Outreach: Talks

Efficient communication—not enabling complex thought—is the computational goal of the language system 

MPI for Psycholinguistics 40th Anniversary event “The Neurobiology of Language: Key Issues and Ways Forward”
April 2021

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The neural mechanisms of language processing and their relationship to executive function mechanisms

C-STAR Lecture Series
September 2020


The language system in the human mind and brain

Abralin ao Vivo, the talk series of the Brazilian Linguistics Association
May 2020


Composition is the core driver of the human language system

NeurIPS Workshop “Context and compositionality in biological & artificial neural systems”
December 2019


Language processing in autism spectrum disorders

SPECTRUM Webinar
April 2019


Specialization for language in the human brain

Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) symposium “How Language Evolves”
February 2015

The language system in the human brain: Parallels & Differences with LLMs

Virtual presentation at the MAIN conference
January 2023

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Applying large language models to help us better understand language and the human brain

MIT Generative AI Foundations
December 2023

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Language versus thought in human brains and machines

EPFL, Applied Machine Learning Days
October 2023

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