Social spaces as necessity: a neuro-cognitive perspective
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-4-348-354
Abstract
Every scientific institution is also a social space. To have worked in different institutions on different continents is both a challenge and a gift. In this personal report, a few experiences and observations are sketched which have been made in China, Russia, the United States, and Germany. The journey begins in Germany, to be exposed to research in ethology and biological rhythms. From there, it goes to the United States, where neuropsychology and neuroanatomy opened a new window. Early on, several doors opened to Russia, and the open doors were used for decades, enjoying interdisciplinary cognitive science. In China, intense cooperation started in the new millennium with the focus on visual attention, temporal processing, and neuroaesthetics. In spite of all the diversity in research topics, in spite of cultural differences, political systems, historical trajectories, there was always one strong belief that never should be given up: Scientists are natural ambassadors.
Supporting agencies: During the different phases of this report substantial material and spiritual support have been obtained from the Max-Planck-Society, the German Research Foundation, the Neurosciences Research Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology (Germany), the Parmenides Foundation, the Russian State University for the Humanities, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Human Science Center of Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, which is gratefully acknowledged.
About the Author
E. Pöppel
Ludwig Maximilian University;
Peking University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ernst Pöppel, Dr. phil. (Psychology), Dr. med. habil. (Sensory Physiology); Guest professor at School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
bld. 31, Goethestrasse, Munich, 80336
bld. 5, Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, China, 100080
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Pöppel E. Social spaces as necessity: a neuro-cognitive perspective. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2022;1(4(3)):348-354. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-4-348-354
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