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Jelena Ristic @ProfRistic

Professor of Psychology McGill University

Joined October 2022
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Thank you @CityNewsMTL for covering our work! @ASCLabMcGill @SarahDMcCrackin montreal.citynews.ca/2025/08…

Digitally enhanced selfies may come at a social cost, McGill study finds

A study from McGill University found that users of editing apps may be perceived as more attractive but are also seen as less enjoyable to be with. The researchers state that the use of disclaimer...

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Thank you @iHeartRadio for covering our work! 👏@SarahDMcCrackin @ASCLabMcGill iheart.com/podcast/962-montr…
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New research from our lab published in Current Psychology! @ASCLabMcGill @SarahDMcCrackin @McGillPsych @McGillScience Posting digitally enhanced photos of yourself could have a social cost, researchers find mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/… via @mcgillu

Posting digitally enhanced photos of yourself could have a social

The use of disclaimer labels on digitally enhanced portraits could have unintended social consequences for their subjects, according to a study by a team of McGill researchers. Researchers at the

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Congratulations to @SarahDMcCrackin, 2025 Banting Fellow! 👏👏👏 @mcgillu @McGillPsych mcgill.ca/gps/funding/achiev…

2025 Banting Fellows

Meet some of the 2025 recipients of one of Canada’s most prestigious postdoctoral awards, exemplifying world-class research capacity at an internationally competitive level of funding. Louis-Pierre

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A timely initiative from our Department @McGillPsych @mcgillu @McGillScience mcgill.ca/psychology/graduat…
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Happy to finally see this one in print! @ClaraColombatto @ASCLabMcGill A perceptual advantage for social groups in interactive configurations tandfonline.com/eprint/FY4BE…

A perceptual advantage for social groups in interactive configurations

Humans have a long-standing evolutionary history of group belonging. Our visual system should thus be tuned to detect social groups, especially those in interactive or “core configurations,” where ...

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Thank you Atlantico for covering our work! @CommsPsychol @mcgillu @McGillScience @ASCLabMcGill @McGillPsych atlantico.fr/article/decrypt…

Une nouvelle étude révèle à quel point les yeux peuvent se substituer aux mots pour communiquer...

Les chercheurs se demandent depuis longtemps comment le cerveau capte les petits mouvements oculaires et les traduit en une compréhension des pensées, des sentiments ou de l'état mental d'une autre...

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Thank you Shane Hewitt and iHeart Radio for an interesting chat about our work on gaze perception in @CommsPsychol @mcgillu @McGillScience @ASCLabMcGill I’m listening to iHeart ♫ @iHeartRadio iheart.com/podcast/962-shane…
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Thank you @sipappas for this wonderful coverage of our work @CommsPsychol @mcgillu @McGillScience @McGillPsych 👀 livescience.com/human-behavi…

People really can communicate with just their eyes, study finds

New research reveals how humans communicate through their gaze.

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Our research on gaze published in @CommsPsychol featured on Vice. @mcgillu @McGillScience Humans Can Actually Communicate Using Just Their Eyes vice.com/en/article/humans-c…

Humans Can Actually Communicate Using Just Their Eyes

A new study suggests the feelings we get from eye contact aren't just gut reactions but actual communication signals the brain can detect.

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Excited to share news of our recent publication in @CommsPsychol Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/… via @mcgillu
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Maria Lagakos@m_lagakos
26 Jan 2025
It has been lovely organizing Montréal's first #cogsci conference for undergraduate student research. What a privilege to have Dr. @Nancy_Kanwisher join us as keynote for this event! Open to all - academics, students, industry professionals & curious thinkers alike Register now🔽
Le Thuy Duong Nguyen@thuy_duong_n
26 Jan 2025
Excited beyond words to welcome my scientific hero, Prof. Nancy Kanwisher, to Montreal for #CogSURF2025! This conference has been my passion project for months, and I can't wait to see it come to life. Reserve your spot now: cogsurf2025.eventbrite.ca 🧠
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Maria Lagakos@m_lagakos
25 Feb 2025
Thanks to @thetribuneca for taking the time to chat with us and learn more about #CogSURF, taking place this Thursday! Read the piece here > thetribune.ca/sci-tech/cogsu… To learn about CogSURF > cogsurf.org

CogSURF connects minds, empowering the next generation of cognitive scientists - The Tribune

The Cognitive Science Undergraduate Research Forum (CogSURF), Montreal’s first undergraduate-led conference of its kind, will host its inaugural event on Feb. 27 at the University Centre. This event...

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Christos Constantinidis@c_constan
27 Nov 2024
Sad news for all current graduate students out there. ChatGPT pretrained on scientific papers of the last two decades can now predict the results of your study. Oops. nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives@HBHLMcGill
21 Nov 2024
The Amazing Brain Science Talks recordings are live on YouTube! 🎥 👉 Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite talks, don't miss out: mcgill.ca/x/wEb Job well done by @AdrianNoriegaMD, @ProfRistic, @gabe030, @katiejensen & @DrJKhokhar 🎤
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Tim Welsh@DrTimWelsh
16 Nov 2024
Read about our study on the impacts of negative body image on performing and learning movements. Interestingly, the impacts are different for men and women. Thanks to @jude_bek @sabi_catz!
University of Toronto@UofT
14 Nov 2024
Negative body image affects ability to learn & perform physical movements, according to a new #UofT study 🪞 uoft.me/b49
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JAMA Psychiatry@JAMAPsych
16 Nov 2024
Viewpoint by @HBottemanne and @DrLucieJoly: Emerging research suggests that the paternal brain undergoes structural and functional changes even during pregnancy, likely influenced by hormonal shifts and caregiving experiences. ja.ma/4fs5jmo
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