Luigi Grisoni Achieves Scientific Habilitation in Italy We are thrilled to announce that a member of our lab, Luigi Grisoni, has been awarded the Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale by the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca in Italy. Congratulations to Luigi on this well-deserved recognition!

06.01.2025

Guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Angelika Redder: Versprachlichen, Verbalisieren, Formulieren – zentrale kognitive Prozesse beim (mehr)sprachlichen Handeln.

03.12.2024, 16-18 c.t. I FU Berlin, Room L116 (Habelschwerdter Allee 45, Seminarzentrum)

27.11.2024

Guest lecture by Dr. Vadim Nikulin: Unifying evoked responses and oscillations in EEG/MEG research

27.11.2024, 16-18 c.t. I FU Berlin, Room JK 31/122 (Habelschwerdter Allee 45)

20.11.2024

New Paper published!

Carriere, M., Tomasello, R., & Pulvermüller, F. (2024). Can human brain connectivity explain verbal working memory? Network: Computation in Neural Systems , 1–42. Maxime Carriere, Rosario Tomasello & Friedemann Pulvermüller published a new research paper in Network: Computation in Neural Systems. The study investigates why humans can acquire large vocabularies while non-human primates cannot, focusing on differences in cortical connectivity. Using brain-constrained neural network models, it simulates auditory word recognition and verbal working memory. Human-like models, with denser connectivity in language areas, showed larger, semantically structured cell assemblies and longer-lasting neural activity, supporting robust verbal working memory. These findings reveal how human-specific brain structure enables extensive vocabulary building. Find the study here .

12.11.2024

Scientific Talk by Friedemann Pulvermüller at Philipps-Universität Marburg: Semantic grounding in action and perception: from experimental evidence to realistic neural models of linguistic and conceptual brain function

On Wednesday, 03.07.2024, Friedemann Pulvermüller is giving a guest talk on "Semantic grounding in action and perception: from experimental evidence to realistic neural models of linguistic and conceptual brain function" at the Linguistisches Kolloquium by Forschungszentrum Deutscher Sprachatlas (DSA) and Institut für germanistische Sprachwissenschaft (IGS) at Philipps-Universität Marburg Time: 03.07.2024, 12-14 c.t. I Location: Vortragsraum 001 | Forschungszentrum Deutscher Sprachatlas

24.06.2024

Recording of Friedemann Pulvermüller's latest talk “Semantic grounding of concepts and meaning in brain-constrained neural networks”

A recording of Friedemann Pulvermüller´s latest talk on neurobiologically founded cognitive and linguistic explanation based on brain-constrained neuronal networks is now avaliable on YouTube.

05.06.2024

Friedemann Pulvermüller on RBB radio: Interview on “How does language help us think? New insights thanks to AI"

Friedemann Pulvermüller was a guest on the radio station rbb24 Inforadio and gave an interview on questions such as “How do people develop the ability to speak? An understanding of language?"

03.06.2024

International Workshop "Advancing Brain Theory" in Hamburg - June 17-18

From June 17-18, the International Workshop "Advancing Brain Theory" on Networks - Multi-Timescale Dynamics - Embodiment hosted by the European School of Network Neuroscience in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg will take place in Hamburg.

31.05.2024

ESLP 2024 at FU Berlin - Call for Abstracts - Extended Submission Deadline

We are excited to announce that the 2024 edition of the Embodied and Situated Language Processing (ESLP) conference will take place at FU Berlin and will be organized by members of the BLL. We invite abstracts on embodied and situated language processing, as well as grounded cognition in a language context. Extended abstract submission deadline: 15.06.2024

27.05.2024

ISC Summer School on Understand LLM Understanding "Large Language Models: Science & Stakes" - Free to all on Zoom

From June 3-14, the ICS Summer School "Large Language Models: Science & Stakes" will take place on the topic of Understanding LLM Understanding. The conference is organized by Stavan Harnad at Montreal. Participation via Zoom is free for everyone! Recordings are available here .

24.05.2024

Brain-constrained neural network shows how words enable learning of abstract concepts

You can pet a dog , see the sun and use a hammer , but you cannot see democracy or touch peace . Despite this, you can identify an action as democratic , just like you can identify a poodle as a type of dog. How does your brain learn these different concrete and abstract concepts? And does having a word for a concept help with learning it? In a recent publication from the Brain Language Laboratory at Freie Universität Berlin, a brain-constrained neural network was used to investigate the neuronal mechanisms behind these processes.

22.05.2024

Guest talk by Alessio Quaresima: Dendritic computations support word recognition: insights from a biologically constrained neural network model

Dr. Alessio Quaresima (Donders Institute, Nijmegen) is giving a guest talk at Freie Universität Berlin. Time: 24.05.2024, 16-18 c.t. I Location: Freie Universität Berlin, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, Room JK 31/124

21.05.2024

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