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Bite-sized summaries of research about how the mind works. Written by early-career cognitive scientists. 🧠✍️

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Feeling familiar with problem features might bias people's ability to judge when they are right and wrong on fraction problems. Read more in this new post by @charlesFitzs! cogbites.org/2023/08/28/how-…
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cogbites.org/2023/08/07/work… How effective are worked examples for math learning? ➕➖➗🟰 Find out in this week's post by @RebeccaAdler15, covering research by @c_barbieri_d @danacotto @Clerjuste_Sarah & Kamal Chawla.
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What are microtubules and why are they important in Alzheimer's disease? Find out in this week's guest post by @AgnesAdler3! cogbites.org/2023/07/10/why-…
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Depression is a major public health problem. Can a single dose of psilocybin help reduce symptoms of depression? Read more in a new post by @wordsbyfran! cogbites.org/2023/06/05/can-…
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Meet #ComSciCon23's Organizers! Nicolas Scrutton Alvarado @nic_scrutton, PhD candidate @NorthwesternU, studies the molecular underpinnings of neural development in the cerebellum 🧠
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When I say the word "dog," does it mean the same thing as when you say the word "dog"? What about "Obama"? Conceptual diversity seems to be greater for politicians than for animals. Read more in a new post by @BA_Schuetze! cogbites.org/2023/05/29/do-y…
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Seeing without perceiving? How is that possible? Find out in this week's guest post by Hisham Ahmed! cogbites.org/2023/05/01/unco…

Unconscious Vision: Seeing without Perceiving

Reference: Olkoniemi, H., Hurme, M., & Railo, H. (2023). Neurologically healthy humans’ ability to make saccades toward unseen targets. Neuroscience, 513, 111–125. Guest post by Hisham Ahmed Sh…

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For a limited time, the Cognitive Science Society will offer ✨grants of up to $5,000✨ for events, activities, or projects that increase #accessibility and #inclusion of under-represented communities in #CogSci Visit cognitivesciencesociety.org/… to learn more!
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This week we interview @nic_scrutton, graduate student at @NorthwesternU! Read about Nicolas's research on the 3D movement of genes across brain development and his multiple SciComm projects: @SpotlightThePod & @Mentally_Minded. cogbites.org/2023/03/06/cogb…

Cogbites Interview Series: Nicolas Scrutton Alvarado

Welcome back to our cogbites interview series, where we interview cognitive scientists by asking them a few questions about their interests in science and what keeps them engaged both in and out of…

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How does resource scarcity, disease threat, and social biases influence our categorization of people as "us" versus "them"? Find out more in this week's guest post by Matthew Espinosa (@Social_MaeDay) of @TCU_CSE. cogbites.org/2023/02/27/us-v…

Us vs. Them: Environmental Signals and Internal Biases Influence Group Inclusiveness

Guest post by Matthew Espinosa Lady Gaga’s “little monsters”, Star Trek’s “Trekkies”, and Kansas City Chiefs’ super-fans that are really excited that “we just won the Super Bowl!”. There are many d…

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What's the most important variable in determining musical liking? 🎵 Find out in this week's guest post by Caroline Ibarra! cogbites.org/2023/02/06/pred…

Predictability and Music: Why You Never Like a Song on First Listen

Reference: Madison, G., & Schiölde, G. (2017). Repeated listening increases the liking for music regardless of its complexity: Implications for the appreciation and aesthetics of music. Frontie…

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How does self-efficacy, preparation, and patience contribute to Geno Smith's success? 🏈 Read more in this week's guest post by David Gardy Ermann. cogbites.org/2023/01/30/geno…

Geno Smith and the psychological principles to being a successful NFL quarterback

Guest post by David Gardy Ermann The Seattle Seahawks’ 2022-23 season ended against the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs on January 14th, but their starting quarterback, Geno …

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We have a very special post this week! @riels_etal summarizes the work of Dutch neuroscientist C.U. Ariëns Kappers. Learn about his desperate attempt to use science to fight racism during World War II. cogbites.org/2023/01/23/usin…

Using research for civil disobedience: C.U. Ariëns Kappers

A disclaimer: This is a summary of one account of C.U. Ariëns Kappers and his role in the events of World War II (WWII) in the Netherlands. There are more critical accounts out there, valid for the…

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A recent study finds that improper protein formation triggers the accumulation of misfolded proteins and cellular stress in the brain cells of autism-like mice. Read more in this week's post by Samantha Dow! cogbites.org/2023/01/16/the-…

The importance of proper proteins in autism development

A recent study finds that improper protein formation triggers the accumulation of misfolded proteins and cellular stress in the brain cells of autism-like mice. Created with Canva.com Reference: Ta…

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In this week's post, @AlexaRuel provides 5 tips for becoming a better decision-maker informed by science! cogbites.org/2022/12/12/beco…

Become a Better Decision-Maker

As someone who studies decision-making, I know tons about the neural mechanisms behind several different strategies. But even after spending years studying how people make decisions, I still find m…

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ComSciCon is now on LinkedIn! Follow our page to stay updated on #ComSciCon23 👇linkedin.com/company/comscic…

ComSciCon | LinkedIn

ComSciCon | 1,226 followers on LinkedIn. ComSciCon is a science communication workshop series for graduate students. | ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on the communication of complex and...

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Can we communicate with the conscious world while we're asleep? 😴 Learn about research on interactive dreaming in this week's guest post by Hisham Ahmed. cogbites.org/2022/11/07/inte…

Interactive Dreaming

Reference: Konkoly, K., Appel, K., Chabani, E., Mangiaruga, A., Gott, J., & Mallett, R. et al. (2021). Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep. Current Biology, 3…

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Happy Halloween! 🎃 Get in the spirit by reading some of our spooky posts: 🕷️ Why are we afraid of spiders? (Anastasia Yandulskaya) cogbites.org/2020/10/26/why-… 🔪 Could stabbing yourself help you remember? (@alanjern) cogbites.org/2020/03/16/stat…
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What happens in the brain when we’re feeling sick? Find out in this week’s post by @nic_scrutton! cogbites.org/2022/10/24/feel…

Feeling Ill? Blame Your Brain

Reference: Ilanges, A., Shiao, R., Shaked, J., Luo, J.-D., Yu, X., & Friedman, J. M. (2022). Brainstem ADCYAP1+ neurons control multiple aspects of sickness behaviour. Nature, 609(792…

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This week we interview @AlexanderKnopps, graduate student at @NDSUPsychGrad. Read about Alex's research on student learning and creativity and the podcast he founded to demystify graduate school (@Podcast_SiT)! cogbites.org/2022/10/17/cogb…

Cogbites Interview Series: Alex Knopps

Welcome back to our cogbites interview series, where we interview cognitive scientists by asking them a few questions about their interests in science and what keeps them engaged both in and out of…

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