Edward Vessel
@edwardvessel.bsky.social
Asst Prof at CCNY Psychology & CUNY Grad Ctr. Neuroscience of aesthetics, art, curiosity and insight. How do people get pleasure from understanding? #neuroaesthetics #empiricalaesthetics
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Edward Vessel
@edwardvessel.bsky.social
· Oct 22
📣 New Paper Alert!
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
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Reminder: Apply or Nominate someone for the 2026 SfNC Awards! Deadline - Feb. 1st ⏰
SfNC is proud to offer three annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions to creativity research. Winners receive a cash prize and are invited to present their work.
Details here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
SfNC is proud to offer three annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions to creativity research. Winners receive a cash prize and are invited to present their work.
Details here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Reminder: Apply or Nominate someone for the 2026 SfNC Awards! Deadline - Feb. 1st ⏰
SfNC is proud to offer three annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions to creativity research. Winners receive a cash prize and are invited to present their work.
Details here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
SfNC is proud to offer three annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions to creativity research. Winners receive a cash prize and are invited to present their work.
Details here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards
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The Psychonomic Society is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Mid-Career Award, which recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to experimental and cognitive psychology and are currently in the middle of their careers. The deadline is March 31. Submit today: buff.ly/Pct3kUM
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Psychonomic Society is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Mid-Career Award, which recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to experimental and cognitive psychology and are currently in the middle of their careers. The deadline is March 31. Submit today: buff.ly/Pct3kUM
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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hey scientists, have you seen a cool paper recently that didn't get enough attention? let me know! I'm always looking for new studies to cover and would love to hear from you👇
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
hey scientists, have you seen a cool paper recently that didn't get enough attention? let me know! I'm always looking for new studies to cover and would love to hear from you👇
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It won't actually exist for another month or so, but because it now 'exists' on amazon, I'll humbly observe that, after working through this book, your student/trainee would be able to read and understand all but two or three papers in this week's J. Neurosci. Check it out:
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
It won't actually exist for another month or so, but because it now 'exists' on amazon, I'll humbly observe that, after working through this book, your student/trainee would be able to read and understand all but two or three papers in this week's J. Neurosci. Check it out:
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Last chance! Tonight is the submission deadline for talks/posters for IAEA2026 in Jena, Germany!
iaea-jena2026.org
iaea-jena2026.org
IAEA Jena 2026
iaea-jena2026.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Last chance! Tonight is the submission deadline for talks/posters for IAEA2026 in Jena, Germany!
iaea-jena2026.org
iaea-jena2026.org
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IAEA members - nominate deserving colleagues for awards!
Fechner Award: lifetime contribution
Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD
Washburn Award: mid-career scientist.
IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to b.calvo@city.ac.uk w/ subject "IAEA nomination."
Fechner Award: lifetime contribution
Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD
Washburn Award: mid-career scientist.
IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to b.calvo@city.ac.uk w/ subject "IAEA nomination."
IAEA Jena 2026
iaea-jena2026.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
IAEA members - nominate deserving colleagues for awards!
Fechner Award: lifetime contribution
Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD
Washburn Award: mid-career scientist.
IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to b.calvo@city.ac.uk w/ subject "IAEA nomination."
Fechner Award: lifetime contribution
Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD
Washburn Award: mid-career scientist.
IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to b.calvo@city.ac.uk w/ subject "IAEA nomination."
Neural insights into observational drawing: A longitudinal resting state functional connectivity study using 7 t MRI
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41273827/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41273827/
Neural insights into observational drawing: A longitudinal resting state functional connectivity study using 7 t MRI - PubMed
Observational drawing is a freehand accurate depiction of directly observed three-dimensional objects, which demands fine-grained visual analysis and sensorimotor translation through engagement of complex cognitive processes like perception, attention, visuomotor coordination, and aesthetic evaluati …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Neural insights into observational drawing: A longitudinal resting state functional connectivity study using 7 t MRI
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41273827/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41273827/
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
hannahshelley.neocities.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
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Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
Reposted by Edward Vessel
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
I had a lovely conversation with @magdakacz2025.bsky.social as part of her "Dancing into Brain Health" podcast last week. You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/1sMW...
Thanks Magda!
Thanks Magda!
Spotify – Web Player
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October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I had a lovely conversation with @magdakacz2025.bsky.social as part of her "Dancing into Brain Health" podcast last week. You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/episode/1sMW...
Thanks Magda!
Thanks Magda!
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I will be recruiting 🌟PhD students🌟 for my newish lab! If you're interested in learning & memory mechanisms applied to individual, interactive & collective behavior using computational modeling, real-world experiments and fMRI, email me! RTs much appreciated 🙏 rouhanilab.com
Interactive Cognition Lab | USC
Interactive Cognition Lab at USC, led by principal investigator, Dr. Nina Rouhani.
rouhanilab.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I will be recruiting 🌟PhD students🌟 for my newish lab! If you're interested in learning & memory mechanisms applied to individual, interactive & collective behavior using computational modeling, real-world experiments and fMRI, email me! RTs much appreciated 🙏 rouhanilab.com
📣 New Paper Alert!
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
📣 New Paper Alert!
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
So I'm now feeling my first direct effect of the shutdown. CUNY Research Foundation can't set up payroll for my new Research Assistant, who is being paid off a federal grant. Sigh.
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So I'm now feeling my first direct effect of the shutdown. CUNY Research Foundation can't set up payroll for my new Research Assistant, who is being paid off a federal grant. Sigh.
Yesterday I heard and saw what looked like a hawk over City College. Telltale scream of a large bird of prey. I wonder if it’s nesting atop a campus building.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yesterday I heard and saw what looked like a hawk over City College. Telltale scream of a large bird of prey. I wonder if it’s nesting atop a campus building.
How do we see style?: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
How do we see style?
In a recent series of experiments, Boger and Firestone ask: How do we perceive style?’.
Their findings suggest that style perception relies on basic perceptual processes
involved in differentiating im...
www.cell.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How do we see style?: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Jacinda Ardern is so fantastic. I love that she is out there pushing for the idea of compassionate leadership.
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Jacinda Ardern is so fantastic. I love that she is out there pushing for the idea of compassionate leadership.
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
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This is good 🧠🧪🐡
The “Blooming” Field of Neuroarts
Despite major federal funding cuts, researchers are dedicated to determining how engaging in the arts can improve our brain health.
www.brainfacts.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is good 🧠🧪🐡
APA Monitor article on what happens in the brain when we view art
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
#neuroaesthetics
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
#neuroaesthetics
www.apa.org
September 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
APA Monitor article on what happens in the brain when we view art
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
#neuroaesthetics
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
#neuroaesthetics
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A new study uses AI-generated stimuli to uncover attention to complex scene features. Read more in a post by @ankosov.bsky.social on a new #psynomAPP paper by @songaeun.bsky.social, @drmack.bsky.social, and @dirkbwalther.bsky.social buff.ly/2So7ndD
September 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A new study uses AI-generated stimuli to uncover attention to complex scene features. Read more in a post by @ankosov.bsky.social on a new #psynomAPP paper by @songaeun.bsky.social, @drmack.bsky.social, and @dirkbwalther.bsky.social buff.ly/2So7ndD
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📣 Call for unpublished studies on discrimination of bisexual people!
⬇️ Please see the full call below
We are very grateful for all contributions!
#SocialPsych #PsychSciSky
⬇️ Please see the full call below
We are very grateful for all contributions!
#SocialPsych #PsychSciSky
September 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
📣 Call for unpublished studies on discrimination of bisexual people!
⬇️ Please see the full call below
We are very grateful for all contributions!
#SocialPsych #PsychSciSky
⬇️ Please see the full call below
We are very grateful for all contributions!
#SocialPsych #PsychSciSky
I've been selected as a 2026 Osher Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy.bsky.social), for a project with Indre Viskontas (@indrevis.bsky.social) and Cal Academy. Thanks so much to Rhonda Rubenstein and for facilitating this opportunity!
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
Osher Fellows
Osher Fellows bring their world-renowned creative expertise to the Academy's science learning programs.
www.calacademy.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I've been selected as a 2026 Osher Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy.bsky.social), for a project with Indre Viskontas (@indrevis.bsky.social) and Cal Academy. Thanks so much to Rhonda Rubenstein and for facilitating this opportunity!
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
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Are interoception and mental health linked? Many assume so, with interoception even described as a psychiatric “p-factor.” But in our latest preprint, we were surprised to find little evidence for such a connection. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 Thread with our reflections on the matter 👇
Interoceptive Ability is Unrelated to Mental Health Symptoms: Evidence From a Large Scale Multi-Domain Psychophysical Investigation
Interoception-the sensing and perception of the internal viscera-is widely cast as a transdiagnostic mechanism linking brain-body interaction to mental illness. Prevailing models propose that altered ...
www.medrxiv.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Are interoception and mental health linked? Many assume so, with interoception even described as a psychiatric “p-factor.” But in our latest preprint, we were surprised to find little evidence for such a connection. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 Thread with our reflections on the matter 👇
