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juan lupiañez
Fri, 07/18/2025 - 13:32
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18/07/2025

ECB Selects Researcher Juan Lupiáñez as Jury Member for Euro Banknotes Redesign Contest

The researcher Juan Lupiáñez will be one of the two European neuroscientists on the panel of 20 independent experts who will participate in selecting the best designs for the new euro banknotes. This multidisciplinary jury, comprising experts from diverse fields, spans history and art history, graphic and industrial design, architecture, archaeology, communication, psychology and neuroscience. Its role will be to evaluate the design proposals and advise the Governing Council of the ECB on the final selection.

CIMCYC
Thu, 07/17/2025 - 15:06
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17/07/2025

The CIMCYC and the Science Park of Granada join forces to promote scientific culture

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) of the University of Granada has signed a collaboration agreement with the Science Park of Granada (Spain) to promote scientific culture among citizens through the development of dissemination and research projects of excellence. This strategic collaboration reinforces the commitment of both institutions to generating and disseminating scientific knowledge as a key driver of growth and social transformation.

hambre, las calorías y el etiquetado
Mon, 07/14/2025 - 14:20
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14/07/2025

Why Do We See the Donut before the Apple? The Role of Hunger, Calories and Nutritional Labeling

A study by CIMCYC's Neuroplasticity and Learning Group has confirmed that when we are hungry, high-calorie foods capture our attention more quickly, an evolutionary bias that today may contribute to overconsumption. However, their study, adapted to the Spanish diet, did not find that nutritional labels such as NutriScore influence satiety or attention to food, suggesting the need for more research on the effectiveness of these systems.

gaze attention
Thu, 07/03/2025 - 18:23
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03/07/2025

Do Arrows and Gaze Cues Guide Us Differently?

Do arrows and eyes looking in a specific direction guide us the same way? A team from the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Sapienza University of Rome, has explored this question by comparing how we process social stimuli like eyes and faces versus non-social cues like arrows, especially when both conflict with their spatial location