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PhD student Germán Cipriani, from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, together with researchers from the CEACO group at the Autonomous University of Madrid, led by Dr. Luis Carretié, have studied how emotional images capture attention even when they are very difficult to see.

Research carried out by Aranzazu Vinas (University of the Basque Country), Helena Matute (University of Deusto, Bilbao), and Fernando Blanco (CIMCyC - University of Granada) shows that financial incentives are not always effective. If we want to develop scientific thinking, it is better to give a simple explanation than to offer a financial reward.

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) has been awarded funding by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología - FECYT) to launch a new scientific culture project titled "Con Ciencia en Mente" (With Science in Mind).

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) has partnered with Maldita.es Foundation to provide scientific expertise in the fight against hoaxes and disinformation.

In a recent study, a group of researchers create the tool Temporal Preparation Task (TEP-Task). In this task, different temporal preparation effects are measured in separate blocks, while everything else remains constant: the same stimuli, the same procedure and the same setting.

Personal investigador del Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC) de la Universidad de Granada ha llevado a cabo un estudio centrado en el análisis de los mitos sobre la ciberviolencia sexual contra las mujeres y su impacto a nivel psicosocial. La investigación fue realizada por Rocío Vizcaíno-Cuenca, Mónica Romero-Sánchez y Hugo Carretero-Dios, integrantes del laboratorio de Sexismo, Mitos y Violencia de Género (SEMIVIO lab), y se enmarca en el trabajo desarrollado en el ámbito de la ciberviolencia sexual contra las mujeres.

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada has been recognized for its commitment to social progress through research and innovation within the Andalusian community.

Cada 11 de febrero, la comunidad científica internacional conmemora el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia. Esta efeméride subraya la necesidad de eliminar las brechas de género y poner en valor las aportaciones (históricas y actuales) de las mujeres a la generación de conocimiento. El Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC) se suma a esta celebración con diversas actividades que buscan visibilizar el liderazgo femenino en la investigación, inspirar vocaciones científicas y destacar la importancia de la inclusión de perspectiva de género en la investigación. 

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) announces the relaunch of the CIMCYC Sessions, with the first meeting of the season taking place next Thursday, February 12, 2026.

This week, Granada becomes an international hub for social psychology researchers. From February 4 to 6, the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada is hosting an international meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology to analyze the dynamics of social change.