@mcll-uj
We are a group of researchers, led by @mateuszhohol.bsky.social, based at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, investigating the psychological mechanisms of mathematical cognition and learning. Our website: https://mcll.edu.pl
📢 Join us for the 2nd Krakow Seminar on Mathematical Cognition!
Prof. Hakan Çetinkaya (Yaşar University ) will explore: "When Do Numbers Become 'Left' and 'Right'?" , discussing how task structure shapes number-space mapping 🧠
More details: mcll.uj.edu.pl/second-krako...
Last week, MCLL members attended the XXXIV Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers and led sessions on how to support students with #MathAnxiety and #Dyscalculia. We're grateful for the dialogue with teachers; bridging research and practice is key! 🧠✨
@krzysztofcipora.bsky.social, @mateuszhohol.bsky.social and Kinga Szafron of MCLL presented new research results on spatial–numerical associations 🔢🧠 at the 44th European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology in Bressanone 🇮🇹
Science, great people, inspiring Dolomites 🏔️
New study by Piotr Szymanek, Magdalena Senderecka & @mateuszhohol.bsky.social is out in 'Psychonomic Bulletin & Review'. Biological motion detection is basic and automatic—but expectations still bias what we see, especially under uncertainty. OA: doi.org/10.3758/s134...
Find more details and link to join online on our lab’s website: mcll.uj.edu.pl/launching-th...
📢 Introducing the monthly Krakow Seminar on Mathematical Cognition!
Join us on Tuesday Jan 13th to listen to the talk by Mariagrazia Ranzini from University of Padova on how mathematical expertise shapes our mental representation of numbers 🧠🇮🇹
More details in the comment 👇
#MCLL #MathCognition
Great to see this ambitious large-scale simulation study coming together in our lab!
Check out more in Federico’s thread 👇
Great news—and new challenges ahead! We’ve officially launched an international project dedicated to tackling math anxiety, funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education (KA220-HED). Learn more: mcll.uj.edu.pl/projects/era...
We’re excited to welcome @fdatri.bsky.social from the University of Trieste! 🇮🇹
He joins our lab on a study running 1.5 mln simulations using real experimental data, comparing methods for estimating & detecting effects in reaction-time experiments 📉
Link to preregistration below 👇
We are pleased to announce @krzysztofcipora.bsky.social has joined MCLL as our new co-leader!
After 4 years at the University of Tübingen and 5 years at @lborodme.bsky.social, he returns to Jagiellonian University to lead the lab with @mateuszhohol.bsky.social. Welcome to the team!
More information and link to the online meeting: www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/...
Our members M. Obidziński & N. Bażela will present tomorrow on long-term memory in math cognition at an online seminar for @lborodme.bsky.social. Join us!
Link in the description 👇
Great news! Member of our lab, Julia Klimecka, has been admitted (from the 1st position in the Psychology program!) to the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences of the Jagiellonian University. Congratulations and all the best!
Greetings from Sheffield!👋🧠 We’re at the #ESCOP2025 24th Biennial Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology. Excited to share several of our team’s studies—check them out on our website 👉 mcll.edu.pl/activities/c...
We’re excited to share our latest paper, published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: “Interpreting Insect Behavior Through the Lens of Executive Functions” by Bartosz Baran, Michał Obidziński, and @mateuszhohol.bsky.social. Have a look!
doi.org/10.3389/fnbe...
A new paper by Michał Obidziński, Nina Bażela, and @mateuszhohol.bsky.social is out in @cognitionjournal.bsky.social. Find "More gist, better math: Fuzzy-trace theory-based investigation of the relationship between long-term memory and mathematical skills" in OA
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We just got back from #MCLS2025, where we presented our research on numerical processing in mathematicians and on associations between long-term memory and math skills. Many fantastic talks and conversations with colleagues from around the world @mcls-official.bsky.social @mclstrainee.bsky.social
This weekend, our team gave three talks at the Mathematical Cognition conference in Toruń. We’re returning with a best poster award, a special mention, and plenty of inspiration from great discussions with researchers and practitioners. Thanks to everyone for the insights!
Think you're good at picking random numbers? 🎲
Our "random" choices are shaped by hidden patterns - like favoring small numbers, leaning left on a mental number line, and even being influenced by how we move our bodies in space or how we read.
Curious? Stay for more!
Did you know being good at school math doesn’t mean you can use it in real life? 🧮
Market-working kids solve complex math daily but struggle with school tasks—while students ace tests but can’t apply math practically!
Bridging this gap is key. Stay for more! 🤓
🔢 Numbers tell two stories: the literal (quantity) and the deeper meaning (context).
📈 A 1% increase might seem small—unless it’s the leap from no risk to some risk.
Numeracy & fuzzy-trace theory reveal why both exact and intuitive reasoning matter.
👉 Stay tuned for more!
A preregistered VR study by our lab member Piotr (with J. Nenadalová & N. Van Leeuwen) is out in Psychology of Religion & Spirituality! 🥳
The authors (re) tested whether feeling of threat affects agency detection 👻
OA paper: doi.org/10.1037/rel0...
Congrats, Piotr!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Ending 2024 with great news! 🤩
1️⃣ A paper by Kinga Wołoszyn et al. has been published in Emotion! 💟
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
2️⃣ P. Szymanek & M. van Elk's commentary is out in RBB! 🧠
OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/2153...
See you in 2025! 💜
We’re always excited to contribute to bridging research and educational practice! 🎓
Nina Bażela recently joined a seminar on diagnosing dyscalculia, sharing insights on a diagnostic tool for assessing math abilities that she's developing as part of the project at the Educational Research Institute.