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body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science with the
objectives of promoting science in India and harnessing scientific knowledge
for the cause of humanity and national welfare, safeguarding interest of
Indian scientists, establishing formal linkages with international bodies,
promoting international collaboration and giving opinion on national issues
after debate and discussions.
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international committees and pursues the advancement of science for the
benefit of humankind and for a better future.
Symposium Organisers:
Prof. Dr. L S ShashidharaIndian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India
Prof. Dr. Angela D FriedericiMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig,
Germany
Contact information:Dr. Ruth Narmann
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Phone: +49 (0) 345 472 39 835
Email: [email protected]
Symposium registration:Lectures are open to all.
Free accommodation is available to limited number of outstation
participants. Interested people may apply by sending their CV, a brief
summary of research interests and a 500 word summary explaining how
they will benefit from attending the symposium. Please send application to
Raghav Rajan <[email protected]>
before January 5th 2015
INSA-Leopoldina SymposiumHuman Evolution towards LANGUAGE
From GENES to BEHAVIOR
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SPEAKERS
Christopher Petkov
Newcastle University Medical School, UK
Raghav Rajan
IISER Pune, India
Brigitte Röder
Biologische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie,
Universität Hamburg, Germany
Christiane Schreiweis
Institute du Fer à Moulin, France
Nandini Chatterjee Singh
NBRC, India
Nishikant Subhedar
IISER Pune, India
Sonja Vernes
MPI for Psycholinguistics, The Netherlands
Upinder S Bhalla
NCBS, India
Sumantra Chattarji
NCBS, India
Sachin S Deshmukh
CNS, IISC, India
Angela D Friederici
MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain
Sciences, Germany
Martin Korte
TU, Braunschweig, Germany
Partha P MajumdarNIBMG, India
Jutta Mueller
Institut für Kognitionswissenschaft,
Universität Osnabrück, Germany
FOXP2
January 15-16, 2015Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Pune, India