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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 6d

Welcome to join our upcoming Journal Club meetings in Oct & Nov! Happy to have @cyhsieh.bsky.social & Dr. Cosimo Iaia as our guest speakers!

Register to get the Zoom link or sign up as our next guest speaker:
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More exciting talks coming up. Please share & see you there!

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David Poeppel @davidpoeppel.bsky.social · Aug 29

This 2021 paper by @benjamingagl.bsky.social and colleagues is full of important findings and ideas about the temporal structure of reading and speech. I keep coming back to these data.

Eye movements during text reading align with the rate of speech production
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Eye movements during text reading align with the rate of speech production - Nature Human Behaviour

Speech is produced and perceived at a rate of 4–5 Hz. Gagl et al. show that the temporal structure of our eye movements during reading is similar (3.9–5.2 Hz), suggesting a temporal link between readi...

www.nature.com

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Jeffrey Bowers @jeffreybowers.bsky.social · Jun 26

Binz et al. (in press, Nature) developed an LLM called Centaur that better predicts human responses in 159 of 160 behavioural experiments compared to existing cognitive models. See: arxiv.org/abs/2410.20268

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Jun 11

Wir brauchen ein sofortiges #Waffenverbot für Privatpersonen – damit sich eine schreckliche Tat wie #Graz nicht wiederholen kann. Jetzt Appell an Innenminister Karner und die Bundesregierung unterzeichnen: actions.aufstehn.at/waffenverbot...

Privates Waffenverbot jetzt!

Der Amoklauf an einer Grazer Schule zeigt, dass das Waffengesetz in Österreich viel zu locker ist. Das muss sich ändern! Fordere jetzt mit uns ein Waffenverbot für Privatpersonen.

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Jun 11

Wir brauchen ein sofortiges #Waffenverbot für Privatpersonen – damit sich eine schreckliche Tat wie #Graz nicht wiederholen kann. Jetzt Appell an Innenminister Karner und die Bundesregierung unterzeichnen: actions.aufstehn.at/waffenverbot...

Privates Waffenverbot jetzt!

Der Amoklauf an einer Grazer Schule zeigt, dass das Waffengesetz in Österreich viel zu locker ist. Das muss sich ändern! Fordere jetzt mit uns ein Waffenverbot für Privatpersonen.

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · May 27

We're happy to share a new preprint by our members, @jnpauli.bsky.social & @benjamingagl.bsky.social: "Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Mechanistic and Domain-General Connectionist Models"!

Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Mechanistic and Domain-General Connectionist Models

Script is a key technology for humans, as mastering reading is essential for successful social participation. Hence, understanding the neuro-cognitive mechanisms underpinning the processes of learning...

www.biorxiv.org

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · May 21

🧠✍️ How do humans and baboons learn orthography?

We simulated their orthographic learning using CNNs (CORnet-Z, ResNet-18) vs. neuro-cognitive model (Speechless reader model, SLR).

🔍 SLR not only outperformed CNNs—it revealed how both species learned to differentiate between learned and novel words

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · May 21

Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Mechanistic and Domain-General Connectionist Models https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.16.654419v1

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · May 21

🧠✍️ How do humans and baboons learn orthography?

We simulated their orthographic learning using CNNs (CORnet-Z, ResNet-18) vs. neuro-cognitive model (Speechless reader model, SLR).

🔍 SLR not only outperformed CNNs—it revealed how both species learned to differentiate between learned and novel words

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · May 21

Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Mechanistic and Domain-General Connectionist Models https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.16.654419v1

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · May 1

To protect an individual's #privacy, facial features are removed before data-sharing of human #neuroimaging data. @oesteban.bsky.social &co show that this procedure affects the quality ratings given by human raters but not automated image quality metrics @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3Gtr3lo

An example of T1w image before and after defacing. Defacing is typically implemented by zeroing the voxels around the face (left-hand side, panel “T1-weighted”). The “Background noise” panel shows two visualizations extracted from the MRIQC visual report, in which a window is applied to select the lowest intensities and then they are inverted to enhance patterns in the background. The red arrows indicate aliases along the anterior–posterior axis—which had the lowest bandwidth in the example—produced by eye motion. These aliases are straightforward to notice in front of the ocular globes in the “Background noise” panel of the “nondefaced” image because of the absence of signal sources. This aliasing also spreads in the opposite direction, overlapping brain tissue. However, this overlap is often very hard to notice against the signal of interest within the brain. The corresponding “defaced” version of the “Background noise” panel shows how defacing eliminates valuable information for quality assessment.

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Giacomo Lanfiuti Baldi @giacomolanfiuti.bsky.social · Mar 17

Some time ago, I asked ChatGPT for a title for my paper. It suggested a title containing 'Unveiling'—a word I didn’t know but liked. Title found! A few weeks later, I came across another paper with 'Unveiling' in the title. A doubt crossed my mind… I checked and found this:

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 24

Join us on site and if to far away from Cologne online!

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 TRUST Open Lecture – Join Us! 🚨

Is #standardisation in research boosting #replicability or slowing scientific progress? 🤔

📅 March 31 (Mon), 2025
⏰ 16:00–18:00 CET
📍 Hörsaal H112, IBW-Gebäude, University of Cologne

💻 Live-stream available! Registration info here:
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

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Tim Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social · Mar 25

Science is under threat in the US. @elife.bsky.social have commissioned a series of articles discussing the implications and what we can do. The first three articles are now live. More to follow:
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Science Under Threat in the United States: How scientists and institutions should respond

Individual researchers and university leaders need to make the case for science to their elected representatives and to the public at large.

elifesciences.org

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 24

Join us on site and if to far away from Cologne online!

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 TRUST Open Lecture – Join Us! 🚨

Is #standardisation in research boosting #replicability or slowing scientific progress? 🤔

📅 March 31 (Mon), 2025
⏰ 16:00–18:00 CET
📍 Hörsaal H112, IBW-Gebäude, University of Cologne

💻 Live-stream available! Registration info here:
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 TRUST Open Lecture – Join Us! 🚨

Is #standardisation in research boosting #replicability or slowing scientific progress? 🤔

📅 March 31 (Mon), 2025
⏰ 16:00–18:00 CET
📍 Hörsaal H112, IBW-Gebäude, University of Cologne

💻 Live-stream available! Registration info here:
sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...

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David Poeppel @davidpoeppel.bsky.social · Mar 13

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5nE...
Important and painful

How Germany's elite research institution fails young scientists | DW Documentary

YouTube video by DW Documentary

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 12

Yes, #TeaP2025 was great this year, thanks to the organizers!

Janos Pauli @jnpauli.bsky.social · Mar 12

Just left the #Teap2025 conference with a contribution to the „From retina to word form“ symposium, which I was lucky to co-organize with @jacketaylor.bsky.social.
Super interesting contributions by all attendees!
@benjamingagl.bsky.social , @Aakash Agrawal, @merferlo.bsky.social

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 7

Come join our symposium at #teap2025! 😊

Topic: From Babies to Semantics: Leveraging #LanguageModels for #Psycholinguistic Research

March 10 | 11:00 - 12:30

Chair: @benjamingagl.bsky.social
Speakers: Fritz Günther, Katharina Menn, @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social, @boevesam.bsky.social, Marco Marelli

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 6

Welcome to join our open lecture on #standardisation & #replicability in Cologne on March 31, organised by the #TRUSTNetwork, led by @benjamingagl.bsky.social, @janahasenacker.bsky.social, @troembke.bsky.social & @xeniaschmalz.bsky.social!

See 🧵below for details 👇...

Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hey everyone, we have organized a lecture and panel discussion on the topic "Standardization in Research: Increasing Replicability or Stalling Scientific Progress?" in Cologne on March 31st: sites.google.com/view/gewonn/... @gewonnofficial.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

TRUST Open Lecture

Interested in Scientific Standardisation & Replicability?Come join us in Cologne on 31st March 2025!

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 6

The GEWoNN and our Lab is at the TeaP ... Lots of fun Reading and Language Science!

German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 6

Congratulations to our #GeWoNN members on their accepted symposia at the #teap2025 Conference! Special thanks to the organising committee @teap2025.bsky.social, and we're looking forward to the event next week in Frankfurt!

Check out our website below for more news on our symposia!

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Mar 6

Congratulations to our #GeWoNN members on their accepted symposia at the #teap2025 Conference! Special thanks to the organising committee @teap2025.bsky.social, and we're looking forward to the event next week in Frankfurt!

Check out our website below for more news on our symposia!

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 6

Speakers will be:
Marc Brysbaert (Ghent University)
Katie von Holzen (Technical University of Braunschweig) @katievonholzen.bsky.social
Elen Le Foll @ElenLeFoll.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Andreas Glöckner (both University of Cologne)

If you're interested, just drop by!!

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Benjamin Gagl @benjamingagl.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hey everyone, we have organized a lecture and panel discussion on the topic "Standardization in Research: Increasing Replicability or Stalling Scientific Progress?" in Cologne on March 31st: sites.google.com/view/gewonn/... @gewonnofficial.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

TRUST Open Lecture

Interested in Scientific Standardisation & Replicability?Come join us in Cologne on 31st March 2025!

sites.google.com

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German Word Nerd Network @gewonnofficial.bsky.social · Feb 20

Happy to have the authors, Hanna Woloszyn & @benjamingagl.bsky.social, to share their views in person today! Stay tuned for more details of the meeting in March! 😄

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Dianne Murphy 📚 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 @diannemurphy.bsky.social · Feb 19

European alternatives for digital products 🇪🇺

european-alternatives.eu

Homepage | European Alternatives

We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

european-alternatives.eu

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Feb 12

Science is under a wide-ranging attack in the U.S. From arbitrary and catastrophic funding cuts to censorship based on keywords, scholarship is no longer free from government interference. How can scientists respond? 1/n

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