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<p>The next "Brains in Space" talk hosted by Sen Cheng, Sandhiya
Vijayabaskaran and Laurenz Wiskott from the Institute of Neural
Computation, Ruhr University Bochum, take place on Tuesday
December 03rd 2024 when we welcome <b>Prof. Ed Manley</b>,
University of Leeds.<br>
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<p><b>Title:</b> Geography and the mind<br>
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<p><b>Abstract:</b> Much of the analysis of human geography relates
to the relationship between people and the space around them.
Geography shapes individual perceptions and decisions, and in turn
informs in the emergence of social and spatial phenomena that
impact our everyday lives. Yet the analytical processes we use in
understanding human behaviour in geographic space are relatively
limited, compared to the wider literature around humans and
spatial cognition. This talk will outline some of the research
that explores the way in which geography shapes human behaviour.
This research builds on unprecedented datasets that link
characteristics of the built environment to human behaviour at
population scales. It also explains how geographic data and
predictive models are being adapted to better account for spatial
and behavioural features, to improve predictions of social systems
where human spatial behaviour is important.<br>
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<p><font size="4"><b>Future talks:</b></font><br>
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<p>10.12.24 - Behnam Ghazinouri, Ruhr University Bochum - "<b>The
cost of behavioral flexibility in spatial navigation - insights
from closed loop simulations</b>"</p>
<p>07.01.25 (tentative) - Klaus Grammann, TU Berlin - "<b>Mobile
Brain/Body Imaging in Actively Navigating Humans</b>"<br>
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<p>For Abstracts please visit our website at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.ini.rub.de/teaching/courses/colloquium_brains_in_space_an_interdisciplinary_research_colloquium_on_spatial_navigation_winter_term_2024/">https://www.ini.rub.de/teaching/courses/colloquium_brains_in_space_an_interdisciplinary_research_colloquium_on_spatial_navigation_winter_term_2024/</a><br>
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<p>This is a virtual event and takes place from 4 - 5.30 pm (CET)</p>
<p><b>Zoom link:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/67839364827?pwd=RfcIgK8OUfjkwWTNCf80ARXy118xe8.1">https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/67839364827?pwd=RfcIgK8OUfjkwWTNCf80ARXy118xe8.1</a>
[Meeting ID: 678 3936 4827; Passcode: 841644]</p>
This colloquium is open to the public. Please feel free to forward
this information to any of your colleagues who may be interested. <br>
Best,
<p>Vinita</p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Vinita Samarasinghe M.Sc., M.A.
Science Manager
Arbeitsgruppe Computational Neuroscience
Institut für Neuroinformatik
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, NB 3/73
Postfachnummer 110
Universitätstr. 150
D-44801 Bochum
Tel: +49 (0)234 32 27996
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:samarasinghe@ini.rub.de">samarasinghe@ini.rub.de</a></pre>
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