Dr Veena D Dwivedi
@vddwivedi.bsky.social
Neuroscience of language professor at Brock studying sentence processing, global citizen, human being
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We (I and @willenjoy.bsky.social) created a toolbox for simulations of EEG/MEG because we needed to simulate data. Our initial aim was to simulate connectivity. For this short clip, I simulated two sources with phase connectivity using our toolbox.
#brainmovie
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#brainmovie
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October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We (I and @willenjoy.bsky.social) created a toolbox for simulations of EEG/MEG because we needed to simulate data. Our initial aim was to simulate connectivity. For this short clip, I simulated two sources with phase connectivity using our toolbox.
#brainmovie
meegsim.readthedocs.io/en/stable/in...
#brainmovie
meegsim.readthedocs.io/en/stable/in...
Reposted by Dr Veena D Dwivedi
Trump’s General Assembly speech endorsed the very things the UN was created to oppose — my column
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Trump’s General Assembly speech endorsed the very things the UN was created to oppose
The U.S. President devoted much of his address to trumpeting the concepts of racial nationalism and ethnic expulsion
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump’s General Assembly speech endorsed the very things the UN was created to oppose — my column
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by Dr Veena D Dwivedi
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.com @ritamc.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.com @ritamc.bsky.social
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I'm honoured and delighted that Linguaphile was chosen as the winner of this year's W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize. Many thanks to the jury, who read through a big pile of books, and warm congrats to my fellow finalists, David Martin and Teresa Wong.
June 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm honoured and delighted that Linguaphile was chosen as the winner of this year's W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize. Many thanks to the jury, who read through a big pile of books, and warm congrats to my fellow finalists, David Martin and Teresa Wong.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PnO...
Check out this 1 min clip where I describe why it's impossible for AI to 'understand' language.
based on @theconversation.com article lnkd.in/gh97_cbW
#Neuroscience @brocku.ca
Check out this 1 min clip where I describe why it's impossible for AI to 'understand' language.
based on @theconversation.com article lnkd.in/gh97_cbW
#Neuroscience @brocku.ca
Veena Dwivedi discusses limits to AI’s ability to ‘understand’ like a human brain
YouTube video by Brock University
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June 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PnO...
Check out this 1 min clip where I describe why it's impossible for AI to 'understand' language.
based on @theconversation.com article lnkd.in/gh97_cbW
#Neuroscience @brocku.ca
Check out this 1 min clip where I describe why it's impossible for AI to 'understand' language.
based on @theconversation.com article lnkd.in/gh97_cbW
#Neuroscience @brocku.ca
Congratulations to @brocku.ca #neuroscience alum Ryan Hallam (BSc '18) on prestigious Alzheimer's Society post-doc grant. Congrats to NEUR supervisor, Dr Necakov, too :)
PhD researcher sheds light on molecular mechanics of Alzheimer’s
Ryan Hallam (BSc '18) had a lot in common with his current PhD supervisor, Aleksandar Necakov, during his days as an undergraduate Neuroscience student. Hallam and the Associate Professor of Biologica...
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June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Congratulations to @brocku.ca #neuroscience alum Ryan Hallam (BSc '18) on prestigious Alzheimer's Society post-doc grant. Congrats to NEUR supervisor, Dr Necakov, too :)
Check out my new article in The Conversation Canada, based on my research in #Neuroscience at @brocku.ca theconversation.com/a-neuroscien...
A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ language
Describing artificial intelligence as having neural networks and understanding language has implications for how we understand both AI and the human brain.
theconversation.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Check out my new article in The Conversation Canada, based on my research in #Neuroscience at @brocku.ca theconversation.com/a-neuroscien...
Excited for my colloquium, "The cognitive neuroscience of language and context" at University at Buffalo's Center for Cognitive Science this upcoming Wednesday April 16.
April 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Excited for my colloquium, "The cognitive neuroscience of language and context" at University at Buffalo's Center for Cognitive Science this upcoming Wednesday April 16.
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Does menopause affect brain health? Learn how by signing up for The Brain Health at Midlife and Menopause (BHAMM) Study, now recruiting participants: bit.ly/4hJyMcE #BrainAwarenessWeek @mnrajah.bsky.social @bheamlab.bsky.social @douglasresearch.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Does menopause affect brain health? Learn how by signing up for The Brain Health at Midlife and Menopause (BHAMM) Study, now recruiting participants: bit.ly/4hJyMcE #BrainAwarenessWeek @mnrajah.bsky.social @bheamlab.bsky.social @douglasresearch.bsky.social @torontomet.bsky.social
Happy #internationalwomensday! Here's (my daughter) Maya introducing a panel she organized at #McGill University on Decarbonization as part of Women in Renewable Energy. It was a delightful, hopeful evening.
March 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Happy #internationalwomensday! Here's (my daughter) Maya introducing a panel she organized at #McGill University on Decarbonization as part of Women in Renewable Energy. It was a delightful, hopeful evening.