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Start of the summer term 2024

The lecture period for the summer semester 2024 starts today. We wish all students and lecturers an interesting and successful semester!

15.04.2024

BLL member Rosario Tomasello is holding a Substitute Professorship at University Osnabrück

We are happy to announce that BLL member Rosario Tomasello is holding a substitute professorship for „Cognitive Modeling“ at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück this summer semester.

11.04.2024

ESLP 2024 at FU Berlin - Call for Abstracts

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.

29.03.2024

'Tagesspiegel' reports on brain-constrained neural network models

The German newspaper "Tagesspiegel" has reported on the MatCo project. The article addresses our latest findings regarding the processing and memorization of abstract concepts, highlighting why language, particularly words, is adept at tackling this subject. You can read the full article here . For more information about our approach, read a more detailed report by Prof Dr Pulvermüller here .

23.02.2024

In Memoriam: Gisela Klann-Delius (1944-2024)

The members of the Brain Language Laboratory Berlin (BLL) mourn for Professor Gisela Klann-Delius who died on February 9, 2024.

20.02.2024

Proband*innen gesucht

Für eine EEG-Studie am Labor für Gehirn- und Sprachforschung (Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin) an der FU Berlin suchen wir deutsche Muttersprachler*innen. Die Studie beschäftigt sich mit den Mechanismen, die das Verstehen und die Produktion von Sprache unterstützen.

13.02.2024

Scientific Talk by Rosario Tomasello at University Potsdam

Dr. Rosario Tomasello is giving a talk on "From Neurons to Symbolic Representation and Rapid Learning in Mind and Brain: A Brain-Constrained Neural Model" at University Potsdam. Time: 02.02.2024, 10-11 c.t. I Location: University Potsdam

31.01.2024

Scientific Talks by Anna-Thekla Jäger and Kubra Fatullayeva

Anna-Thekla Jäger and Kubra Fatullayeva are giving talks on Intensive Language Action Therapy (ILAT) as part of the Progress in Brain Language Research colloquium. Time: 07.02.2024, 14-16 c.t. I Location: Online via Webex

31.01.2024