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<i>Philosophy</i> <br>Lukas Kob (Czech Academy of Sciences) <br><b>Holistic Representations in Large Language Models</b>

October 21
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October 22
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<i>Psychology</i> <br>Michael Levin (Tufts University) <br><b>Model systems for diverse intelligence research: technological approach to minds everywhere</b>

October 22
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October 26
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<i>Psychology</i> <br>Katja Langer (RUB) <br><b>Accute stress effects on flexible emotion regulation choices: The moderation of working memory capacity </b>

October 27
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<i>Philosophy</i> <br>Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri) <br><b>Thought as an Inner Navigation: A Neurocognitive Architecture for Propositional Thought</b>

October 28
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Relevant Publications

For full list of selected publications, see the publications page

A computationally efficient music processing algorithm for cochlear implants based on an auditory adaptation model

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Nagathil, A., Lentz, B., Mojica, G., Bruce, I. C., Völter, C., & Martin, R. (2026). A computationally efficient music processing algorithm for cochlear implants based on an auditory adaptation model. JASA Express Letters, 6(4), 044405. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0043375

The effects of pre-extinction stress vs. physical exercise on contextual retrieval and generalization

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Wolsink, L. N., Wolf, O. T., Merz, C. J., & Jentsch, V. L. (2026). The effects of pre-extinction stress vs. physical exercise on contextual retrieval and generalization. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 187, 107793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107793

From Gut Feeling to Gray Matter: Mapping Defecation Urgency in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Barazanji, N., Sjödahl, J., Orell, G., Evripidou, M., Adjeiwaah, M., Icenhour, A., Lundberg, P., & Walter, S. (2026). From Gut Feeling to Gray Matter: Mapping Defecation Urgency in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterology, 171(1), 126–139. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2026.01.032

Stress, path integration, and the entorhinal cortex

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Wolf, O. T., Akan, O., & Axmacher, N. (2026). Stress, path integration, and the entorhinal cortex. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 190, 106921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106921

Selective spatial attention to competing speakers in azimuth and depth: Evidence from real and virtual environments

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Single neuron responses in NCL, MVL, and Wulst during the observation of videos of conspecifics support population feature coding

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Santos Silva, S., Bühn, D., Hall, P., Clark, W., Rose, J., & Colombo, M. (2026). Single neuron responses in NCL, MVL, and Wulst during the observation of videos of conspecifics support population feature coding. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 20, 1736261. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1736261

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