koglist January 2019

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[Koglist] Fluencia Party on 9th February (Friday)

by Dezso Nemeth

Dear Cognitive Folks, The next Fluencia Party will be on 9th February (Friday) starting at 8.00pm in Élesztő (Tűzoltó utca close to Corvin metro station). Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2013110232260580/ Fluencia is a monthly organized informal "jamboree" for cogsci-, psychology-related students (undergrads, grads), professors, researchers from many different universities in Hungary. The idea and motivation are to facilitate interactions, communication, collaboration among researchers working here, get to know others and others' interests, topics, etc. And, of course, to have some drinks and fun in a friendly environment. Everybody is welcome to attend! If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask. All the best, Dezso -------------------------------------- NEMETH, Dezso (PhD) Brain, Memory and Language Lab: http://www.memory-and-language.com Phone: +36-1-4614500/3565, +36-1-4614500/3519

1 year, 8 months

[Koglist] Talk by Gal Raz 7th February

by Eszter Dóra Szabó

Dear All, The Faculty of Cognitive Psychology, ELTE is pleased to invite you all for the upcoming lecture by Gal Raz (School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University, Izrael, researchgate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gal_Raz2> webpage) <https://en-arts.tau.ac.il/profile/galraz> entitled *Robust inter-subject decoding of audiovisual cinematic features – a functional magnetic resonance imaging study* date:* 7th*February 2019, 14:00 place: room 403, Institute of Psychology ELTE, 46 Izabella street, Budapest, 1064 Abstract: A line of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of cinematic experiences by Uri Hasson and others has consistently pointed to a remarkable similarity across viewers in terms of their neural responses to the film. Another strand of research has employed naturalistic audiovisual content in the context of neural decoding, which is about the reconstruction of perceived features or mental content based on neuroimaging data. Such "brain reading" was demonstrated in the context of decoding mental states including action intentions, reward assessment, and response inhibition; low-level features such as visual patterns in dynamic video, geometrical patterns, text, and optical flow acceleration in a video game; and semantic elements such as animal and objects categories, visual imagery content during sleep, and actions and events in a video game. However, most of the eminent neural decoding achievements were gained using a within-subject design including only five subjects or less (sometimes the authors themselves). This fact has limited the examination of the reproducibility of the results. In my talk, I will present a recent fMRI study in which my colleagues and I demonstrated a successful robust inter-subject decoding of various audiovisual features. Employing a machine learning approach, which is based on kernel ridge regression, we trained our algorithm on a data set of 234 fMRI scans and tested it on two separate samples of 63 scans performed during the viewing of 9 different movies, and 93 scans under a music listening condition. I will finally discuss the potential of individual "brain readability" (the accuracy of the decoding of a certain audiovisual feature from one's brain) as a possible biomarker. Background reading: Raz, Gal, Michele Svanera, Neomi Singer, Gadi Gilam, Maya Bleich Cohen, Tamar Lin, Roee Admon et al. "Robust inter-subject audiovisual decoding in functional magnetic resonance imaging using high-dimensional regression." Neuroimage 163 (2017): 244-263. Hope to see you there!

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] NYTI februári program

by Nyelvesz Info

Kedves kollégák! Szeretettel várunk mindenkit a Nyelvtudományi Intézet februári programjaira! 2019. február 1. 9.00-15.30 XIII. Alkalmazott Nyelvészeti Doktoranduszkonferencia http://www.nytud.hu/alknyelvdok19/program.html Helyszín: földszinti előadóterem Szervező: az MTA Alkalmazott Nyelvészeti Munkabizottsága és az MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézete 2019. február 7. 11.00 Juliane House (Hamburg University and Hellenic American University) English as a Global Language: A Threat to Multilingualism, Intercultural Communication and Translation? Helyszín: földszinti előadóterem Szervező: Elméleti Nyelvészeti Osztály, MTA Lendület Interakciós Rítus Kutatócsoport Cím: Budapest, 1068 Benczúr u. 33. *** A részletekről, valamint az esetleges változásokról a honlapon tájékozódhatnak: http://www.nytud.hu/intprog.html

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] Cognitive Seminar talk by Attila Keresztes 5th February

by Eszter Dóra Szabó

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] Fwd: Enrolment open to Helsinki Summer School in Cognition, Communication, and the Brain - 6. - 22. of August, 2019

by István Winkler

Sziasztok! Akit esetleg érdekel ... Üdv István -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Enrolment open to Helsinki Summer School in Cognition, Communication, and the Brain - 6. - 22. of August, 2019 Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:05:38 +0000 From: Partanen, Eino J <eino.partanen(a)helsinki.fi> To: Partanen, Eino J <eino.partanen(a)helsinki.fi>, Leminen, Alina <alina.leminen(a)helsinki.fi> CC: Tervaniemi, Mari <mari.tervaniemi(a)helsinki.fi> Dear all, We are once again organizing a summer school in Helsinki, Finland; we would appreciate if you could share this message with your colleagues and encourage potential students to apply! The Helsinki Summer School in Cognition, Communication and the brain is arranged between 6th and 22nd of August, in Helsinki, Finland, as a continuation of the former Helsinki Summer School in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience. The topics of the summer school of 2019 focus on interdisciplinary approaches to studying the neurocognitive underpinnings of topics in cognitive sciences, speech sciences and cognitive neuroscience using a wide variety of both electrophysiological (EEG, MEG, and EEG with TMS) and behavioural (e.g. Eye tracking and other psychophysiological methods) approaches. Course has plethora of lectures by international experts, such as Stefan Elmer, Daniela Sammler, David Kirsh, Andriy Myachikov, and Julia Festman. In addition, the course includes hands-on training and/or demo sessions in various less-known methods and tools (MEG, TMS, articulography, VR tools, computational approaches to data analysis and more). The summer school is intended for postgraduate (master’s level) and PhD students who are interested in measuring human cognition using both neuroscientific and behavioural methods; the course provides 6 ECTS credits. The course fee varies between 900 (students) and 1400€ (professionals). Please visit the website below for more information: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/admissions/helsinki-summer-school/courses/cognit… We hope to see you in Helsinki in August! On behalf of all organizers, Alina Leminen & Eino Partanen

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] Fw: PhD position available: Psychology of Language research group

by Agnes-Melinda Kovacs

________________________________ From: Mani, Nivedita <Nivedita.Mani(a)psych.uni-goettingen.de> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 10:48 AM To: Mani, Nivedita Subject: PhD position available: Psychology of Language research group Please find enclosed details of a PhD position available in my group beginning Spring 2019. Could I ask you to forward this to suitable interested candidates? Thanks in advance, Nivi The Psychology of Language Research Group Georg-Elias-Müller-Institut für Psychologie Georg-August University Göttingen invites applications for a PhD position (65% TV-L 13) The Psychology of Language Research Group at Georg-Elias-Müller-Institut für Psychologie is interested in examining the mechanisms underlying infants’ language acquisition and language processing. Researchers working within the group have varied interests including topics such as word segmentation and word learning in young children, differences between first and second language acquisition, the interaction between visual and social cues in language processing, the interface between orthographical and phonological processing. The advertised position is in the project “Cross-domain influences on early word and action learning” (Starting date: April 2019). The project examines the extent to which linguistic and non-linguistic information interact during early word and action learning. It is part of an interdisciplinary research group „Crossing the Borders: The Interplay of Language, Cognition, and the Brain in Early Human Development“ and is in collaboration with the research group of Prof. Birgit Elsner at the University of Potsdam. Candidates will hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Psychology (or a related discipline), have a strong research interest in cognitive and language development, as well as a very good statistical background and English language proficiency. Experience in experimental research with infants and young children, with eye-tracking and/or EEG-research, as well as some programming experience (e.g., Matlab or R) will be advantageous, but is not required. The position is available for 36 months. The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as they are underrepresented in this field. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favoured. Please send your application with the usual documents in electronic form by 20th February 2019 to Nivedita Mani (nmani(a)gwdg.de<mailto:nmani@gwdg.de>). For further information please visit our website (https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/en/lang) or contact Nivedita Mani at the email address given above. We request that you send us copies of your application documents, as no returns will be made. We will destroy the documents after a holding period of five months. Application documents will only be returned to you if you provide a self-addressed adequately stamped envelope. --- Nivedita Mani Psychology of Language Research Group Georg-Elias-Müller Institute for Psychology Goßlerstraße 14, 37073 Göttingen Tel: +49-551-39-10889 website: https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/en/lang

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] Reminder: Cognitive Seminar talk by Ilona Kovács 22nd January

by Eszter Dóra Szabó

Dear All, The Faculty of Cognitive Psychology, ELTE is pleased to invite you all for the upcoming lecture of Cognitive Seminar ( https://sites.google.com/site/eltekognitiv/home/elte-kognitiv-szeminariu <https://sites.google.com/site/eltekognitiv/home/elte-kognitiv-szeminarium>) Ilona Kovács (Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Pázmány Péter Catholic University Adolescent Development Research Group, Budapest, webpage <https://btk.ppke.hu/karunkrol/intezetek-tanszekek/pszichologiai-intezet/tan…> ): BETA: Biological and Experience-based Trajectories in Adolescent brain development date: 22nd January 2019, 14:00 place: room 403, Institute of Psychology ELTE, 46 Izabella street, Budapest, 1064 Abstract: The adolescent brain continues to mature well into the 20s, with neural circuitry underlying executive functions among the last to mature. On the other hand, there is no consensus with respect to the developmental pace of other different cognitive functions. A usual pitfall of adolescent studies is that individual differences in puberty onset times are difficult to take into consideration against chronological age. The variability between individuals in the timing of the onset and in the pace of progression of puberty is very large, and the onset age can vary by as much as 6 years in typical development. There is a great uncertainty in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies about the sheer contribution of genetically preprogrammed maturation versus experience. The BETA (Biological and Experience-based Trajectories in Adolescent brain development) project aims to dissociate biological and chronological age for the first time, and to investigate their role independently in adolescent cognitive functioning and in the development of large-scale functional cortical networks. We assess biological maturity of a large sample of children and adolescents by a computerized estimation of their bone age, and then we select two cohorts of subjects for further investigations. Subjects are at the same biological maturity level, however different in chronological age in the “experience” cohort. In the “maturation” cohort, subjects are the same age, but they are different in maturity (or bone-age). We show that biological maturation as estimated by bone age and life-time experience related to chronological age are dissociable factors in adolescent brain development, and that their exact role is different depending on the studied developmental event. See you there! Cognitive Seminar Team

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] CEU Departmental Colloquium, January 23: Thomas Suddendorf (University of Queensland) - Developing Foresight

by Denis Tatone

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its talk by: Prof. *Thomas Suddendorf *(University of Queensland) [web <https://psychology.uq.edu.au/profile/2356/thomas-suddendorf>] Title: *Developing Foresight* Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2019 Time: 17:00-18:30 Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 st. 7, room 10 Abstract: The human ability to travel mentally in time and to consider diverse future possibilities has increasingly become a topic of considerable research attention. Here I will review recent studies from our laboratory, examining the nature and development of foresight, from the essential capacity to conceive of alternatives, to strategic applications, such as deliberate practice aimed at shaping future skills. I maintain that complex prospection has been a prime mover in human evolution and is a key to understanding human dominance on the planet. We are looking forward to see you. Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] TODAY: CogSci CEU Colloquium: 'Coordinating decisions for cooperation' by Shona Duguid

by Andrea Jenei

The CEU Department of Cognitive Science and the Social Mind Center cordially invites you to its talk by Shona Duguid<https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=4if4LjkAAAAJ&hl=en> (Warwick Business School) Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 17:00-18:30 Location: CEU, Nador Street 15, Auditorium B !!! Coordinating decisions for cooperation: insights from a comparative perspective One of the challenges of achieving successful cooperation is coordinating our decisions and actions. This is a challenge we share with many other social species, including our closest living relatives, the great apes. The comparison of how great apes and humans solve coordination problems provide insights into the evolution of human cooperation. Of particular interest is how communication functions as a coordination tool. A closer look at how and when individuals communicate, not only informs us about their communication skills but also about the nature of the cooperative interaction. I will present findings from behavioural experiments presenting children and great apes with a range of coordination problems; including situations in which partners have a common goal and those in which they have to overcome conflicts of interest. These findings show that all species demonstrate the ability to coordinate their decisions effectively across a range of situations but that the means to coordinate can differ. Even though chimpanzees and bonobos have communicative tools to mediate everyday social interactions, communication appears to play a relatively minor role in facilitating coordination in. I will discuss why we see this discrepancy, including the potential role of the experimental paradigms. We are looking forward to see you at the talk! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events Social Mind Center Events at CEU: http://socialmind.ceu.edu/events ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu

7 years, 3 months

[Koglist] Program - SECOND BEST PRACTICES IN DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS SYMPOSIUM

by Krajcsi Attila

Kedves Kollégák, Elérhető a januári adatelemzés szimpózium programja a szimpózium weboldalán: https://www.cogstat.org/best_practices_symposium/program.html Mivel a helyek korlátozottak, érdemes lehet az érdeklődőknek mielőbb regisztrálnia. A részvétel ingyenes. Mindenkit szeretettel várunk! Üdv, Attila

7 years, 3 months

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