains?=C2=A0</div><div>=E2=88=92<span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-t= ab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Might some perceptual categ= ories exhibit multi-modal interactions?</div><div>=E2=88=92<span class=3D"m= _-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap"> </span= >Is perceptual similarity the only relevant categorization principle across= modalities?</div><div>=E2=88=92<span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-= tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>What are the limitations o= f prototype theory when it comes to sensory categories?=C2=A0</div><div>=E2= =88=92<span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-s= pace:pre-wrap"> </span>Are representation perceptual spaces adequate tools = to investigate sensory categorization in all sensory domains?=C2=A0</div><d= iv>=E2=88=92<span class=3D"m_-4374397627011001681Apple-tab-span" style=3D"w= hite-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Are there perceptual primaries? What role do t= hey play in categorization? And what do we mean by that notion?</div><div><= br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Guest editor</b></div><div>Yasmina Jraissat= i (American University of Beirut)</div><div><br></div><div><b>Guest authors= </b></div><div>Ophelia Deroy (Center for the study of the senses, Universit= y of London)</div><div>Peter G=C3=A4rdenfors (University of Lund)</div><div= >Kimberly Jameson (University of California, Irvine)=C2=A0</div><div>Christ= oph Witzel (Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, Universit=C3=A9 Paris= Descartes, CNRS)</div><div><br></div><div><b>Schedule</b></div><div>Submis= sion deadline: June 1, 2017=C2=A0</div><div>Target publication date: Januar= y 2018</div><div><br></div><div><b>How to submit=C2=A0</b></div><div>Prospe= ctive authors should register at:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.editorialmanag= er.com/ropp" target=3D"_blank">www.editorialmanager.com/<wbr>ropp</a>=C2=A0= to obtain a login and select Sensory categories as the article type. Manusc= ripts should be no longer than 8,000 words and conform to the author guidel= ines available on the journal's website.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div= ><b>About the journal=C2=A0</b></div><div>The Review of Philosophy and Psyc= hology (ISSN: 1878-5158; eISSN: 1878-5166) is a peer-reviewed journal, publ= ished quarterly by Springer, which focuses on philosophical and foundationa= l issues in cognitive science. The journal=E2=80=99s aim is to provide a fo= rum for discussion on topics of mutual interest to philosophers and psychol= ogists and to foster interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of philos= ophy and the sciences of the mind, including the neural, behavioral and soc= ial sciences. The journal publishes theoretical works grounded in empirical= research as well as empirical articles on issues of philosophical relevanc= e. It includes thematic issues featuring invited contributions from leading= authors together with articles answering a call for papers.=C2=A0</div><di= v><br></div><div><b>Contact=C2=A0</b></div><div>For any queries please emai= l the guest editor:=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:yasmina.jraissati@xxxxxxxx" tar= get=3D"_blank">yasmina.jraissati@xxxxxxxx<wbr>gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div> <br></div></div></div><br></div></div> --f403045f4342dd44340543f4e6de--