CNS 2022 The annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society last month brought together more than 1,000 attendees from all over the world, but three young researchers were noticeably absent. Only one of the four recipients of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (JoCN) Travel Fellowship was able to make it to the meeting, due to […]

The third day of CNS 2022 in San Francisco included 4 exciting symposia on topics ranging from the cognitive neuroscience of volition to insights into human cognition from precision fMRI of individuals, 2 poster sessions, the Young Investigator Award lectures by Oriel FeldmanHall and Vishnu Murty, and finally the Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award […]

The second day of CNS 2022 was action packed with 6 symposia — on topics ranging from the aging brain and Alzheimer’s to challenges for understanding consciousness — two poster sessions, a DEI workshop, and the George A. Miller Prize lecture by BJ Casey. Check out some highlights in photos and tweets below. Posters and […]

CNS 2022 Press Release April 24, 2022 – SAN FRANCISCO – Say the words “Alzheimer’s disease” and the next word that most readily comes to mind is likely “memory.” Indeed, one of the most devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease is the toll that it takes on a person’s memory. Long before declines in memory capabilities, […]

The 29th annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS 2022) kicked off in San Francisco with a terrific line-up of symposia, posters, networking events, and an exciting keynote lecture by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on understanding the adolescent brain. Check out some highlights in photos and tweets below.   Super happy to be attending to Cognitive […]

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has launched the Safe Passage Fund to support the Polish Academy of Sciences as it helps fleeing Ukrainian researchers and their families resettle in Poland. This initiative builds on recent efforts undertaken by the U.S. National Academies to help evacuate and resettle a group of Afghan researchers following the Taliban’s […]

CNS 2022: Q&A with Oriel FeldmanHall Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to navigate decision-making in everchanging, new social contexts – deciding when to mask, when to cancel an event, who to include in social gathering, and more. The ability to constantly adapt decisions under changing circumstances, in part, relies on the ability to […]

CNS 2022: Q&A with Vishnu “Deepu” Murty Just as attitude can affect how someone feels when undertaking a task, so too can mindset affect what someone remembers from an experience. Think about a hike, for example. If all goes as planned, you reach the summit, making memories of the sites and sounds along the way. […]