Assoc Prof @BilkentUniv - Cognitive Computational Neuroscience & Social Robotics. PhD @UCSanDiego. PI of @BUrgenlab. Tweets EN/TR
Bilkent, Ankara
Joined December 2013
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I'm happy to announce that our paper that introduces a naturalistic setup for real-world behavior/neuroscience studies is out +
A Naturalistic Setup for Presenting Real People and Live Actions in Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Studies
jove.com/t/65436
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3 Questions: What is the best path forward for AI in academia? news.mit.edu/2026/3-question…
Join us on October 15 at Bilkent University!
Register today: immersion.bilkent.edu.tr
Bilkent Neuroscience – Spring 2027 Graduate Applications Are Open!
Application Deadline: November 9, 2026
🔗 Apply here: mfbe.bilkent.edu.tr/
Explore our research and faculty: neuro.bilkent.edu.tr/
Join us on 15 October at Bilkent University! Register at immersion.bilkent.edu.tr
Our lab works hard during the academic year and harvests in summer 🤓
Predictive processing in visual perception of actions: The modulation of short-term priors by the long-term prior jov.arvojournals.org/article…
New tutorial paper from the lab with Umur Yıldız in @ApertureOHBM!
Naturalistic stimulus reconstruction from fMRI: A primer in the Natural Scenes Dataset
apertureneuro.org/article/16…
New opinion paper from the lab!
From Biological Motion to Real-World Interaction: Rethinking the Action Perception System osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/e8… via @OsfFramework
New paper out from the lab with @sabiha_tezcan!
A database of digital line drawıngs that depict expected and unexpected action-place relationships
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
All prospective students interested in applying to the Neuroscience Graduate Programs at Bilkent University are invited to our Virtual Open House on Saturday, May 16!
Please register using the link below:
gradopenhouse.bilkent.edu.tr…
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My master's thesis work is published in the @BrainStrucFunc ! 🥳
We've found that the movement direction of naturalistic actions is broadly represented in the brain using MVPA and RSA.🧠
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…
@BAUrgen @BUrgenlab
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ISBCS 2026 is honored to host four keynote speakers:
• Hüseyin Boyacı
• Peter Kok
• Aylin Küntay
• Lars Muckli
We look forward to an inspiring day of talks and discussions.
#ISBCS2026
🤖 Made with AI
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Welcome to the official account of ISBCS 2026 🎉
The 12th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science will take place on May 3 at TED University, Ankara.
#ISBCS2026 #cognitivescience
🤖 Made with AI
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Beynimiz robotları “canlı” mı sanıyor?
🤖 Yapay zekâ artık sadece bir makine mi, yoksa beynimiz ona insani özellikler mi yüklüyor?
🔎 Bilim, sosyal robotların nasıl“canlı”algılandığını ortaya çıkarıyor
indyturk.com/node/775078
Bilkent Neuroscience Department is accepting applications for MS & PhD programs for Fall 2026. The application deadline is June 1, 2026. Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to faculty members whose research aligns with their interests +
Join our exciting event, co-organized by Bilkent Neuroscience and Bilkent COMD on 16 April! For event details and registration, see the link below 👇
immersion.bilkent.edu.tr
Our lab is featured on a science documentary about brain and artificial intelligence! Thanks to Umur Yıldız and Tuğçe Pekçetin for preparing our Pepper robot for the show!
New preprint out!
Behind and Beyond the Screen: Neural Differences Between Live vs. Video-Based Action Perception Under Attentional Load biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
