Exploring Trends in Cognitive Science (EXP26)

Conference Call

The Department of Cognitive and Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Pécs and the ViCE LAB research group are organising the international conference Exploring Trends in Cognitive Science (EXP26), which will take place on February 5–6, 2026. 

The primary goal of the conference is to bring together Hungarian and foreign researchers working in the field of cognitive science and to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experience between different institutions and research groups.

During the conference, invited speakers from various fields will present their latest research findings. At the same time, the conference will also provide an opportunity for other researchers to present their current research findings in the form of poster presentations. In addition, we will also provide an opportunity for research groups to present the areas in which they are conducting research.

Alongside the talks and the poster presentations, the conference features a methodological workshop focusing on advanced data analysis. The objective of this online workshop is to deliver an educational experience focused on the principles and applications of Bayesian statistics.

Dr. Eva Landova from the Department of Zoology at Charles University and Dr. Eszter Somogyi from the University of Portsmouth will be keynote speakers at the conference. Additionally, the day before the conference, Dr. Bence Pálfi from the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, will conduct an online workshop on the fundamentals of Bayesian statistics.

Facebook event: https://tinyurl.com/3zsj9juy

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via e-mail: vice.lab@pte.hu 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Day 0. - February 4.

17:00-19:30 Online preconference workshop

Bence Pálfi (Goldsmiths, University of London): The Bayes factor: An intuitive tool for hypothesis testing that increases the credibility of research

Day 1. - February 5.

10:30-11:00 Arrival and registration

11:00-12:15 Opening and Keynote talk
Eva Landová (Charles University): Evaluation of the emotions evoked by ancestral and modern threats: Are the fears of snakes and spiders influenced in the same way by our evolutionary past?

12:15-13:15 Lunch break

13:15-14:45 Talk session I. – Applied cognitive sciences
András Matuz (University of Pécs): The effects of spaceflight on motor cognition and psychophysiological responses

Zsolt Palatinus (University of Szeged): The perception of carrying and caring in the context of self-driving technologies

Tamás Ruppert (University of Pannonia): Cognitive science in system engineering: the human-centric manufacturing approach

15:00-17:15 Poster presentations and Research group introduction (Coffee and snacks)

Day 2. - February 6.

9:00-9:30 Arrival and coffee

9:30-11:30 Talk session II. Affective science
Anita Deák (University of Pécs): Wired to Laugh: Neural mechanisms of humor as an emotion regulation strategy

Gyöngyi Kökönyei (Eötvös Loránd University): Processing emotional stimuli in context: fMRI evidence from the emotional shifting task

Natália Kocsel (Eötvös Loránd University): Beyond trait emotion regulation: a state-level examination of self-critical rumination and daily affect

Iveta Stolhoferová (Charles University): Did you notice the snake or the spider? Distraction effects of two of the most frightening animals

11:30-12:30 Lunch break

12:30-14:00 Talk session III. Developmental cognitive psychology

Vera Varga (University of Pannonia): The role of phonology in the development of print tuning in typical and atypical readers

Brigitta Tóth (HUN-REN): From birth to lifespan: early brain function as a window into development and intervention

Ágnes Lukács (Budapest University of Technology and Economics): Language and cognitive changes across lifespan

14:15-15:30 Keynote talk II. and conference closing

Eszter Somogyi (University of Portsmouth): The development of body know how and the role of early sensorimotor experience

Participation is free, but registration is required. You can register through the link below.
Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/atjtuPxCMa

Your EXP26 Organizer team:

Cintia Bali, PhD
Botond László Kiss
András N. Zsidó, PhD
with the support of ViCE Lab