Research Position — A statistical mind: combining prior and contingent language statistics, University of Pavia, Italy This position, within the FWO-funded STATMIND project, investigates how prior linguistic knowledge shapes the statistical learning of new linguistic regularities.

Research Position — Cognitive maps between language and space, University of Pavia, Italy This position investigates how linguistic representations contribute to mental representations and cognitive control. The project is funded within the ERC StG project OutOfSpace (PI: Prof. Luca Rinaldi).

Please spread the word: We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣 We study how shifting brain & attentional states shape memory and how people experience their worlds. fMRI/iEEG + a fun, supportive lab community + space to pursue your own ideas. 📅 Apply by Aug 15 tinyurl.com/fx5k7teb

New content out in the journal: Valdez, M. R., & Bugg, J. M. (2026). Is Prospective Memory Monitoring Governed by Dual Processes of Initiating a Retrieval Mode and Checking for Targets? A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Guynn (2003). DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... Come check this out folks!

Is Prospective Memory Monitoring Governed by Dual Processes of Initiating a Retrieval Mode and Checking for Targets? A Conceptual Replication and Extension of Guynn (2003) | Journal of Cognition

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A new paper in the journal: Lefebvre, E., Turcotte, R., Ferrand, L., & Durand, E. (2026). Cultural Influences on Name Agreement: A Set of 237 Standardized Photographs of French Speakers in Quebec and France. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 37, pp. 1–16. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....

Cultural Influences on Name Agreement: A Set of 237 Standardized Photographs of French Speakers in Quebec and France | Journal of Cognition

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New content in the journal, folks: Held, L. K., Goris, J., & Braem, S. (2026). Balancing Cognitive Flexibility and Stability: The Role of Reward, Autism, and Transdiagnostic Traits. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 38, pp. 1–21. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... Come check this out!

Balancing Cognitive Flexibility and Stability: The Role of Reward, Autism, and Transdiagnostic Traits | Journal of Cognition

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Research Assistant Position in the Consciousness Group, BCBL, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain Application deadline: 5 September 2026

Postdoctoral researcher incidental language learning, Ghent University, Belgium This position is part of the FWO-funded project “Growing a Statistical Mind: The Interplay Between Emerging and Existing Linguistic Knowledge” (STATMIND). Application deadline: 17 August 2026.

TeaP 2027 (Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psycholog:innen /Conference of experimental psychologists) Mannheim, Germany 21-24 March 2027 Contributions welcome from all topics in Experimental Psychology and neighbouring fields using the experimental method.

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Die Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psycholog*innen findet vom 21. - 24. März 2027 an der Universität in Mannheim statt

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📣 Results for the 2026 ESCoP Early Career Publication Award for PhD students! The committee recognised Johan Achard and colleagues for the paper "Extending continuous flow models of immediate decision reports to delayed decision reports" (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2025).

📣 Results for the 2026 ESCoP Early Career Publication Award for Postdocs! The evaluation committee awarded Marius C. Vollberg and colleagues for their outstanding paper, "Place-related representations in setting the stage for empathy" (Cognition, 2026).

The deadline for submitting your paper to the International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind-ISPSM is approaching (31/07). The conference will take place between 4-6/11 ONLINE, so, no participation fees. Info below #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence

📣 Announcement of the Paul Bertelson Award recipient! It is our pleasure to announce that this year’s Paul Bertelson Award is awarded to Dr. Joshua Snell. We are looking forward to what announces to be an exciting keynote lecture at the next year’s 25th ESCoP conference in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

New paper out in the journal: Newman, L., Cao, M., Tauber, S., & van Vugt, M. (2026). The Role of Different Thoughts in Tacit Coordination and Its Malleability by Interventions. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 31, pp. 1–16. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc..... Come check it out!

The Role of Different Thoughts in Tacit Coordination and Its Malleability by Interventions | Journal of Cognition

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Some recent new content in the journal: Bleser, A., Fink, G. R., Vossel, S., & Mengotti, P. (2026). The Impact of Prior Beliefs about Volatility on Adaptive Behavior. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 32, pp. 1–18. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....

The Impact of Prior Beliefs about Volatility on Adaptive Behavior | Journal of Cognition

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We're so very proud of this! Not much of the journal metrics per se (they don't always reflect well what they're supposed to measure...), but of the fact that we offer a reputable outlet for strong cognitive science outside of commercial logics. Send us your best papers, folks!

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This is great to see! Also that @jcgntn.bsky.social has gained a good spot among these outlets. Obviously, I am not impartial (being AE at JoC), but it is great to see that non-profit journals that are backed by scientific societies & focused on serving the scientific community are faring well!

A new paper out, cognitive peeps: Wang Y., Hendrix P., & Keuleers E. (2026). Orthographic Neighbourhood Size Effects in Chinese Character Recognition: Small, Inconsistent, and Theoretically Ambiguous. Journal of Cognition 9(1):33, pp. 1–23. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....

Orthographic Neighbourhood Size Effects in Chinese Character Recognition: Small, Inconsistent, and Theoretically Ambiguous | Journal of Cognition

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A new paper is out in the journal: Fujita, H. (2026). Competing Biases in Real-Time Sentence Processing. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 35, pp. 1–19. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... Come check this out!

Competing Biases in Real-Time Sentence Processing | Journal of Cognition

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Last year, the great @ruthbyrne.bsky.social was awarded the prestigious Broadbent prize by @escop.bsky.social. Her research on imaginative thought now shines in the journal -- doi.org/10.5334/joc..... Come check it out!

Imaginative Thought | Journal of Cognition

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Research Assistant - Consciousness Research group, BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language Application deadline: 30 June 2026

PhD position in the BraveNewWord ERC project, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy Application deadline: 18 July 2026

If you like Metascience, come by June 25th in Oslo! We are in Norway for a lab retreat, and will present work on effect size interpretation and Metacheck. See you there! ONH Metascience Symposium 2026 | Oslo Nye Høyskole oslonyehoyskole.no/Arrangement/...

ONH Metascience Symposium 2026 | Oslo Nye Høyskole

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The submission portal for #AIMOS2026 is now open. Submit your lightning talks, discussion groups hackathons, and workshops now. www.aimos2026.org/submit

Flux Congress 2026 La Jolla, California, USA 8-10 September 2026 The Flux Society’s purpose is to advance the understanding of human brain development by serving as a forum for professional and student scientists, physicians, and educators.

Fechner Day 2026 Umeå, Sweden 20-22 October 2026 Fechner Day 2026 will bring together researchers interested in quantitative approaches to sensation and perception in the vibrant university city of Umeå, in northern Sweden.

Graduate Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences London, UK 7-11 September 2026 Graduate Summer School on Computational Decision Sciences will bring together an interdisciplinary audience tackling decision making in different scientific fields. Registration deadline: 15 June 2026

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Program Registration Schedule Directions Home 7th – 11th September, 2026 The Center for Decision Sciences will host a Graduate Summer School during the second week of September, 2026 in Senat…

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ERC-funded PhD Position, University of Pavia The 3-year position embedded in the ERC-funded project OutOfSpace (PI: Luca Rinaldi), which investigates how human knowledge emerges from the interaction between spatial, perceptual and linguistic representations. Application deadline: 15 June 2026

A new paper just out at JoC: Davis, G. (2026). Centre-of Mass Confounds Contribute to Familiar Size Stroop Effects with Boger and Firestone’s ‘Visual Anagrams’. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 27, pp. 1–10. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....

Centre-of-Mass Confounds Contribute to Familiar Size Stroop Effects with Boger and Firestone’s ‘Visual Anagrams’ | Journal of Cognition

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New content in the journal, come check it out! Frede L., Bardach L., Strittmatter Y., Richter E., Mueckstein M., & Spitzer M. W. H. (2026). Knowledge Gap Illustrations Spark Curiosity. Journal of Cognition, 9(1):28, pp. 1–22. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc....

Knowledge Gap Illustrations Spark Curiosity | Journal of Cognition

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Postdoctoral position in Artificial Intelligence, BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain Application deadline: 10 June 2026