CIMeC_UniTrento
@cimecunitrento.bsky.social
Official profile of the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento (Italy)
www.cimec.unitn.it
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A study published in Heliyon (Cell Press), involving our @cimecunitrento.bsky.social researchers, shows that prenatal light exposure shapes brain lateralization in chicks 👇
🔗️ doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
🔗️ doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
Our new paper in Heliyon shows that early sensory experience can shape brain lateralisation at the cellular level. Prenatal light exposure modulates parvalbumin neuron density in key avian visual areas.
Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
Redirecting
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
A study published in Heliyon (Cell Press), involving our @cimecunitrento.bsky.social researchers, shows that prenatal light exposure shapes brain lateralization in chicks 👇
🔗️ doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
🔗️ doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
Our latest paper in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement @springernature.com by Sara Assecondi suggests that gains in visuo-spatial working memory don’t reliably translate into better reading performance. 🧠📚
Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s41465-025-00342-4
#cognitivetraining #cognitiveaging
Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s41465-025-00342-4
#cognitivetraining #cognitiveaging
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Our latest paper in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement @springernature.com by Sara Assecondi suggests that gains in visuo-spatial working memory don’t reliably translate into better reading performance. 🧠📚
Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s41465-025-00342-4
#cognitivetraining #cognitiveaging
Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s41465-025-00342-4
#cognitivetraining #cognitiveaging
New consensus guidance for assessing #SocialCognition in #NeurocognitiveDisorders, with clinical recommendations.
SIGNATURE’s 2nd output (@aledod.bsky.social/CIMeC_UniTrento; C. Cerami/IUSS Pavia, et al.)
Published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.
🔗 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1186/s131...
SIGNATURE’s 2nd output (@aledod.bsky.social/CIMeC_UniTrento; C. Cerami/IUSS Pavia, et al.)
Published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.
🔗 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1186/s131...
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
New consensus guidance for assessing #SocialCognition in #NeurocognitiveDisorders, with clinical recommendations.
SIGNATURE’s 2nd output (@aledod.bsky.social/CIMeC_UniTrento; C. Cerami/IUSS Pavia, et al.)
Published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.
🔗 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1186/s131...
SIGNATURE’s 2nd output (@aledod.bsky.social/CIMeC_UniTrento; C. Cerami/IUSS Pavia, et al.)
Published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy.
🔗 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1186/s131...
Explore the Cognitive Neuroscience track at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social: brain imaging, decision-making, memory, attention.
Apply MSc Cognitive Science! Non-EU deadline: Mar 4, 2026. ℹ️corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
@urihasson.bsky.social #cognitiveneuroscience
Apply MSc Cognitive Science! Non-EU deadline: Mar 4, 2026. ℹ️corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
@urihasson.bsky.social #cognitiveneuroscience
January 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Explore the Cognitive Neuroscience track at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social: brain imaging, decision-making, memory, attention.
Apply MSc Cognitive Science! Non-EU deadline: Mar 4, 2026. ℹ️corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
@urihasson.bsky.social #cognitiveneuroscience
Apply MSc Cognitive Science! Non-EU deadline: Mar 4, 2026. ℹ️corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
@urihasson.bsky.social #cognitiveneuroscience
The Fundamental Behavioural Neuroscience track @cimecunitrento.bsky.social: hands-on animal models to study brain development/evolution, behaviour & cognition
+ cutting-edge behavioural, molecular & neurobiological techniques.
Apply by March 4 (non-EU deadline)
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
+ cutting-edge behavioural, molecular & neurobiological techniques.
Apply by March 4 (non-EU deadline)
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The Fundamental Behavioural Neuroscience track @cimecunitrento.bsky.social: hands-on animal models to study brain development/evolution, behaviour & cognition
+ cutting-edge behavioural, molecular & neurobiological techniques.
Apply by March 4 (non-EU deadline)
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
+ cutting-edge behavioural, molecular & neurobiological techniques.
Apply by March 4 (non-EU deadline)
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
Bridge AI and linguistics with the Computational and Theoretical Modelling of Language and Cognition (CLC) track at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social!
Apply to our MSc in Cognitive Science
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: March 4, 2026.
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
#cimec_unitrento #AI
Apply to our MSc in Cognitive Science
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: March 4, 2026.
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
#cimec_unitrento #AI
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Bridge AI and linguistics with the Computational and Theoretical Modelling of Language and Cognition (CLC) track at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social!
Apply to our MSc in Cognitive Science
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: March 4, 2026.
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
#cimec_unitrento #AI
Apply to our MSc in Cognitive Science
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: March 4, 2026.
ℹ️ corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive-science
#cimec_unitrento #AI
Applications are open for the 2026/27 MSc in Cognitive Science at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social.
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Apply now: corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive...
#cimec_unitrento #neuroscience
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Apply now: corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive...
#cimec_unitrento #neuroscience
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Applications are open for the 2026/27 MSc in Cognitive Science at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social.
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Apply now: corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive...
#cimec_unitrento #neuroscience
First-call deadline for non-EU applicants: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Apply now: corsi.unitn.it/en/cognitive...
#cimec_unitrento #neuroscience
A recent paper by Arianna Brancaccio, Cora M. Lanza, and Selene Schintu, published in @braistimjournal.bsky.social , examines how interhemispheric attentional dynamics change with the functional state of the #attentional network.
🔗 shorturl.at/hnSe6
🔗 shorturl.at/hnSe6
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A recent paper by Arianna Brancaccio, Cora M. Lanza, and Selene Schintu, published in @braistimjournal.bsky.social , examines how interhemispheric attentional dynamics change with the functional state of the #attentional network.
🔗 shorturl.at/hnSe6
🔗 shorturl.at/hnSe6
New Proc. Royal Society B paper by T. Simon, E. Frasnelli (CIMeC UniTrento), A. Wilkinson, K. Guo & D. Mills: dogs use right visual field/left brain for positive anticipation and left visual field/right brain for frustration, supporting the valence hypothesis.
🔗https://shorturl.at/mS3JA
🔗https://shorturl.at/mS3JA
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New Proc. Royal Society B paper by T. Simon, E. Frasnelli (CIMeC UniTrento), A. Wilkinson, K. Guo & D. Mills: dogs use right visual field/left brain for positive anticipation and left visual field/right brain for frustration, supporting the valence hypothesis.
🔗https://shorturl.at/mS3JA
🔗https://shorturl.at/mS3JA
Carlo Miniussi & Sara Assecondi contributed to an international collaborative effort that led to the updated guidelines on low-intensity #tES, published in Clinical Neurophysiology.
🔗 Full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
🔗 Full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Carlo Miniussi & Sara Assecondi contributed to an international collaborative effort that led to the updated guidelines on low-intensity #tES, published in Clinical Neurophysiology.
🔗 Full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
🔗 Full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
1/4 🧵 Le prof.sse Stefania Pighin, Katya Tentori e Lucia Savadori esplorano il linguaggio dell’incertezza: come percentuali e probabilità orientano le decisioni e il rapporto medico-paziente.
Nella terza puntata del podcast “Parliamone bene” del progetto B-Hu-Well.
🎧Link nei commenti.
Nella terza puntata del podcast “Parliamone bene” del progetto B-Hu-Well.
🎧Link nei commenti.
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1/4 🧵 Le prof.sse Stefania Pighin, Katya Tentori e Lucia Savadori esplorano il linguaggio dell’incertezza: come percentuali e probabilità orientano le decisioni e il rapporto medico-paziente.
Nella terza puntata del podcast “Parliamone bene” del progetto B-Hu-Well.
🎧Link nei commenti.
Nella terza puntata del podcast “Parliamone bene” del progetto B-Hu-Well.
🎧Link nei commenti.
Reposted by CIMeC_UniTrento
🧩 Compositionality & Reasoning Workshop — Warsaw, Jan 8, 2026
A one-day event on how compositionality and structured reasoning drive generalization in AI and cognitive science.
Speakers from Meta, MIT, U. of Manchester & more.
Learn more: manuel-vg.github.io/compositiona...
A one-day event on how compositionality and structured reasoning drive generalization in AI and cognitive science.
Speakers from Meta, MIT, U. of Manchester & more.
Learn more: manuel-vg.github.io/compositiona...
Compositionality and Reasoning in AI and Cognitive Science — Workshop
One-day workshop on Compositionality and Reasoning in AI and Cognitive Science — January 8, 2026 — Warsaw
manuel-vg.github.io
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🧩 Compositionality & Reasoning Workshop — Warsaw, Jan 8, 2026
A one-day event on how compositionality and structured reasoning drive generalization in AI and cognitive science.
Speakers from Meta, MIT, U. of Manchester & more.
Learn more: manuel-vg.github.io/compositiona...
A one-day event on how compositionality and structured reasoning drive generalization in AI and cognitive science.
Speakers from Meta, MIT, U. of Manchester & more.
Learn more: manuel-vg.github.io/compositiona...
Workshop recap: Real-time brain-state #TMS - #EEG - treating neural variability as information.
Topics: methodology, state-dependent modulation, individualized targeting + T4TE overview.
🙌 Thanks to Bortoletto, Tomasevic, Brancaccio & participants.
🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
Topics: methodology, state-dependent modulation, individualized targeting + T4TE overview.
🙌 Thanks to Bortoletto, Tomasevic, Brancaccio & participants.
🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Workshop recap: Real-time brain-state #TMS - #EEG - treating neural variability as information.
Topics: methodology, state-dependent modulation, individualized targeting + T4TE overview.
🙌 Thanks to Bortoletto, Tomasevic, Brancaccio & participants.
🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
Topics: methodology, state-dependent modulation, individualized targeting + T4TE overview.
🙌 Thanks to Bortoletto, Tomasevic, Brancaccio & participants.
🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
🧵1/2 Belluzzi & Fairhall @cimecunitrento.bsky.social, show that context-specific predictions of semantic content rely on a left-dominant fronto-temporo-parietal network, the Active Prediction Network, partially overlapping with the semantic control system.
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧵1/2 Belluzzi & Fairhall @cimecunitrento.bsky.social, show that context-specific predictions of semantic content rely on a left-dominant fronto-temporo-parietal network, the Active Prediction Network, partially overlapping with the semantic control system.
CIMeC Colloquium Series
Full house. Great talks. 🙌
Thanks to Prof. Evelina Fedorenko, Hope Kean, Andrea de Varda and all participants for an inspiring session on language, reasoning, and models that “think.”
ⓘ phd.unitn.it/drcimec/104/cimec-colloquium-series
@hopekean.bsky.social
Full house. Great talks. 🙌
Thanks to Prof. Evelina Fedorenko, Hope Kean, Andrea de Varda and all participants for an inspiring session on language, reasoning, and models that “think.”
ⓘ phd.unitn.it/drcimec/104/cimec-colloquium-series
@hopekean.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
CIMeC Colloquium Series
Full house. Great talks. 🙌
Thanks to Prof. Evelina Fedorenko, Hope Kean, Andrea de Varda and all participants for an inspiring session on language, reasoning, and models that “think.”
ⓘ phd.unitn.it/drcimec/104/cimec-colloquium-series
@hopekean.bsky.social
Full house. Great talks. 🙌
Thanks to Prof. Evelina Fedorenko, Hope Kean, Andrea de Varda and all participants for an inspiring session on language, reasoning, and models that “think.”
ⓘ phd.unitn.it/drcimec/104/cimec-colloquium-series
@hopekean.bsky.social
📅 CIMeC PhD Colloquium Series: Oct 17, h15
📍 Corso Bettini 84, Rovereto
🎙️ Speakers
Evelina Fedorenko • Language & thought in humans & machines
@hopekean.bsky.social • Neural infrastructure of logical reasoning
Andrea de Varda • Cost of thinking in humans & large reasoning models
ⓘ shorturl.at/PtbEi
📍 Corso Bettini 84, Rovereto
🎙️ Speakers
Evelina Fedorenko • Language & thought in humans & machines
@hopekean.bsky.social • Neural infrastructure of logical reasoning
Andrea de Varda • Cost of thinking in humans & large reasoning models
ⓘ shorturl.at/PtbEi
October 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📅 CIMeC PhD Colloquium Series: Oct 17, h15
📍 Corso Bettini 84, Rovereto
🎙️ Speakers
Evelina Fedorenko • Language & thought in humans & machines
@hopekean.bsky.social • Neural infrastructure of logical reasoning
Andrea de Varda • Cost of thinking in humans & large reasoning models
ⓘ shorturl.at/PtbEi
📍 Corso Bettini 84, Rovereto
🎙️ Speakers
Evelina Fedorenko • Language & thought in humans & machines
@hopekean.bsky.social • Neural infrastructure of logical reasoning
Andrea de Varda • Cost of thinking in humans & large reasoning models
ⓘ shorturl.at/PtbEi
1/2🧵 Ranking-based analysis: left-handers are overrepresented across tiers, and especially at the top, in fencing & table tennis.
While the classic "rare style" advantage helps explain this, other factors may also be at play.
While the classic "rare style" advantage helps explain this, other factors may also be at play.
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
1/2🧵 Ranking-based analysis: left-handers are overrepresented across tiers, and especially at the top, in fencing & table tennis.
While the classic "rare style" advantage helps explain this, other factors may also be at play.
While the classic "rare style" advantage helps explain this, other factors may also be at play.
Join us for the workshop “From neural variability to personalised interventions: a real-time brain-state TMS-EEG approach” 🧠
🗓 Oct 23, 2025 | 13:00-16:30
📍 CIMeC Conference Room, Piazza della Manifattura 1, Rovereto
More info 🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
🗓 Oct 23, 2025 | 13:00-16:30
📍 CIMeC Conference Room, Piazza della Manifattura 1, Rovereto
More info 🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Join us for the workshop “From neural variability to personalised interventions: a real-time brain-state TMS-EEG approach” 🧠
🗓 Oct 23, 2025 | 13:00-16:30
📍 CIMeC Conference Room, Piazza della Manifattura 1, Rovereto
More info 🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
🗓 Oct 23, 2025 | 13:00-16:30
📍 CIMeC Conference Room, Piazza della Manifattura 1, Rovereto
More info 🔗 shorturl.at/tdcFL
@carlominiussi.bsky.social
📸 A recap collage capturing the spirit of the #MAPS2025 Metacognition, Aging & Perception Symposium, held on Sept 23-24 at Piazza della Manifattura, Rovereto, Italy.
September 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📸 A recap collage capturing the spirit of the #MAPS2025 Metacognition, Aging & Perception Symposium, held on Sept 23-24 at Piazza della Manifattura, Rovereto, Italy.
Reposted by CIMeC_UniTrento
@annabavaresco.bsky.social and
@tlmnhut.bsky.social show: supervised pruning of a DNN’s feature space better aligns with human category representations, selects distinct subspaces for different categories, and more accurately predicts people’s preferences for GenAI images.
doi.org/10.1145/3768...
@tlmnhut.bsky.social show: supervised pruning of a DNN’s feature space better aligns with human category representations, selects distinct subspaces for different categories, and more accurately predicts people’s preferences for GenAI images.
doi.org/10.1145/3768...
Modeling Human Concepts with Subspaces in Deep Vision Models | ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
Improving the modeling of human representations of everyday semantic categories, such
as animals or food, can lead to better alignment between AI systems and humans. Humans
are thought to represent su...
doi.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@annabavaresco.bsky.social and
@tlmnhut.bsky.social show: supervised pruning of a DNN’s feature space better aligns with human category representations, selects distinct subspaces for different categories, and more accurately predicts people’s preferences for GenAI images.
doi.org/10.1145/3768...
@tlmnhut.bsky.social show: supervised pruning of a DNN’s feature space better aligns with human category representations, selects distinct subspaces for different categories, and more accurately predicts people’s preferences for GenAI images.
doi.org/10.1145/3768...
Reposted by CIMeC_UniTrento
🚨NEW PAPER🚨 Prior expectations guide multisensory integration during face-to-face communication
Out now in @plos.org Computational Biology
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
w/ @giuliamz.bsky.social et al. @cimecunitrento.bsky.social
🧠🧪 #psychscisky #neuroskyence
TL;DR 🧵👇
Out now in @plos.org Computational Biology
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
w/ @giuliamz.bsky.social et al. @cimecunitrento.bsky.social
🧠🧪 #psychscisky #neuroskyence
TL;DR 🧵👇
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🚨NEW PAPER🚨 Prior expectations guide multisensory integration during face-to-face communication
Out now in @plos.org Computational Biology
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
w/ @giuliamz.bsky.social et al. @cimecunitrento.bsky.social
🧠🧪 #psychscisky #neuroskyence
TL;DR 🧵👇
Out now in @plos.org Computational Biology
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
w/ @giuliamz.bsky.social et al. @cimecunitrento.bsky.social
🧠🧪 #psychscisky #neuroskyence
TL;DR 🧵👇
New article “Disentangling Metabolic & Neurovascular Timescales Supporting Cognitive Processes” by CIMeC_UniTrento in collaboration with leading partner institutes
Congrats F.Saviola, S. Tambalo, L. Beghini, A. Ferrari, B. Cassone, D. Van De Ville, J. Jovicich!
#PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2506513122
Congrats F.Saviola, S. Tambalo, L. Beghini, A. Ferrari, B. Cassone, D. Van De Ville, J. Jovicich!
#PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2506513122
September 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
New article “Disentangling Metabolic & Neurovascular Timescales Supporting Cognitive Processes” by CIMeC_UniTrento in collaboration with leading partner institutes
Congrats F.Saviola, S. Tambalo, L. Beghini, A. Ferrari, B. Cassone, D. Van De Ville, J. Jovicich!
#PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2506513122
Congrats F.Saviola, S. Tambalo, L. Beghini, A. Ferrari, B. Cassone, D. Van De Ville, J. Jovicich!
#PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2506513122
🦉🧠 #NotteDellaRicerca: Stand 48 “Il Cervello Predittivo”, con @moritzwurm.bsky.social.
📍 MUSE Trento, piano +3
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 nottedellaricerca.tn.it
📍 MUSE Trento, piano +3
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 nottedellaricerca.tn.it
September 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🦉🧠 #NotteDellaRicerca: Stand 48 “Il Cervello Predittivo”, con @moritzwurm.bsky.social.
📍 MUSE Trento, piano +3
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 nottedellaricerca.tn.it
📍 MUSE Trento, piano +3
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 nottedellaricerca.tn.it
🔢 Il @cimecunitrento.bsky.social alla #NotteDellaRicerca 2025!
Stand 49 “Dove nascono i numeri”, Piano +3
Un viaggio neuroscientifico dai pulcini ai matematici, con Elena Eccher.
📍 MUSE Trento
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 Programma completo: nottedellaricerca.tn.it
Stand 49 “Dove nascono i numeri”, Piano +3
Un viaggio neuroscientifico dai pulcini ai matematici, con Elena Eccher.
📍 MUSE Trento
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 Programma completo: nottedellaricerca.tn.it
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🔢 Il @cimecunitrento.bsky.social alla #NotteDellaRicerca 2025!
Stand 49 “Dove nascono i numeri”, Piano +3
Un viaggio neuroscientifico dai pulcini ai matematici, con Elena Eccher.
📍 MUSE Trento
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 Programma completo: nottedellaricerca.tn.it
Stand 49 “Dove nascono i numeri”, Piano +3
Un viaggio neuroscientifico dai pulcini ai matematici, con Elena Eccher.
📍 MUSE Trento
📅 26/9, dalle 17 alle 24
👉 Programma completo: nottedellaricerca.tn.it
🧠 New article in Cognition: The development of probabilistic reasoning during early childhood by Placì and CIMeC researchers Pighin, Mastropasqua & Tentori.
How early do children grasp probabilities?
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106283
How early do children grasp probabilities?
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106283
September 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🧠 New article in Cognition: The development of probabilistic reasoning during early childhood by Placì and CIMeC researchers Pighin, Mastropasqua & Tentori.
How early do children grasp probabilities?
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106283
How early do children grasp probabilities?
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106283