cogbites

Bite-sized summaries of research about how the mind works. Written by early-career cognitive scientists. 🧠✍️

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Feeling familiar with problem features might bias people's ability to judge when they are right and wrong on fraction problems.

Read more in this new post by @charlesFitzs!

https://t.co/6VwXib4YyU

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How effective are worked examples for math learning? ➕➖➗🟰

Find out in this week's post by @RebeccaAdler15, covering research by @c_barbieri_d @danacotto @Clerjuste_Sarah & Kamal Chawla.

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What are microtubules and why are they important in Alzheimer's disease?

Find out in this week's guest post by @AgnesAdler3!

https://t.co/Gfe0VdcliM

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Depression is a major public health problem. Can a single dose of psilocybin help reduce symptoms of depression?

Read more in a new post by @wordsbyfran!

https://t.co/8yzMZKB25p

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Meet #ComSciCon23's Organizers! Nicolas Scrutton Alvarado @nic_scrutton, PhD candidate @NorthwesternU, studies the molecular underpinnings of neural development in the cerebellum 🧠

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When I say the word "dog," does it mean the same thing as when you say the word "dog"? What about "Obama"?

Conceptual diversity seems to be greater for politicians than for animals. Read more in a new post by @BA_Schuetze!

https://t.co/Drmb7Y9dRB

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Seeing without perceiving? How is that possible?

Find out in this week's guest post by Hisham Ahmed! https://t.co/GwkW1xLWki

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For a limited time, the Cognitive Science Society will offer ✨grants of up to $5,000✨ for events, activities, or projects that increase #accessibility and #inclusion of under-represented communities in #CogSci

Visit https://t.co/m85jv7TZx2 to learn more!

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This week we interview @nic_scrutton, graduate student at @NorthwesternU!

Read about Nicolas's research on the 3D movement of genes across brain development and his multiple SciComm projects: @SpotlightThePod & @Mentally_Minded. https://t.co/Jbyo82MtqA

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How does resource scarcity, disease threat, and social biases influence our categorization of people as "us" versus "them"?

Find out more in this week's guest post by Matthew Espinosa (@Social_MaeDay) of @TCU_CSE. https://t.co/JNwu6KtOYb

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What's the most important variable in determining musical liking? 🎵

Find out in this week's guest post by Caroline Ibarra! https://t.co/CQh0cFDKUy

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How does self-efficacy, preparation, and patience contribute to Geno Smith's success? 🏈

Read more in this week's guest post by David Gardy Ermann. https://t.co/0wRwAmdL79

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We have a very special post this week! @riels_etal summarizes the work of Dutch neuroscientist
C.U. Ariëns Kappers.

Learn about his desperate attempt to use science to fight racism during World War II. https://t.co/4FKWDvMeHx

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A recent study finds that improper protein formation triggers the accumulation of misfolded proteins and cellular stress in the brain cells of autism-like mice.

Read more in this week's post by Samantha Dow! https://t.co/Wy2GSnLGc7

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In this week's post, @AlexaRuel provides 5 tips for becoming a better decision-maker informed by science! https://t.co/2cUk8GewHM

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ComSciCon is now on LinkedIn! Follow our page to stay updated on #ComSciCon23 👇https://t.co/9JKtd7kaPJ

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Can we communicate with the conscious world while we're asleep? 😴

Learn about research on interactive dreaming in this week's guest post by Hisham Ahmed. https://t.co/8SrU3LmGCt

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Happy Halloween! 🎃 Get in the spirit by reading some of our spooky posts:

🕷️ Why are we afraid of spiders? (Anastasia Yandulskaya)
https://t.co/3l29CcP2ij

🔪 Could stabbing yourself help you remember? (@alanjern)
https://t.co/PGpvucdK4H

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What happens in the brain when we’re feeling sick?

Find out in this week’s post by @nic_scrutton! https://t.co/gIZoWBfoKA

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This week we interview @AlexanderKnopps, graduate student at @NDSUPsychGrad.

Read about Alex's research on student learning and creativity and the podcast he founded to demystify graduate school (@Podcast_SiT)! https://t.co/k2lwg9PFfX