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Javier Ortiz-Tudela @ortiztudela.bsky.social · 3d

Very happy to finally see this out! A while ago I had the wonderful opportunity to meet an awesome group of scientists from very diverse fields, interested in exchanging thoughts, experiences and ideas. In this book, we collect some of these exchanges as a celebration the richness of science.

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 13d

A memory can be represented at different levels of granularity, from highly specific to generalized.

Different representational formats of a memory can be used at different times or in different contexts, and draw on different neural representations.

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 19d

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Juan Linde-Domingo @lindedomingo.bsky.social · 27d

Looking forward to #ICON2025!

Apart from posters (updates coming), we’ll be at the “Sudden Learning Across Systems” symposium talking about factors behind solving visual disambiguation 👀, memory traces of one-shot perceptual learning and more.

Excited to share and get inspired by your work! 🚀

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · 26d

What do we remember from highly ambiguous episodes? Here’s our take after many hours of reading and discussing. Congratulations @jvoeller.bsky.social on the first paper of your PhD!

Johannah Völler @jvoeller.bsky.social · 26d

👩‍💻 New preprint out (FIRST one of my PhD journey) with the incredible @lindedomingo.bsky.social @ortiztudela.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social

"From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective" 🧠

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Juan Linde-Domingo @lindedomingo.bsky.social · 26d

New preprint! 🚨We discuss the long-term memory consequences of fast visual perceptual learning: "From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective"

It's so great to work with @jvoeller.bsky.social and the team! Congrats for your first author manuscript, Johannah!

Johannah Völler @jvoeller.bsky.social · 26d

👩‍💻 New preprint out (FIRST one of my PhD journey) with the incredible @lindedomingo.bsky.social @ortiztudela.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social

"From sudden perceptual learning to enduring engrams: A representational perspective" 🧠

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Steven Scholte @neurosteven.bsky.social · Sep 8

🧠 New preprint: Why do deep neural networks predict brain responses so well?
We find a striking dissociation: it’s not shared object recognition. Alignment is driven by sensitivity to texture-like local statistics.
📊 Study: n=57, 624k trials, 5 models doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Pablo Marcos-Manchón @jazzmaniatico.bsky.social · Jul 25

🧠🚨 How does the brain represent what we see? Is visual input transformed to form these representations in similar ways across people and even AI models like DNNs?

We explore these questions using fMRI and large-scale representational alignment analyses.

🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2507.13941

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Convergent transformations of visual representation in brains and models

A fundamental question in cognitive neuroscience is what shapes visual perception: the external world's structure or the brain's internal architecture. Although some perceptual variability can be trac...

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 24

Really proud of @ivanpadezhki.bsky.social, who led this project during his time as an RA in the lab, before starting his PhD. And huge thanks to the EEG master, @lindedomingo.bsky.social, for guiding us through this journey. Grateful to work with both of you! 🙌

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 24

🧠New preprint!
We show that different priorities shape the neural coding of planned actions in working memory. Using EEG+RSA, we find that expected interference leads to anticipatory changes in representational geometry, beyond simple maintenance.

📄 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
🗂️ Data/code: osf.io/5fg7a

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨 We’re hiring a postdoc!
Join the FLARE project @cimcyc.bsky.social to study sudden perceptual learning using fMRI, RSA, and DNNs.
🧠 2 years, fully funded, flexible start
More info 👉 gonzalezgarcia.github.io/postdoc/

DMs or emails welcome! Please share!

Postdoc Position – FLARE Project

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Senne Braem @sebraem.bsky.social · Jul 17

We moved our symposium to a bigger room so we have a few more extra seats available now! Join us September 10th for our symosium on "Flexible Definitions of Cognitive Flexibility"
shengjiexu.ugent.be/CoCoFlex_Sem.... Poster or talk submission deadline is in two weeks: July 31st!

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 16

Together with the great @lindedomingo.bsky.social @ortiztudela.bsky.social @palencianoap.bsky.social @luisciria.bsky.social @maravermj.bsky.social @rodikasokoliuk.bsky.social and Chiara Avancini

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jul 16

🧠💻 We (a bunch of colleagues at @cimcyc.bsky.social) just released a programming guide for psych & cog neuro students. Instead of a tutorial, this is a starting point: a collection of reflections, examples, and recommendations.

👉 Still growing, but ready to explore: wobc.github.io/programming_book/

Programming in psychological science

A practical introduction

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El Mundo Today @elmundotoday.com · Jul 14

“Puede no gustar, pero pido a todos estos racistas que o bien se queden en sus casas o bien que opositen y pidan ser transferidos a Melilla”, ha dicho el ministro con firmeza.

Lee el artículo completo en nuestra web: www.elmundotoday.com/2025/07/marl...

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Psychonomic Society @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social · Jul 7

Congratulations to Teresa Bajo, University of Granada, Spain, recipient of the 2025 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award. The award honors exceptional scientists who have demonstrated sustained leadership and service to the field and to the Society. bit.ly/401ldi0

Blue background with PS branding and photo of Teresa Bajo as a recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Leadership Award.

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Communications Psychology @commspsychol.nature.com · Jul 4

The study suggests a few metacognitive states correlate with rational behavioural adjustments; this might help steering behaviour towards optimality.
@lucvermeylen.bsky.social @sebraem.bsky.social @kobedesender.bsky.social @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social @mruz.bsky.social
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The temporal dynamics of metacognitive experiences track rational adaptations in task performance - Communications Psychology

Using computational modeling and EEG, the study suggests several metacognitive states correlate with rational adjustments in behavior; this might benefit steering behavior towards optimality

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megan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · Jun 26

this is wild and amazing! selective modulation of neurons in the ventral visual stream noninvasively, just by changing the visual input.

i've recently been saying that the senses are a powerful, overlooked BMI... the OG BMI designed by nature 😉 think of the possibilities!

arxiv.org/abs/2506.05633

Noninvasive precision modulation of high-level neural population activity via natural vision perturbations

Precise control of neural activity -- modulating target neurons deep in the brain while leaving nearby neurons unaffected -- is an outstanding challenge in neuroscience, generally approached using inv...

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Steve Fleming @smfleming.bsky.social · Jun 21

Powerful piece

"It would be a catastrophically unwise decision for humanity to abandon a key step in training young brains simply because they can now clack a few keys and produce something that sounds intelligent"

www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...

h/t @cianodonnell.bsky.social

The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition

One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

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Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center - CIMCYC @cimcyc.bsky.social · Jun 16

👀🧠 Can a flash trigger a memory? A new study from @cimcyc.bsky.social shows that certain external stimuli can automatically activate information temporarily stored in working memory. #Attention #Memory #CognitiveNeuroscience

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Flashes of Attention: How External Stimuli Activate Information Temporally Stored in Memory

A group of researchers from CIMCYC has published in the Journal of Memory and Language a study revealing that involuntary attention can activate memories stored temporarily in memory.

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albamarloz.bsky.social @albamarloz.bsky.social · Jun 16

¿Cómo puede la prosodia ayudar a aprender a leer?
Esta es una historia de pausas, acentos y... ballenas que dicen “melón”. ¡Dentro HILO!
#HiloTesis
@crueuniversidades.bsky.social
@filarramendi.bsky.social
@universidadgranada.bsky.social

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · Jun 11

“The lack of average differences between the performance of boys and girls at the beginning of the first year suggests that the causes lie in the environment children experience once they start school, rather than innate differences in interest or ability, say researchers.”

Nature @nature.com · Jun 11

When do girls fall behind in maths? Gigantic study pinpoints the moment

https://go.nature.com/4l1nC4g

Watch the mathematics gender gap emerge. The school environment triggers a gender gap in mathematics. Line charts showing test results from all children in France who started school in 2018 reveal the trend. At the start of first year of school boys and girls similar on average with slightly more boys in highest and lowest percentiles. At the start of second year of school the gender gap becomes more exaggerated.

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Michelle Greene @mgreenephd.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'm excited to announce that my lab's open textbook on Scientific Computing for Cognitive Neuroscience (v1.0) has just gone live! Our goal is to help mend the gap between the computational skills needed by cognitive neuroscience, and typical curricula that don't yet include it. 1/3

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Carlos González-García @gonzalezgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next session is on: @francescop.bsky.social talks about RL!

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