Welcome to CogSci Unpacked, an exciting blog series dedicated to summarizing academic papers from the Cognitive Science, a CSS Journal. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a better understanding of cognitive science and making it accessible and relatable to all. If you’re curious to dive even deeper, we […] The post Unveiling structure in dance: How our minds segment movement appeared first on Cognitive Science Society ..read more

Welcome to CogSci Unpacked, an exciting blog series dedicated to summarizing academic papers from the Cognitive Science, a CSS Journal. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a better understanding of cognitive science and making it accessible and relatable to all. If you’re curious to dive even deeper, we […] The post Participatory Design for Research Projects: Collaborating with Communities appeared first on Cognitive Science Society ..read more

Welcome to CogSci Unpacked, an exciting blog series dedicated to summarizing academic papers from the Cognitive Science, a CSS Journal. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a better understanding of cognitive science and making it accessible and relatable to all. If you’re curious to dive even deeper, we invite you to explore the full academic paper.   Numbers are a vital cognitive tool, integral to the functioning of society, from the democratic practice of holding elections (counting votes) to impressive feats of engineering that require ..read more

Welcome to CogSci Unpacked, an exciting blog series dedicated to summarizing academic papers from the Cognitive Science, a CSS Journal. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a better understanding of cognitive science and making it accessible and relatable to all. If you’re curious to dive even deeper, we invite you to explore the full academic paper. Imagine that you have a colleague named Sam. Sam is a “brutally honest” person who always tells the truth, even when it is obviously cruel to do so. When you asked Sam’s opinion of your new haircut ..read more

The Cognitive Science Society and the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation would like to honor the next generation of cognitive scientists by highlighting this year’s winners of the Robert J. Glushko dissertation prizes in Cognitive Science. Each year, researchers across many universities are selected for Robert J. Glushko awards for academic excellence in Cognitive Science. The purpose of these awards is to recognize their accomplishments and to encourage their pursuit of interdisciplinary questions about the mind. We asked a sample of winners to share their research interests and how they got into C ..read more

Welcome to CogSci Unpacked, an exciting new blog series dedicated to summarizing academic papers from the Cognitive Science, a CSS Journal. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a better understanding of cognitive science and making it accessible and relatable to all. If you’re curious to dive even deeper, we invite you to explore the full academic paper. Imagine learning about someone, Tom, who seems to be satisfied with his life. He enjoys his job at the local community college, and always seems to be in a great mood. Now suppose you learn tha ..read more

Welcome to CogSci Unpacked, an exciting new blog series dedicated to summarizing academic papers from the Cognitive Science Society journal. Our goal is to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a better understanding of cognitive science and making it accessible and relatable to all. If you’re curious to dive even deeper, we invite you to explore the full academic paper.   Imagine you’re waiting for a train with your friend. While they’re in the bathroom, you get the tickets out of their suitcase and move them to your backpack for easy access. Your friend gets ..read more

Update: CogSci ‘23 will offer a modified hybrid format for the 2023 Conference Presentations from the main-session room will be live-streamed every day for all events. This will include all invited talks and award sessions. Recordings of all CogSci 2023 sessions will be made available for on-demand viewing after the conference. Presenters who are unable to travel to Sydney will have the option of presenting live virtually. Given the time zone difference for many in our international society, virtual presenters must also submit a pre-recorded video of their presentation to be played in case o ..read more

Susan Trickett was a cognitive scientist whose contributions included research on spatial cognition and mental simulation, as well as applications of cognitive science in understanding scientific discovery and improving education. Susan served as the Executive Officer of the Cognitive Science Society for two consecutive terms in the years 2010-2016. She was a capable and calming presence on the Governing Board during challenging years of ongoing growth and organizational evolution. In recognition of her outstanding, sustained contributions to the advancement of cognitive science, and in partic ..read more

As an early-career researcher, you may be dubious just thinking about the responsibility and the workload that being in an association involves. To navigate your own decisions about contributing to a research organization, I’ve gathered a brief guide with six paramount points based on my own experience and knowing how other similar associations focused on linguistics work. So, who am I and what is my experience based on? In 2019, as my PhD scholarship by the government of Catalonia was granted, I applied to be part of the board of a researchers’ association, specifically, the Association of Yo ..read more