Dear All, This Wednesday (4pm) we have a seminar led by Dr. Maleen Thiele (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) entitled "Exploring The Flexible Nature of Joint Attention" - abstract below. The meeting will be held online (link below) but some of us will watch it from the common room. "In this talk, I will provide an overview of our eye-tracking research investigating the role of joint attention interactions in guiding visual attention orienting, memory, and learning. Drawing on findings from multiple studies with German infants and toddlers, I will demonstrate how joint attention serves as a highly flexible social learning mechanism that operates dynamically across diverse social environments. Furthermore, I will share insights from our ongoing comparative work with chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans to explore the evolutionary history of this learning mechanism. I will conclude by discussing our findings within the broader context of cultural learning, and give an outlook on our current efforts in refining eye-tracking methodologies for developmental and comparative research." link to the meeting: BERG research seminars | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fmeet%2F3816460052135%3Fp%3DxsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0&data=05%7C02%7Calejandro.sanchezamaro%40stir.ac.uk%7C621f5debe1194b5fc94808dea42e6215%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C639128716309577593%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BWOW%2FF5N9NpytdYHz3M2VsoYBA9NN%2BzbnNSs9%2FZ%2BKvU%3D&reserved=0<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fmeet%2F3816460052135%3Fp%3DxsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0&data=05%7C02%7Calejandro.sanchezamaro%40stir.ac.uk%7C621f5debe1194b5fc94808dea42e6215%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C639128716309615514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NGm6bv%2BWTVwWO19m%2BVFIwn54t1b1R9WeB1ANrKIr%2Fmk%3D&reserved=0<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fmeet%2F3816460052135%3Fp%3DxsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0&data=05%7C02%7Calejandro.sanchezamaro%40stir.ac.uk%7C621f5debe1194b5fc94808dea42e6215%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C639128716309652844%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kUEzS2bOvwmvYIFnkJB0StEQ7JUjobLzrfaQQAL6kZI%3D&reserved=0<https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3816460052135?p=xsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0>>>> Best Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling @ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee. [cid:711b7736-0296-48bc-8042-2f571594959b]<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/2a25868e07e14f2d87f6b0b660fce268@stir.ac.uk?anonymous&ep=signature> Book time to meet with me<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/2a25868e07e14f2d87f6b0b660fce268@stir.ac.uk?anonymous&ep=signature> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159