Connectionists: Brains in Space - Ed Manley - 03.12.24

[Vinita Samarasinghe]

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 *Prof. Ed Manley*, University of Leeds.

*Title:* Geography and the mind

*Abstract:* 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.

*Future talks:*

10.12.24 - Behnam Ghazinouri, Ruhr University Bochum - "*The cost of 
behavioral flexibility in spatial navigation - insights from closed loop 
simulations*"

07.01.25 (tentative) - Klaus Grammann, TU Berlin - "*Mobile Brain/Body 
Imaging in Actively Navigating Humans*"

For Abstracts please visit our website at 
https://www.ini.rub.de/teaching/courses/colloquium_brains_in_space_an_interdisciplinary_research_colloquium_on_spatial_navigation_winter_term_2024/

This is a virtual event and takes place from 4 - 5.30 pm (CET)

*Zoom link:* 
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/67839364827?pwd=RfcIgK8OUfjkwWTNCf80ARXy118xe8.1 
[Meeting ID: 678 3936 4827; Passcode: 841644]

This colloquium is open to the public. Please feel free to forward this 
information to any of your colleagues who may be interested.
Best,

Vinita

-- 
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:samarasinghe at ini.rub.de
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