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Graphic with a dark teal background featuring the title “Broadening Participation in Cognitive Science” in large white text. Below it, in bright lime green text, the tagline reads: “Supporting diverse voices to build a more inclusive and representative field.” Decorative lime green horizontal lines appear on the left, and curved, parallel lime green lines frame the right side of the image.

Cognitive Science is stronger when more voices are included.
The Broadening Participation initiative funds projects that engage underrepresented communities, bridge disciplines, and create lasting outreach impact.

Deadline: April 15 🗓️
Learn more & apply: cognitivesciencesociety.org/broadening-p...

🗣️ European Emergency Number Day 🚨 11.2.
Time is Brain
www.schlaganfall-hilfe.de/de/aktuelles...

Submit your symposium to PuG by 28th February 2026:
pug2026.org/submission/

And posters by 31st or March!

New preregistered study: A week of cognitive training can reduce automatic avoidance tendencies—showing that Pavlovian biases aren’t fixed, but flexible and trainable: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2027-02467-001.html #CognitiveTraining #DecisionMaking #ComputationalPsychi

On the fifth day of Christmas, I give to you, four starter packs with over 400 occupational therapists.
In order to have a community of OTs on Bluesky we need to follow each other.
Check out the starter packs and start following.
go.bsky.app/Vi6XVVs

Salvato et al. report that proprioceptive deficits predict both disturbed sensation of ownership and anosognosia for hemiplegia following right-hemisphere stroke. Lesion mapping reveals damage to parietal regions and interhemispheric disconnections 👉 buff.ly/cEGwaft

Neuropsychology Awareness Day! Save the Date: October 6th, 2025, National Academy of Neuropsychology, INC.

Hold your horses! What is this? Neuropsychology Awareness Day? Yes!
The National Academy of Neuropsychology organised it for Oct 6th!

If you work in health care, or have a neuropsychologist working in your company, reach out to them!

See thread 🧵 below 👇 to learn more about Neuropsychology! 🧠

If you're interested in memory, engrams, hippocampal systems, this is a must read:

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

(A) The canonical flow of information is outlined in gray, from the entorhinal cortex to DG granule cells (GCs), CA3, and then CA1 principal cells (PCs). PCs in noncanonical regions, which receive direct input from the hypothalamic supramammillary nucleus (SuM), are shown in green. (B) Large-amplitude events recorded from LFP in the DG hilus, known as dentate spikes, are associated with profound increases in brain-wide firing.

The hippocampus is one of the most studied brain areas because of its major role in fundamental brain functions including learning, memory, and spatial navigation.

In a new #ScienceReview, researchers focus on the role of overlooked areas and circuits within the hippocampus. https://scim.ag/3VKRbMM

Colors leave unique ‘maps’ in our brains, so consistent across people that Michael Bannert and Andreas Bartels (both MPI for Biological Cybernetics) could predict which color someone saw...just from fMRI data. 🌈🧠 Their findings point to deep evolutionary roots in how we perceive color.

Illustrations of people stretching against a yellow background. Text reads 'Take a moment to stretch. Take a moment to breathe. Take a moment to tune inward.'

It’s #SelfCare day!

Taking care of our health and well-being isn’t a luxury; it’s essential.

Here are some steps towards a healthier lifestyle:

🔵Regular physical activity
🔵Eating a healthier diet
🔵Looking after our mental health
🔵Limiting alcohol intake
🔵Ceasing tobacco use

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