Links & Collaborations

Mind, Brain & Evolution Center

The Mind, Brain and Evolution Center (MBEC) is a research center funded by The George Washington University. The Center consists of a number of scientists from the departments of Anthropology (C. Sherwood), Philosophy (T. Zawidzki) and Speech & Hearing Science (F. Subiaul) and its aim is to foster inter-disciplinary collaboration and research on the evolution the brain and cognition. Presently, the Center is working on a number of projects and hopes to begin a speaker series in the Fall of 2009. The long-term goal of the MBEC is to develop an academic program that fosters novel theories and pursues unique empirical research in the cognitive and evolutionary sciences.

Cognitive Evolution Group: Human Cognitive Specialization
Daniel J. Povinelli , JochenBarth Sanae, Okamoto-Barth, Jennifer Vonk

Chimpanzees’ & Children’s Understanding of Agency
Jennifer Vonk, University of Southern Mississippi

Autistic Children’s Understanding of Agency and Causality
Mel Rutherford, McMaster University (Canada): Social Cognitive Development Laboratory

Children’s National Medical Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
William Gaillard PennyGlass MelissaO’Connell LaurenKenworthy Laura Anthony

Dolphin Research Center: Imitation Learning in Dolphins
Kelly Jaakkola