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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · 15h

Very proud of the members of BALLAB who are presenting at conferences! @mattiagervasi at Embodied and Situated Language Processing (ESLP) on inner speech and action learning. @chiaradelivio.bsky.social at SWECOG25 on an interactive study on abstract and vague concepts.🙃 @ballabrome.bsky.social

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · 6d

Great presentation, excellent experimental work, outstanding supervisors, and a great committee! Thank you for inviting me. And yes, you should be proud! I believe that all people working on abstract concepts and semantic memory will benefit from this work. 👏

Kristof Strijkers @strijkers.bsky.social · 9d

Done! Daria successfully defended her PhD thesis!

And that in front of an incredible jury who are the absolute top on this topic: @annaborghi.bsky.social , @pennypexman.bsky.social , @gabriellavigliocco.bsky.social

So proud of her!

bravo of course also to Jo Ziegler and Núria Gala!

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · 20d

Wonderful talk by @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social at AISC, Italian Association of Cognitive Science, in Lucca, IMT, on "the worlds within words" - on the importance of considering diversity in language/culture, gender, age, and expertise in research on cognition. @ballabrome.bsky.social

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · 24d

Very proud of Angelo Mattia Gervasi's poster at AIP Sperimentale in Turin. The study shows that inner speech works as a silent coach, impacting action learning. With @claudiamazzuca and Claudio Brozzoli. @ballabrome.bsky.social
indico.sissa.it/event/159/se...

AIP Sperimentale 2025, 31° Congresso annuale

AIP Sperimentale 2025Benvenute e benvenuti nella pagina ufficiale del XXXI Congresso dell'Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - Sezione Sperimentale, che si terrà a Torino presso il Campus Luigi Einau...

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · 24d

Fantastic symposium on new methods and perspectives in semantic memory. Thanks to Eleonora Catricalà (IULM) for the invitation and to Eleonora, Luca Rinaldi (Pavia), and @mariamontefinese.bsky.social (Padua) for the great talks. @ballabrome.bsky.social indico.sissa.it/event/159/se...

AIP Sperimentale 2025, 31° Congresso annuale

AIP Sperimentale 2025Benvenute e benvenuti nella pagina ufficiale del XXXI Congresso dell'Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - Sezione Sperimentale, che si terrà a Torino presso il Campus Luigi Einau...

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · Sep 5

Which is the sound of thought? A lot of fun discussions at the ESCOP symposium on inner speech. I presented a talk together with @chiaradelivio.bsky.social, Angelo Mattia Gervasi, and @cfernyhough.bsky.social, on inner speech as both an inner (cognitive) and social tool. @ballabrome.bsky.social

ESCOP | Cognitive Psychology Conference

View the latest information on the ESCOP 2025 Conference is Sheffield

www.escop2025.com

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interested in the relationship between cognition, technology, nature, and wellbeing? Check our editorial and the special issue on Topoi. Thank you @chiarafini.bsky.social @van90.bsky.social @dimitrisbolis.bsky.social
@agliotiSM @takahikoikenuma.bsky.social

chiarafini.bsky.social @chiarafini.bsky.social · Aug 14

🙌Finally out our Editorial on Topoi! 💫
@annaborghi.bsky.social @van90.bsky.social @dimitrisbolis.bsky.social
@agliotiSM @takahikoikenuma.bsky.social

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Introduction: Technology, Nature, and Wellbeing in Contemporary Societies - Topoi

Topoi -

link.springer.com

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · Aug 12

A new paper on concepts and expertise - what do Italian chemists and laypeople think of water. Thanks to @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social @chiarafini.bsky.social @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social Marta Arcovito @ballabrome.bsky.social

Claudia Mazzuca (she/her) @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social · Aug 11

In five experiments—four of which replicate Barbara Malt’s 1994 study—we compared experienced chemists and laypeople’s conceptual representation of water. @annaborghi.bsky.social @chiarafini.bsky.social @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social & Marta Arcovito

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jul 4

La scienza è un cammino. Non è lineare, non è prevedibile, e riguarda tutti noi.

Non vi perdete per nessuna ragione #PecoreElettriche, il supplemento del il manifesto con storie di scienza curato da Andrea Capocci in edicola da oggi e per tutto il mese di luglio.

Quante storie da scrivere prima di diventare Scienza | il manifesto

(Editoriale) C’è la Scienza. E poi c’è la scienza, con la minuscola. La prima ci affascina perché rappresenta il limite ultimo della nostra conoscenza e, a volte, come ogni frontiera, mette paura. La ...

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Manos Tsakiris @mtsakiris.bsky.social · Jul 1

That’s the correct link :
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · Jun 6

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scnl-agliotilab.bsky.social @scnl-agliotilab.bsky.social · May 22

PhD Call 📢📢📢
Are you interested in a PhD in Cognitive and Social Neuroscience? Join us! We are booking for highly motivated and inspired future researchers! Waiting for you in Rome!

🗓️ Deadline 19th June

Useful links👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
phd.uniroma1.it/web/concorso...

phd.uniroma1.it/web/pagina.a...

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Mauro Biani @maurobiani.bsky.social · May 18

#Referendum #referendum2025 #lavoro #sfruttamento #rider
Vi porto a casa l’urna elettorale.
Oggi per @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 21

Very proud of the PhD defense of @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social. Her dissertation focuses on ecological concepts (e.g., pollution), with various tasks, in older and younger adults. This work shows how studies on abstract concepts can help improve pro-environmental behaviors. @ballabrome.bsky.social

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Arturo Hernandez @draehernandez.bsky.social · May 20

Perspectives on Psychological Science returns—reimagined. More voices. Broader reach. Rigor with respect.
Read the relaunch editorial.

#PsychScience #OpenScience #EditorInChief @psychscience.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/eprint/QWMMC...

A New Chapter for Perspectives on Psychological Science - Arturo E. Hernandez, 2025

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 19

Wonderful talk by Claudia Gianelli today at Sapienza. On open science, meta-science, collaborative research, and the challenges of replicability for embodied cognition. I learned a lot, thank you, Claudia! archivio.unime.it/it/persona/c...
@ballabrome.bsky.social

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 19

So much fun! ci siamo divertite un sacco! 😀

anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 14

Does reliance on the Internet lead to overestimating knowledge? How do younger and older adults conceive technological concepts? Do people tend to outsource knowledge more with technological concepts? With @chiarafini.bsky.social and @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social. @ballabrome.bsky.social

chiarafini.bsky.social @chiarafini.bsky.social · May 13

🦾🖥️⌨️🧑🧓
Just out our paper on technological concepts on our SI in Topoi.
link.springer.com

/article/10.1007/s11245-025-10206-3

Technological Concepts: Object and Tool of Knowledge Outsourcing at Different Ages - Topoi

Technological devices and the Internet have profoundly transformed people’s lives. Among their impacts, one of the most significant is knowledge outsourcing. This article explores this phenomenon from...

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 9

Preprint (authors' version without final revisions and revised figures), see here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 8

Very happy to share this Perspective w/@claudiamazzuca.bsky.social, @ideeverdi.bsky.social.
on abstract concepts and social interaction. We address vagueness and the relation of abstract concepts to knowledge outsourcing, crosscultural differences, and LLMs. @ballabrome.bsky.social
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The role of social interaction in the formation and use of abstract concepts

Nature Reviews Psychology - The capability to use abstract concepts such as ‘justice’ is a key part of human cognition. In this Perspective, Borghi et al. highlight distinct levels of...

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Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · May 5

Amiche e amici di Roma, questo venerdì sarò alla libreria Tomo a presentare Tecnopanico!

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 7

Interesting discussion at #cnr, May 7, on research as a collective practice. Occasion: presentation of Waves of trust: science, technology and society in honor of Rino Falcone, eds Sapienza, F. Contucci, F. Paglieri, @ideeverdi.bsky.social. www.dsu.cnr.it/event/rifles...
@ballabrome.bsky.social

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anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · May 6

Sure, I'd love to!

anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · Apr 15

So true!!!!!🙂

anna borghi @annaborghi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Link to the recorded presentation on sites.google.com/view/annabor..., here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1LxEp...

video2658817974.mp4

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