In my latest Theory of Change episode, I spoke with political scientist Eric Oliver about his research showing that American political divides reflect cognitive divides between "intuitionists" who think with their guts and "rationalists" who prefer abstract thinking.
His book predicted the RFK-Trump synthesis so is worth much discussion. https://plus.flux.community/p/americas-political-divide-is-psychological
HOW MEMORY WORKS—and how it goes wrong—explored clearly and beautifully by two distinguished researchers. The implications for misinformation, disinformation, and subconscious bias are discussed along with relevant experiments. Great stuff! A MINUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/memory-lane-ciara-greene/1145650349?ean=9780691257099
https://www.europesays.com/2050792/ Benton Community Boosts Science Learning with STEM Grant | #america #BehaviorModification #BranchesOfScience #cognition #CognitiveScience #education #EducationTheory #HumanCommunication #intelligence #learning #LiberalArtsEducation #neuroscience #pedagogy #PrimateBehavior #ProceduralKnowledge #science #teaching #technology #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA
“The resource-rationality idea gives a cognitive science explanation for why CBT methods work: they align with how the brain naturally tries to balance mental effort and emotional benefit.”#cognitivebehavioraltherapy #mentalhealth #cognitivescience #psychotherapy #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy #learning https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58848-6?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fconsciousness
Next was an excellent talk by Shari Liu on the integration between social and physical intelligence in the human mind (focusing on infants) at the Kempner Institute at Harvard University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xojTiQC9uIc (3/4) #CognitiveScience
A 20-minute game of Tetris reduced traumatic memories in pandemic frontline workers
This one is finally out! 
We introduce g-distance, a measure we derive with Set Theory that assesses model adequacy by comparing the range of behaviours exhibited by models to that of humans. #computationalmodeling
#cognitivescience
What a fun fascinating #Smithsonian article on how and why #literature moves us.
From #Aristotle to now, 8 literary devices/tools explained from a #neuroscience perspective
#bookstodon #books #writing #CognitiveScience
I'd be interested in hearing what my #author friends (and everyone else) think of it :-)
CMU research shows compression alone may unlock AI puzzle-solving abilities
If:
- Calculators delegated our capacity for arithmetic to machines
- The camera delegated our capacity for visual memory to machines
- The tape recorder delegated our capacity for auditory memory ..
- Google and wikipedia delegated our capacity to remember facts ..
Then what are LLMs doing?
And if each of those delegations made space for other types of mental load, what are we making space for this time?
(This is a thought experiment, I have no evidence that any of the above actually happened).
Next was an interesting talk by Il Memming Park on the persistence of working memory computation without continuous attractors at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Fbk3-to7s (3/6) #CognitiveScience
Updating my pinned bio post:
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my profile. I teach history in Higher Education. My areas are #19thCentury, #USHistory, and #Aviation history.
I also create resources related to faculty development, online courses, Artificial Intelligence, and accessibility.
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Next were talks from the Psychonomic Society Seminar Series:
Rain Bosworth - learning about language from deaf and hearing speakers who use one spoken and one signed language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw48BoEitas (3/11) #CognitiveScience #language
Does anyone know about Helmholtz machines, or similar, and would be open to me asking a couple of questions?
I do experimental cognitive psychology and they're outside my expertise, and I think my questions are the type that are hard to answer through reading individual papers myself but should be simple for someone who is familiar with the higher level assumptions and norms of the field.
Thanks!
Learning by thinking in natural and artificial minds (paywall $$$) https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1364-6613(24)00191-8 #artificialintelligence #cognitivescience
New research highlights how our brains synchronize during conversations, with words and context playing crucial roles. This brain sync facilitates understanding and emotional connection, as speakers and listeners align their neural activity. Context enhances this alignment by providing a shared framework, making communication more effective.
#Neuroscience #Communication #BrainSync #CognitiveScience #InterpersonalSkills
OK, so, look...
For the most part, the people refusing to take any COVID precautions aren't bad or stupid people.
Just as most of the people who think what Israel is doing in Gaza is justified are not actually bad or stupid people.
...
#cognitiveScience #cognitiveBias
@NicoleCRust I listened to your Keynote Lecture at the CCN 2024. I loved it. Why do I have to wait till the spring of 2025 for your book to be published?
#neuroscience #cognitivescience #computationalneuroscience #psychiatry #ComplexDynamicalSystems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=m47qHAJftR4
@wdlindsy
The evidence for a correlation between neurophysiological aspects of people’s brains and their political attunement is strong.
The correlation is of the order 0.2-0.3, so it doesn’t override the possibility of an individual ending up with an opposing political attunement.
If you’d like to delwe further into my arguments, I have written about them more thoroughly in my blog.
