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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · 16d

Cognitive Neuroscience Hub Seminar (science-focused discussion):
- Thursday 23rd October, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
- Level 12 Tea Room, Redmond Barry Building, The University of Melbourne

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · 16d

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences Public Lecture:
The Body Inside Out: From Experience to Perception and Back
- Wednesday 22nd October, 6:00pm-7:30pm
- Arts West, Level 1, Forum Theatre, University of Melbourne

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · 16d

We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Beatrice de Gelder, expert in cognitive neuroscience, as this year’s Brotherton Fellow. Her research explores how body and face recognition, unconscious vision, and art connect to perception and emotion.

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The body inside out: From experience to perception and back

Join us for the annual Brotherton Lecture, presented by Professor Beatrice de Gelder, exploring the science of visual body perception.

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Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences @psychunimelb.bsky.social · Aug 27

What do the names of colours, kinship terms and legal jargon tell us about the human mind? In the latest episode of PsychTalks, Dr Frank Mollica explores language as a culturally shaped, far from universal cognitive tool.

Find it here go.unimelb.edu.au/7axe

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Aug 28

Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0B...

Cog Neuro Hub August Roundtable: Dr Sam Schwarzkopf

YouTube video by Cog Neuro Hub at The University of Melbourne

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Aug 28

Why does the Auckland Sky Tower seem to change size every time you look at it?

Today, at our August Roundtable event, we were delighted to host Dr Sam Schwarzkopf from the University of Auckland, who shared insights into the brain processes that shape how we perceive object size.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Aug 19

We’re excited to announce that OP-MEG is joining the Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit (MBCIU), with support from the 2025 MCRIP Growth Pool!

Read more about it here: psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/cognitive-ne...

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Aug 10

A big congratulations to Dr Sarah Tashjian, who has been awarded a 2025 Brain & Behaviour Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grant!

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Aug 5

Curious how kids become strategic thinkers? Join our study on metacognition and help us find out!

Learn more or register your interest here: shorturl.at/T4yWl

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 31

Claire shared insights from her research using single-dose drug studies to uncover the role of noradrenaline in learning and decision-making, particularly in the context of Parkinson’s disease.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 31

What does a common ADHD drug tell us about how we make decisions, and how that process changes in Parkinson’s disease?

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Claire O'Callaghan (University of Sydney) for our July Roundtable.

Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv3R...

Cog Neuro Hub July Roundtable: Dr Claire O'Callaghan

YouTube video by Cog Neuro Hub at The University of Melbourne

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 24

A new preprint by Linzhi Tao, Marta Garrido and colleagues, in collaboration with the Melbourne Brain Centre Imaging Unit (MBCIU), used advanced brain connectivity analysis to show that visual prediction precision travels along two distinct pathways.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 24

Your brain predicts what you see using not one, but two neural pathways.

Read here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Effective connectivity reveals dual-route mechanism of visual prediction precision via insula and pulvinar

The brain’s ability to weight predictions by their precision is a central mechanism in predictive processing, enabling optimal integration of prior expectations with incoming sensory input. Despite it...

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 22

New research published by Olivia Carter, Marta Garrido and colleagues, shows that recognising dynamic facial expressions (like a moving smile) relies on a third visual pathway, separate from the classic "what" and "where" systems.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 22

How does your brain read a smile in motion vs a photo? Turns out it uses different pathways.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Double dissociation of dynamic and static face perception provides causal evidence for a third visual pathway - Nature Communications

The study shows a double dissociation between static and dynamic face perception in 108 patients with focal lesions, providing direct causal evidence for a third visual pathway via the posterior super...

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 2

The afternoon included talks from Professor Marta Garrido, Dr Chin-Hsuan Lin, Holly Schofield (Cerca Magnetics Limited) and Dr Tim Tierney (UCL).

Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnJG...

Cog Neuro Hub OPMEG Workshop

YouTube video by Cog Neuro Hub at The University of Melbourne

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jul 2

Australia now has its first full-head OPMEG system, and we just held our first workshop to celebrate.

Yesterday we welcomed a room full of researchers, students, and clinicians to the University of Melbourne to explore what’s possible with this new wearable brain imaging technology.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jun 24

Led by A/Prof Natalia Egorova-Brumley, the team is combining brain imaging and experimental pain testing to rethink how we treat pain, especially when it becomes chronic.

Read the feature article here: psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-eve...

The Pain and Cognition Neuroimaging Lab: Unraveling the brain’s role in pain

psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jun 24

What if pain is less about your body and more about your brain?

The Pain and Cognition Neuroimaging Lab, part of our Cognitive Neuroscience Hub, are exploring how things like memory, attention and context can dial pain up or down, sometimes even turning it off completely.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jun 17

These insights could help healthcare providers better recognise and respond to pain, especially when patients struggle to describe it themselves.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Jun 17

Can speech reveal hidden signs of pain?

A new study published by A/Prof Natalia Egorova-Brumley and colleagues investigates how subtle features in our spoken language, like pitch, rhythm, and vocal strain, can signal the presence and intensity of pain.

Read here: journals.lww.com/painrpts/ful...

What can speech tell us about pain? : PAIN Reports

her complex speech relieves pain is not known. Understanding speech when pain is being experienced and whether certain speech features are associated with general pain sensitivity holds promise for id...

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · May 12

Dan researches how gambling technologies (like slot machines) are designed to encourage addictive behavior, focusing on deceptive features like “losses disguised as wins.” His work blends cognitive neuroscience with public policy to support evidence-based gambling regulation. 💰

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · May 12

See our May spotlight- Dr Dan Myles @dan-myles.bsky.social, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within our hub!

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Apr 24

Catch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Mk...

Cog Neuro Hub April Roundtable: Professor Gavan McNally

YouTube video by Cog Neuro Hub @ MSPSunimelb

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Cognitive Neuroscience Hub @cogneurohubmsps.bsky.social · Apr 24

We had our first Cog Neuro Hub Roundtable Event for 2025, and what a great way to start the series off!

Professor Gavan McNally from UNSW joined us to present a fascinating talk titled “How risk and aversion shape our actions and choices.”

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