We are pleased to announce the 5th Australian Cognitive
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (ACNCN) Research Forum
2009 will be hosted by the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science
(MACCS), Macquarie University, Sydney on the 16th & 17th July 2009.

This research forum provides an opportunity for researchers from
different disciplines including linguistics, psychology,
neuropsychology, psychiatry, philosophy and speech pathology to
present research that relates neuropsychological or psychiatric
impairment to theories of normal cognitive functioning. This research
meeting will feature presentations on the latest research in these
areas, in an interactive and informal atmosphere. Student
presentations are very welcome.

Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Peter Halligan (School of Psychology, Cardiff University)
Prof. Halligan?s research interests include cognitive
neuropsychological approaches to delusions, psychiatric nosology,
hypnotic analogues of neurological and psychiatric conditions, phantom
limbs, hysterical paralysis, malingering, physiotherapy treatments for
MS, neuro-psychological outcomes of coronary artery bypass surgery,
and the psychosocial factors that determine illness behaviour.

A/Prof. Robyn Langdon (MACCS, Macquarie University)
A/Prof. Langdon?s main research interests lie within the field of
cognitive neuropsychiatry. She is particularly interested in delusions
and the theories that have been proposed to explain them. Her other
interests include visual cognition, in particular, the detection and
orienting of attention in the direction of another person's gaze;
various psychopathologies including autism and psychopathy;
personality traits in the healthy population, in particular,
schizotypy; and the broader disciplines of cognitive psychology and
cognitive neuropsychology.

A/Prof. Lyndsey Nickels (MACCS, Macquarie University)
A/Prof. Nickels? research field involves the cognitive neuropsychology
of language. She investigates language impairments (both developmental
and acquired as a result of brain damage) and uses these to test the
adequacy of cognitive models of language comprehension and production.
Her research encompasses assessment and treatment of acquired language
impairment (aphasia) and impaired literacy (dyslexia) in children and
adults.

We invite submissions of papers relevant to cognitive neuropsychology
and cognitive neuropsychiatry. If you are considering submitting a
paper, abstracts need to be submitted (400 words maximum) by 8 May
2009 to e-mail: cncn@maccs.mq.edu.au. For more details on the research
forum and abstract submission requirements, please see the conference
website:

http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/news/conferences/2009/CNCN2009/index.html

Please forward this email to other colleagues and students who may be
interested.

Convened by:
Dr Britta Biedermann
Ms Emily Connaughton
Dr Rochelle Cox
Dr Saskia Kohnen
Associate Professor Robyn Langdon
Associate Professor Lyndsey Nickels

Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science
ph: (02) 9850 4439
e-mail: cncn@maccs.mq.edu.au