Prediction in Communication

We study how the human brain combines prior expectations with sensory information to make sense of speech and faces.

Prediction in Communication

We study how the human brain combines prior expectations with sensory information to make sense of speech and faces.

Prediction in Communication

We study how the human brain combines prior expectations with sensory information to make sense of speech and faces.

Prediction in Communication

We study how the human brain combines prior expectations with sensory information to make sense of speech and faces.

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Recent News

Welcome Hannah!

A very warm welcome to Hannah McDermott! We’re delighted to have you on board and look forward to working with you.

Oct 9, 2026

Many congratulations to Dr. Janika Becker on successfully defending her thesis!

All the best for your next steps - we will miss you!

Sep 30, 2026

Predictive Processing Network Symposium, Bochum, 6-8 October

We are delighted to confirm that our Predictive Processing Network Symposium will take place in Bochum from the 6th to the 8th of October. This event is funded by a DFG network grant: Research network for the Interdisciplinary Study of Predictive Processing in Memory and Perception (PPiMP) – jointly with Andrea Greve from Cambridge – We are looking forward to great talks and stimulating discussions! https://predcommlab.github.io/symposium-2026/

Jul 20, 2026

Conference Summer

Carina will be at the CCN in NYC this August: Come and find her to discuss “The Role of Prior Precision and Prior Probability in Voice Perception” Poster Session B, Tue Aug 4, 2:00-3:45 pm
Carina will also give a talk at the Voice ID
Henrik will give a talk on “Adaptive Information Sampling Under Uncertainty: A Multi-Level Investigation of Predictive Gaze Control” at the European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM 2026)
Helen was at the PUG in Heidelberg

Jul 10, 2026

Latest Publications

The precision hierarchy hypothesis: A unifying framework to explain opposing serial effects

Carina Ufer, Helen Blank

PsyArXiv2026Preprint

Hierarchical neural adaptation supports flexible speech perception across rates

Jérémy Giroud, Lucy Jane MacGregor, Máté Aller, Saskia Helbling, Helen Blank, Manuel Mercier, Agnès Trébuchon, Benjamin Morillon, Matthew H. Davis

PsyArXiv2026Preprint

The Influence of Prior Precision on the Inference of Hidden Causes

Carina Ufer, Fabian Schneider, Helen Blank

bioRxiv2026Preprint

Human vision sequentially prioritizes expected and unexpected information

Arjen Alink, Janika Becker, Helen Blank

bioRxiv2026Preprint

Pupil dilation reflects prediction errors in learning about others' personality traits

S. Zhang, Helen Blank, I. Terzidis, G. Rosenblau, C. W. Korn

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, nsag0602026

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