Talk Series: Neurocognition & Work

After an extended summer break, we are finally relaunching our colloquium talk series. What started as an adaption to the circumstances during the pandemic, has turned out to be an excellent opportunity to engage in scientific exchange with scientist from all over the world. Hence, the Department of Ergonomics will continue to host a talk series. Interested guests are welcome to join. The lectures take place online via Zoom or/and on site at IfADo in Dortmund.

Representing the variety of research topics investigated in our department, the invited talks will range from basic research on attention, working memory or perception to more applied topics related to cognitive neuro-ergonomics or human machine-interaction. Please see details on the upcoming talks and topics below. Talks will be approximately 45 minutes, followed by a discussion.

When: Tuesdays, 4 pm CET

If you want to attend the online talks, please sign-up for the mailing list to get the Zoom invites.

Updates will also be shared on Bluesky: Follow Dr. Laura Klatt (@lauraklatt.bsky.social) or the official IfADo account (@ifado_info) to be reminded of upcoming talks.

Upcoming Talks:

2025

Sep 23: Dr. Tomas Christophel (Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging), Title: tba

Sep 30: Dr. Timothy Ricker, Reward-Based Prioritization Functions through the Same Cognitive Mechanisms in Verbal and Visual Working Memory

Abstract: Prioritization in working memory is often conceptualized as a shift of attentional resources from low priority items to higher priority items. This has been demonstrated for reward-based prioritization in both verbal and visual memory items, but it is less clear whether this shift in resources functions through the same cognitive processes in both visual and verbal stimuli. We address this question using Drift Diffusion Modeling by examining drift rates and non-decision times across serial position and prioritization status in 6 data sets (3 verbal and 3 visual). Differing shifts in cognitive resources across visual and verbal materials should create distinct patterns of parameter estimates across serial positions and prioritization status. We find that the pattern of drift rates and non-decision times is consistent across familiar visual and verbal items, implying similar mnemonic and prioritization mechanisms. The pattern of parameter estimates differs in important ways when prioritizing unfamiliar visual stimuli, reflecting a different underlying strategy or cognitive mechanisms for remembering and prioritizing unfamiliar visual memory items.

Past Talks:

April 22: Dr. Russel Chan, University of Twente (hybrid), Title: Quantifying the individual in motor sequence learning: Using multimodal MoBI to enhance theoretical understanding of expertise

April 29: Dr. Erik Biljeveld, Radboud University (hybrid), Title: Distraction and fatigue during mental labor, Abstract

May 6: Dr. Julie Golomb, Ohio State University (online)

May 13: Dr. Romy Frömer, University of Birmingham (online)

Dr. Darinka Trübutschek, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, [Recording]

Prof. Dr. Niko Busch, University of Münster, [Recording]

Dr. Ivan Grahek, Brown University, [Recording]

Dr. Julia Kam, University of Calgary

Dr. Anne Keitel, University of Dundee, [Recording]

Prof. Dr. Anne-Marie Brouwer, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, [Recording]

Dr. Christoph Bledowski, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Johannes Rodrigues, Universität Würzburg

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