Monthly News & Updates

June 2023 | Issue 6

Symposia at the

2023 Annual Meeting

The Program Committee is pleased to announce symposia selections for the 64th Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco, California, USA from November 16-19, 2023. To view the symposia abstracts, please click here.

Symposium 1

Temporal dynamics of affect and surprise shape laboratory and real-world memories

Organizer: James Antony (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA)

Symposium 2

The bright and dark side of technological development: a window on its impact on physical, psychological and social well-being across the life-span

Organizer: Chiara Fini (Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy)

Diversity & Inclusion Symposium (Symposium 3)

Diversity in Disability: Evidence from Disability Identity and Research

Organizer: Jill Shelton (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA)

Symposium 4

Attentional control as a psychometric construct: Challenges and responses

Organizer: Julia M Haaf (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Symposium 5

Finding the Way: Advances in Spatial Navigation Research

Organizer: Steven Weisberg (University of Florida, USA)

The dates and times of each symposium will be published in August.

The Program Committee consists of Chair, Michael J. Kane, (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA), Monica Castelhano (Queen's University, Canada), Myra Fernandes, (University of Waterloo, Canada), Zenzi M. Griffin, (University of Texas at Austin), and Ayşecan Boduroğlu, (Koç University, Turkey).

Speakers for the 2023/2024

One World Seminar Series

The Psychonomic Society is pleased to announce the speakers for its 2023-2024 program:

Sep 27: Ven Popov (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

Oct 25: Rebecca Treiman (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)

Jan 24: Arturo Hernandez (University of Houston, USA)

Feb 28: Malte Wöstmann (University of Lübeck, Germany)

Mar 27: Danny Oppenheimer (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

Apr 24: Gregory Cox (University at Albany - SUNY, USA)

May 22: Leah Fostick (Ariel University, Israel)

All talks in this series are underwritten by the Psychonomic Society and made available free of charge, though registration will be required. Registration will open in August for Ven Popov’s talk.

To view past presentations, please click here .

Many thanks to the Communications Committee for identifying and securing the 2023/2024 presenters: Valérie Camos, Chair, (University of Fribourg, Switzerland), Dominic Guitard, (Cardiff University, UK), Joo-Hyun Song, (Brown University, USA), Priti Shah, (University of Michigan, USA), and Dawn Weatherford, (Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA).

Call for Initial Proposals

2024 Leading Edge Workshop

The Leading Edge Workshop program provides funding up to $30,000 USD for researchers who wish to conduct a workshop on a cutting-edge topic in cognitive and experimental psychology. In addition to holding the workshop, the organizers are expected to create a special issue in one of the society’s journals and a symposium during the 2024 Annual Meeting in New York City, New York, USA from November 21-24.

The deadline for initial proposals (max 500 words) is June 30. Please view the details and submission requirements here.

National Institutes of Health

Clinical Trial Resources

If you are doing NIH-funded research with human subjects, this new one-page document (PDF) from the NIH may be a useful resource. Please read the full letter (MS Word) from Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS) past president, Jeremy Wolfe, requesting that you keep FABBS posted of any challenges you may experience due to the definition of clinical trials. See FABBS' involvement with clinical trials here.

2023 Annual Meeting

November 16-19, 2023 | Hilton San Francisco | San Francisco, California, USA

With over 2,200+ of your colleagues from over 40 countries coming to the 2023 Annual Meeting, you can look forward to reconnecting with old friends, creating new collaborations, engaging in scientific exchange, while enjoying everything the wonderful city of San Francisco has to offer.

Registration Opens July 10

All attendees must register, including members who attend for free. Registration includes unlimited access to all symposia, talks, poster sessions, receptions (ID's may be required) , and exhibits. Registering online before the meeting lets you avoid lines onsite so you can get to all the great science faster.

Hotel Room Reservations Open July 10

The Psychonomic Society has secured a special rate at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square for attendees of the 2023 Annual Meeting. All events will take place in the hotel. To take advantage of this special rate, you must book your room by October 23rd. Learn about the Hilton San Francisco’s Accessibility and Green Initiatives here.

Did you know? The Annual Meeting will have 5 symposia and 1,336 presentations (~336 talks and 1,000 posters).

Important Dates

Meeting Registration

Opens: July 10

Hotel Reservations

Opens: July 10

Acceptance Notifications

Sent: late July

Lunchtime Workshop Proposals

Deadline: June 30

Family Care Grants

Applications accepted: July 10 - Sept 20

Student Travel Award from

Emerging/Developing Nations

Applications accepted: July 24 - October 4

Psychonomic Society Journals

The neuroscience of social comparison and competition

By Avishalom Tor & Stephen M. Garcia

People rely on social comparisons to reduce uncertainty surrounding competitive situations. However, the extent to which individuals engage in social comparisons and the behavioral outcomes often fall short of the potential benefits derived from improved self-evaluation. There remain several unresolved questions that warrant further exploration. Read this paper.

Perceived image size modulates visual memory

by Su Keun Jeong

Using the Ebbinghaus illusion to manipulate the perceived size of visual stimuli, participants were tasked with remembering these stimuli. Individuals had better memory for images that appeared larger perceptually, even though their physical sizes remained the same as the smaller images. These findings provide support for the notion that visual memory is influenced by top-down feedback. Read this paper.

A timely glimpse of memories to come

By Catalin V. Buhusi & Mona Buhusi

Engrams represent the physical embodiment of memory traces. What's underlying the creation, storage, retrieval, and modification of memory engrams? Recent technological advancements open promising avenues to address conditions characterized by impaired or excessive memory linking. Read this paper.

Call for Papers

M&C: The Information Exchange Between Working Memory and Long-Term Memory

Deadline: June 30

CABN: Preclinical Animal Models and Assays of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Old Problems and New Vistas

Deadline Extended: September 1

CR:PI: Automation and Human Cognition

Deadline: October 1

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Call for Applications

2023 Fall Class of Fellows

Psychonomic Society Fellows are among the most distinguished researchers in cognitive psychology. They are recognized for their significant scientific contributions and methodologically rigorous research. Fellow status is one of the field’s most impressive distinctions.

You've worked hard to develop your area of expertise and make significant and independent contributions to the field. Be recognized for your contributions by becoming a PS Fellow. Applications for the Fall Class of Fellows are due Friday, September 1, 2023.

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