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2019
November
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Probability distortion serves to maximize mutual information between objective probabilities and their internal representation
-Normative models of perception, action and cognition share the assumption that humans base their decisions on accurate representations of probability and relative frequency. Experimental results indicate that they often do not. In decision under risk, for example, participants act as if their choices were based on probability values systematically different...
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Cafe Scientifique - Did I take my medication today? Remembering to remember
-Discover the concept of prospective memory and the impact that this can have on your everyday life.
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The visual control of goal-directed arm movements
-I will talk about how visual information about a target’s position and motion is used to guide one’s hand to the target. I will present several experiments that examined how movements are influenced by small perturbations and by sequential regularities. I will present evidence that people continuously update their movements on the basis of the latest available information...
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Working Memory Across the Adult Lifespan: An Adversarial Collaboration (WoMAAC)
-The human ability to keep track of ongoing thoughts, plans, actions, current tasks, and changes around us is essential for everyday living. This ability is known as working memory, a system that allows us to focus on what we are doing, avoid distractions, switch from one task to another, solve problems,...
October
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The processing of object semantics in extra-foveal vision. Evidence from healthy and pathological populations.
-In vision science, a topic of considerable interest and controversy is the processing of objects that are (in)consistent with the overall meaning of the visual context in which they occur. In particular, it is yet unclear whether object meaning can be processed in extra-foveal vision and how much time is...
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Offloading intentions into the external environment: Metacognition, ageing, and development
-In everyday life, we often choose between accomplishing goals using unaided cognitive abilities or offloading cognitive demands onto external tools and resources. For example, to remember an upcoming appointment we might rely either on unaided memory or set a reminder such as a smartphone alert. In this talk I will...
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Consequences of predictive language processing for memory
-Language arrives in the form of a rapid input stream that needs to be decoded at high speed. There is now an emerging consensus that the input is to some extent predictable, and that the brain exploits this predictability by thinking ahead about upcoming words. However, it is unclear whether...
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Why Ignorance Fails to Recognise Itself by Prof. David Dunning
-This years School of Psychology's Annual Anderson Lecture will be presented by Professor David Dunning from University of Michigan.