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Jonas has become a member of the Bernstein Network
As of today, I am honoured to have become a member of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience. The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience brings together over 200 research groups and 450 individual scientists worldwide, facilitating collaboration between experimental neuroscience, theoretical modeling, and computer simulation. Established in 2004 through funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education… [READ MORE]
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New paper in the European Journal of Neuroscience: Neural Effects of Distractor Predictability Depend on Load
Out now in EJN: Troby Lui, Jonas Obleser, & Malte Wöstmann show that the listening brain extracts subtle statistical regularities from a sequence of irrelevant speech items. Prediction of distractors is not fully automatic but depends on the availability of perceptual and cognitive resources. We believe that these findings help understand potential benefits of predictable… [READ MORE]
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The Obleser lab branches out
Our lab has continued to diversify considerably and to mature academically over the last years. With Sarah Tune and Malte Wöstmann, we have now two senior scientists who lead teams within our group, which I am very proud of. Sarah Tune leads the Cognitive Modelling team and Malte Wöstmann has been leading the Dynamics of Attention… [READ MORE]