Annual Symposium 2025

Cognitive Neuroscience Hub 2nd Annual Symposium – October 2025

The Cognitive Neuroscience Hub’s second annual symposium brought together researchers from across Australia to share cutting-edge work on the brain and behaviour.

This year’s program featured talks exploring self and mental health, decision-making, and brain recovery:

• Dr Kelsey Perrykkad – Self-concept clarity and psychiatric traits
• Dr Robin Cash – Next-generation personalised brain stimulation for depression
• A/Prof Jacqueline Anderson – Neuropathology and recovery after concussion
• Dr Dragan Rangelov – How uncertainty shapes changes of mind
• A/Prof Natalia Brumley – Bayesian inference in empathy and pain perception
• A/Prof Kate Hayward – Exercise and cognitive health after stroke
• A/Prof James Coxon – Neural mechanisms of motor skill learning
• Dr Daniel Bennett – Decision dynamics behind online betting

Chaired by Prof Iroise Dumontheil, Dr Sarah Tashjian, and Prof Katherine Johnson, and introduced by Prof Marta Garrido, Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Hub.

Learn more about the Hub’s research and events: https://psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/cognitive-neuroscience-hub