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!
German Word Nerd Network
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Welcome to the official account of the #GermanWordNerdNetwork! Connecting language researchers around the globe. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/gewonn/home Posts by @leungyianna.bsky.social & @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social
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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Tomorrow Morning! Join us it will be fun!
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
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
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...
Join us tomorrow and discuss error prevention in psychological research with our guest speaker, @juliafstrand.bsky.social!
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 9mo agoSign up for the next virtual #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! We are thrilled to have @juliafstrand.bsky.social give us a guest talk on error prevention in psychological research! Linguists, psychologists, and language researchers are all welcome! 😊 Register here: forms.gle/YoZpPxrRxXcG...
Sign up for the next virtual #GeWoNN Journal Club Meeting! We are thrilled to have @juliafstrand.bsky.social give us a guest talk on error prevention in psychological research! Linguists, psychologists, and language researchers are all welcome! 😊 Register here: forms.gle/YoZpPxrRxXcG...
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...
Join our virtual Journal Club discussion in two days!
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...
Coming 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...
Great talk and discussion with @cyhsieh.bsky.social today, where we learnt about the impact of Chinese characters' semantic consistency on learning compound characters!
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · 10mo agoJoin our journal club next Monday! We're happy to have @cyhsieh.bsky.social to discuss "What Chinese Compounds Tell Us About Reading"! Scan the QR code to register or click here: forms.gle/JV5cp1RHHaH2...
Join our journal club next Monday! We're happy to have @cyhsieh.bsky.social to discuss "What Chinese Compounds Tell Us About Reading"! Scan the QR code to register or click here: forms.gle/JV5cp1RHHaH2...
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!
Great journal club meeting on @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition", moderated by @ksenijamisic.bsky.social. Lots of discussions on the utility and the future of cognitive models! Stay tuned for our next meeting announcement. DM or email us to join!
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · last yr.Join our next journal club meeting on May 22 (Thur), 11am-12pm (CEST)! We'll discuss: @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s (2024) "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition"! 😊 Moderator: @ksenijamisic.bsky.social 👇 See link for more info. DM or email us for the Zoom link!
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...
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Welcome to join our journal club discussion tomorrow! 😄
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · last yr.Join our next journal club meeting on May 22 (Thur), 11am-12pm (CEST)! We'll discuss: @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s (2024) "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition"! 😊 Moderator: @ksenijamisic.bsky.social 👇 See link for more info. DM or email us for the Zoom link!
This summer semester I'm very excited to teach a brand-new seminar on "Open Science practices in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition" @UniKoeln! ☀️ Some 20 B.A. and M.A. students studying #linguistics or a Romance language (+ one post-doc) […] [Original post on fediscience.org]
Join our next journal club meeting on May 22 (Thur), 11am-12pm (CEST)! We'll discuss: @marcelbinz.bsky.social et al.'s (2024) "Centaur: a foundation model of human cognition"! 😊 Moderator: @ksenijamisic.bsky.social 👇 See link for more info. DM or email us for the Zoom link!
Journal Club
Welcome to the GeWoNN Journal Club! We meet once a month to discuss articles related to word and reading research. For more info, check out our past meetings or contact us at gewonn.contact.us@gmail.c...
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Join our lecture on #standardisation in research this afternoon in Cologne or remotely! Registration still available - More info here: sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...
TRUST Open Lecture
Interested in Scientific Standardisation & Replicability? Come join us in Cologne on 31st March 2025!
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German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 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/...
Three more days for registration! 😊
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 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/...
Hasenäcker, J., Wettmann, J. & Domahs, F.(2025).Kann leichte Sprache zu leicht sein? Eine zielgruppenorientierte Studie zur Wirksamkeit der Genitivvermeidung. Linguistische Berichte,281,39-59. Die Publikation ist aus dem Abschlussprojekt von Juliane Wettmann hervorgegangen. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
🚀 My first PhD paper is out! 🚀 "How do multiple meanings affect word learning and remapping?" was published in Memory & Cognition! Big thanks to my supervisors and co-authors (Iring Koch & @troembke.bsky.social). Curious? Read it here: rdcu.be/eeY9o #CognitivePsychology #WordLearning #Bilingualism
How do multiple meanings affect word learning and remapping?
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🚨 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/...
TRUST Open Lecture
Interested in Scientific Standardisation & Replicability? Come join us in Cologne on 31st March 2025!
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German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · last yr.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 👇...
Great discussion today on how to teach & set standards for #exploratoryresearch, & how exploratory research can be facilitated through collaborations! Stay tuned & join our next journal club meeting! More info available on our website.🙂
German Word Nerd Network@gewonnofficial.bsky.social · last yr.Let #data talk! Our next journal club meeting will discuss @balazsaczel.bsky.social's commentary, "Let the data talk: embrace #exploratoryresearch". March 20 (Thurs), 11 am-12 pm (CET), Zoom Welcome to join us! Check out our website for more info! sites.google.com/view/gewonn/...
What's your stance on the #standardisation of #research processes? Join our pre-event discussion for the "TRUST Open Lecture: Standardisation in Research: Increasing Replicability or Stalling Scientific Progress?"!
#research #standardisation | Anna Leung
One of my recent tasks is about the pros & cons of #research #standardisation. Would love to have your input for brainstorming. Please vote and help share the…
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Xenia Schmalz@xeniaschmalz.bsky.social · last yr.We're collecting opinions on #standardisation of #research processes before an event next month. Please feel free to vote & share: www.linkedin.com/posts/leungy... The public event will be a #panel #discussion & will be live streamed. If you're interested in learning more, please get in touch!
More event highlights from our symposia at #teap2025 are now available on our website: sites.google.com/view/gewonn/... Photos featuring: @jnpauli.bsky.social, @hannawoloszyn.bsky.social, @boevesam.bsky.social & @aakashagr.bsky.social.
It seems our book is already available for purchase online: www.routledge.com/Introduction...
Introduction to Bayesian Data Analysis for Cognitive Science
This book introduces Bayesian data analysis and Bayesian cognitive modeling to students and researchers in cognitive science (e.g., linguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, computer science), with ...
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Check out this cool Python package by @jacketaylor.bsky.social for creating Gaussian Bubble image stimuli for #vision & #neuroscience research!
Jack Taylor@jacketaylor.bsky.social · last yr.I made a teeny Python package for creating Gaussian Bubble image stimuli, e.g. for reverse correlation studies github.com/JackEdTaylor...
