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Research in human sexuality is essential due to its impact on people's sexual health and well-being, although it is sometimes perceived as innovative, different, or unconventional. Consequently, participating in sexuality studies might mean that only specific individuals, with certain characteristics, show interest in participating, which would result in significant methodological bias due to a lack of sample representativeness. This bias could be more pronounced in studies involving psychophysiological measures of genital response (e.g., penile erection or vaginal pulse amplitude recordings), as they are perceived as intrusive methods in people’s intimacy. Despite this evidence, few studies have addressed this potential bias.

The SOMMa Alliance, to which CIMCYC belongs as a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence, has developed a manifesto to describe the historical situation and the need to promote the candidacies of female researchers for various awards.

Despite the growing presence of women in most sports disciplines, sports have traditionally been characterized as a discriminatory context. Compared to men, women have faced biological, athletic, educational, sociocultural, economic, and moral barriers that have limited their participation in sports.

”la Caixa” Foundation grants 30 fellowships for researchers of any nationality who wish to pursue a doctorate in a STEM discipline at research centres of excellence in Spain or Portugal.

CIMCYC Brings the Center's Science Closer to Primary and Secondary Students

Interview with J.J. Cañas: The Future of AI and Cognitive Ergonomics in ToolBar Magazine

As part of the strategic plan linked to the María de Maeztu Seal of Excellence award, CIMCYC is recruiting a staff member to support wellbeing and the internal and external collaboration among people and groups, plus the promotion of individuals’ equality and respect for diversity.

Demonstrable experience in (at least) part of the responsibilities described for the position is essential.

In their natural habitat, animals must effectively seek out and select nutrient-rich foods while avoiding potentially toxic ones. These food preferences are largely acquired through direct experience with the flavors present in foods. The development of appetitive preferences has been widely studied through the flavor preference conditioning paradigm. In this paradigm, a previously neutral taste stimulus (e.g., cinnamon) is paired with an already preferred flavor (e.g., sugar). After this procedure, a greater consumption and preference for the previously paired flavor cue is observed. This phenomenon plays a crucial role in feeding behavior.

The NeuroDev project will create three neurodevelopment centres in Palestine.
NeuroDev is an Erasmus+ project coordinated from the University of Granada by researchers from CIMCYC and the Faculty of Education Sciences. This project is a continuation of the NeuCaRe project through which the first master's degree in child neurodevelopment and clinical neuropsychology in Arab countries was designed and implemented.

Cyber violence in romantic relationships encompasses a wide range of behaviors through digital means and can be classified into two types: cyber control, which involves online abusive behaviors intended to control and monitor the partner (e.g., repeatedly sending messages to find out the partner's whereabouts or checking their mobile phone without permission), and direct cyber aggression, which includes behaviors aimed at deliberately harming the partner, such as insulting, threatening, or humiliating them through technology (e.g., sending sexually explicit photos of the partner without their consent via social media). Although both types are clear manifestations of cyber violence in romantic relationships, they seem to demonstrate different intentions and impacts. Furthermore, the way young people experience cyber violence in their relationships varies depending on gender. However, little is known about how youth perceive the cyber abuse behaviors they experience in their relationships and what reasons they attribute to their partner's behavior.