Benjamin Gagl
@benjamingagl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor for Self Learning Systems @UniCologne #Reading #NeuroCognition #ComputationalModels https://selflearningsystems.uni-koeln.de/
Right, enough complaining about academia, let's make things better! A small step, but my colleagues and I are organising the Second Workshop on Replication in the Language Sciences (WoReLa 2) in July 2027 in Cologne: https://sites.google.com/view/worela2. The call for abstract is now open […]
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LRS-Personen gesucht! www.linkedin.com/posts/janos-... @jnpauli.bsky.social
LRS Betroffene gesucht! Wissenschaftliche Trainingsstudie an der Universität zu Köln - Köln | Janos Nicolas Julien Pauli
📖 🔎 Teilnehmer:innen für eine Lese-Trainingsstudie gesucht ! In der Abteilung für Selbstlernende Systeme der Universität zu Köln führen wir aktuell eine Trainingsstudie durch, mit dem Ziel, die Lesef...
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Political scientist @carolinaplescia.bsky.social explains the alarming results of the #Democracy Report 2026, especially the rapid #democratic backsliding of the US. With stronger electoral institutions, societal protests and most importantly, early action, there is hope for re-democratisation. 🏛️
The Democracy Report 2026: what it says about the US and what comes next
Political scientist Carolina Plescia at the University of Vienna explains the alarming results of the Democracy Report 2026, especially the rapid democratic backsliding of the United States. With stro...
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Awesome overview of open-access resources for anyone looking to create beautiful scientific figures and illustrations! 👇
Stephen Turner@stephenturner.us · 3mo agoFree and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations doi.org/10.59350/5zt... 🧪
Beautiful example showing that (neuro)-cognitive models can work super well simulating behavior, better than computer vision models, and at the same time allow understanding the underlying mechanisms. Great work by Janos, PhD student in my Lab.
Janos Pauli@jnpauli.bsky.social · 4mo agoHappy to share that my recent paper with @benjamingagl.bsky.social "Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons" is now published in Springer Nature: Computational Brain and Behavior (link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
Happy to share that my recent paper with @benjamingagl.bsky.social "Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons" is now published in Springer Nature: Computational Brain and Behavior (link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
Understanding the Neuro-Cognitive Mechanisms of Orthographic Learning in Humans and Baboons: A Comparative Study Using Domain-Specific Neuro-Cognitive and Domain-General Connectionist Models - Computa...
Computational Brain & Behavior - Script is a fundamental cultural technology for preserving and communicating thought. Mastering literacy is thus essential for accessing these thoughts and...
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We recently posted an extensive update to the *Differences in orthographic processing across species identified by a transparent computational model* preprint with more pigeon data. Also, more extensive analysis and simulation work. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Benjamin Gagl@benjamingagl.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨 New Preprint Alert 🚨Non-Human Recognition of Orthography: How is it implemented and how does it differ from Human orthographic processing www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Combining behavioral data from Humans/Baboons/Pigeons with a computational model for neuro-cognitive phenotyping.
First off, these cells are gigantic. This one, for example, has >72 cm of axon! To our knowledge, it’s the longest neuron ever fully reconstructed. I leave it to the reader as an exercise to estimate the length of a human LC neuron. 5
At the OEGP conference in Salzburg presenting our consensus based guidelines for reading research and the progress of the german lexicon project that applies the guidelines. Nice to be back at my Alma mater!
Such a mess …
Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 4mo agoSadly, not an April Fool & also not surprising. “An analysis conducted by @nature.com in collaboration with Grounded AI suggests that at least tens of thousands of 2025 publications, including journal papers, books, & conference proceedings, probably contain invalid references generated by AI.” 🧪
We're excited to announce today's #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! Our guest speaker, Daria Kostanian, will talk about "Development of coarse- and orientation-tuning for native letters in children" (Paper link: tinyurl.com/28fb4z89) TODAY!! 24-3-2026, 11-12 am (CET) Zoom link👇 tinyurl.com/3m9rfuyx
Development of coarse- and orientation-tuning for native letters in children aged 3–9 years old: Oddball fast periodic stimulation study
To examine the processes contributing to reading, we investigated neurophysiological letter coding in typically developing children (3.6–9.3 years) us…
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Today!
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe're excited to announce March's #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! Our guest speaker, Prof. Katharina von Kriegstein, will talk about "The role of sensory thalami and cortico-thalamic connections in developmental dyslexia" 6-3-2026, 11-12 am (CET) Register here for the Zoom link👇 tinyurl.com/vk4r2eba
Eye-Tracking-BIDS: the Brain Imaging Data Structure extended to gaze position and pupil data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.03.703514v1
We're excited to announce March's #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! Our guest speaker, Prof. Katharina von Kriegstein, will talk about "The role of sensory thalami and cortico-thalamic connections in developmental dyslexia" 6-3-2026, 11-12 am (CET) Register here for the Zoom link👇 tinyurl.com/vk4r2eba
If you're looking for a PhD and you're interested in the cerebellum, predictions, language, and MEG, please apply by 1st March! We have two open positions. More details here: benediktzoefel.wixsite.com/home/phd
In case you are interested in letter recognition .... we start in a view minutes at 9!
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 7mo agoHappy New Year! 🥳 We're excited to announce January's #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! Our guest speaker, Dr Kurt Winsler, will talk about "Experience-Dependent Changes in Visual Processing of Letters". Date: 21-1-2026, 9-10 am (CET) Register here for the Zoom link 👇 forms.gle/e25X4FoQ2VUh...
Happy New Year! 🥳 We're excited to announce January's #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! Our guest speaker, Dr Kurt Winsler, will talk about "Experience-Dependent Changes in Visual Processing of Letters". Date: 21-1-2026, 9-10 am (CET) Register here for the Zoom link 👇 forms.gle/e25X4FoQ2VUh...
Or as I often say: Friends don't let friends use abbreviations!
Daniel Lakens@lakens.bsky.social · 12mo agoAn abbreviation (ABB) in a journal article (JA) or Grant Application (GA) is rarely worth the words it saves. Every ABB requires cognitive resources (CR) and at my age by the time I'm halfway through a JA or GA I no longer have the CR to remember what your ABB stood for.
Diese Geschichte ist unfassbar. Weil der Trump-Regierung die Arbeit des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs nicht passt, wird ein französischer Richter digital de facto ausgelöscht und bekommt keine Kreditkarte und kein Bankkonto mehr:
"Digitale Auslöschung": Wie US-Sanktionen einen europäischen Richter lahmlegen
Nicolas Guillou ist von beinahe allen digitalen Diensten dieser Welt gesperrt – von Amazon bis Paypal. Europa wirkt dagegen völlig machtlos
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TODAY! In case you are interested ;)
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 9mo agoComing up next in our November's Journal Club meeting: We have happy to have Dr. Cosimo Iaia talk about the concreteness effect in representational alignment between human and language models. All are welcome to join us! Please share 😊 Registration link: forms.gle/8W6Xu9VK31df...
🚨Now out in *Open Mind* 🚨 "Can we utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate useful linguistic corpora? A case study of the word frequency effect in young German readers" direct.mit.edu/opmi/article... with @jobschepens.bsky.social @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social @nicolekmarx.bsky.social
Can Large Language Models Generate Useful Linguistic Corpora?: A Case Study of the Word Frequency Effect in Young German Readers
Abstract. Linguistic corpora are an essential resource in psycholinguistic research. Here, we generate new corpora using large language models (LLMs) and determine their usefulness for estimating the ...
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Benjamin Gagl@benjamingagl.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨Published an extended version of "Can we utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate useful linguistic corpora? A case study of the word frequency effect in young German readers"🚨 including a new study and a word frequency effect size investigation. osf.io/preprints/ps...
Professor Dr Pamela Perniss, Chair of Sign Language Interpreting: German Sign Language - German, talks about her love for her research and educational work and the special contribution sign language makes to people's inclusion in society, education and life👇 andhowaboutyou.podigee.io/28-pamela-pe...
Meaningful Work with Sign Language and Other Factors for Job Satisfaction - Pamela Perniss
Professor Dr Pamela Perniss, Chair of Sign Language Interpreting: German Sign Language - German, talks about her love for her research and educational work, her colleagues and students and the special...
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🚨Now out in *Open Mind* 🚨 "Can we utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate useful linguistic corpora? A case study of the word frequency effect in young German readers" direct.mit.edu/opmi/article... with @jobschepens.bsky.social @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social @nicolekmarx.bsky.social
Can Large Language Models Generate Useful Linguistic Corpora?: A Case Study of the Word Frequency Effect in Young German Readers
Abstract. Linguistic corpora are an essential resource in psycholinguistic research. Here, we generate new corpora using large language models (LLMs) and determine their usefulness for estimating the ...
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Benjamin Gagl@benjamingagl.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨Published an extended version of "Can we utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate useful linguistic corpora? A case study of the word frequency effect in young German readers"🚨 including a new study and a word frequency effect size investigation. osf.io/preprints/ps...
In the contribution by Elif Ecem Çalışkan, we compare human ratings for semantic variables to those produced by LLMs in the Turkish language, which has not been studied a lot to date.
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 9mo ago"Language Models as Tools for Psycholinguistics” Speakers: Fritz Günther (HU Berlin), Cosimo Iaia (Goethe University Frankfurt), Elif Ecem Çalışkan (LMU München), @jobschepens.bsky.social (University of Cologne), and @mariakna.bsky.social (Royal Holloway London)
Looking forward to being part of this symposium at TeaP2026. I will present our TRUST guidelines for reading research and the German Lexicon Project (GLP)
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 9mo ago"Neuro-cognitive advances in visual word recognition research.” Speakers: @ahaugg.bsky.social (University of Zurich), Sabrina Turker (University of Vienna), @janahasenacker.bsky.social (University of Erfurt), @benjamingagl.bsky.social (University of Cologne), Harald Baayen (University of Tuebingen)
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: forms.gle/TY6Cuxut87Ej... More exciting talks coming up. Please share & see you there!
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...
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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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