Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society

Tracing the evolutionary milestones of our species has been the focus of much exciting research. Yet, we are still unable to ‘locate' the divergence point of our cognitive evolution, which has made us so unique in the animal kingdom (Tomasello & Rakoczy, 2003). We have identified a gap in our understanding, and that is the absence of a systematic exploration into the symbiotic relationship between Homo sapiens and fungi. This highly interdisciplinary symposium aims to address this oversight, emphasizing the important – yet underappreciated – role of fungi in cognitive contexts and challenge traditional views of cognition.