CNS 2021 Guest Post by Chelsie (Miko) Hart Memory, aesthetics, inhibitory control, visual perception, film, photography, and poetry — these were just a few of the themes on display on the last day of CNS 2021 and all brought together through a single remarkable individual, Art Shimamura. A founding member of CNS who passed away […]
CNS 2021 Virtual, Day 4 Highlights
The final day of CNS 2021 Virtual brought us a diverse set of symposia, in addition to the final poster sessions and award lectures by our two Young Investigator Award winners, Anne Collins and Amitai Shenhav. Their work is changing how we think about human learning and motivation. Symposia today included a special session in […]
New Neuroscience-Driven Multisensory Technologies to Help the Vision Impaired
CNS 2021 Press Release Vision impairment is a pervasive problem facing nearly 2.2 billion people globally, according to the World Health Organization. But help is on the way: Neuroscientists are working at the cutting edge of technology and brain science to develop new ways for the vision impaired to navigate the world around them. At […]
CNS 2021 Virtual, Day 3 Highlights
The third day of CNS 2020 Virtual was rich and full, with 12 symposium talks across 2 concurrent sessions, 2 panel discussions, 1 award talks, and 2 poster sessions. We kicked off the day with the CNS Trainee Professional development panel and a special session, Affirming Black Excellence in Cognitive Neuroscience, which both offered rich […]
CNS 2021 Virtual, Day 2 Highlights
Day 2 of CNS 2021 Virtual started off strong and early with Poster Session B. Participants enjoyed connecting over new research in our interactive Poster Hall. Then, our invited symposia kicked off, including a session on how prior knowledge shapes encoding new memories. After a brief break, conference-goers were treated to a lecture by Elizabeth […]
Intervening Early for Infant Brain Health
CNS 2021 Press Release In the world of neurodevelopment, one thing is clear: the earlier the intervention the better. Infancy is a critical time in brain development, and neuroscientists are increasingly identifying factors that can negatively impact cognition and ones that can improve cognition early in life. At the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience […]
CNS 2021 Virtual, Day 1 First Impressions
Today, we kicked off CNS 2021 with a new virtual platform, reimagining modern-day conferencing. After our opening ceremonies, which helped orient participants to the new format, we had four terrific Data Blitz sessions, with rapid-fire talks on a variety of topics, from language and memory to aging and disease. Other highlights from Day 1 included […]
Quantifying and Getting to the Heart of Human Learning
CNS 2021 Q&A with Anne Collins If there is one thing the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that people learn and adapt to new situations all the time. We are never really starting from scratch. “We have a whole set of strategies that we rely on to adapt quickly compared […]
Changing How We Study and Understand Effort
CNS 2021 Q&A with Amitai Shenhav While interviewing Amitai Shenhav via Zoom about his upcoming award lecture on incentives and effort, he posed the question: “Why are we engaging in this conversation right now even though it’s going to require mental effort on both of our parts?” That type of question has led his research […]
Diving into Attentional Control with Robert Desimone
CNS 2021 Paying attention is a fundamental brain process we all use every day. Whether keeping our eyes on the road while our cell phone rings or focusing on work while our kids yell in the background (for those of us working virtually during the pandemic), attentional control is key to healthy and successful living. […]
