Body Action Language Lab
@ballabrome.bsky.social
We study the relationship between objects, concepts, and language from an embodied & grounded cognition perspective—Led by Anna Borghi
https://sites.google.com/view/annaborghilab
@Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
@ISTC-CNR, Rome, Italy
https://sites.google.com/view/annaborghilab
@Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
@ISTC-CNR, Rome, Italy
Snapshots from today's conference (age.it) in Neaples where Italian experts on aging have gathered to discuss their results. Below @annaborghi.bsky.social presenting studies investigating how abstractness impacts ecological concepts and conversation dynamics across different age cohorts
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Snapshots from today's conference (age.it) in Neaples where Italian experts on aging have gathered to discuss their results. Below @annaborghi.bsky.social presenting studies investigating how abstractness impacts ecological concepts and conversation dynamics across different age cohorts
New #OpenAccess paper from our lab by @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social just out, showing that expertise affects conceptualisation. We found chemists essentialize more than laypeople the category of water. w/ @chiarafini.bsky.social, @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social, Marta Arcovito, @annaborghi.bsky.social.
🧪🧑🔬 Do chemists think of water differently from laypeople? In this #preregistered #OpenAccess study we find that this is partly so, showing that their conceptual representation of water is more “essentialised” compared to that of laypeople onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Water Is and Is Not H2O, Depending on Who You Ask: Conceptualizations of Water Vary Across Chemists and Laypeople
Conceptual representations can be shaped by multiple factors, including expertise. In this study, we tested whether the concept of water is represented differently across laypeople and chemists, focu...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New #OpenAccess paper from our lab by @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social just out, showing that expertise affects conceptualisation. We found chemists essentialize more than laypeople the category of water. w/ @chiarafini.bsky.social, @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social, Marta Arcovito, @annaborghi.bsky.social.
🎓🎉 Huge congratulations to our @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD in Psychology and Social Neuroscience today, after years of dedication and brilliance, investigating ecological concepts in younger and older adults ! 🥂💫 #PhD
May 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🎓🎉 Huge congratulations to our @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social for successfully defending her PhD in Psychology and Social Neuroscience today, after years of dedication and brilliance, investigating ecological concepts in younger and older adults ! 🥂💫 #PhD
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Wonderful talk by Claudia Gianelli today at Sapienza. On open science, meta-science, collaborative research, and the challenges of replicability for embodied cognition. I learned a lot, thank you, Claudia! archivio.unime.it/it/persona/c...
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May 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wonderful talk by Claudia Gianelli today at Sapienza. On open science, meta-science, collaborative research, and the challenges of replicability for embodied cognition. I learned a lot, thank you, Claudia! archivio.unime.it/it/persona/c...
@ballabrome.bsky.social
@ballabrome.bsky.social
📷 Game Festival - Festa del Gioco #Garbatella
A joyful day of discovery where our little scientists explored the wonders of the senses, categories, joint action, and open science! Through hands-on experiments, they reminded us how powerful learning through play can be 🧠
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A joyful day of discovery where our little scientists explored the wonders of the senses, categories, joint action, and open science! Through hands-on experiments, they reminded us how powerful learning through play can be 🧠
@scuolaliberatutti
May 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📷 Game Festival - Festa del Gioco #Garbatella
A joyful day of discovery where our little scientists explored the wonders of the senses, categories, joint action, and open science! Through hands-on experiments, they reminded us how powerful learning through play can be 🧠
@scuolaliberatutti
A joyful day of discovery where our little scientists explored the wonders of the senses, categories, joint action, and open science! Through hands-on experiments, they reminded us how powerful learning through play can be 🧠
@scuolaliberatutti
A new publication from our lab! @chiarafini.bsky.social, @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social and @annaborghi.bsky.social explored knowledge outsourcing about technological concepts in different ages in a Special Issue in Topoi. Here the link: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 💻👧👵
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A new publication from our lab! @chiarafini.bsky.social, @ileniafalcinelli.bsky.social and @annaborghi.bsky.social explored knowledge outsourcing about technological concepts in different ages in a Special Issue in Topoi. Here the link: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 💻👧👵
Excited to share our new work by @annaborghi.bsky.social @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social and @ideeverdi.bsky.social! We dive into abstract concepts in social interaction—exploring vagueness, knowledge outsourcing, cross-cultural variation, and the role of LLMs.
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Very happy to share this Perspective w/@claudiamazzuca.bsky.social, @ideeverdi.bsky.social.
on abstract concepts and social interaction. We address vagueness and the relation of abstract concepts to knowledge outsourcing, crosscultural differences, and LLMs. @ballabrome.bsky.social
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on abstract concepts and social interaction. We address vagueness and the relation of abstract concepts to knowledge outsourcing, crosscultural differences, and LLMs. @ballabrome.bsky.social
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The role of social interaction in the formation and use of abstract concepts
Nature Reviews Psychology - The capability to use abstract concepts such as ‘justice’ is a key part of human cognition. In this Perspective, Borghi et al. highlight distinct levels of...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited to share our new work by @annaborghi.bsky.social @claudiamazzuca.bsky.social and @ideeverdi.bsky.social! We dive into abstract concepts in social interaction—exploring vagueness, knowledge outsourcing, cross-cultural variation, and the role of LLMs.
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rdcu.be/elbbT
We were honored to host Ferdinand Binkofski (Aachen University) for a fascinating talk on object interaction, affordances, and tool use, highlighting their distinct neural pathways across the dorsal and ventral streams 🧠.
A truly insightful event at #Sapienza!
A truly insightful event at #Sapienza!
April 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We were honored to host Ferdinand Binkofski (Aachen University) for a fascinating talk on object interaction, affordances, and tool use, highlighting their distinct neural pathways across the dorsal and ventral streams 🧠.
A truly insightful event at #Sapienza!
A truly insightful event at #Sapienza!
About yesterday workshop on conversational dynamics and abstraction in interaction. Thanks to everyone who organised, joined and contributed to the discussion.
@annaborghi.bsky.social @abstractionerc.bsky.social @caterinavillani.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social
@annaborghi.bsky.social @abstractionerc.bsky.social @caterinavillani.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
About yesterday workshop on conversational dynamics and abstraction in interaction. Thanks to everyone who organised, joined and contributed to the discussion.
@annaborghi.bsky.social @abstractionerc.bsky.social @caterinavillani.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social
@annaborghi.bsky.social @abstractionerc.bsky.social @caterinavillani.bsky.social @mariannabolog.bsky.social
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Our commentary on the article "The sound of thought" on #innerspeech is now online! Inner speech is not a simulation of language but an act of speaking. Thank you @chiaradelivio.bsky.social and @cfernyhough.bsky.social
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Inner speech is not a simulation of language but an act of speaking: Comment on “The Sound of Thought: Form Matters – The Prosody of Inner Speech” by Hamutal Kreiner, Zohar Eviatar
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March 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Our commentary on the article "The sound of thought" on #innerspeech is now online! Inner speech is not a simulation of language but an act of speaking. Thank you @chiaradelivio.bsky.social and @cfernyhough.bsky.social
@ballabrome.bsky.social
link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🔬 Participate in Our Mental Imagery Study!
🧠💡 We are looking for English-speaking volunteers aged 50+ to take part in our online study on mental imagery!
🔍💭 If you’d like to contribute, write to us or fill out this form 👉 forms.gle/BirmV4GRjTHs...
@ballabrome.bsky.social @agliotilab
🧠💡 We are looking for English-speaking volunteers aged 50+ to take part in our online study on mental imagery!
🔍💭 If you’d like to contribute, write to us or fill out this form 👉 forms.gle/BirmV4GRjTHs...
@ballabrome.bsky.social @agliotilab
Participants Recruiting for Mental Imagery Study
Here is what you should know about it:
Your partecipation would be divided in 3 steps:
Compiling an Informed Consent Form + 2 easy questionnaires (this step takes about 5 mins): your result will tel...
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March 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🔬 Participate in Our Mental Imagery Study!
🧠💡 We are looking for English-speaking volunteers aged 50+ to take part in our online study on mental imagery!
🔍💭 If you’d like to contribute, write to us or fill out this form 👉 forms.gle/BirmV4GRjTHs...
@ballabrome.bsky.social @agliotilab
🧠💡 We are looking for English-speaking volunteers aged 50+ to take part in our online study on mental imagery!
🔍💭 If you’d like to contribute, write to us or fill out this form 👉 forms.gle/BirmV4GRjTHs...
@ballabrome.bsky.social @agliotilab
Se sei madrelingua italiana, hai tra 18 e 64 anni, e vuoi partecipare ad una RICERCA SUL LINGUAGGIO (durata circa 30 minuti), clicca qui e segui i link:
GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAZIE @ballabrome.bsky.social
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Ciao! Ti interessano gli studi sul linguaggio? Stiamo cercando partecipanti volontari tra i 18 e 64 anni per uno studio volto a creare il più grande database italiano di ...
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March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚀 Exciting discussions on #Gender & #EcologicalConcepts in cognition & politics at the Feb 25 conference! 💡 Talks by @Emma Renström, @annalisa-setti.bsky.social, & @glupyan.bsky.social, hosted by our lab @ballabrome.bsky.social & #ProjectDeCo.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
March 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🚀 Exciting discussions on #Gender & #EcologicalConcepts in cognition & politics at the Feb 25 conference! 💡 Talks by @Emma Renström, @annalisa-setti.bsky.social, & @glupyan.bsky.social, hosted by our lab @ballabrome.bsky.social & #ProjectDeCo.
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
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Grazie per la bellissima serata su
*Evoluzione e Cervello*
27 febbraio, 8pm
Tullio Barni in “Carbonio e/o Silicio“
Anna Borghi in “Cervello in azione“
NEUROGames con Marco Iosa
#mercatocentraleroma
neurospritz.wixsite.com/neurospritz is great!
@ballabrome.bsky.social
*Evoluzione e Cervello*
27 febbraio, 8pm
Tullio Barni in “Carbonio e/o Silicio“
Anna Borghi in “Cervello in azione“
NEUROGames con Marco Iosa
#mercatocentraleroma
neurospritz.wixsite.com/neurospritz is great!
@ballabrome.bsky.social
Cervello | NEUROspritz | Roma
Neuroscienza e divertimento. Eventi divulgativi per mettere a disposizioni i lavori di ricercatori al grande pubblico. Neurospritz onlus
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February 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Grazie per la bellissima serata su
*Evoluzione e Cervello*
27 febbraio, 8pm
Tullio Barni in “Carbonio e/o Silicio“
Anna Borghi in “Cervello in azione“
NEUROGames con Marco Iosa
#mercatocentraleroma
neurospritz.wixsite.com/neurospritz is great!
@ballabrome.bsky.social
*Evoluzione e Cervello*
27 febbraio, 8pm
Tullio Barni in “Carbonio e/o Silicio“
Anna Borghi in “Cervello in azione“
NEUROGames con Marco Iosa
#mercatocentraleroma
neurospritz.wixsite.com/neurospritz is great!
@ballabrome.bsky.social
Join the conference tomorrow!
🗓 February 25 | 3:15–6:00 PM CET
💡 Gender & Ecological Concepts: (un)consciousness, cognition, and politics
www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
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@Emma Renström
@annalisa-setti.bsky.social
@glupyan.bsky.social
Be part of the conversation—participate & spread the word!
🗓 February 25 | 3:15–6:00 PM CET
💡 Gender & Ecological Concepts: (un)consciousness, cognition, and politics
www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
w/
@Emma Renström
@annalisa-setti.bsky.social
@glupyan.bsky.social
Be part of the conversation—participate & spread the word!
February 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Join the conference tomorrow!
🗓 February 25 | 3:15–6:00 PM CET
💡 Gender & Ecological Concepts: (un)consciousness, cognition, and politics
www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
w/
@Emma Renström
@annalisa-setti.bsky.social
@glupyan.bsky.social
Be part of the conversation—participate & spread the word!
🗓 February 25 | 3:15–6:00 PM CET
💡 Gender & Ecological Concepts: (un)consciousness, cognition, and politics
www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
w/
@Emma Renström
@annalisa-setti.bsky.social
@glupyan.bsky.social
Be part of the conversation—participate & spread the word!
Does sentences’ abstractness affect conversation dynamics? In three preregistered studies with @abstractionerc.bsky.social we found this is so, with abstract sentences eliciting more uncertainty and curiosity than concrete sentences. Just out on Cognition!
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February 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Does sentences’ abstractness affect conversation dynamics? In three preregistered studies with @abstractionerc.bsky.social we found this is so, with abstract sentences eliciting more uncertainty and curiosity than concrete sentences. Just out on Cognition!
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authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
On the 25th of February we are hosting an exciting online conference with plenty of brilliant speakers that will discuss with us about concepts, language, consciousness and politicisation. Don’t miss it!
Link here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
Link here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
February 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
On the 25th of February we are hosting an exciting online conference with plenty of brilliant speakers that will discuss with us about concepts, language, consciousness and politicisation. Don’t miss it!
Link here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
Link here: www.youtube.com/live/QDTBFWc...
Participants needed for neuroscience study! 🧠
Are you 40-45 years old, English native speaker, and interested in how the brain represents abstract and concrete concepts, especially in aphantasia? We are recruiting 16 participants for our study, help us uncover new insights!
Are you 40-45 years old, English native speaker, and interested in how the brain represents abstract and concrete concepts, especially in aphantasia? We are recruiting 16 participants for our study, help us uncover new insights!
🙌 We are conducting and innovative study on how abstract and concrete concepts are represented in aphantasic people! We are looking for 16 pps between the ages of 40 and 50, english mother tongue. Write to cella.1813889@studenti.uniroma1.it. thanks for helping and for sharing this!🤗☄️
February 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Participants needed for neuroscience study! 🧠
Are you 40-45 years old, English native speaker, and interested in how the brain represents abstract and concrete concepts, especially in aphantasia? We are recruiting 16 participants for our study, help us uncover new insights!
Are you 40-45 years old, English native speaker, and interested in how the brain represents abstract and concrete concepts, especially in aphantasia? We are recruiting 16 participants for our study, help us uncover new insights!
🚀 Exciting news to kick off our BlueSky journey!
Thrilled to announce that the latest work from @chiarafini.bsky.social is finally out 📖 showing how even digital connections can transform into real, meaningful bonds.
Thrilled to announce that the latest work from @chiarafini.bsky.social is finally out 📖 showing how even digital connections can transform into real, meaningful bonds.
🚁ALERT!! 🧨💥Can you believe that just five minutes of online written conversation 🖥️—no matter the topic—can be enough to create a psychological intersubjective space?
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Digital connection, real bonding: Brief online chats boost interpersonal closeness regardless of the conversational topic
This study explores how the quality of brief dyadic written exchanges (lasting under 5 min) on a virtual platform and the nature of the conversational…
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February 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚀 Exciting news to kick off our BlueSky journey!
Thrilled to announce that the latest work from @chiarafini.bsky.social is finally out 📖 showing how even digital connections can transform into real, meaningful bonds.
Thrilled to announce that the latest work from @chiarafini.bsky.social is finally out 📖 showing how even digital connections can transform into real, meaningful bonds.