Interview with new Digital Associate Editor Christie Chung

I’m pleased to introduce you to the newest Psychonomic Society Digital Associate Editor, Christie Chung (pictured below). Christie is a Professor at Mills College in Oakland, California where she investigates the impact of cultural differences and aging on emotional memory.  As a memory researcher myself, I must say that I wholeheartedly agree with her response to my […]

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Looking ahead to 2021

Last January 2020, I stepped into the position of the Psychonomic Society Digital Content Editor. My very first post in that role was titled “New Year New Cognitive Science,” and with optimism, the post began with, We have much to look forward to in the New Year, including reading and hearing about new cognitive science […]

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Wait! Don’t forget the women in the world of men: The little known impact of women on memory research

According to a report published by a task force on Women in Psychology through the American Psychological Association in 2006, about 47% of candidates receiving post-baccalaureate degrees (doctoral and masters) in cognitive psychology in 2004 were women (Table 6). And although 75% of the students in graduate psychology programs are women, many barriers continue to […]

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A theory of the role of consciousness in the human brain

Consciousness is the awareness that we have of our own existence. It is the awareness of our sensations, thoughts, feelings, and the environment that surrounds us. Since at least the time of Aristotle, people have debated the meaning and origins of consciousness.  We can now study consciousness at the neural level. A popular belief is that some brain […]

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Hello mon ami, do you speak Anglais?

Everyday scenes in bilingual cities can be simultaneously perplexing and fascinating when experienced for the first time. Imagine sitting in a café and eavesdropping on a casual conversation between two friends at a nearby table. They can both speak in a different language, and do so smoothly and naturally,  engage in code-switching where they transition from one to […]

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In Memory of Maradona: Using the FIFA World Cup to the explore informal collective memories

One of the most legendary players to ever have played the game of professional football (soccer) was Diego Maradona (October 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020). Maradona was a professional Argentinian football player and manager, and a joint winner (along with Pelé) of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. The news of Maradona’s […]

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#psynom20: Until next year

The Psychonomic Society’s first virtual conference (#psynom20) has come to an end. We go to the Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting to collectively forward our understanding of cognition. There are all sorts of other reasons to attend, including:  to be inspired by the latest research of current and future leaders in our field  to reaffirm collaborations […]

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#psynom20: Interview with Twitternome Kristen Bowman

With less than one week until the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, the excitement continues to build. Be sure that you register before the deadline of November 16, 2020. Also, be sure to follow us @Psychonomic_Soc and use the #psynom20 during the Meeting to get updates on the fly. We are at our seventh and final Twitternome […]

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#psynom20: Interview with Twitternome Raunak Pillai

The 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society is right around the corner, and to quote the song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield: The conference is “So close you can almost taste it.” Now under usual circumstances, we all would be busily (some frantically) planning our travel to the conference. This might have included checking and […]

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#psynom20: Interview with Twitternome Louisa Talipski

We have introduced us to many of our 2020 61st Annual Meeting’s Twitternomes, including our last interview with Michelle Rivers. As you know, Twitternomes take over the Psychonomic Society Twitter account, @Psychonomic_Soc, during the meeting to fill us in on all the happenings (use the hashtag #psynom20). Up to this point, all of the interviewed Twitternomes have been […]

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