Session 3: Diverse Approaches in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Project iBrain, is back with another chapter of the iBrain Lecture Series: Diverse Approaches in Brain and Cognitive Sciences!
After the success of the first two sessions of the lecture series, we are looking forward to your presence and participation once again. This third session will look at various interdisciplinary fields of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, including robotic neurorehabilitation, emotion and affective control, language, brain and cognitive data inference.
In this event, we will have with us Prof. Shyamanta Hazarika from Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Prof. Ramesh K Mishra from Center for Neural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Dr. Tushar Singh, Dept of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, and Dr. Bidisha Som, Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. For more details on our distinguished speakers, click here.
We extend a warm invitation to all those interested, to participate in the upcoming lectures. As always, there is no disciplinary prerequisite to attend; anyone interested in the working of the human mind/brain is welcome to join us. Please click here to register now!
Previous Programmes:
iBrain Training Workshop: Methods in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Basic Statistics: Analysis and Interpretation in R
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iBrain, in collaboration with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati, welcomes you for the Second Workshop on Methods in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. This is an extensive two-day workshop on the Basic Statistics: Analysis and Interpretation in R.
Background
Welcome to the exciting world of interdisciplinary exploration in Cognitive Science!
The iBrain initiative, housed within the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Guwahati, is thrilled to present yet another captivating endeavor. As we embark on this intellectual journey, we have already traversed a diverse landscape of topics, including the fascinating applications of eye tracking, the cutting-edge field of cognitive neuro-engineering, the intricacies of auditory
cognition, the captivating world of social cognition, and the use of bio-physiological methods to unravel the mysteries of human cognition.
Today, we are prepared to dive headfirst into the realm of statistics and data analysis, a pivotal and indispensable aspect of every research expedition. So join us on this exciting journey, where the language of data speaks volumes, and every statistical analysis is a step closer to unraveling the mysteries of the mind.
About the workshop:
The upcoming workshop will be led by Dr. Suvashisa Rana, Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Psychology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Hyderabad. This extensive two-day workshop will focus on exploring various statistical tests, their underlying principles, how to select the right test for data analysis, interpretation of the analyzed data, error detection, correction procedures, and comparative analysis of the tests.
Pre-requisites:
It is essential that participants have their laptops preinstalled with the R software (a free open-source software) and SPSS (you can download the trial version for free) for this workshop. Registration is mandatory, and certificates will be provided for participation.
Session details:
Date: October 07 & 08, 2023 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 10 am onwards
Venue: Conference Hall, CET, Academic Block, IIT Guwahati
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Session 2: Diverse Approaches in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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iBrain, in collaboration with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati welcomes you for the Session 2 of the Lecture Series: Diverse Approaches in Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
There will be two lectures in this session.
The first lecture of this series will be delivered by Dr. K. M. Sharika on Social Cognition: A peek through a multimodal lens
Abstract:
According to the Social Brain Hypothesis, primate brains evolved in size to adapt to the increasing demands of navigating a complex social network. Recent evidence has corroborated this by demonstrating how social interaction(or its lack of ) can have measurable consequences on an organisms biological fitness. However, the physiological mechanism underlying are everyday decisions in a social context are not yet well understood. The talk will briefly give some background on social neuroscience, highlighting some of the speaker’s own work in non-human primates testing the role of a common painkiller(Paracetamol) in valence based social decision-making. It will end with talking about another aspect of the social cognition, a phenomenon known as “physiological synchrony” and show, using data from a naturalistic group decision task, how it could be a biomarker of effective, group decision outcomes.
The second lecture in this session will be delivered by Dr. Amitash Ojha, on Unravelling the mind : Bio-physiological methods in Understanding Human Cognition for Human-Robot interaction.
Abstract:
In the rapidly evolving landscape of human-robot interaction(HRI), a deep understanding of Human cognition is pivotal to design and develop robots that seamlessly integrate into our lives. This talk delves into the fascinating world of bio-physiological methods as powerful tool for unravelling the intricacies of human cognition and its application in enhancing the field of HRI. The talk begins with the exploration of the diverse range of bi-physiological methods, including neuro-imaging, (e.g.- EEG, fMRI), physiological measurements (e.g.- heartrate variability, skin conductance), eye-tracking, among others. This techniques offer an unprecedented window into the human mind, allowing us to decipher cognitive processes such as attention, emotion, memory, and decision-making with remarkable precision in conclusion, this talk underscores the indispensable role bio-physiological methods in deepening our understanding of human cognition and elevating the quality of Human-Robot interaction.
Session details:
Kindly note that these lectures will be on SEPARATE DATES.
Lecture 1:
Date: 20th September, 2023
Venue: Seminar Hall, Department of HSS, Academic Complex Core II, 1st floor, IIT Guwahati.
Time: 3:00 pm onwards
Lecture 2:
Date: 22nd September, 2023
Venue: Seminar Hall, CET, Academic Complex Core I, 1st floor, IIT Guwahati.
Time: 10 am onwards
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Session 1: Diverse Approaches in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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iBrain, in collaboration with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati invites you once again for their latest event: a lecture series to gain new insight into the domains of Cognitive Science.
Diverse Approaches in Brain and Cognitive Sciences is a lecture series that will explain the basic concepts to applications of cognitive sciences in fields of Neuroscience, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, and Data Science.
The lectures will focus on how the human brain works not just at the biological or individual level, but also in anthropological and the way we interact with our environment.
Join us to learn the nuances of trending research in cognitive sciences with introduction to EEG, and understanding how we can harness our knowledge of neurosciences and psychology for a better future of Artificial Intelligence.
The first lecture of the session will be delivered by Dr. Cota Navin Gupta on the topic: “Introduction to Cognitive Neuro-engineering and its Applications”
Abstract:
Cognitive neuroscience attempts to understand neural substrates of mental processes by studying the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition. Comprehensive understanding of healthy brain as well as neuropsychiatric disorders is now possible at multiple scales and dimensions with neuroimaging modalities like high spatial resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging, high temporal resolution Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). These provide reliable data for exploring brain structure and function by clinical psychiatrist. Identification of reliable biomarkers from these clinical big datasets, showing differences between healthy and diseased brains, may lead to more focused treatment options and better outcomes. Hence, new neuro-engineering methods and data acquisition strategies are necessary to provide insights about how human brain encodes information over temporal and spatial dimensions of neuroimaging data acquisition. Apart from introducing basics of cognitive paradigms, this talk will also discuss how to build a brain computer interface (BCI) system and apply machine learning algorithms. A brief discussion on the ongoing research work at Neural Engineering Lab, Dept of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Guwahati will also be presented.
The second lecture of the session will be delivered by Dr. Neeraj Sharma on the topic: “Beyond the decibels: Quest to understand auditory perception using reaction time clues”
Abstract:
This lecture will present the idea of venturing into the complexities of auditory cognition, and how the insights can facilitate human-AI interactions. In this theme, aiming to unravel the intricacies using reaction time clues, he will share the findings from our recent study in which we deciphered how interaural time–level difference (ITD–ILD) cue combinations guide our responses to sound. As the sound stimuli originate from various directions, it impacts the lateralization accuracy and reaction times. Our results highlight the usefulness of congruent cues, and the impact of opposing cues. The findings, obtained with an easily accessible methodology, corroborate the integrated processing of the binaural cues and promote the use of multiple congruent binaural cues in headphone reproduction.
Program details:
Date: 26th August, 2023
Time: 10 am onwards
Venue: Conference Hall, CET, Academic Block, IIT Guwahati.
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Workshop on Application of Eye-Tracking in Cognitive Science Research
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iBrain, in collaboration with IITG, welcomes you to their first event, Workshop on Eye-Tracking.
This workshop aims to explore the role of eye-tracking in research. This programme will help you gain insight into the quantitative methodologies, analysis of the eye-movement data, perception, attention, memory, and decision-making.
Join us in this immersive experience. It will equip researchers with valuable skills to advance their own investigations into the field of Cognitive Science, Linguistics, and Psychology.
The workshop will be conducted in Hybrid Mode. The number of available seats for offline mode is 50, while you can also attend the workshop online on Webex.
Program details:
Date: 5th August, 2023.
Time: 10 am onwards.
Venue: Conference Hall, CET, Academic Block, IIT Guwahati.
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