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A recent study by researchers from the Information and Communications Technologies Research Center (CITIC) and the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) at the University of Granada used a combination of electroencephalography (EEG) and machine learning (ML) techniques to investigate how our brain represents information we perceive both consciously and unconsciously.

As part of the strategic plan linked to the María de Maeztu Seal of Excellence award, the CIMCYC is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher with experience in the field of the psychology of disinformation. This person will be responsible for working with researchers at the center to develop a new line of research focused on this topic, applied to the center's various areas of research where disinformation exists among the non-expert public.

Individuals with clean driving records and no history of traffic offenses also take risks with alcohol and drugs, underestimating the negative impact these substances have on driving. Two studies from the University of Granada's Mind Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) have delved into this dangerous combination.

Researchers from the CIMCYC, members of the Psychosocial and Transcultural Aspects of Health and Disease research group at the UGR, in collaboration with the University of Alicante, have studied some of the predictors of grief symptomatology in individuals who lost a loved one during the pandemic.

The University of Granada (UGR) has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the Bank of Spain to promote technological projects in the field of cognitive neuroscience applied to cash. This initiative, promoted and led by the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) of the UGR, consolidates an alliance that will strengthen the study of psychology and neuroscience applied to cash, an area of growing interest.

Researchers from the Social Psychology and Gender Lab have conducted a systematic review of the literature to explore, synthesize and analyze the available evidence on cognitive distortions and decision-making in women victims of gender violence.

The Vice-Rectorate for Research and Knowledge Transfer at the University of Granada has recognized the CIMCYC's Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Laboratory as a unique facility.

The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) closed its cycle of CIMCYC Sessions last Thursday, July 3, in the Sala de Juntas in Carmen de la Victoria. The cycle will resume its activity with new features in September.

A recent study by LabSex researchers, published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, addresses how masturbation and orgasmic experience are related in sexual relationships.

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.