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We will also stream this seminar via Zoom. For the link, please contact us: pennmindcore@sas.upenn.edu Mala Murthy Professor of Neuroscience Princeton University Circuit Mechanisms for Dynamic Social Interaction Our research explores the neural mechanisms underlying flexibility during natural social interactions – how animals process dynamic sensory cues from a partner, make decisions, […]
Delphine Dahan Department of Psychology University of Pennsylvania Why are dialogues easier than monologues? The role of hedges There is ample evidence that people are less prone to misunderstanding in interactive settings, i.e., when engaged in a dialogue with their conversational partner(s), than when speakers address unresponsive audiences. Why? While the role of […]
Ann Bradlow Department of Linguistics Northwestern University Recognition of Second-Language (L2) Speech by Human and Machine Listeners All else being equal, both human and machine listeners typically exhibit higher error rates for second-language (L2) versus first-language (L1) speech particularly under realistic listening conditions that involve background noise. In this talk, I will examine […]
We will also stream this seminar via Zoom. For the Zoom link, please contact Jessica Marcus: jmarcus@upenn.edu. Bevil Conway Senior Investigator, Sensation, Cognition, and Action Section NEI Concepts: origins & neural mechanisms The ability to form and deploy concepts is a hallmark of intelligence. Some concepts such as string theory are sophisticated […]