Dear All * *Apologies for cross-posting** The* Center for Robotics and Neural Systems* (CRNS) is pleased to announce the talk of *Prof. Yukie Nagai* from the University of Tokyo - Japan on Wednesday, *January 22nd *from *11:00 AM* to *12:30 PM* (*London time*) over *Zoom*. *Thank you for forwarding the invitation to any of your colleagues who might be interested*.

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*Events*: The CRNS talk series will cover a wide range of topics including Social and Cognitive Robotics, Computational Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Vision, AI and Machine Learning, and healthcare. More details are available here:

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*Link for the next event (**No Registration is Required**)*:

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*Title of the talk: **Embodied Predictive Processing: New Horizons in Cognitive Developmental Robotics*

*Abstract*: Cognitive developmental robotics seeks to uncover the mechanisms of human cognitive development by replicating these processes in robots. Since 2020, the field has made significant progress, demonstrating human-like cognitive behaviors in robots. One compelling advancement is the growing focus on predictive processing, a neuroscience theory posited as a unified principle of the brain. This theory offers a clear framework for understanding perception and action through minimizing prediction errors. Our research extends this concept to embodied predictive processing, explaining both continuity and diversity in cognitive development. We propose that the brain minimizes prediction errors through multimodal sensorimotor experiences in a social environment, with a robot's physical embodiment playing a crucial role. In this talk, I will highlight our latest findings, showcasing predictive processing as a unified theory of cognitive development and its implications for the future of cognitive developmental robotics.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me,

Regards -------------------------------------------- *Dr. Amir Aly*, PhD, FHEA, SIEEE Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Programme Manager of Artificial Intelligence UK and Ireland IEEE RAS Chapter Vice Chair Centre for Robotics and Neural Systems (CRNS) School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics Room A307 Portland Square, Drake Circus, PL4 8AA University of Plymouth, UK