The Affective Turn in Cognitive Science

In recent decades research in cognitive science has witnessed an upsurge of interest in affective phenomena such as emotions, feelings, and moods, and the role they play in guiding cognitive, motivational, and decision-making processes. The aim of this conference is to improve our understanding of affective phenomena and of the relation between cognition and affectivity by bringing together scholars from the humanities and the natural sciences.

The conference explores a broad range of questions: How do affective and cognitive phenomena interact in human and nonhuman animals? How may we better understand the complex relationship between affective states (emotions, moods, etc.) and cognitive states (beliefs, thoughts, etc.)? What happens when such a relationship becomes disrupted? What is the role of interdisciplinary research in devising new paradigms and professional opportunities in the field of affective science?