We're happy to announce that a new paper "Effects of expectations and sensory unreliability on voice detection – A preregistered study" by @SzymanekPiotr, M. Homan, Michiel van Elk, and @mateusz_hohol is out in Consciousness and Cognition! Check doi.org/10.1016/j.conc…

Last week, a member of our lab, Szymanek Piotr, participated in the conference of the International Association for the Cognitive and Evolutionary Sciences of Religion, which took place in Oxford, UK! Congrats, Piotr!

We have a new-old PhD student in Mathematical Cognition and Learning Lab JU. Nina Bażela has been admitted to the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences at Uniwersytet Jagielloński. In her PhD project, she will investigate long-term memory in dyscalculia

In today's issue of Polish weekly magazine Tygodnik Powszechny Powszechny, Piotr Szymanek and Mateusz Hohol from our lab discuss what cognitive science has to say on the origin of supernatural experiences, such as encounters with ghosts 👻 We invite all Polish speakers to read!

Today, Hubert Balcerzak of Mathematical Cognition and Learning Lab JU defended his master's thesis in CogSci "The relationship between layout symmetry and spatial navigation: Development of VR tools for behavioral experiments and a pilot study," under the supervision of @mateusz_hohol. Congrats!

Bartosz Baran & @mateusz_hohol are attending the workshop “Grasping the Method” as part of the Grip Force Network, to which Mathematical Cognition and Learning Lab JU belongs. Many thanks to Martin Fischer, Alex Miklashevsky, and PECoG for organizing this wonderful meeting at Universität Potsdam

Did you know many people feel stressed when doing math, which affects their performance, even if they’re good at it? This can be diagnosed as math anxiety🔢 Building confidence and a better attitude toward math can reduce math anxiety. Curious? Stay for more!🤓

Exciting week! We had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Winkielman from UC San Diego in our lab. Together, we explored the links between mathematical & social cognition, focusing on how people process continuous quantities. Stay tuned for updates on our planned joint research 🔍

We have posted a preprint of a brand-new study from our lab. Check out "More gist, better math: Fuzzy trace theory-based investigation of the relationship between long-term memory and mathematical skills" by M. Obidziński, N. Bażela and & @mateusz_hohol doi.org/10.31234/osf.i…

Yesterday, our member Nina Bażela led a seminar on dyscalculia for the Cognitive Science Student Association at Jagiellonian University, presenting current research on the topic and her PhD project on long-term memory in dyscalculia. Thanks to everyone who attended!

We’re always excited to contribute to bridging research and educational practice! 🎓 Nina Bażela recently joined a seminar on diagnosing dyscalculia, sharing insights on a diagnostic tool for assessing math abilities that she is developing as part of the project at IBE PIB.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Ending 2024 with great news! 🤩 1️⃣ A paper by K. Wołoszyn et al. was published in Emotion! 💟 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/psya… 2️⃣ P. Szymanek & M. van Elk's commentary is out in RBB! 🧠 OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/215359… See you in 2025! 💜

A preregistered VR study by our lab member Piotr (with J. Nenadalová & N. Van Leeuwen) is out in Psychology of Religion & Spirituality! 🥳 The authors (re) tested whether feeling of threat affects agency detection 👻 OA paper: doi.org/10.1037/rel000… Congrats, Piotr!

🔢 Numbers tell two stories: the literal (quantity) and the deeper meaning (context). 📈A 1% increase might seem small—unless it’s the leap from no risk to some risk. Numeracy & fuzzy-trace theory reveal why both exact and intuitive reasoning matter. 👉Stay tuned for more!

Did you know being good at school math doesn’t mean you can use it in real life? 🧮 Market-working kids solve complex math daily but struggle with school tasks—while students ace tests but can’t apply math practically! Bridging this gap is key. Stay for more! 🤓

Think you're good at picking random numbers? 🎲 Our "random" choices are shaped by hidden patterns - like favoring small numbers, leaning left on a mental number line, and even being influenced by how we move our bodies in space or how we read. Curious? Stay for more!🧐

This weekend, our team gave three talks at the Mathematical Cognition at UMK Torun. We’re returning with a best poster award, a special mention, and plenty of inspiration from great discussions with researchers and practitioners. Thanks to everyone for the insights!

We just got back from #MCLS2025, where we presented our research on numerical processing in mathematicians and on the associations between long-term memory and math skills. Many fantastic talks and conversations with colleagues from around the world.

A new research paper by Michał Obidziński, Nina Bażela, and Mateusz Hohol is out in Cognition Find "More gist, better math: Fuzzy-trace theory-based investigation of the relationship between long-term memory and mathematical skills" in open access sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We’re excited to share our latest paper, published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: “Interpreting Insect Behavior Through the Lens of Executive Functions” by Bartosz Baran, Michał Obidziński, and Mateusz Hohol. Have a look! doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.…