A big congratulations to our 2026 Collaboration Award winners! Tess Wild from Cornell University (top left), Esther Friendman from University of Michigan (top right), Roufan Ma from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (bottom left), and Xiaosi Gu from Yale School of Medicine (bottom right)!

DUE this SUNDAY!!🚨🚨🚨 Calling all UNDERGRADUATES for the chance to be funded in research this summer! Apply here: utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

This Wednesday February 25! Dr. Michael Treadway (Emory University) is presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Effort-Based Decision-Making and Its Discontents: Precision medicine approaches for understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of motivational deficits in mental illness" 1/

Hot off the presses! Our new chapter “Decision-Making in the Aging Brain: An Update of the Evidence Base for the “Affect-Integration-Motivation” Framework” in "Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions" link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Chapter 📖 "Decomposing Economic Choices with Drift-Diffusion Models" with @krajbichlab.bsky.social and Xiaozhi (Taro) Yang is out in, "Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions" edited by @dvsmith.bsky.social, @thepsychologist.bsky.social, @dfareri.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yey56tup

What a tremendous loss. So incredibly grateful for Denise’s vision and the community that she has built here at CVL. We’ll miss you.

ICYMI: Here's a link to the recording of today's talk by Brian Knutson on Deconstructing Neural Predictors of Choice - youtu.be/bX-mzrnbE_E @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social

Check out our Spring 2026 lineup!

ICYMI: Here's a recording of today's talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ae... @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kendraseaman.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @cvlneuro.bsky.social

Why do some things stick in memory while others fade? Next Tue, Dec 9, Alan Castel (UCLA) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social online talk series on “Memory Selectivity in Younger and Older Adults: A Value-Directed Remembering Approach.” 1/ Join us! (link below)

There’s another doctor in the house! The Aging Well Lab’s first graduate student, Galston Wong, successfully defended his dissertation today. Congrats!!🎉 We’re so proud of you Dr. Wong! @cvlneuro.bsky.social

ICYMI: UTD's Psychology Department is launching a new, fully accredited concentration in Clinical Psychology. Apply now to join our first cohort - deadline November 15! bbs.utdallas.edu/40960/new-ph...

Coming up on November 11! Dr. Corinna Loeckenhoff @loeckenhoff.bsky.social (Cornell University) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Aging Differences in Decision Making: A Conceptual Framework" 1/

Calling all graduate students and post-docs! Our collaboration award provides funding for the purpose of advising on an existing project and/or getting advice on navigating a career in science! ⏰ Applications are open Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 2025 ⏰ Learn more here: srndna.utdallas.edu/awards/colla...

!!! Exciting new initiative at UTD !!! Come lead the development of affective and/or motivational neuroscience at UTD:

To conclude our recap of last week’s 15th Anniversary celebration, we’re sharing a special video highlighting 15 years of impact at the Center for Vital Longevity. Click here: youtu.be/zNllL5QYVlg?... Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey!

We’re hiring! Open Rank Faculty Position in Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience. Come join our vibrant research community at @cvlneuro.bsky.social. More info and application here: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/30507

Thanks to members of our @cvlneuro.bsky.social community who came out to the #walk2endalz today! We honor those who have lost someone to Alzheimer’s, those who are supporting someone or caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s, and those who are fighting every day for a dementia-free world.💜💜💜

Great talk from @asinclair.bsky.social! Definitely check it out if you missed it.

Ooh! Can’t wait for @asinclair.bsky.social talk next week! Make sure you don’t miss it.

Coming up on October 28! Dr. Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social (UPenn/Rice) will be presenting in @motcogmeet.bsky.social series: "Motivational States Bias Choices, Information Consumption, and Memory" 1/

Excited to see Zhihao Zhang present his @srndna.bsky.social -supported work on memory constraints on decision making in Alzheimer’s Disease @socforneuroecon.bsky.social

Can’t wait!

Announcing our FALL Schedule! Please like and share! @kendraseaman.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social @sebastianshorn.bsky.social @kimberlychiew.bsky.social @zitamayer.bsky.social @srndna.bsky.social

🚨Deadline MONDAY, September 15! 🚨 Apply Now for the SRNDNA Open Data Award

Now that’s a good lookin’ group of people 😉

This paper grew out of my undergrad seminar: students collaborated on the replication project (Study2) & all earned co-authorship—it was a rare opportunity for undergrads to engage in journal-quality empirical work in the classroom & it’s a win for open science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Had a blast reminiscing about @srndna.bsky.social with Sera Gonzalez. Thanks for all you've done for us.

🚨 ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!! 🚨

Who wants to prolong the SNE fun??? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️Stay an extra day in the Boston area and do some Daily Life Sampling with SRNDNA:

🚨 Reminder: 1 week left to apply for the SRNDNA Daily Life Sampling Workshop! Application Deadline: 🗓️ July 18, 2025 🗓️ 🗓️ 1-day workshop on Oct. 6, 2025 📍 Brandeis University 🧠 Theoretical lectures and hands-on tutorials More information: srndna.utdallas.edu/srndna-events/

🎗️ Don't forget! 🎗️ Manuscripts on Decision Neuroscience and Aging for the JGPS Special Issue are due on 📆 August 15 📆! academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...

⏰ The clock is ticking. 🗓️ Mark your calendar to submit your paper for the Special Issue on Decision Neuroscience and Aging in JGPS! More info: academic.oup.com/psychsocgero... ⏳ Submission deadline: August 15, 2025

Who doesn't want to hang out with @jlcrawford.bsky.social in Boston??? Apply now!!

Wrote a little blog post on summer reading recs for grad students, postdocs, and junior faculty - check it out if you're looking for something (work-related) to read this summer! agingwell.utdallas.edu/2025/06/02/d...

Considering adding some daily life sampling methods to your research??

‼️2 weeks left‼️ SRNDNA Pilot Grant applications are due June 1, 2025 This is a great opportunity for early career scientists and to gather pilot data for use in future grants. srndna.utdallas.edu/funding/

Fascinating talk today on curiosity - check it out!

🚨 New award deadlines in 2025! 🚨

UT Dallas makes a strong showing at #sans2025! @utdallas.bsky.social @cvlneuro.bsky.social @leehyun-yoon.bsky.social @colleencfrank.bsky.social

Hello #neuroeconomics people - APPLY FOR OUR AWARDS! We have early and mid-career awards, best dissertation and paper of the year. Deadline is May 19th. One of our biggest problems is simply that people fail to apply. We want to give you things! Please help us do this! neuroeconomics.org/awards/

POSTPONED to May 14: Matthias Gruber - How Curiosity Shapes Spatial Exploration and Cognitive Map Formation

I’m hiring! 👀 for a Lab Manager starting in June. Apply by May 2 for full consideration. More info on lab: agingwell.utdallas.edu Apply: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/29116

🍾 It's time to celebrate! 🍾 @srndna.bsky.social is 15 years old, and we're celebrating with a little special issue! It's time to put the finishing touches on that beautiful manuscript you've been toiling over and send it our way!

‼️ Later today ‼️

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 @israelwsmitherman.bsky.social

Join us on April 16 at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center. We’ll start with a reception from 4:30-5 PM, followed by the lecture from 5-5:50 PM. A Q&A session will be held from 5:50-6:15 PM, and the poster exhibit will run from 6:15-7 PM. Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/declining-...

Two Weeks from Today: Dr. Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social tells us about Computational Approaches to Prosocial Behavior–How and When Do We Help Other People?

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