Official profile of the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento (Italy) www.cimec.unitn.ithttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mlc5hto2h22yHighlights from Day 1 of #CAOs2026, the workshop on Concepts, Actions, and Objects, featuring talks by Domenica Bueti, Laurent Cohen, Brigitte Roder, and Jorge Almeida. 🔗More info: event.unitn.it/cimec-caos/ @moritzwurm.bsky.social @stefania-bracci.bsky.social07 May 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc5hto2h22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mlbcjgtpxk2sNew in Proceedings B @royalsocietypublishing.org: a study involving Prof. Giorgio Vallortigara and first author Mirko Zanon, CIMeC post doc, et al. suggests that honeybee #numericalcognition is not driven by spatial frequency, but reflects true numerosity processing. 🔗‍️ https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.305707 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbcjgtpxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3ml6ojjqe222kLe nostre abitudini influenzano il cervello più di quanto pensiamo. Diversi studi mostrano come fattori legati allo stile di vita possano incidere sul rischio di declino cognitivo, soprattutto tra i 45-65 anni. Anche piccoli cambiamenti contano. 🔗‍️ https://donazioni.unitn.it/oltrelospecchio06 May 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ojjqe222khttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mkzjnq4sb22vSpecial jury prizes for Elisa Pasquini, PhD student, & Laura Battistel, alumna of @cimecunitrento.bsky.social, at the Aldo Fasolo Award for Neuroscience Communication 👏 🔗 https://www.intobrain.it/it/finalmente-2-0/azione-3-premio-aldo-fasolo-2025-per-la-comunicazione-in-neuroscienze/i-vincitori-2025/04 May 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzjnq4sb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mkkl73xqlc23📢 Apply by 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟳 to the PhD programme in Cognitive & Brain Sciences at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social (Università di Trento, Italy). 💰4 general-topic grants +9 topic-specific grants. 🧠Topics: neuroimaging, language, memory, decision-making, vision & more. 🔗 phd.unitn.it/drcimec/28 Apr 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkl73xqlc23https://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mkahkguxm22j 🧵 1/2 New publication in Brain Stimulation @braistimjournal.bsky.social: our Prof. Luigi Cattaneo @cimecunitrento.bsky.social is the lead author, together with first author Pier Paolo Berti and colleagues from the Neurosurgery Unit of Bolzano and the University of Milan.24 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahkguxm22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mk64giy4kk2x🧵 1/2 A new review in Algorithms by Elena Mongiardini and Paolo Belardinelli @cimecunitrento.bsky.social explores how machine learning and deep learning can advance EEG-guided TMS toward more adaptive and personalized neuromodulation. @paolobelardinelli.bsky.social23 Apr 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64giy4kk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mk3kzlep4224#UniTrentoJobs | Open call for a permanent MEG Lab Manager position at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social Deadline: 29 April 2026. More information: https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/bando-pta/concorso/135-2026 @moritzwurm.bsky.social @manpiazza.bsky.social @marcobuiatti.bsky.social22 Apr 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3kzlep4224https://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mk3bbhp47224🧵 1/2 Prendersi cura del cervello inizia anche dalle abitudini quotidiane 🧠 Il cervello cambia nel corso della vita e risponde alle esperienze di ogni giorno. 🥗 🏃Alimentazione sana e attività fisica contribuiscono al suo benessere.22 Apr 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3bbhp47224https://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mju5cwgte22nOPEN MIKE 📆 22 April 2026, 8:30 pm at Teatro Sociale, Sala Manci (Trento). An English-language evening with researchers and PhD students from UniTrento. Among the speakers: @matildebarucci.bsky.social, @cimecunitrento.bsky.social 🔗 https://www.arditodesio.org/eventi-openmike2026.html19 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju5cwgte22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mjrrgneo3s2uFew days left to register for the workshop “CONCEPTS, ACTIONS, and OBJECTS: Functional and Neural Perspectives”. 👉 Deadline: 20 April. 🔗 More info & registration: event.unitn.it/cimec-caos/ @moritzwurm.bsky.social18 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrrgneo3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mjhtipsiik2jNew paper: “It is a matter of size: manipulating body size with virtual reality modulates reward sensitivity” investigates how perceived, not actual, body size influences reward-based behavior and food approach. Published in Scientific Reports. 🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-45811-8 #virtualreality14 Apr 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhtipsiik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3miviou2nz22qApplications are now OPEN for 13 PhD fellowships in the Doctoral Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences at CIMeC, University of Trento, Italy! 📅 Deadline: May 7, 2026 🧠 Research fields: brain, neuroscience, cognition, language, neuroimaging, vision and more. ℹ More info 🔗 phd.unitn.it/drcimec/07 Apr 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3miviou2nz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3migf3xismk2eOpen Day | Master’s Degree in Cognitive Science @cimecunitrento.bsky.social 📅 16 April 2026, 10:00 📍 Piazza Manifattura 1, Building 10, Rovereto 🇬🇧 In English An opportunity to explore the programme, admission procedures, labs, and meet faculty and students. Details: event.unitn.it/opendays-lm/en01 Apr 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3migf3xismk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mi2ccgge5s2eRegistration for the Workshop on Concepts, Actions, and Objects (#CAOs2026) - Functional and Neural Perspectives is open until April 20. 📍Join us in Rovereto, Italy, from 6 to 8 May. 🔗More info: event.unitn.it/cimec-caos/ @moritzwurm.bsky.social27 Mar 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ccgge5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mhuwlcm4uk2nGiorgio Fumagalli del @cimecunitrento.bsky.social si è aggiudicato il bando “Art Therapy” 2025 di Airalzh Onlus con il progetto “Creative Minds”, per studiare come l’arteterapia possa sostenere #memoria, #attenzione e benessere. ℹ️ mag.unitn.it/premi-e-riconoscimenti/121724/menti-creative25 Mar 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuwlcm4uk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mheh33mon22l1/2 Il cervello è plastico: si modella in risposta all’ambiente in cui viviamo. 🧠 Per la #BrainAwarenessWeek, uno spunto importante dalle neuroscienze sul legame tra cervello e contesto sociale. 🌍18 Mar 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheh33mon22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mhbysuatik2j@cimecunitrento.bsky.social hosted the Trentino-Alto Adige regional round of the Olimpiadi delle Neuroscienze. Three students qualified for the podium. The National Final will take place at UniCamerino on May 22-23. 🙌 Thanks to all the participants and everyone who made this initiative possible.17 Mar 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbysuatik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mgzc4oqbo22j3.14 / Happy #PiDay! π reminds us that abstract mathematical knowledge is grounded in cognitive processes that allow the brain to represent quantities and relations. #numericalcognition #cimec_unitrento14 Mar 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzc4oqbo22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mgtypszpy22cYesterday, the seminar “The Role of Brain Oscillations in Cognitive Functions” took place at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social, Rovereto. We thank Domenica Veniero, Luca Ronconi & all participants for a valuable exchange on neural oscillations & cognitive functions🙌🧠✨ @carlominiussi.bsky.social12 Mar 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtypszpy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mgs7cwth3c2v1/2 CIMeC PhD Colloquium Series: Predictive computations in the human brain | Mar 12| 16:00 | Online The 🧠 is fundamentally a predictive organ, using internal models to extrapolate future events from current inputs. In this talk, Floris de Lange covers the why, what & how of predictive processing11 Mar 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs7cwth3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mgp4mn3wlc2hElisa Frasnelli and Selene Schintu @cimecunitrento.bsky.social took part in Trentino Sviluppo’s initiative “Zigherane, docenti, scienziate”, promoted in the lead-up to International Women’s Day, sharing reflections on #cognition and #neuroscience.10 Mar 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp4mn3wlc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mgcjpl2jlk2h1/3 📄🧠 New paper out in Nature Protocols! Featuring Prof. @paolobelardinelli.bsky.social (CIMeC, UniTrento) with Christoph Zrenner & Ulf Ziemann: “Oscillatory brain state-dependent stimulation with TMS combined with EEG”.05 Mar 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcjpl2jlk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mga6l4mqr22h📅 Save the date: March 11 at 13:30 to 15:00 📝 Seminar "The role of brain oscillations in cognitive functions" 📍 Venue: Learning room, Building 10 Piazza della Manifattura 1, Rovereto 🎤 Speakers: Domenica Veniero & Luca Ronconi @carlominiussi.bsky.social04 Mar 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga6l4mqr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mfwrttuxrc2s🐝 Recap “IBC: Impollinatori, biodiversità e cambiamento” con Fondazione Cassa Rurale Trento. Frasnelli, Liga e Haase @cimecunitrento.bsky.social: clima e stress ambientali possono alterare orientamento e cognizione dell’ape da miele.28 Feb 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwrttuxrc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mftrb3dsnk2s1/3 Research update: Sara Assecondi + Dimitrios Stoupis published an MRI-based #tDCS modeling study in Journal of Neural Engineering (IOP): “Anatomy-informed recommendations for electrode montage and shape…”27 Feb 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftrb3dsnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mfoxzexjts2vToday at @cimecunitrento.bsky.social: talk by Lais Razza (Ghent Univ.) on optimizing prefrontal non-invasive brain stimulation Anatomical differences can influence the overall effects of #NIBS effects on the PFC; personalized protocols may reduce outcome variability ⓘ https://eventi.unitn.it/it/advancing-optimization-pre-frontal-non-invasive-brain-stimulation-protocols25 Feb 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoxzexjts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mfji45ybzk2jPlaces we’re not in: In a Nature News & Views #2025, Prof. Uwe Mayer offers an expert take on bird “place cells” firing not only when an animal is in a location, but also when it views it from afar, connecting attention, memory & planning. 🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01716-6 #neurobiology23 Feb 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfji45ybzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cimecunitrento.bsky.social/post/3mfezw3mpo22zElisa Frasnelli e Maria Bortot hanno presentato i primi risultati di MicroBee (Fondazione CARITRO) sul ruolo del microbiota nella salute, nella locomozione e nelle abilità cognitive dell’ape da miele, durante un incontro tecnico per gli apicoltori trentini ℹ️ https://www.palazzoroccabruna.it/seminario-tecnico-apicoltori21 Feb 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:cgrmbsredfw6raz5a75dtvox/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfezw3mpo22z