Thank you to the Program Committee, led by Mike Kane, Chair, and Marianne Lloyd, our Governing Board Secretary and Program Organizer, for arranging such an unforgettable meeting in New York City.

Cowan's talk illustrated how research can be guided by a conceptual model of information processing and working memory, in this case the embedded-processes model. In this model, the focus of attention is embedded within the activated portion of long-term memory. Both contribute to working memory, the limited amount of information temporarily held in mind and used to carry out various mental activities. Working memory is involved, for example, in comprehension, reading, math, and problem-solving. There are some fundamental questions about it. More.

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Click on the bullets below to read the daily recaps of selected scientific presentations at the Annual Meeting:

• Thursday Recap
• Friday Recap
• Saturday Recap
• Sunday Recap

Thank you to Laura Mickes, University of Bristol, UK, our Digital Content Editor, and her team of writers for providing the thoughtful summaries.

Climate change has become one of the chief existential issues of the day, with the potential to alter and threaten life on the planet. It’s become increasingly clear over recent decades that human choices and behaviors are a primary driver of climate change. This symposium will address the role of human cognition has played in the changes to our climate that have already occurred as well future changes that result from the perceptions and decisions that people make about responding to adverse climate events. More.

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Congratulations to the 2024

Carbon Conscious Award Recipients

View all the Photo Galleries here. The Photo Gallery for the Diversity & Inclusion Reception may be found here and the Awards & Business Meeting found here.

"Optimism and resilience

for the Psychonomic future"

by Stephan Lewandowsky

Enhancing Real-World Event Memory

Speaker: Morgan Barense

University of Toronto, Canada

January 22, 2025

11:15 AM - 1 PM U.S. ET | Register Now

Abstract

Memory is essential for shaping how we interpret the world, plan for the future, and understand ourselves, yet effective cognitive interventions for real-world episodic memory loss remain scarce. This talk introduces HippoCamera, a smartphone-based intervention inspired by how the brain supports memory, designed to enhance real-world episodic recollection by replaying high-fidelity autobiographical cues. It will showcase how our approach improves memory, mood, and hippocampal activity while uncovering links between memory distinctiveness, well-being, and the perception of time. More.

All talks in the One World Seminar Series are underwritten by the Psychonomic Society and made available free of charge. The Psychonomic Society is committed to programmatic accessibility and has secured ASL interpretation and quality closed captioning for all One World events in the 2024-2025 schedule.

The deadline for the international search for new Editors-in-Chief (EIC) for two of our esteemed journals: Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics and Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications, is approaching on February 15, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced researchers to shape the future of these publications and contribute to the advancement of our field.

Key Details

• Application Deadline: February 15, 2025
• Start Date: January 1, 2026 (accepting manuscripts)
• Competitive honorarium provided
• Publisher: Springer

Journals Seeking Editors-in-Chief

Nomination Process

We encourage you to recommend individuals (including self-nominations) whom you believe are capable and interested in accepting one of these positions. The search is open to all candidates regardless of their place of residence.

In late February/early March, the Search Committee will select a short list from among the nominees, invite those individuals to provide additional information (in particular, a statement of their vision for the journal), and solicit input from their referees.

Questions?

Please contact the appropriate Chair of the Editor Search Committee, Claudia von Bastian (Chair, PS Publications Committee), or Lou Shomette (PS Executive Director).

AP&P Steps Up Efforts to Increase Replicability by Launching Open Science Initiative Changes



AP&P brought on William Ngiam, University of Chicago, as its Open Practices Editor. William will ensure that all the open science materials (preregistration, code, data, etc.) are adequately described, are accessible, and can be used to replicate the study. Additionally, the open science statement will now be prominently featured in the abstract. Read more in the AP&P Editorial here.

Abstracts in Languages other than English

The Psychonomic Society welcomes and encourages authors to submit manuscript abstracts in languages other than English. Authors should place the additional abstract immediately below the English-language abstract in the manuscript.

If the manuscript is accepted, the additional abstract will be published alongside the English abstract. Please note that we cannot do any copyediting to the additional abstract.

The Psychonomic Society is pleased to announce that it will relocate its headquarters to Madison, Wisconsin, USA, effective January 1, 2025.

New Address: 2424 American Lane, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Additional news, announcements and opportunities may be found on the News & Information page of the PS Website. Be sure to also check out the Featured Content Blog managed by the Digital Content team under the leadership of Editor Laura Mickes, University of Bristol, UK.

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