Research on human cognition has a long tradition of being carried out in a multidisciplinary context, within areas such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, artificial intelligence, and neuroscience. At the University of Gothenburg, individual researchers and research teams investigating cognition are spread across departments and faculties. At each department, the numbers of researchers and PhD students focusing on cognition are fairly low. Although there are research groups related to cognition in various departments, their seminars draw mostly an internal audience. These circumstances prevent optimal knowledge exchange and collaboration. To ameliorate this situation, a forum for research on cognition at University of Gothenburg gather researchers across the university in informal seminars. The forum hosts presentations of both local researchers and invited speakers from outside the university.
The main target group is researchers, teachers, and PhD students at the University of Gothenburg. Also Master's and undergraduate students are welcome to attend.
Pierre Gander (pierre.gander@gu.se), Dept. of Applied IT (main organizer)
William Hedley Thompson (william.thompson@gu.se), Dept. of Applied IT
Christine Howes (christine.howes@gu.se), Dept. of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science
Jonas Linderoth (jonas.linderoth@ped.gu.se), Dept. of Education, Communication and Learning
Gaia Olivo (gaia.olivo@psy.gu.se), Dept. of Psychology
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Apr. 14, 15.00-16.30
Decoding the Mind’s Past: Neural Reinstatement and Eye Movement Dynamics in Episodic Memory
Mikael Johansson, Dept. of Psychology, Lund University
Location: Psykologen, Haraldsgatan 1
Abstract: Episodic memory allows us to mentally revisit specific, personally experienced events bound in time and space. This capacity relies on reinstating the cortical patterns present during the original experience. A central question is how event-specific details are integrated during an event and later reconstructed during episodic recall. In this talk, I will present recent research from our lab examining episodic memory as a dynamic process of integration and reinstatement. The first part focuses on decoding memory content using machine learning applied to high-temporal-resolution EEG data, enabling us to track the time-resolved re-emergence of event-specific neural patterns during remembering. The second part highlights the role of eye movements as a behavioral and functional scaffold for reconstructing spatiotemporal relations across encoding and retrieval, demonstrating how gaze behavior supports the reconstruction of event structure. Together, these complementary approaches elucidate the temporal dynamics and reconstructive nature of episodic memory, advancing our understanding of how the brain enables the subjective reliving of past experiences.
May 19, 15.00-16.30
The Swedish mind under the influence of quantifier scope ambiguity
Asad Sayeed, Dept. of Philosophy, Linguistics and Theory of Science
Location: Humanisten, Renströmsgatan 6
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Funded by the Adlerbert Research Foundation and Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse