BalLab

We study the relationship between objects, concepts, and language from an embodied & grounded cognition perspective—Led by Prof. Anna Borghi

[Chiara Fini @Chiara97523443]

🦾⌨️🖥️Out a new theoretical paper in our SI in Topoi on technology and wellbeing!
Have a look to know more about the impact of technology on knowledge outsourcing, and how we acquire technological concepts across age.@annaborghi8
@IleFalci https://t.co/u6cQmMKGPN

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Join the conference tomorrow!

📷 February 25 | 3:15–6:00 PM CET
💡 Gender & Ecological Concepts: (un)consciousness, cognition, and politics

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@ Emma Renström
@annalisa_setti
@glupyan

Be part of the conversation—participate & spread the word!

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With @ClaudiaMazzuca @CaterinaVillan8 @LamarraTommaso @MariannaBolognesi @annaborghi8

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Does sentences’ abstractness affect conversation dynamics? In three preregistered studies with
@Abstraction_ERC we found this is so, with abstract sentences eliciting more uncertainty and curiosity than concrete sentences. Just out on Cognition!
https://t.co/ZGH3BGBFef

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On the 25th of February we are hosting an exciting online conference with plenty of brilliant speakers that will discuss with us about concepts, language, consciousness and politicisation. Don’t miss it!

Link here: https://t.co/5VbSdCedq5

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Participants needed for neuroscience study! 🧠
Are you 40-45 years old, English native speaker, and interested in how the brain represents abstract and concrete concepts, especially in aphantasia? We are recruiting 16 participants for our study, help us uncover new insights!

[Chiara Fini @Chiara97523443]

🚨 HELP! We are conducting an innovative study on how abstract and concrete concepts are represented in aphantasic people!
We are looking for 16 participants between the ages of 40 and 45, ENGLISH MOTHER-TOUGUE. Write to: [email protected]. Come on!🥁🧩🔍

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w/ @mtliuzza
@BodoWinter
@annaborghi8
@IleFalci
@ClaudiaMazzuca
@GiovannaCuomo_
@mAllog_
@ VanessaEra
@ MatteoCandidi

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Thrilled to announce that the latest work from @Chiara97523443
is finally out 📖 showing how even digital connections can transform into real, meaningful bonds 💻

[Chiara Fini @Chiara97523443]

🚁ALERT!! 🧨💥Can you believe that just five minutes of online written conversation 🖥️—no matter the topic—can be enough to create a psychological intersubjective space?
https://t.co/C6YYAUp7rx

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We're expanding the conversation on cognitive science! 🧠✨ Follow us on Bluesky (@ballabrome.bsky.social) to stay updated on our latest research and lab activities!

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📅Mark the date 📅 On Thursday 16th we are talking about #openscience within—but not only—#clinicalpsychology @Sapienza - w/@annaborghi8 @mtliuzza @timetit Gian Mauro Manzoni @Chiara97523443 @ClaudiaMazzuca . Come join us for a vibrant discussion!

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w/@ClaudiaMazzuca @Chiara97523443 @IleFalci @Chiara_DeLivio @ideeverdi @annaborghi8

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🎆As NYE approaches is time to take stock, and we did it with a new paper reassessing the Words As social Tools (WAT) proposal🎆 Take a look at it: https://t.co/I8ewyGdv8c

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Are you an experimental psychologist interested in the sense of ownership and looking for a post-doc? Then the following job post is your perfect match! Apply and join our fellow’s @ideeverdi research team for an exciting project! Info ⤵️https://t.co/36oIg4nJCT

[annaborghi @annaborghi8]

Wonderful talk by Claudio Brozzoli from INSERM, France, on peripersonal space as an action space. November 25, Sapienza, Dept of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies. @BALLab_Rome

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w/@IleFalci @Chiara97523443 @ClaudiaMazzuca @annaborghi8

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💻🧓🏽Curious about differences in the conceptualisation of novel technological devices across age-cohorts? Then our new OA paper suits you perfectly!🧓🏽💻 Check it out ⤵️https://t.co/VbKbxOTuCT

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We found that older adults are slower than younger adults in responding to 💻 concepts, and their ratings are more similar to those of more abstract concepts. In addition, the structure of their knowledge of 💻is less robust compared to that of younger adults.

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Claudio Brozzoli visiting our lab until December this morning @cnr_istc with a seminar on periperersonal space

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💻Doing empirical research on technology and social interaction? Then this special issue curated—among others—by @Chiara97523443 & @annaborghi8 from BalLab might be a good outlet! Submit your work by December 8th💻 : https://t.co/IRMrELNwrl

[Chiara Fini @Chiara97523443]

📌Alert! Our special issue in Behaviour and Information Technology titled: "Social interactions in the Era of Technology" will be open till December 8th! We are seeking empirical contributions! Do not miss out this chance. 🪽