Dr. Anna Ivanova

Biography

Anna Ivanova is an Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the School of Psychology. Her research interests lie at the intersection of language cognition, world knowledge, inner speech, neuroimaging, and large language models. Ivanova employs a three-pronged approach to her research: firstly, she investigates the neural circuits responsible for language processing and their interactions with broader neural systems. Secondly, she explores whether large language models can accurately mimic human cognition and how neuroscience tools can interpret their behavior. Finally, she studies the variability of inner thoughts among individuals and how inner speech can facilitate thinking and performance on external tasks. Ivanova completed her PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, and her postdoctoral training was at the MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab. She has published multiple papers in renowned journals, contributing significantly to the fields of cognitive neuroscience and computational modeling.

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