Department of Psychology

Current and upcoming

15.07.2024

Talk by Ravit Nussinson, The Open University of Israel, on "CLT and grounded cognition: Mental associations between a stimulus perceptual dimensions and its psychological distance and construal level".

Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 2)
Location:  via research colloquium zoom only

08.07.2024

Talk by Maximilian Mittenbühler (A5), University of Tübingen, on a "Resource rational account of conflict and task-switching effects".

Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

01.07.2024

- CANCELLED -

Talk by Denise Stephan, RWTH Aachen, on "Modalities in Multitasking".

Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

24.06.2024

Talk by Vittorio Gallese, University of Parma, on "The Embodiment of Language".

Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

03.06.2024

Talk by Karoline Bading (A3), University of Tuebingen, on "Memory specificity in evaluative conditioning: A multinomial processing tree approach".

Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

15.-17.05.2024

International Workshop on Modal and Amodal Cognition

 

Programme overview: Download here!
Time: 15.05.2024 - 17.05.2024
Location: University of Tübingen, Alte Aula, Münzgasse 30, 72070 Tübingen

22.04.2024

Talk by Theodora Hera Potamianou (B1), University of Tuebingen, on "Life after conflict adaptation: Do you believe in Meta-conflict?".

Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

Past events

Winter Term 2023 / 2024

05.02.2024

Talk by Maximilian Mittenbühler (A5), University of Tuebingen, on "Response conflict in a resource rational probabilistic model".

Time: 12-1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

22.01.2024

Talks by

Simge Hamaloglu (A7), University of Tuebingen, on "Metacognition and the event completion paradigm: The role of metacognitive sensitivity during event perception"

and

Tolgahan Aydin (A7), IWM Tübingen, on "Dynamics of event representations in event models".

Time: 12-1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

15.01.2024

Talk by Lilian le Vinh (A6), University of Tuebingen, on "Distance on Spatial Representations".

Time: 12-1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

08.01.2024

Talk by Dorina Kohler (A1), University of Tuebingen, on "Modeling dynamical internal references in matching data for loudness and brightness".

Time: 12-1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

18.12.2023

Talk by Tyler A. Giallanza, Princeton University,  on "An Integrated Model of Semantics and Control".

Note that this talk will take place exclusively via zoom.

Time: 12-1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: via research colloquium zoom.

11.12.2023

Talk by Kriti Bhatia (A2), University of Tuebingen, on "Reviewing evidence for perception-action dissociations".

Introduction by Jule Kinner (A2), University of Bremen.

Time: 12-1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, and via research colloquium zoom.

27.11.2023

Talk by Drew Bailey, University of California, Irvine, on "Learning about development from educational interventions".

Time: 5-6 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: via research colloquium zoom.

20.11.2023

Member meeting (FOR internal)

Time: 12 -1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, or via research colloquium zoom.

13.11.2023

Talk by Li Zhaoping, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, on " 'Looking and Seeing' vs 'modal and amodal' ".

Time: 12 -1 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, or via research colloquium zoom.

22.09.2023

Talk by James McClelland, Stanford University, on "Mathematical Cognition in Humans and Machines".

Time: 10 - 12 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.332, or via research colloquium zoom.

27.06.2023

FOR 2718 extended!

We are happy to announce that our research unit on Modal and Amodal Cognition has been extended to a second phase of funding. We are excited to continue our joint research efforts to bettter understand the nature of mental representations!

https://www.dfg.de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/2023/pressemitteilung_nr_21/index.html

 

19.06.2023

Talk by Daniel Weissman, University of Michigan, on "Adapting to distraction on a trial-by-trial basis: Triggers, targets, and boundaries of adaptive control".

Time: 10 - 11 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.332, or via research colloquium zoom.

27.04.2023

Talk by Roberto Bottini, Trento University, on "Structuring knowledge across reference frames".

Time: 12 - 1pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.333, or via research colloquium zoom.

18.04.2023

Talk by Yaffa Yeshurun, University of Haifa, on "The pupillary light response as a continuous and objective measure of attention allocation".

Time: 15:15 pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4, R. 4.326, or via research colloquium zoom.

16./17.03.2023

DFG Review Panel Meeting
[non-public event]

Location: Department of Psychology, Schleichstraße 4

20.02.2023

Talk by Jessica Steil, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project B1), on "Is the moon already up for infants' early acquired nouns?".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

06.02.2023

Talk by Max Mittenbühler, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project A5), on "Resourceful Event-Predictive Inference (REPI) framework for space-metric association".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

30.01.2023

Talk by Lea Eichfelder, University of Bremen (FOR 2718, project A2), on "Is there hierarchical generalization in response-effect learning?".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

23.01.2023

Talk by Nira Liberman, Tel Aviv University, on "New directions in research on psychological distance".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

16.01.2023

Talk by Mechteld van den Hoek Ostende, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project B2), on "Practice makes perfect: Restrained eaters' heightened control for food images".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

09.01.2023

Talk by René Schlegelmilch, University Bremen, on "Neural, cognitive and visual processes underlying rule learning and memorization in probabilistic value-based category learning".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

12.12.2022

Talk by Lilian LeVinh, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project A6), on "The influence of position on spatial representation in working memory".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

05.12.2022

Talk by Max Mittenbühler, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project A5), on "Resourceful Event-Predictive Inference (REPI) framework for space-metric association".

Time: **cancelled**
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

28.11.2022

Talk by Robert Johansson, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project A1), on "A sequential model of psychophysical recognition".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

21.11.2022

Talk by Florian Sandhäger and Kathrina Quinn, University of Tübingen, on "Abstract neuronal signals during embodied decisions".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

14.11.2022

Talk by Kathrin Reichmann, University of Tübingen (FOR 2718, project A3), on "Abstraction in evaluative conditioning: a discriminative learning perspective".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

07.11.2022

Talk by Yuqi Liu, Chinese Academy of the Sciences, on "Effector-independent action represention in the brain".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

31.10.2022

Talk by Kriti Bhatia & Volker Franz, University of Tuebingen, on "Grasping follows Weber's law".

Time: 10 am (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

17.10.2022

Talk by Prof. Michael Gilead, Tel Aviv University, on "Above and beyond the concrete – The diverse representational substrates of the predictive brain".

Recommended reading: Gilead, M., Trope, Y., & Liberman, N. (2020). Above and beyond the concrete: The diverse representational substrates of the predictive brain. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43.
Time: 10 am (UTC +2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

21.-23.09.2022

Summer retreat Kloster Obermarchtal

Conference schedule: Download here!
Time: 21.09.2022 (2 pm) - 23.09.2022 (1:30 pm)
Location: Tagungshaus Kloster Obermarchtal, Hauptstraße 2, 89611 Obermarchtal

Talks will also be streamed via zoom: Join here!

Summer Term 2022

18.07.2022

Talk by Prof. Diane Pecher, Erasmus University Rotterdam, on "Learning Novel Abstract Concepts from Exemplars".
Time: 10 am (UTC +2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

11.07.2022

Joint Research Proposal Discussion.
Time: 10 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

04.07.2022

Talk by Prof. Tessa Warren, University of Pittsburgh, on "Aphasia as a window into adaptive language processing".
Time: 3 pm (UTC +2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

04.07.2022

Joint Research Proposal Discussion.
Time: 10 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

13.06.2022

Talk by Prof. Uta Noppeney, Donders Institute at Radboud University, on "Making sense of the senses".
Time: 3 pm (UTC +2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

31.05.2022

Mini-Workshop on Meta-Analysis
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Rolf Ulrich
Time & Location: Room 4305, FB Psychology (Schleichstr. 4)., 10-12:30

30.05.2022

Talk by Prof. Michael Gilead, Tel Aviv University, on "Above and beyond the concrete - the diverse representational substrates of the predictive brain".
Time: 3 pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

16.05.2022

Talk by Prof. Anna Borghi, University of Bologna, on "Abstract concepts between modal and amodal cognition".
Time: 3 pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

08.05.2022

Talk by Christian Michel, University of Edinburgh, on "Scaling up predictive processing to language with construction grammar".
Time: 3 pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

02.05.2022

Talk by Dr. Aenne Brielmann, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, on "A feature-based computational account of individual and sequential variability in aesthetic values".
Time: 10 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

27.-29.04.2022

PhD Students and Postdocs Retreat 2022 - A Workshop on Scientific Writing, Writing Tools, and the German Academic System
Speakers: Martin Constant, Dr. Maik Goth, Dr. Fritz Günther, Prof. Dr. Iring Koch
Organizers: Francesca Capuano, Lea Eichfelder, & Nicoletta Simi
Location: Jugendherberge Heidelberg (and online)

22.04.2022

Talk by Dr. Roland Pfister, Universität Würzburg, on "Categorical versus metric representations in perception and action".
Time: 10 am (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

11.04.2022

Talk by Prof. Dr. Charles Spence, University of Oxford, on "Crossmodal correspondences and the questionable concept of amodal multisensory perception".
Time: 3 pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

04.04.2022

Talk by Dr. Attila Krajcsi, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, on "Advancing best practices in data analysis with automatic and optimized-output data analysis software".
Time: 3 pm (UTC + 2)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

28.03.2022

"Kassensturz"-Meeting of FOR 2718
Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Location: Hybrid meeting in Schloss Hohentübingen, Ernst-von-Sieglin-Hörsaal and via zoom

21.03.2022

FOR 2718 at Teap 2022:
We proudly present a symposium on
"The role of modal and amodal representations in cognitive functions"
featuring talks by Nadja Abdel Rahman, Nicoletta Simi, Iring Koch, Lilian le Vinh, and Kriti Bhatia.

Time & Location: 4:00-5:30 pm at the "amber auditorium" of the online conference venue

14.03.2022

Talk by Dr. Gregory Hickok, University of California, on "The Neural Archicture of Language".
Time: 3 pm (UTC +1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

03.2022

We are happy to resume our
FOR 2718 research colloquium & journal club

Schedulesummer term 2022
Time: Mondays 10-11 am (see schedule for exceptions)
Location: via zoom

31.01.2022

Talk by Dr. Thor Grünbaum, University of Copenhagen, on "Common or Separate Representations: How Could We Know?".
Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

 

10.01.2022

Welcome and research talk by Prof. Diane Pecher , Erasmus University Rotterdam, on the "Cultural Evolution of Stereotypes".
Time: 10-11 am (UTC + 1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

 

20.12.2021

Talk by Prof. Jared Novick, University of Maryland, on "Direct impact of cognitive control on sentence processing and comprehension: The importance of cognitive states vs. traits".
Time: 3-4 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

 

06.12.2021

Talk by Prof. Brad Mahon, Carnegie Mellon University, on "What happens in semantics never stays in semantics".
Time: 3-4 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

 

29.11.2021

Talk by Dr. Bodo Winter, University of Birmingham, on "Abstract concepts: Do they need to be grounded?"
Time: 3-4 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

 

15.11.2021

Talk by Prof. Alfonso Caramazza, Harvard University, on "The lexicon and modality"
Time: 3-4 pm (UTC + 1)
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom


Summer Term 2021

21-22. & 28.09.2021

Virtual Workshop: Linear Mixed Effects Models with R

Host: Bodo Winter, University of Birmingham, UK
Time: 9-12 am & 1-4 pm
Location: via zoom

15.-17.09.2021

Summer retreat Kloster Heiligkreuztal

Conference schedule: Download here!
Time: 15.09.2021 (2 pm) - 17.09.2021 (1:30 pm)
Location: Tagungshaus Kloster Heiligkreuztal, Am Münster 7, 88499 Altheim-Heiligkreuztal

Talks will also be streamed via zoom: Join here!

13.09.2021

Welcome and research talk by Prof. Arthur Glenberg, Arizona State University
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

26.07.2021

Talk by Prof. Dr. Markus Huff, University of Tuebingen
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

12.07.2021

Talk by Prof. Dr. Volker Franz, University of Tuebingen, on "Doping in Science: Countermeasures & Registered Reports in Psychology and the Neurosciences".
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

 

 

28.06.2021

Talk by Prof Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman, Humboldt University Berlin
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

17.-18.06.2021

Virtual retreat

Time: 17.06.2021 2-6 pm & 18.06.2021 9-12 am (UTC+2)
Location: via zoom

17.05.2021

Talk by Dr. Charley Wu, University of Tuebingen
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

12.04.2021

Virtual introduction and discussion with the 
FOR 2718 Advisory Board

Time: 6-8 pm (UTC+2)
Location: via zoom

19.04.2021

Talk by Jun.-Prof. Dr. David Dignath, University of Tuebingen
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom


Winter Term 2020/2021

14.-17.03.2021

FOR 2718 will introduce itself in a symposium
"Modal and amodal representations: Functions and interactions"
at Teap@Home 2021

22.02.2021

Talk by Prof. Dr. Diane Pecher, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

25.01.2021

Talk by Prof. Dr. Hong Yu Wong, Department of Philosophy, University of Tuebingen
Time: 10-11 am
Location: Research colloquium, via zoom

19./26.01.2021

Mini-workshop on (Online-)Experimenting with PsychoPy and jsPsych
Time: 11 am - 3 pm
Location: via zoom Join the workshop!

10.2020

We announce the start of our
FOR 2718 research colloquium & journal club

Schedulewinter term 2020/2021
Time: Mondays 10-11 am
Location: via zoom