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. 1/🧵

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

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

#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

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.

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.

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...

Welcome new followers! If the BIU is new to you, you might be surprised to know we’ve been operating at the leading-edge of MRI research for almost 20 years! ⭐️ Please check out the below infographic for more history, and read the full annual report on our website. @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

Really delighted to see this nice work by Emiko Muraki published in HBM, and excited to get feedback from the community.

We are pleased to share the Bangor Imaging Unit (BIU) Annual Report for 2024/2025, which shines a light on recent updates and achievements, and to unveil our renewed BIU website (where the report can be found): www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagin... #research #wales @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.

Excited to announce 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...

Excited to announce 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...

Limited Spaces available! Deadline for Applications: June 2nd! Join researchers and clinicians from around the globe for an opportunity to dissect and advance your knowledge of brain anatomy. www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

Limited Spaces available! Deadline for Applications: June 2nd! Join researchers and clinicians from around the globe for an opportunity to dissect and advance your knowledge of brain anatomy. www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

"If neuropsychologists can embrace the logic and practices of preregistration, not only can we improve the quality of evidence in our field, but we can also play our part in shaping and advancing open research more broadly"

What are potential barriers to preregistering neuropsychological research? This review maps out key issues and routes to achieving the key objectives of preregistration when studying rare or hard-to-access populations. Read at: buff.ly/0AmdbGd @britishneuropsych.bsky.social @rjbinney.bsky.social

Really delighted to see this nice work by Emiko Muraki published in HBM, and excited to get feedback from the community.

The Friday feeling when 2 papers are accepted in one day! Looking forward to sharing the news in full.

“We must picture hell as a state where everyone is perpetually concerned about his own dignity and advancement, where everyone has a grievance, and where everyone lives with the deadly serious passions of envy, self-importance, and resentment.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

We welcome submissions focused on either discourse comprehension or production w/ link to brain structure and/or function. Links can be established through a variety of experimental modalities (e.g., neuropsychological case studies, neuroimaging). Due 01 May www.sciencedirect.com/journal/cort...

Poster billing at the @BNS_Neuropsych #BNSSpringMeeting. 🧠

And…🎉Programme for Day Two of the @BNS_Neuropsych #BNSSpringMeeting. 🧠

Here it is! 🎉Programme for Day One of the @BNS_Neuropsych #BNSSpringMeeting. 🧠

Latest pub from the fab @veronicadiveica.bsky.social, in collab with @pennypexman.bsky.social, Emiko Muraki, and me.

Hosted by @psychbangor.bsky.social and the Worth Wales Centre for Human Anatomy. This summer school is an unrivalled opportunity to hold and dissect a human brain. Visit : www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

The world's best functional neuroanatomy and dissection course is now accepting applications for Autumn 2025. Visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

The world's best functional neuroanatomy and dissection course is now accepting applications for Autumn 2025. Visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...