Reminder that we (@mvugt@fusaroli) are organizing a workshop on Cognitive modeling of complex behavior (8-12 Jan 2024, Leiden)
We invite domain experts in cognitive science domains (with stats and programming knowledge). The workshop will consist of hands-on group projects between experienced modelers and domain experts.
Department of #Brain and #CogSci faculty members Ev Fedorenko, Ted Gibson, and Roger Levy believe they can answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of #language? | MIT News
(FYI, there are these cool new things called hyperlinks, great for reporting on debates, sharing multiple perspectives, supporting one's claims, giving due credit, and saving reader time.)
@ERDonnachie@cogsci yeah, it is provocative. And it's clear (at least to me) that the model cannot be thing itself. IMO, the model needs to be as complex as needed and as simple as possible. (And "needed" here is doing a lot of work and it really depends on what is the purpose of the model). I don't think that simplicity for the sake of simplicity is useful in modeling. (Especially in #cogsci, I know less about medical research)
Running tutorials for undergrads on jsPsych this semester. Just made a course blog with screencasts that will be updated weekly this semester. Sharing in case it's useful for others.
I'm looking for review papers on the general topic of memory for pictures. I've found some pre 1990s, but haven't found review papers after that...(except Madigan, 2014). Any picture #cognition folks know of some? #cogsci#psychsci#psych#cogpsy
I'm fairly confident that I won't be writing on panpsychism again any time soon... My interests switched to reevaluating physicalism again, especially in connection with cognitive science and empirically-informed approaches to consciousness in a broader sense. I don't have a strong opinion on which position is 'true' - and maybe that's bad for a philosopher - I just go by what I find worthy of further investigation 🤷🏻♂️
How do we know what participants thought when we presented our stimuli?
#ProcessTracing can reveal what people saw (e.g., eye-tracking), consciously thought (e.g., concurrent think-aloud), etc.
Combining those two methods revealed:
(1) thinking aloud didn't impact gaze or word count
(2) retrospective think-aloud left out thoughts that were mentioned concurrently
(3) retrospective think-aloud introduced thoughts unmentioned concurrently
I'm excited to share that I've been awarded an NSF CAREER grant. This means that over the next 5 years, I'm really going to be able to dive deep and focus on motivating effective strategies to transform student learning.
Also, I'm recruiting for new PhD students, so please share with any potential students who are interested in bridging cognitive, metacognitive, and socio-motivational processes to enhance learning!
Magisterial thread on meta-analysis of "growth mindset" studies, from Brooke Macnamara. tl;dr don't pin high hopes on this effect being real or substantial
We need better models (in cogsci, in psych, in human arenas) about this. (I'm working on some). There needs to be language for there to be literacy, and there needs to be artefacts in that language for the literacy to have relevance in the society. Many people are doing the work, and I'm excited for it. But the actual structure and means for these things will take care and effort to build properly.
Neurons forge direct physical connections to create functional networks. What drives these circuits and networks to come together? New evidence suggests that some of this coordination comes from electric fields.
@ekmiller Oh My Various Goddess Abstractions. This is so incredibly beautiful 😍
STDP reveals that timing reshapes connections.
This paper reveals how, and it's... musical.
The brain as an "instrument" takes on new meaning.
International Interdisciplinary Computational Cognitive Science Summer School (#IICCSSS, https://www.iiccsss.org) is an annual five-day summer school for computational #cogsci students (but also for people from adjacent fields interested in computational approaches to brain and cognition). In 2023, IICCSSS will take place in Tübingen, Germany, September 11–15. We are looking forward to exciting talks and workshops, as well as a hackathon and a panel discussion!
International Interdisciplinary Computational Cognitive Science Summer School (#IICCSSS) is now on Mastodon! We are an annual five-day summer school for computational #cogsci students (but also for people from adjacent fields interested in computational approaches to brain and cognition). In 2023, IICCSSS will take place in Tübingen, Germany, September 11–15. We have planned a number of exciting talks and workshops, as well as a hackathon! Registration is now open at https://www.iiccsss.org/registration