<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Call for papers</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Frontiers in Psychology Research Topic</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13415/modeling-virtual-humans-for-understanding-the-mind" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:windowtext">Modeling
Virtual Humans for Understanding the Mind</span></b></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13415/modeling-virtual-humans-for-understanding-the-mind" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13415/modeling-virtual-humans-for-understanding-the-mind</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Models are a central
tool for understanding complex systems such as humans. However, modelling in cognitive
science and psychology faces the challenge that on the one hand, purely
theoretical models tend to be unspecified and inconsistent, and, on the other
hand, complex, large-scale models are difficult to test. In this Research
Topic, we explore the methodology of constructing autonomous,
computer-generated (virtual) humans as a research methodology. We propose that
by embedding models in the context of real-world interaction, we are asking
questions relevant for the understanding of the human mind. Motivated by the
recent dramatic increase in the graphical quality of computer-generated humans,
the Research Topic promotes a novel paradigm for developing and testing
large-scale complex models in psychology and cognitive science.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">We welcome original research,
reviews, commentaries, and perspectives on topics which advance our
understanding of cognitive processes via computational modelling techniques,
especially in virtual humans, such as</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">- Work that showcases the
approach of embodying models in systems for models testing</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">- Methods for implementing
realistic virtual humans and embodying models</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">- Methods for quantifying
human to virtual human interaction, i.e. the evaluation of cognitive,
affective, and social models.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">- Theoretical papers
contributing to the proposed testing methodology</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Editors</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Steve Richard DiPaola, Simon Fraser
University Burnaby, Canada</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Ulysses Bernardet, Aston University
Birmingham, United Kingdom</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Jonathan Gratch, University of Southern
California</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Submission Deadlines</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(35,31,32)">30 June 2020: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Abstract</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(35,31,32)">31 December 2020: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Manuscript</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:top;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Note that there is no
embargo period which means that articles that have gone through the peer-review
process and got accepted will be published as soon as they are ready.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Kind Regards,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Ulysses Bernardet</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Topic Editor,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Cognitive Science Section, Frontiers in Psychology</span></p>

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