Over 100 researchers convened at Florida State University (FSU) on May 7 and 8 for the 2026 Florida Consortium on the Neurobiology of Cognition (FCNC). This year marked the tenth anniversary of the conference, which brings together researchers working in cognition from several universities and institutions across the state for […]
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A new paper in Scientific Reports by ADDL postdoc Dr. Shensheng Wang, Dr. Bob Wilson (Georgia Tech), Dr. Natalie Ebner (UF), and Dr. Lighthall describes the cognitive biases that drive decision making using the novel Florida-And-Georgia (FLAG) gambling task. The team’s new FLAG task allows for modeling complex, experience-dependent decision […]
Members of the AD&D Lab have long been committed to meaningful community engagement, using research as a tool to address the real-world needs of aging populations. Through active participation in community outreach events—such as at the “Science Café” event hosted by the UCF Disability, Aging, and Technology Faculty Cluster, the […]
The Florida Consortium on the Neurobiology of Cognition (FCNC) is an annual conference hosted to provide opportunities for researchers of Florida at all stages of their career to present their work, and network. Cognition researchers from across Florida gathered at University of Central Florida on May 8th and 9th. The […]
Congratulations to ADDL postdoc Shensheng Wang who was awarded the Richard Tucker Gerontology research grant from LIFE@UCF. His project, entitled: Humanness in the Eye of the Beholder: Perception of Humanoid Robots in Aging, investigates how aging shapes the perception of humanoid robots. The aim of the study is to understand […]
Congratulations to AD&D Lab postdoc, Shensheng Wang, on his selection for the UCF Preeminent Postdoctoral Program (P3) Fellowship! With this funding support, Shensheng will continue his work on the lab’s grant-funded studies and develop new projects that build on his interests in humanness perception.