📢 Rare academic 💎 alert 📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Level B/C) in Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience @ Swinburne (Melbourne). Teach a brand‑new degree + access MRI, MEG, EEG & TMS/tDCS. ⏰ Apply by 17 May 2026, 11 pm 🔗 swinjobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm... Reach out for more info.

Join us next week (Apr 23, 4pm AEST) for our first free virtual webinar of the year on ‘Studying human affective decision-making in deep cortical and subcortical brain circuits,’ featuring A/Prof Miriam Klein-Flügge. Register here: tinyurl.com/2026ACNSwebi... 🧠 #Decision-making #BrainConnectivity

📢#ECR Webinar! Beyond Publications: Building Your Academic Identity Online 📅 When: Friday, 22 May 2026, 12:00 AEST 📍 Where: Online - register here Facilitate career progression by improving your visibility to collaborators and funding bodies 👀 Learn how to showcase the breadth of your work 💪

🔬 #ACNS #ECR Project Grant 🔬 Supporting ECRs to collect pilot data to strengthen competitiveness in future grant or fellowship applications! 📅 Applications open NOW! Closing on April 24th, 2026 💰 Up to $5,000 AUD 🔗 More info: www.acns.org.au/acns-awards/ #ACNSECR #Science #EarlyCareerResearcher

🌍 ACNS Travel Award! 🌍 Supporting early career cognitive neuroscientists in Australasia to travel abroad & build collaborations 🤝🧠 📅 Applications open NOW! Closing on April 24th, 2026 💰 Up to $2,500 AUD 🔗 More info: www.acns.org.au/acns-awards/ #ACNS #ACNSECR #Science #ECR #EarlyCareerResearcher

Two opportunities for the #NeuroAlliance meeting (Syd, 29 Nov-2 Dec) with @ausneurosoc.bsky.social & @biolpsychaust.bsky.social 📌 Scientific Review Committee EOI - send title, position & affiliation to [email protected] by 10 Apr 📌 Symposia proposals by 27 Apr 🔗 neuroalliance26.eventsair.site

Beautiful talk by Michael Breakspear on the way the hippocampus creates waves across the cortex and reverse, also featuring Latent diffusion models at the @acnsau.bsky.social conference

Dr Megan Spencer-Smith talking through working memory training mechanisms #ACNS2025

Young investigator winner Dr Reuben Rideaux taking us through the neural design principles for efficient perception #ACNS2025 @reubenrideaux.bsky.social

Fantastic poster session this morning. Posters will be up all day on level 2 so go check them out

Great talk by Liz Zeng on a brief assessment for punishment insensitivity #ACNS2025

Can we assess whether someone is dreaming? Vishaal Nair is telling us if it’s possible in Room 952

Very cool keynote by Anna Collins de-constructing usual reinforcement learning interpretations at the @acnsau.bsky.social conference

@jie-sun.bsky.social taking us through his joint modelling of neural and behavioural data in recognition memory tasks @acnsau.bsky.social #ACNS2025

Jane Tan rounding up the engaging Motor learning and plasticity symposium in Room 943 #ACNS2025

Captivating talk by Christina Van Heer on representational assumptions in cognitive modelling #ACNS2025

Full house at the computational modelling of cognition symposium in Room 952 #ACNS2025

Thank you A/P Collins for a fantastic and thought provoking keynote #ACNS2025

A full audience at #ACNS2025 for today’s keynote session by Prof Anne Collins (UC Berkeley)

ACNS president A/P Trevor Chong kicking off the #ACNS2025 conference. Remember to get your magics ☕️

In Melbourne for Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting! Very happy to visit again after 30 years! @acnsau.bsky.social

Great start to #ACNS2025 with pre-conference workshops held at @deakinuniversity.bsky.social Lovely campus!

🚨 Abstract submissions CLOSE SOON! 🚨 Don’t miss your chance to present at #ACNS2025 in Melbourne 🧠🌏 📅 Abstracts due: 15 August 2025 (midnight AET) 📍 Main conf: 26–28 Nov @ Monash College, Docklands 👉 Submit now: www.acns.org.au/acns-confere...

ACNS Travel Award – APPLY NOW! Supports overseas travel for ECRs (0-3 years post-PhD). 🗓 Applications close April 24, 2025 💰 Up to $2,500 in funding available 🌍 Must include international travel & start by June 30, 2026 🔗 Apply here: www.acns.org.au/acns-awards/

🚨 Save the date! 🚨 The 3rd Seeing and Acting Workshop (SAW) takes place at the University of Coimbra, Portugal on Sept 25-27, 2025! - Poster abstract deadline: July 31, 2025 ⚡ Limited spots (~120) 🔗 www.uc.pt/cogbooster/s...

Save the Date #ACNS2025

Our next International Webinar Series speaker is Prof. Birte Forstmann (University of Amsterdam). 🧠 Topic: Joint Modeling of the Deep Brain’s Form and Function 📷 10th April 2025 | 4-5pm AEDT 📷 Online (ACNS members only) 📷 Register now: forms.gle/NYNMwSc3Y5bV...

🌍 NEW: ACNS Travel Award! 🌍 Supporting early career cognitive neuroscientists in Australasia to travel abroad & build collaborations 📅 Applications open NOW! Close April 24, 2025 💰 Up to $2,500 🔗 More info: acns.org.au/acns-awards/ #ACNSNews #ECR

🚀 Two fully funded PhD positions at the Behavioural Sciences & Technology Hub, UTS! 🚀 1️⃣Human-Robot Collaboration (Dr. Milan Andrejevic) 🔗 Details: lnkd.in/gpZwqQu4 2️⃣ Mental Privacy & Neurotech (A/Prof Kiley Seymour) 🔗 Details: lnkd.in/gQ7VKHdD #ACNSJobs

Looking to land a Post Doc or get promoted? Join the ACNS ECR Webinar for expert tips on securing a position & advancing your career! 📅 Mar 24, 2025 | 11:00 AM AEDT 🎙️ Panelists: Dr Hannah Filmer, Dr Dragan Rangelov, Dr Nandi Vijayakumar 📍 Register now: unsw.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🎉 New for 2025! 🎉 The ACNS International Webinar Series kicks off with Dr. Chris Baker, expert in learning & plasticity 📅 Feb 20 | 🖥️ Zoom | 🎟️ ACNS members only Don’t miss out—register now! 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Neuroscience #BrainPlasticity #ACNS

Calling experimental psychologists & vision scientists in Australia, NZ, Asia Pacific, & beyond! May also interest attendees of Human Brain Mapping (@ohbmofficial.bsky.social), which is in Brisbane the following week. Come to Sydney to connect with even more colleagues! #PsychSciSky #Neuroskyence

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 The University of Sydney School of Psychology is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Active Perception! Join the #RideauxLab to explore how walking influences perception using EEG, VR & AI. Deadline 27/02/2025. 📆 Apply now: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

Thank you, Newcastle, for hosting #ACNS2024! On to Melbourne for #ACNS2025 - see you all there!

#ACNS2024 best open talks 🏆: Ines Semendric (UAdel), Morgan Kikkawa (UMelb), Monique Cost-Chretien (USyd), Benjamin Lowe (MQ) Congratulations 👏🏻

#ACNS2024 best fast talks 🏆: Jasmin Patel (QUT), Almudena Ramirez Haro (WSU), Giulia Baracchini (USyd), Sophie Thong (Monash) Congratulations 👏🏻

#ACNS2024 best poster winners 🏆: Tara Rasmussen (UQ), Erfan Rezaei (Monash), Holly West (UoN), Victoria Prowse (UAdel) Congratulations 👏🏻

#ACNS2024 Congratulations to our Young Investigator Award winners: Dr Melissa Sharpe, and A/Prof Nigel Rogasch! Fantastic work, guys!

Great morning session this Thursday at #ACNS2024! Guiliano Ferla showcasing how AI can be used to to create captivating illustration of complex theoretical concepts.

Bees, brains and AI at #ACNS2024 public event.

Some great insights about diversity and inclusion in AI at #ACNS2024 public event.

Great turnout for the public forum on AI and the Brain, hosted in the Newcastle Town Hall as part of #ACNS2024.

It was great to host Prof. Toby Walsh (UNSW) at #ACNS2024 and learn more about the history and the future of AI!

#ACNS2024 Outstanding Service awards go to Sharna Jamadar and Hannah Keage. Thank you both for your hard work to build up our community! @sharnajamadar.bsky.social @trevorchong.bsky.social

#ACNS2024 Emerging Researcher Awards go to Shuting Li and Denise Morrell. Well deserved, both!

Great second day at #ACNS2024! Dr Anthony Harris presenting great work on cognitive effects of neural oscillations

#ACNS2024 kicked off today with a host of interesting events. Prof. Karen Caeyenberghs delivered a fascinating keynote on promising rehabilitation of chronic TBI patients

BCI workshop with g.tec showcasing their recoveriX neurorehabilitation interface - very cool! Training motor imagery activation through gameified feedback with simultaneous EEG recording #ACNS2024 @acnsau.bsky.social

#ACNS2024 is only a few days away! There is still time, however, to register and submit a late-breaking poster (Friday, November 22). In the spirit of promoting sustainability, please consider bringing along your own water bottle, coffee cup and lanyard.

Hello world! Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society is on bsky! #ACNSnews