Emiko J Muraki
@emij.bsky.social
NSERC Postdoctoral Associate at @westernu.ca
🧠 Cognitive scientist | 🔤 language | 🤲 embodiment | 👁️ mental imagery
Fueled by coffee, curiosity, and two very good dogs 🐾
Likely overthinking something (on purpose)
🧠 Cognitive scientist | 🔤 language | 🤲 embodiment | 👁️ mental imagery
Fueled by coffee, curiosity, and two very good dogs 🐾
Likely overthinking something (on purpose)
I am excited to share that I’ll be joining Penn State as an Assistant Professor in August 2026 🎉
My lab will study how the mind simulates concept meaning, bridging perception, action, imagery, and language.
sites.psu.edu/cisclab/
I am recruiting grad students for Fall 2026. Connect if interested!
My lab will study how the mind simulates concept meaning, bridging perception, action, imagery, and language.
sites.psu.edu/cisclab/
I am recruiting grad students for Fall 2026. Connect if interested!
Concepts, Imagery, and Simulation in Cognition Lab | Exploring how the mind grounds and simulates concept meaning, bridging perception, action, imagery, and language.
sites.psu.edu
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I am excited to share that I’ll be joining Penn State as an Assistant Professor in August 2026 🎉
My lab will study how the mind simulates concept meaning, bridging perception, action, imagery, and language.
sites.psu.edu/cisclab/
I am recruiting grad students for Fall 2026. Connect if interested!
My lab will study how the mind simulates concept meaning, bridging perception, action, imagery, and language.
sites.psu.edu/cisclab/
I am recruiting grad students for Fall 2026. Connect if interested!
Excited to share that I’ve joined the @culhamari-lab.bsky.social Lab at Western University as a postdoctoral researcher ! I will be exploring 💭 mental imagery in 🫳🏼 visually-guided actions, especially in aphantasia. Can’t wait to dig in!
August 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Excited to share that I’ve joined the @culhamari-lab.bsky.social Lab at Western University as a postdoctoral researcher ! I will be exploring 💭 mental imagery in 🫳🏼 visually-guided actions, especially in aphantasia. Can’t wait to dig in!
I'm not great at taking notes, but this might be a new low for me 🙃
August 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm not great at taking notes, but this might be a new low for me 🙃
Reposted by Emiko J Muraki
Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities!
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
July 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities!
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
🧠 Just out with @pennypexman.bsky.social “Simulation in the ‘Blind’ Mind”.
We found that even without conscious imagery (aphantasia), people still simulate sensorimotor info when processing language. 💭🔤
We found that even without conscious imagery (aphantasia), people still simulate sensorimotor info when processing language. 💭🔤
July 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🧠 Just out with @pennypexman.bsky.social “Simulation in the ‘Blind’ Mind”.
We found that even without conscious imagery (aphantasia), people still simulate sensorimotor info when processing language. 💭🔤
We found that even without conscious imagery (aphantasia), people still simulate sensorimotor info when processing language. 💭🔤
As I wrap up my PhD journey, I want to profoundly thank my supervisor @pennypexman.bsky.social .
Her generous mentorship shaped my vision of what research can be and guided my next big steps – a postdoc and tenure track position (more on those soon!)
I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor. 🙏🧠💫
Her generous mentorship shaped my vision of what research can be and guided my next big steps – a postdoc and tenure track position (more on those soon!)
I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor. 🙏🧠💫
July 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As I wrap up my PhD journey, I want to profoundly thank my supervisor @pennypexman.bsky.social .
Her generous mentorship shaped my vision of what research can be and guided my next big steps – a postdoc and tenure track position (more on those soon!)
I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor. 🙏🧠💫
Her generous mentorship shaped my vision of what research can be and guided my next big steps – a postdoc and tenure track position (more on those soon!)
I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor. 🙏🧠💫
Reposted by Emiko J Muraki
Excited to announce a call for papers for a new virtual special issue in Cortex on Concept Knowledge.
Our opening editorial, plus further information and guidance for authors can be found here:
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Our opening editorial, plus further information and guidance for authors can be found here:
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Excited to announce a call for papers for a new virtual special issue in Cortex on Concept Knowledge.
Our opening editorial, plus further information and guidance for authors can be found here:
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Our opening editorial, plus further information and guidance for authors can be found here:
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
🚨📄 New paper!
Abstract words are hard to acquire: Does social relevance help?
We tested if social experience helps children learn words—analyzing >4,000 words by socialness, valence, and concreteness.
👬 More social words were learned earlier
💭 Socialness particularly helped abstract words, but…
Abstract words are hard to acquire: Does social relevance help?
We tested if social experience helps children learn words—analyzing >4,000 words by socialness, valence, and concreteness.
👬 More social words were learned earlier
💭 Socialness particularly helped abstract words, but…
June 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🚨📄 New paper!
Abstract words are hard to acquire: Does social relevance help?
We tested if social experience helps children learn words—analyzing >4,000 words by socialness, valence, and concreteness.
👬 More social words were learned earlier
💭 Socialness particularly helped abstract words, but…
Abstract words are hard to acquire: Does social relevance help?
We tested if social experience helps children learn words—analyzing >4,000 words by socialness, valence, and concreteness.
👬 More social words were learned earlier
💭 Socialness particularly helped abstract words, but…
Reposted by Emiko J Muraki
Join us on June 5th, 2025 for a virtual Teams panel from 12-1:30 PM EDT featuring professionals who have successfully navigated the transition from PhD studies to fulfilling careers in industry, academic administration, and government.
This is a FREE virtual event!
Register here: shorturl.at/5vWjR
This is a FREE virtual event!
Register here: shorturl.at/5vWjR
May 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Join us on June 5th, 2025 for a virtual Teams panel from 12-1:30 PM EDT featuring professionals who have successfully navigated the transition from PhD studies to fulfilling careers in industry, academic administration, and government.
This is a FREE virtual event!
Register here: shorturl.at/5vWjR
This is a FREE virtual event!
Register here: shorturl.at/5vWjR
🚨 New paper out in Human Brain Mapping! 🚨
with @pennypexman.bsky.social and @rjbinney.bsky.social
🧠 We show that the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) semantic hub supports abstract verb processing—with distinct activity patterns for:
• Emotional verbs
• Mental verbs
• Non-embodied verbs
with @pennypexman.bsky.social and @rjbinney.bsky.social
🧠 We show that the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) semantic hub supports abstract verb processing—with distinct activity patterns for:
• Emotional verbs
• Mental verbs
• Non-embodied verbs
April 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🚨 New paper out in Human Brain Mapping! 🚨
with @pennypexman.bsky.social and @rjbinney.bsky.social
🧠 We show that the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) semantic hub supports abstract verb processing—with distinct activity patterns for:
• Emotional verbs
• Mental verbs
• Non-embodied verbs
with @pennypexman.bsky.social and @rjbinney.bsky.social
🧠 We show that the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) semantic hub supports abstract verb processing—with distinct activity patterns for:
• Emotional verbs
• Mental verbs
• Non-embodied verbs
Reposted by Emiko J Muraki
🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨
We show that concrete (e.g., FLAG) and abstract (e.g., DEMOCRACY) concepts differ not just in the info they contain (e.g., sensorimotor, affective, social, linguistic) but in how these conceptual dimensions interrelate. 🔗 Link: rdcu.be/eb53b
March 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨
We show that concrete (e.g., FLAG) and abstract (e.g., DEMOCRACY) concepts differ not just in the info they contain (e.g., sensorimotor, affective, social, linguistic) but in how these conceptual dimensions interrelate. 🔗 Link: rdcu.be/eb53b