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Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universitat de Girona π¦π¦§π¬π©π½βπ€βπ¨πΎπ£οΈπ€π»π§
New book alert! π Prof. HΓ©ctor MarΓn Manrique explores the evolutionary roots of conformity in "El cerebroβ¦ ΒΏtu peor enemigo?" (Editorial Adarve, 2025). Discover how the human brain can sometimes act against our own best interests.
#Neuroscience #Psychology #Behavior #HumanMind
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23.09.2025 07:51 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Poster announcing an online talk by Prof. Sotaro Kita of the University of Warwick taking place on Friday 26th September at 12:30pm (GMT+2). The title of the talk is Gesture, Language, and Thought. It is part of the online lecture series organised by ISGS Catalonia a hub of the International Society for Gesture Studies. The talk is hosted by the Prosody and Gesture Study Group at University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona and is also broadcasted online. Registration is possible by clicking on a link in the post.
We are pleased to announce the establishment of ISGS-Catalonia, a hub of the International Society of Gesture studies (ISGS) based in Catalonia. Our inaugural event will feature alecture by Prof. Sotaro Kita on September 26, 2025 at 12:30 pm (GMT+2).
23.09.2025 07:49 β π 8 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0π€ Inaugural lecture:
Gesture, Language and Thought β Prof. Sotaro Kita @sotarokita.bsky.social, University of Warwick
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September 26, 2025 | 12:30 pm (GMT+2)
π Universitat Pompeu Fabra & online (hybrid)
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Excited to share that ISGS-Catalonia is now officially established! ππ This new hub of the International Society of Gesture Studies (ISGS), coordinated by a steering group from 5 Catalan universities, aims to promote gesture research locally and internationally. π
(website coming soon!)
π¨ New paper in Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans! Dr. Llorente and Dr. Castelain, in collaboration with Dr. Guitton, propose viewing robots as βtechnological primatesβ, suggesting that primatology offers a unifying framework to study robot psychology and social interactions. ππ€
15.09.2025 10:34 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0β¨Exciting news!β¨ Weβve been awarded a GeneraciΓ³n de Conocimiento 2024 grant from @cienciagob.bsky.social π
Our project βGestures in ACTion (G-ACT)β will be led by Dr. Thomas Castelain (IP) with Dr. Miquel Llorente & Dr. Ingrid VilΓ -GimΓ©nez @ingridvilag.bsky.social
We canβt wait to get started! π
π Host Institution: Universitat de Girona (UdG), Spain
π Research Group: Comparative Minds β More info on EURAXESS euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...
ποΈ Internal deadline to express interest: 1 Jul 2025 - 16:00h
π Research areas: Comparative cognition, interdisciplinary studies of non-human minds, cognitive evolution, cognitive neuroscience, animal behavior, social cognition, oral multimodal communication, language development, human thinking.
06.06.2025 07:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our group is dedicated to exploring cognition, behavior, multimodal communication, and the evolutionary roots of the mind through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach.
06.06.2025 07:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π¨ Calling postdocs!
π£ The Comparative Minds Research Group is looking for researchers interested in applying for a Marie SkΕodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) 2025.
π© Get in touch if you're interested!
comparativeminds@udg.edu
www.udg.edu/ca/grupsrece...
Meet our interdisciplinary team! ππΌ
26.05.2025 19:55 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π Our main lines of research:
- Comparative Psychology and Animal Behavior π¦§
- Socio-cognitive Development and Communication π¬π©π½βπ€βπ¨πΎ
- Multimodal Language Development and Learning π£οΈπ€π»
- Cognitive Neuroscience π§
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