Xinyu Liang
@neocosmliang.bsky.social
Postdoc at ISTBI, Fudan University | Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience | Exploring neuroaesthetics and hemispheric lateralization.
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The special issue celebrating John Duncan's retirement is now out! Check out all the gem articles here:
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QN6R7VQSM
and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QN6R7VQSM
and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The special issue celebrating John Duncan's retirement is now out! Check out all the gem articles here:
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QN6R7VQSM
and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QN6R7VQSM
and the editorial (see next figure in the thread for an entertaining analysis)
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
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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.
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Please repost! I am looking for a PhD candidate in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience to start in early 2026.
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Please repost! I am looking for a PhD candidate in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience to start in early 2026.
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
The position is funded as part of the Excellence Cluster "The Adaptive Mind" at @jlugiessen.bsky.social.
Please apply here until Nov 25:
www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...
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📣 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...
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Welcome to the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena!
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
October 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Welcome to the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena!
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
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Are You Moved by Beauty?
Beauty is in the hand more than in the eye of the beholder.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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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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Out today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Out today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Very nice meta-analysis of the neural correlates of negative aesthetic judgments from Zaira Cattaneo's lab.
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
Neural correlates of negative aesthetic evaluations in visual art: a neuroimaging meta-analysis
Abstract. Neuroaesthetics has focused on investigating positive aesthetic evaluations while neglecting negative aesthetic evaluations. The employment of do
academic.oup.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Very nice meta-analysis of the neural correlates of negative aesthetic judgments from Zaira Cattaneo's lab.
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
academic.oup.com/cercor/artic...
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New opinion paper linking the brain’s DMN response to cognitive transitions during narratives and task-switching; by Ashley Zhou, John Duncan and Daniel Mitchell: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
June 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
New opinion paper linking the brain’s DMN response to cognitive transitions during narratives and task-switching; by Ashley Zhou, John Duncan and Daniel Mitchell: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
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Massive congrats to @neocosmliang.bsky.social for receiving the #OHBM Merit Award for his work on “the domain general neural signature of perceived object beauty”🌹 #ECR @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social
@cognizelab.bsky.social
@cognizelab.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Massive congrats to @neocosmliang.bsky.social for receiving the #OHBM Merit Award for his work on “the domain general neural signature of perceived object beauty”🌹 #ECR @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social
@cognizelab.bsky.social
@cognizelab.bsky.social
@neocosmliang.bsky.social demonstrating a domain general neural signature that predicts perceived beauty of objects 🌹🥀 in collab with the amazing @martinhebart.bsky.social and @dkaiserlab.bsky.social #THINGS
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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✨ Thrilled to Host PREMIER's Inaugural Seminar! ✨
What an honor to welcome @choongwanwoo.bsky.social Ben Becker, Zhou Feng and their brilliant teams for the very first PREMIER: Predictive Modeling in Emotion & Cognition Research seminar at ISTBI, Fudan University! 🧠💡
@cognizelab.bsky.social
What an honor to welcome @choongwanwoo.bsky.social Ben Becker, Zhou Feng and their brilliant teams for the very first PREMIER: Predictive Modeling in Emotion & Cognition Research seminar at ISTBI, Fudan University! 🧠💡
@cognizelab.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
✨ Thrilled to Host PREMIER's Inaugural Seminar! ✨
What an honor to welcome @choongwanwoo.bsky.social Ben Becker, Zhou Feng and their brilliant teams for the very first PREMIER: Predictive Modeling in Emotion & Cognition Research seminar at ISTBI, Fudan University! 🧠💡
@cognizelab.bsky.social
What an honor to welcome @choongwanwoo.bsky.social Ben Becker, Zhou Feng and their brilliant teams for the very first PREMIER: Predictive Modeling in Emotion & Cognition Research seminar at ISTBI, Fudan University! 🧠💡
@cognizelab.bsky.social
🎉 Excited to share our latest work!!!
🧠The between-hemisphere functional divergence deepens our understanding of hemispheric lateralization as a fundamental organizational principle of the human brain, providing empirical evidence for its role in supporting fluid intelligence.
doi.org/10.1038/s420...
doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Functional divergence between the two cerebral hemispheres contributes to human fluid intelligence - Communications Biology
The between-hemisphere functional divergence deepens our understanding of hemispheric lateralization as a fundamental organizational principle of the human brain, providing empirical evidence for its ...
doi.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🎉 Excited to share our latest work!!!