Events

ILST Seminar: Matthew Hewett

January 31, 2025
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Matthew Hewett Department of Linguistics University of Pennsylvania   “Singular they and the syntax of townhouses” (Joint work with Karlos Arregi)   Existing analyses of singular they (e.g. Bjorkman 2017, Conrod 2019, Konnelly & Cowper 2020) don’t provide an account of the fact that it obligatorily triggers plural verbal agreement, despite having singular reference (e.g. […]

CNI Seminar: Agrita Dubey

February 4, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Agrita Dubey Pesaran Lab University of Pennsylvania   Multiregional mechanisms of flexible control of behavior   Sensory distractions often impede our ability to complete tasks and achieve our goals. Cognitive control—the ability to guide behavior and mental processes in alignment with goals—enables us to suppress distractions while focusing on relevant targets. A hallmark of cognitive […]

The Department of Neurosurgery will be hosting Daniel L. Adams, Ph.D. from Neuralink. Dan will be giving a research seminar on The Neuralink Implant as a Visual Prosthesis next Tuesday, February 4th, at 4pm in the John Morgan Reunion Auditorium.   Speaker: Daniel L. Adams, Principal Investigator at Neuralink   Title: The Neuralink Implant as a Visual Prosthesis   […]