Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile
Maria Lagakos

@m_lagakos

Honours Cognitive Science student at @McGillU interested in the #evolution and #development of #cognitive skills🧠

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sofia forss (@forsssofia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lucky to have such a diverse team presenting both the Meerkat project and the Chimpanzee work during @ecbb2024 poster session 🙏🏻@zoejturn KalahariResearchCentre UZH Science

Lucky to have such a diverse team presenting both the Meerkat project and the Chimpanzee work during @ecbb2024 poster session 🙏🏻@zoejturn <a href="/KalahariRC/">KalahariResearchCentre</a> <a href="/UZH_Science/">UZH Science</a>
ASAB (@asab_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And it’s over! Huge thank you to the organizing committee, chairs and all of the volunteers that made #ECBB2024 such a fantastic conference! And thank you to University of Zurich for having us, what a lovely campus 🌳

And it’s over! Huge thank you to the organizing committee, chairs and all of the volunteers that made #ECBB2024 such a fantastic conference! And thank you to <a href="/UZH_en/">University of Zurich</a> for having us, what a lovely campus 🌳
Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had such an exciting week as a volunteer & poster presenter at my 1st ever conference, @ecbb2024!🐒 I presented the Ape Research Index project's preliminary results & its future impacts on ape cognitive research. Thank you to my lovely supervisors sofia forss & Elisa Bandini

Had such an exciting week as a volunteer &amp; poster presenter at my 1st ever conference, @ecbb2024!🐒 

I presented the Ape Research Index project's preliminary results &amp; its future impacts on ape cognitive research.

Thank you to my lovely supervisors <a href="/ForssSofia/">sofia forss</a> &amp; <a href="/elisa_bandini/">Elisa Bandini</a>
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So glad to have been part of this amazing team of volunteers. What a lovely 4 days filled with insightful presentations & stimulating discussions!

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I'm happy to share my article, "Methods of Tracking Language Development", published in Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine's September issue! 🧠📖 Read here ➡️ drive.google.com/file/d/1DeiOEl… To learn more, please refer to lnkd.in/euN7c2k9

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I’m happy to announce that I have begun my Honors Undergraduate Research Thesis under the supervision of Professor Paul Masset. Throughout the next year, I will develop models of cognitive tasks that can be used to investigate the neural basis of value-based decision making. 🧠

I’m happy to announce that I have begun my Honors Undergraduate Research Thesis under the supervision of Professor <a href="/paul_masset/">Paul Masset</a>. Throughout the next year, I will develop models of cognitive tasks that can be used to investigate the neural basis of value-based decision making. 🧠
Nature Neuroscience (@natureneuro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Multimodal data from 98 individuals: neuroimaging, genetics, dendritic spine morphometry, proteomics, and gene expression; identifies 100s of proteins that explain individual differences in MRI measures @HerskowitzLab nature.com/articles/s4159…

Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧠📣Call for Undergraduate Abstracts at #CogSURF2025! If you are a #Montréal undergraduate student conducting research in any of the fields making up #cognitivescience, we want YOU! Submit your abstract now ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🧠📣Call for Undergraduate Abstracts at #CogSURF2025! 

If you are a #Montréal undergraduate student conducting research in any of the fields making up #cognitivescience, we want YOU!

Submit your abstract now ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Paul Masset (@paul_masset) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am recruiting graduate students for my lab McGill University for admission in Fall 2025! Get in touch if you're interested in how brain circuits implement distributed computation, including dopamine-based distributed RL and probabilistic representations.

Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It has been lovely organizing Montréal's first #cogsci conference for undergraduate student research. What a privilege to have Dr. Nancy Kanwisher @[email protected] join us as keynote for this event! Open to all - academics, students, industry professionals & curious thinkers alike Register now🔽

Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Can animals think about thinking?🧠🐒 Excited to share with you my latest article written for "The Abstract" by the mcgill Science Undergraduate Research Journal (MSURJ)! Curious to learn about metacognition studies in animals? Learn more here ⬇️ msurjblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/can…

McGill Science (@mcgillscience) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Professors Paul Masset (Psychology) and David Rolnick (Computer Science), who have been named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows by the Sloan Foundation! Read the full announcement➡️mcgill.ca/x/iZZ

Congratulations to Professors <a href="/paul_masset/">Paul Masset</a> (Psychology) and <a href="/david_rolnick/">David Rolnick</a> (Computer Science), who have been named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows by the <a href="/SloanFoundation/">Sloan Foundation</a>!

Read the full announcement➡️mcgill.ca/x/iZZ
Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (@hbhlmcgill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to HBHL-funded researcher Paul Masset on receiving a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience! Masset's innovative work focuses on how brain circuits process information and how these principles can improve #AI. 🙌 Read more: mcgill.ca/x/iZ4

Congratulations to HBHL-funded researcher <a href="/paul_masset/">Paul Masset</a> on receiving a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience! Masset's innovative work focuses on how brain circuits process information and how these principles can improve #AI. 🙌

Read more: mcgill.ca/x/iZ4
Canadian Neurodevelopmental Research Training (@cannrt_canfrn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CanNRT empowers researchers in training and promotes equitable and accessible education. Connect with us at the Cognitive Science Undergraduate Research Forum happening February 27 ➡️ Montréal's first student-led conference showcasing undergraduate #cognitivescience research!

Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to The Tribune for taking the time to chat with us and learn more about #CogSURF, taking place this Thursday! Read the piece here > thetribune.ca/sci-tech/cogsu… To learn about CogSURF > cogsurf.org

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I am deeply grateful to the Hellenic Scholarships Foundation’s Board for offering me an Excellence Award. I feel lucky to have been chosen alongside this cohort of talented students! Thank you to the Socrates Educational Foundation for their generous donation.

I am deeply grateful to the Hellenic Scholarships Foundation’s Board for offering me an Excellence Award. I feel lucky to have been chosen alongside this cohort of talented students!

Thank you to the Socrates Educational Foundation for their generous donation.
Maria Lagakos (@m_lagakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present my year-long honours research project at McGill University’s Undergraduate Honours Cognitive Science poster fair. Thank you to my supervisor, Paul Masset, & my lab mates for supporting me throughout!

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present my year-long honours research project at <a href="/mcgillu/">McGill University</a>’s Undergraduate Honours Cognitive Science poster fair.

Thank you to my supervisor, <a href="/paul_masset/">Paul Masset</a>, &amp; my lab mates for supporting me throughout!