Carola Salvi
@carolasalvi.bsky.social
Cognitive Neuroscientist, Professor @John Cabot University of Rome. Creative cognition. Insight and Aha! Moments.
The talk is now online and is dedicated to creativity, and what happens in the brain when an insight suddenly emerges in our mind. My heartfelt thanks to the TEDxVicenza team for making this event truly memorable.
#TEDxVicenza #insight #creativity #neuroscience youtube.com/watch?v=LDtV...
#TEDxVicenza #insight #creativity #neuroscience youtube.com/watch?v=LDtV...
La scintilla invisibile: come nasce un'idea creativa | Carola Salvi | TEDxVicenza
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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December 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The talk is now online and is dedicated to creativity, and what happens in the brain when an insight suddenly emerges in our mind. My heartfelt thanks to the TEDxVicenza team for making this event truly memorable.
#TEDxVicenza #insight #creativity #neuroscience youtube.com/watch?v=LDtV...
#TEDxVicenza #insight #creativity #neuroscience youtube.com/watch?v=LDtV...
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@think.kera.org podcast listed our March interview "Eureka! How your brain figures it out" as one of their Best of 2025. think.kera.org/2025/12/22/b...
Best of Think 2025 - Think
From December 22nd to January 2nd, we’ll be revisiting some of our most listened to Think conversations of 2025. If you missed ’em the first time, this is a great way to catch up!
think.kera.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
@think.kera.org podcast listed our March interview "Eureka! How your brain figures it out" as one of their Best of 2025. think.kera.org/2025/12/22/b...
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Our take on the new movie, contextualized by our neuroaesthetics research. @pcfn.bsky.social. New Frankenstein, Old Biases | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
New Frankenstein, Old Biases
Most people are biased to negatively judge people with facial anomalies. How does popular cinema reinforce this psychological effect?
www.psychologytoday.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our take on the new movie, contextualized by our neuroaesthetics research. @pcfn.bsky.social. New Frankenstein, Old Biases | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
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It's almost time to apply or nominate someone for the 2026 SfNC Awards!
Each year, the Sarah A. Burgess Award, the Young Investigator Award, and the Dissertation Award are presented to outstanding members of our community.
Applications open on 12/15/25. Learn more here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
Each year, the Sarah A. Burgess Award, the Young Investigator Award, and the Dissertation Award are presented to outstanding members of our community.
Applications open on 12/15/25. Learn more here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
SfNC Awards — The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity
www.tsfnc.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's almost time to apply or nominate someone for the 2026 SfNC Awards!
Each year, the Sarah A. Burgess Award, the Young Investigator Award, and the Dissertation Award are presented to outstanding members of our community.
Applications open on 12/15/25. Learn more here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
Each year, the Sarah A. Burgess Award, the Young Investigator Award, and the Dissertation Award are presented to outstanding members of our community.
Applications open on 12/15/25. Learn more here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
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New research by @steverathje.bsky.social et al
Epistemic Fragility in Large Language Models: Prompt Framing Systematically Modulates Misinformation Correction
WGemini 2.5 Pro had 74% lower odds of strong correction than Claude Sonnet 4.5, highlighting epistemic fragility
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.22746
Epistemic Fragility in Large Language Models: Prompt Framing Systematically Modulates Misinformation Correction
WGemini 2.5 Pro had 74% lower odds of strong correction than Claude Sonnet 4.5, highlighting epistemic fragility
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.22746
arxiv.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New research by @steverathje.bsky.social et al
Epistemic Fragility in Large Language Models: Prompt Framing Systematically Modulates Misinformation Correction
WGemini 2.5 Pro had 74% lower odds of strong correction than Claude Sonnet 4.5, highlighting epistemic fragility
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.22746
Epistemic Fragility in Large Language Models: Prompt Framing Systematically Modulates Misinformation Correction
WGemini 2.5 Pro had 74% lower odds of strong correction than Claude Sonnet 4.5, highlighting epistemic fragility
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.22746
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PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!
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We’re saddened by the loss of two giants in our field: Bob Bilder and Jonny Smallwood. Their work reshaped how we understand creativity, imagination, and the wandering mind. Their impact on science and on the people they mentored will continue to guide us. Our thoughts are with their loved ones. 💙
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We’re saddened by the loss of two giants in our field: Bob Bilder and Jonny Smallwood. Their work reshaped how we understand creativity, imagination, and the wandering mind. Their impact on science and on the people they mentored will continue to guide us. Our thoughts are with their loved ones. 💙
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Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected
In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.
go.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
go.nature.com/47zrzYZ
“Exploring Meta-Reasoning Propositional Confidence in Conspiratorial Beliefs and Socio-Cognitive Polarization.”
2 studies show that misplaced certainty predicts stronger conspiracy beliefs + SCP amplifies these effects. #Metacognition #ConspiracyBeliefs #OpenMind direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
2 studies show that misplaced certainty predicts stronger conspiracy beliefs + SCP amplifies these effects. #Metacognition #ConspiracyBeliefs #OpenMind direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
Exploring Meta-Reasoning Propositional Confidence in Conspiratorial Beliefs and Socio-Cognitive Polarization
Abstract. Conspiracy theories have pervaded human thought across time and cultures, often emerging during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, where they influenced public behaviors and attitudes, no...
direct.mit.edu
September 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
“Exploring Meta-Reasoning Propositional Confidence in Conspiratorial Beliefs and Socio-Cognitive Polarization.”
2 studies show that misplaced certainty predicts stronger conspiracy beliefs + SCP amplifies these effects. #Metacognition #ConspiracyBeliefs #OpenMind direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
2 studies show that misplaced certainty predicts stronger conspiracy beliefs + SCP amplifies these effects. #Metacognition #ConspiracyBeliefs #OpenMind direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
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I have a new paper on "The Psychology of Virality" with @steverathje.bsky.social
We explain how similar psychological processes (eg preferential attention to negativity, social motives, etc.) drive the spread of information across online and offline contexts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explain how similar psychological processes (eg preferential attention to negativity, social motives, etc.) drive the spread of information across online and offline contexts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I have a new paper on "The Psychology of Virality" with @steverathje.bsky.social
We explain how similar psychological processes (eg preferential attention to negativity, social motives, etc.) drive the spread of information across online and offline contexts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We explain how similar psychological processes (eg preferential attention to negativity, social motives, etc.) drive the spread of information across online and offline contexts: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The unfathomable richness of seeing: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
The unfathomable richness of seeing
Many hold that visual experience is sparse and its richness illusory, relying on high-level
summaries rather than detailed content. However, we argue here that seeing is more
than this – it is unfatho...
www.cell.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The unfathomable richness of seeing: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Thank you to the organizing committee of @tsfnc.bsky.social for all their hard work setting up this great conference. So proud of my student’s poster presentation!
May 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thank you to the organizing committee of @tsfnc.bsky.social for all their hard work setting up this great conference. So proud of my student’s poster presentation!
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Next week: see firsthand what happens when our organizing committee is given a wine and cheese budget. Hint: you do NOT want to miss Poster Session 2.
May 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Next week: see firsthand what happens when our organizing committee is given a wine and cheese budget. Hint: you do NOT want to miss Poster Session 2.
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SfNC 2025 is NEXT WEEK in Paris! 🧠
Check our FAQ for full schedule, maps, poster printing info & more: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-faq.
Register by Thursday 5/15 to join our biggest and best meeting yet (and 10th anniversary péniche party)!
Check our FAQ for full schedule, maps, poster printing info & more: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-faq.
Register by Thursday 5/15 to join our biggest and best meeting yet (and 10th anniversary péniche party)!
May 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
SfNC 2025 is NEXT WEEK in Paris! 🧠
Check our FAQ for full schedule, maps, poster printing info & more: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-faq.
Register by Thursday 5/15 to join our biggest and best meeting yet (and 10th anniversary péniche party)!
Check our FAQ for full schedule, maps, poster printing info & more: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2025-faq.
Register by Thursday 5/15 to join our biggest and best meeting yet (and 10th anniversary péniche party)!
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Clear summary of just what got cancelled in the recent misinformation grant terminations - lots of valuable research on how to improve the information environment and ensure that people have easy access to accurate information
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...
Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Clear summary of just what got cancelled in the recent misinformation grant terminations - lots of valuable research on how to improve the information environment and ensure that people have easy access to accurate information
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...