Amir Tal
amirtal.bsky.social
Amir Tal
@amirtal.bsky.social
Assistant professor of Psychology and Cognition at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Learning, memory, consciousness and humor
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The call for commentaries on our BBS paper is out now (deadline October 15): shorturl.at/Hu3Yu. In the paper (shorturl.at/4Rbk6), we provide recommendations and outstanding issues about designing experimental paradigms, analyzing data, and reporting the results of studies on unconscious processing 👇
September 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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For >5 years, the International Sleep Replay Workshops (ISRW) have brought together scientists studying sleep & memory. The next ISRW will be on March 6th in Vancouver (before @cogneuronews.bsky.social). Follow the link for details and to join the mailing list.
isrw.bio.uci.edu

Pls repost! #sleep
August 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"wake reactivation: I do not think it means what you think it means"

tell us what you think!
New opinion piece!

@amirtal.bsky.social and I argue that "wake reactivation" is not a scientifically useful construct; It encompasses nonconscious & conscious processes w/ varying levels of elaboration & diverging consequences, leading to conflicting results

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lgli4sIRvW-LQ
authors.elsevier.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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📢Excited to share our paper, "Studying unconscious processing: Contention and consensus", published in BBS.
The paper is the result of a collaborative effort of 32 leading researchers in the field, from 10 different countries🌏

Check out the full ms👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Studying unconscious processing: Contention and consensus | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core
Studying unconscious processing: Contention and consensus
www.cambridge.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Coming to #ASSC28? Check out our stuff! Examining theories of consciousness, testing the scope of unconscious processing, exploring intuitions about consciousness - and more! Looking forward to interacting with you there, and showcasing the great work of: >>
July 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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So, is perception cognitively penetrable? Can we use semantic priming to make you see a Kanizsa shape - or not see it?… we think we can! See this great work by Nataly Davidson Litvak and @amirtal.bsky.social that just came out!
May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Semantic priming can either increase or decrease perception of the Kanizsa illusion. This result supports cognitive penetrability, demonstrating top-down influences on illusory perceptual experience. @liadmudrik.bsky.social
@amirtal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Semantic priming modulates the strength and direction of the Kanizsa illusion - Communications Psychology
This study demonstrates that semantic priming can either increase or decrease perception of the Kanizsa illusion. The results support cognitive penetrability, demonstrating top-down influences on illu...
www.nature.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Hi Bluesky!

I want to let you know about a cool new paper I had the honor of being a part of:

Semantic priming modulates the strength and direction of the Kanizsa illusion

rdcu.be/en0JZ
Semantic priming modulates the strength and direction of the Kanizsa illusion
Communications Psychology - This study demonstrates that semantic priming can either increase or decrease perception of the Kanizsa illusion. The results support cognitive penetrability,...
rdcu.be
May 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM