Predicting, perceiving, behaving —The neural dynamics
 of auditory cognition

13 May 2024

Colloquium by Prof. Dr. Jonas Obleser, Department of Psychology and Center of Brain, Behavior, and Metabolism, University of Lübeck

Abstract:
My lab’s research on auditory cognition centres around the listening mind, its neurobiological dynamics, and its role in human communication. In our studies, we assume that listening and speech comprehension in the human brain (1) transcend by far the classic auditory and language brain regions and (2) align closely with domain-general psychological and neural organisational principles.

In this talk I will present recent behavioural and neuroimaging evidence that tests these principles and formulates question for the years to come: How can we better account for variability in listening behaviour between as well as within listeners? How do metacognitive abilities of monitoring one’s own auditory perception impact auditory cognition and communication? And, not least, how is human listening and communication blending in with the age of artificial intelligence?

More information can be found on the website https://auditorycognition.com/people/.

Date and time: 13 May 2024, 17:00 p.m., N43, Lecture Hall, UKE