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Using Language Models to Explore Semantic Representation in the Brain

Emin Çelik Postdoctoral Researcher Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Date/Time: Tuesday, 09 October 2025, 15:30 pm Place: SC106 National Magnetic Resonance Research Center Seminar Room   Abstract: Can language models help us make sense of how our brains process language when we read or listen? In this talk, I will tell you about how […]

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The Evolution of MR Hardware: How Far Have We Come?

Prof. Dr. Mark Ladd Head of Division and Coordinator of the Research Topic Imaging and Radiooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)   Date/Time: Tuesday, 27 June 2025, 13:30 pm Place: SC106 National Magnetic Resonance Research Center Seminar Room “The Evolution of MR Hardware: How Far Have We Come?”   Bio: Mark Ladd is currently Professor […]

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Modeling Brain Processes to Understand Economic Behavior

Prof. Isabelle Brocas University of Southern California   Date/Time: Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 14:00 pm Place: SC106 Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center Seminar Room This talk explores a neuroeconomic framework for modeling behavior by attributing goals to interacting brain systems. We challenge the classical assumption of fully rational agents and instead propose a biologically grounded […]

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Modeling Humans: Adaptive Control, Neural Networks, and Cyber-Physical Human Systems

Associate Professor Yıldıray Yıldız Bilkent University   Date/Time: Thursday, 15 May 2025, 16:30 Place: SC106 Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center Seminar Room Understanding and modeling human behavior is key to building smarter, safer, and more intuitive Cyber-Physical Human Systems. In this talk, I will present adaptive control strategies for modeling human pilots and drivers, with […]

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UMRAM/NSC-ASBAM Spring 2025 Seminars: “Cognitive Brain Imaging in the Age of AI”

Dr. Bertrand Thirion  University of Paris Saclay   Date/Time: Thursday, 10 April 2025, 16:30 Place: SC106 Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center Seminar Room TBrain imaging helps us to understand how the brain works, as well as psychiatric and neurological pathologies. The development of non-invasive imaging, notably MRI, and the creation of large databases over the […]

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