Lars Meyer
@languagecycles.bsky.social
Investigating and teaching neurobiology of language @ JGU Mainz, MPI Leipzig, & UK Münster; PI, DFG 529614204 & 546844207 & G-BA 01VSF24036; Editor, "The Rhythms of Speech and Language" (CUP); Associate Editor, The Journal of Neuroscience
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People, mark your Kalender *now* to be well prepared for a Language Circle Deluxe Edition with @andrearavignani.bsky.social—18 November, 1:30 PM CET, live at @mpicbs.bsky.social or online at zoom.us/j/94686183586. Let everyone else know, too!
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
People, mark your Kalender *now* to be well prepared for a Language Circle Deluxe Edition with @andrearavignani.bsky.social—18 November, 1:30 PM CET, live at @mpicbs.bsky.social or online at zoom.us/j/94686183586. Let everyone else know, too!
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New paper together with Elin Runnqvist and Friedemann Pulvermüller (accepted right before his passing 😔).
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
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Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
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Shared phonological networks in frontal and temporal cortex for language production and comprehension
Abstract. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging study, we investigated whether language production and understanding recruit similar phoneme-specif
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November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New paper together with Elin Runnqvist and Friedemann Pulvermüller (accepted right before his passing 😔).
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
Must be the first time I am sad to announce a publication, though I am glad Friedemann still got to see this cool collaborative work published.
A short 🧵 /1
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
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happy to share our new paper, out now in Neuron! led by the incredible Yizhen Zhang, we explore how the brain segments continuous speech into word-forms and uses adaptive dynamics to code for relative time - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Human cortical dynamics of auditory word form encoding
We perceive continuous speech as a series of discrete words, despite the lack of clear acoustic boundaries. The superior temporal gyrus (STG) encodes …
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
happy to share our new paper, out now in Neuron! led by the incredible Yizhen Zhang, we explore how the brain segments continuous speech into word-forms and uses adaptive dynamics to code for relative time - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rhythmic Speech Facilitates Turn-Taking, finds @juletzky.bsky.social. See osf.io/preprints/ps....
OSF
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rhythmic Speech Facilitates Turn-Taking, finds @juletzky.bsky.social. See osf.io/preprints/ps....
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👂🧠NCC in an auditory no-report fMRI study 🧠👂
now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social !
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Using inattentional deafness, we show that awareness of task-irrelevant sounds mainly activates stimulus-specific sensory brain areas.
now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social !
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Using inattentional deafness, we show that awareness of task-irrelevant sounds mainly activates stimulus-specific sensory brain areas.
Neural correlates of consciousness in an auditory no-report fMRI study
Dellert et al. use functional magnetic resonance imaging and inattentional deafness
to identify the neural basis of conscious auditory perception in humans. Their results
reveal a dominant role of sti...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
👂🧠NCC in an auditory no-report fMRI study 🧠👂
now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social !
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Using inattentional deafness, we show that awareness of task-irrelevant sounds mainly activates stimulus-specific sensory brain areas.
now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social !
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Using inattentional deafness, we show that awareness of task-irrelevant sounds mainly activates stimulus-specific sensory brain areas.
Yes, DJ Brain is now streaming his set online for the kids: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Meet the Brain’s DJs: Brain Rhythms Help us Understand Language
The human brain is made of many cells called neurons, responsible for processing information. Neurons work in rhythms, setting the pace for language. Like a DJ playing music to set the pace for dancin...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yes, DJ Brain is now streaming his set online for the kids: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
People, mark your Kalender *now* to be well prepared for a Language Circle Deluxe Edition with @andrearavignani.bsky.social—18 November, 1:30 PM CET, live at @mpicbs.bsky.social or online at zoom.us/j/94686183586. Let everyone else know, too!
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
People, mark your Kalender *now* to be well prepared for a Language Circle Deluxe Edition with @andrearavignani.bsky.social—18 November, 1:30 PM CET, live at @mpicbs.bsky.social or online at zoom.us/j/94686183586. Let everyone else know, too!
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OPEN PHD POSITION - Come join our group! The IMPRS at @mpi-nl.bsky.social is offering an PhD position on modelling structured meaning in the brain, supervised by me and Helen De Hoop at the Centre for Language Studies in the @dondersinst.bsky.social -
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
IMPRS PhD Fellowships 2026 | Max Planck Institute
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October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
OPEN PHD POSITION - Come join our group! The IMPRS at @mpi-nl.bsky.social is offering an PhD position on modelling structured meaning in the brain, supervised by me and Helen De Hoop at the Centre for Language Studies in the @dondersinst.bsky.social -
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fe... #NeuroJobs #cogsci
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Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
Assistant Professor in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Cognition
Welcome to the Brain Stimulation and Cognition lab at Maastricht University! Our goal: The Brain Stimulation and Cognition group at Maastricht University aims to unravel the psychological and neural m...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
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What if the “oscillatory” brain networks we study aren’t truly oscillatory?
In EEG, we show that most functional connectivity patterns reflect aperiodic activity, challenging a key assumption in neuroscience.
@jduprez.bsky.social will present it at @sfn.org
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
In EEG, we show that most functional connectivity patterns reflect aperiodic activity, challenging a key assumption in neuroscience.
@jduprez.bsky.social will present it at @sfn.org
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Functional connectivity is dominated by aperiodic, rather than oscillatory, coupling
Functional connectivity (FC) has attracted significant interest in the identification of specific circuits underlying brain (dys-)function. Classical analyses to estimate FC ( i.e ., filtering electro...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What if the “oscillatory” brain networks we study aren’t truly oscillatory?
In EEG, we show that most functional connectivity patterns reflect aperiodic activity, challenging a key assumption in neuroscience.
@jduprez.bsky.social will present it at @sfn.org
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
In EEG, we show that most functional connectivity patterns reflect aperiodic activity, challenging a key assumption in neuroscience.
@jduprez.bsky.social will present it at @sfn.org
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
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I'm so sorry to share that Friedemann Pulvermüller, brilliant neuroscientist, has passed. He gave Embodiment ideas legs and worked tirelessly on treatments for stroke victims during his storied career. His kindness and wry humor made him sparkle.
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm so sorry to share that Friedemann Pulvermüller, brilliant neuroscientist, has passed. He gave Embodiment ideas legs and worked tirelessly on treatments for stroke victims during his storied career. His kindness and wry humor made him sparkle.
Lena Henke aka The One and Only Lena Henke of team Language Cycles graduated SUMMA CUM LAUDE from the University of Leipzig today. Thank you for the journey—it was an honour to supervise you. Your scientific attitude and rigor and your power as a person are exemplary.
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lena Henke aka The One and Only Lena Henke of team Language Cycles graduated SUMMA CUM LAUDE from the University of Leipzig today. Thank you for the journey—it was an honour to supervise you. Your scientific attitude and rigor and your power as a person are exemplary.
You want to study a natural science of language—processing, theory, body, and brain? You want practical skills and broad overviews, but no theoretical bias? From this winter term, I shall teach Phonetics & Phonology / Morphosyntax / Neuroscientific Methods at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
You want to study a natural science of language—processing, theory, body, and brain? You want practical skills and broad overviews, but no theoretical bias? From this winter term, I shall teach Phonetics & Phonology / Morphosyntax / Neuroscientific Methods at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
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Reminder!! We are hiring in Linguistics at Michigan with a focus on "AI and Linguistics" (broooaaadly construed). This is part of a cluster of positions in Psychology and Philosophy in collaboration with the Cognitive Science program. Applications now open!
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Apply for AI and Linguistics (Assistant, Associate or full Professor) | U-M Careers
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September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Reminder!! We are hiring in Linguistics at Michigan with a focus on "AI and Linguistics" (broooaaadly construed). This is part of a cluster of positions in Psychology and Philosophy in collaboration with the Cognitive Science program. Applications now open!
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There’s only one original Andrea E. Martin.
Ode to the original language model, or:
Give me literally Anything* instead of Large Language Models (LLMs)
*(no predictive coding either!)
By Lady Byronadrea LLMartin 1/n
Give me literally Anything* instead of Large Language Models (LLMs)
*(no predictive coding either!)
By Lady Byronadrea LLMartin 1/n
September 30, 2025 at 5:27 AM
There’s only one original Andrea E. Martin.
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Ode to the original language model, or:
Give me literally Anything* instead of Large Language Models (LLMs)
*(no predictive coding either!)
By Lady Byronadrea LLMartin 1/n
Give me literally Anything* instead of Large Language Models (LLMs)
*(no predictive coding either!)
By Lady Byronadrea LLMartin 1/n
September 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ode to the original language model, or:
Give me literally Anything* instead of Large Language Models (LLMs)
*(no predictive coding either!)
By Lady Byronadrea LLMartin 1/n
Give me literally Anything* instead of Large Language Models (LLMs)
*(no predictive coding either!)
By Lady Byronadrea LLMartin 1/n
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Get to know New fellow @andreaeyleen.bsky.social from the MPI for Psycholinguistics. In a recent paper (Weissbart & Martin, 2024, Nature Communications), she shows that the brain doesn’t just rely on word statistics or grammatical rules, but it uses both. Very excited to have her in our program! 🧠🧠🧠
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Get to know New fellow @andreaeyleen.bsky.social from the MPI for Psycholinguistics. In a recent paper (Weissbart & Martin, 2024, Nature Communications), she shows that the brain doesn’t just rely on word statistics or grammatical rules, but it uses both. Very excited to have her in our program! 🧠🧠🧠
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Learning the moment-to-moment, fast-paced dance of turn-taking in conversation is tricky. Imme, Maartje, Middy and I show how 2 year old (Dutch) kids track pronoun use to predict who is gonna speak next in an interaction. Just published in JECP. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
From age two, children use pronouns to predict who will speak next in conversation
Children’s exposure to language is shaped by interactional needs in conversation. Prior research has largely focused on how such language influences w…
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September 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Learning the moment-to-moment, fast-paced dance of turn-taking in conversation is tricky. Imme, Maartje, Middy and I show how 2 year old (Dutch) kids track pronoun use to predict who is gonna speak next in an interaction. Just published in JECP. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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University of South Carolina has *7* tenure-track faculty positions in Neurobiology of Language:
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Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine.
@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth.
w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/USC-Faculty-...
Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine.
@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth.
w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
University of South Carolina has *7* tenure-track faculty positions in Neurobiology of Language:
tinyurl.com/USC-Faculty-...
Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine.
@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth.
w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/USC-Faculty-...
Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine.
@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth.
w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social
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Looking Ahead: The New Science of the Predictive Mind. New book by @falkhuettig.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/9781....
Looking Ahead
Cambridge Core - Cognition - Looking Ahead
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August 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Looking Ahead: The New Science of the Predictive Mind. New book by @falkhuettig.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1017/9781....
Finally settling a critical debate?!
I really like the backstory of this paper. I had been working w C Dideriksen & @chrismmcox.bsky.social on weird properties of Danish Infant Directed speech (srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...). I wanted to rigorously understand our findings given what was known on IDS across languages 1/
Do caregivers exaggerate vowels when talking to infants? Prior findings are inconsistent () & the mechanisms unclear. We meta-analyzed 35 studies across 10 languages to disentangle systematic cross-linguistic and methodological variation. Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Finally settling a critical debate?!
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Do caregivers exaggerate vowels when talking to infants? Prior findings are inconsistent () & the mechanisms unclear. We meta-analyzed 35 studies across 10 languages to disentangle systematic cross-linguistic and methodological variation. Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵
May 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Do caregivers exaggerate vowels when talking to infants? Prior findings are inconsistent () & the mechanisms unclear. We meta-analyzed 35 studies across 10 languages to disentangle systematic cross-linguistic and methodological variation. Paper: osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵
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LLM finds it FAR easier to distinguish b/w DO & PO constructions when the lexical & info structure of instances conform more closely w/ the respective constructions (left 👇). Where's pure syntax? LLM seems to say "🤷♀️" (right) @SRakshit
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August 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
LLM finds it FAR easier to distinguish b/w DO & PO constructions when the lexical & info structure of instances conform more closely w/ the respective constructions (left 👇). Where's pure syntax? LLM seems to say "🤷♀️" (right) @SRakshit
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adele.scholar.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...
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Evaluating scientific theories as predictive models in language neuroscience https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.12.669958v1
August 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Evaluating scientific theories as predictive models in language neuroscience https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.12.669958v1