Deadline extended!

The first paper from the Cortex Special Issue on Conceptual Knowledge is out!

🧠 In this perspective piece, David Kemmerer and Guy Dove propose that what’s truly “default” about the Default Mode Network is its role in representing language-specific, culturally diverse concepts.

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The Cortex special issue on Conceptual Knowledge, co-edited by Emiko Muraki (@emij.bsky.social), Richard Binney (@rjbinney.bsky.social), Penny Pexman (@pennypexman.bsky.social) and myself is still accepting submissions.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Deadline is in May. Apply now!

Want to master neuroimaging? 🧠 Learn more about this leading postgraduate course in the @psychbangor.bsky.social Visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/post...

#BNSAutumn25 is coming up fast! This is gonna be a cracker of a joint meeting with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neuropsychologie.

Apply now for #visceralmind26 #functionalneuroanatomy #summerschool! The course will run 7th-11th September 2026. Visit our website for an example timetable, more info on content, and testimonies: www.bangor.ac.uk/visceralmind.

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Last but not least is #5 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @rjbinney.bsky.social (@psychbangor.bsky.social) and colleagues. #socialcognition #semantics #neuroscience #research | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

Have you seen our paper about how to pragmatically approach preregistration of neuropsychological research and other types of research involving hard-to-access populations? What you waiting for?

Apply now for #visceralmind26 #functionalneuroanatomy #summerschool! The course will run 7th-11th September 2026. Visit our website for an example timetable, more info on content, and testimonies: www.bangor.ac.uk/visceralmind.

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#4 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @dpcarey123.bsky.social (@psychbangor.bsky.social) and colleagues. #handedness #lateralization #perception #language #neuroscience #research | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

Congratulations @dirinagiurgea.bsky.social for winning best poster prize at the meeting of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience 2025 for our imaging work on social concepts (pic is at AMLaP) 🏆

@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

“Ultimately, contemporary AI is research misconduct”

#3 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @pgmm03.bsky.social and colleagues. #neurotransmitters #MRS #neuroscience #research | @psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

This is a great initiative. I’m right that this is for anyone, anywhere? I’m running a session on something like this at my institution but will also cover best practice for editors and what makes a good review(er). As I’ll be covering quite a bit it would be great for my folks to zoom in with yours

Reminder: we have a call for papers for a new virtual special issue in Cortex on Concept Knowledge.

Our opening editorial, plus further information and guidance for authors can be found here:

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

#2 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from Paul Downing, Kami Koldewyn (@psychbangor.bsky.social) and colleagues. #socialneuroscience #research | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

#1 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social (from @psychbangor.bsky.social ) and colleagues. #stammering #stuttering #research @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

It’s my last programme as meetings secretary. Thanks to all who submitted work or accepted invitations, and the exec (past & present) for support and encouragement the last 3 years. Extra thanks to Ajay Halai, my successor. He’s worked hard on this programme, and I wish him luck for future meetings.

Global citizenship! So refreshing to hear that term. I’m probably being woke though.

A favourite time of year 🧠

EXTENDED ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Sept 3rd, 2025, Midnight

We're delighted to confirm more invited speakers at #BNSAutumn25! This is gonna be a cracker of a joint meeting with the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neuropsychologie.

Expertise and research activity at the Bangor Imaging Unit can be summarised under four broad themes (see below)

You can learn more, and see profiles of investigators, by visiting our web pages:
lnkd.in/egurwRC4

Over the next few weeks, our posts will showcase publications from the past year.

Expression of Interest in Serving as a PsyArXiv Moderator As you might have heard, PsyArXiv is having some issues with an increase in low-quality submissions, ranging from AI generated manuscripts to inflate citation metrics, incoherent or nonsensical docume...

PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky

Looking forward to next month! #visceralmind #anatomy #summerschool

Whether interested in pursuing research, clinical/practioner, or technical roles, the degree courses supported by the BIU take you places! 🎓🚀 Check out the brief bio of two former MSc Neuroimaging and doctoral researchers below, and latest news on our webpages
www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagingunit

New exciting paper from our own @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social!

🚨 Congratulations to @dirinagiurgea.bsky.social for getting this lovely paper out! Reward processing is an essential aspect of human experience, yet its contribution to the representation of concepts has received little attention…until now!
@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

The age at which children learn words depends on frequency of exposure, phonological complexity, and concreteness. In this new paper, we show that it also depends on the social relevance of the word, and that some abstract words may be learned earlier because they capture our social experiences.

Last summer, the BIU was very fortunate to welcome two new excellent early career researchers into its ranks (see below). Check out our website and annual report for further information regarding our diverse team of principal investigators:

www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagin...