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Archives for 2018

The Consciousness Instinct: Watch Michael Gazzaniga’s Keynote

April 4, 2018

CNS 2018 To kick off the 25th anniversary meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Michael Gazzaniga (University of California, Santa Barbara) took us back to the beginning of the field, and then on a whirlwind tour through the history of thought on consciousness. How do neurons turn into minds? How does physical “stuff”—atoms, molecules, chemicals, […]

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From Overcoming Public Speaking Jitters to Finding Work-Life Balance: 4 Tips from the Professional Development Panel

April 2, 2018

CNS 2018 Guest Post by CNSTA Committee Coping with public speaking jitters, learning how to say no, and navigating the non-academic life – these were just some of the topics tackled in the 3rd annual CNSTA Professional Development Panel held last week at CNS 2018 in Boston. Practice talking about your work, even if it’s uncomfortable All […]

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Girls v. Boys: No Gender Differences in Neural Processing of Math

March 30, 2018

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CNS 2018 – Graduate Student Award Poster It’s a persistent societal stereotype that boys are naturally better at math than girls. Behavioral work has suggested no such gender difference in math abilities in children, and now, for the first time, researchers have used statistical analysis of fMRI scans of young children to also refute this […]

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CNS 2018 Day 4 In Brief

March 28, 2018

It was a great 4 days of science in Boston at CNS 2018! The sun was out and it was warming up outside, while inside participants were treated to the last poster session of the meeting and a wonderful set of final symposia. Talks covered what makes musical rhythm special and sleep’s role in memory […]

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From Lullabies to Live Concerts: How Music and Rhythm Shape Our Social Brains

March 27, 2018

CNS 2018 Press Release March 27, 2018 – Boston – A universal sign of motherhood is the lullaby. The world over, mothers sing to their babies, whether Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, their favorite song from the radio, or even random notes. This universality makes the simple lullaby a great window into the human mind. In […]

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CNS 2018 Day 3 In Brief

March 27, 2018

The highlights of the third day of CNS 2018 in Boston were the wonderful award talks in the afternoon. Receiving her Young Investigator Award, Morgan Barense of the University of Toronto discussed how perception and memory. And co-recipient of the award Michael Yassa of the University of California, Irvine, took participants through an information processing […]

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Prenatal Stress Changes Brain Connectivity In-Utero: New Findings from Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

March 26, 2018

CNS 2018 Press Release March 26, 2018 – Boston – The time babies spend in the womb is far from idle. The brain is changing more rapidly during this time than at any other time in development. It is an active time for the fetus to grow and explore, and of course connect to its […]

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CNS 2018 Day 2 In Brief

March 26, 2018

The second day of CNS 2018 in Boston started with a stimulating poster session and ended with some dancing and celebrating! Cognitive neuroscientists gave presentations in 5 different symposia on topics ranging from human and machine cognition, to direct brain stimulation, to opportunities and challenges in the field over the next 25 years. Rounding out […]

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Dissecting Artificial Intelligence to Better Understand the Human Brain

March 25, 2018

CNS 2018 Press Release March 25, 2018 – Boston – In the natural world, intelligence takes many forms. It could be a bat using echolocation to expertly navigate in the dark, or an octopus quickly adapting its behavior to survive in the deep ocean. Likewise, in the computer science world, multiple forms of artificial intelligence […]

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CNS 2018 Day 1 In Brief

March 25, 2018

The 25th meeting of CNS is in full swing in Boston! Yesterday, participants debated with an expert panel on whether the greatest need in the field is “big theory” or “big data”, heard Michael Gazzaniga, the godfather of cognitive neuroscience take us on a tour of views of consciousness over the ages, and saw posters […]

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