Organizer: Jonathan M. Fawcett Moderator: Jonathan M. Fawcett (jfawcett@mun.ca) Symposia Abstract: Our ability to selectively retain information is central to most aspects of our lives. But not all information is worth retaining, at least in the long run. This has driven research identifying encoding strategies through which important information might be highlighted to ensure that it remains accessible over time. The current symposium explores this topic by bringing together talks on three related encoding strategies (production, drawing and enactment) known to improve memory, with an emphasis on understanding their commonalities. Topics will include a discussion of encoding fluency within the production effect; how drawing benefits long-term retention in the brain and in the classroom; a meta-analytic synthesis of the enactment effect; and, finally, an embodied perspective connecting each of the preceding phenomena.

Moderator: Can Fenerci (can.fenerci@mail.mcgill.ca)

Moderator: Frank Russo (russo@ryerson.ca)

Organizer: Dominic Guitard Moderator: Dominic Guitard (edg2851@umoncton.ca) Symposia Abstract: Sometimes you need information for a short period (e.g., when transferring a telephone number manually to your phone) while other times you need information for a longer period (e.g., when learning the names of your colleagues). Despite more than a century of research, we do not understand the relation between short (STM) or working memory (WM), a system for holding mental representations temporarily for use in thought and action, and long-term memory (LTM), a system for indefinite retention of an unlimited amount of information. In this symposium world renown experts will discuss empirical advances motivated by three contrasting theoretical approaches to memory: an embedded-processes approach (Cowan), a feature model approach (Saint-Aubin), and a time-based resource sharing approach (Camos). Forsberg presents new evidence that shows how STM/WM limits strongly predict LTM performance. Discussions will focus on the implications of a range of new evidence for the competing approaches.

Moderator: Daniel Smilek (dsmilek@uwaterloo.ca)

Moderator: Sarah McCrackin (sarah.mccrackin@mail.mcgill.ca)

Measuring and Maximizing Eye Tracker Data Quality with EyeLinks (SR-Research) Sam Hutton, SR Research Ltd (sam@sr-research.com) Understanding eye tracking data quality is critical for researchers who want to maximize their ability to detect significant effects and generate and report high quality, replicable data. In this Webinar, SR Research staff will discuss the key determinants of eye tracking data quality, and provide clear instructions for how critical data quality metrics such as accuracy and precision can be derived from their EyeLink data. The workshop will also describe a range of tips and tricks that attendees can use to ensure they maximize data quality in their own EyeLink systems – from optimizing camera and participant set-up, to choosing the most appropriate calibration model. The overall aim of the webinar is to provide EyeLink users with the tools they need to measure and report eye tracking data quality, and to help them ensure that they are using their equipment optimally.

Organizers: Todd S. Woodward, Donna Rose Addis, Maria Natasha Rajah Moderator: Todd Woodward (toddswoodward@gmail.com) Symposia Abstract: The brief history of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methodology in cognitive neuroscience can be categorized across two dimensions: task vs. rest (experiments), and networks vs. individual regions (analyses). The task/regions approach began in the 1990s, and the rest/networks in the 2000s. The field is now turning to the task/networks approach, which provides evidence for associations of cognition/behaviour with network-level anatomical patterns. Two Canadian software packages for analysis of task/networks for fMRI: Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Constrained Principal Component Analysis for fMRI (fMRI-CPCA). PLS and fMRI-CPCA hold similar underlying assumptions (whole-brain dimensional analysis providing anatomical and temporal information) and were first published circa 2005. This symposium provides updates on the types of behavioural measures and cognitive operations are associated with specific task-based brain networks detectable with fMRI; namely, mental flexibility (Woodward), autobiographical cognition (Addis), and sex differences in aging (Rajah).

Moderator: Oliver Hardt (oliver.hardt@mcgill.ca)

Moderator: Jelena Ristic (jelena.ristic@mcgill.ca)

Moderator: Lana Trick (ltrick@uoguelph.ca)

Jonathan Fawcett, Ph.D., Memorial University The Many Faces of (Intentional) Forgetting Forgetting is often considered a fundamental cognitive failure, reflecting the undesirable and potentially embarrassing inability to bring something to mind when needed. However, far from being the passive failure of an imperfect system, this seemingly simple act is at times both complex and critical to our cognitive function. In this talk, I will present work exploring the mechanisms through which forgetting is achieved when enacted intentionally and discuss its real-world implications. Specifically, I will argue that intentional forgetting invokes one or more active cognitive processes aimed at facilitating the disengagement from – and digestion of – unwanted memories, with consequences for both the probability of recalling that memory as well as its fidelity should it be retrieved. Finally, I will discuss evidence linking intentional forgetting to the control of unwanted memories in clinical disorders. Together, these findings point to forgetting as an important and versatile feature – rather than failure – of memory.

WICSC Mentorship Award, WICSC Research Grant for Junior Scientists, Discussion panel:Preparing effective equity/diversity/inclusion (EDI) statements - Marie-Claude Caron, NSERC- Skyler Mooney, NSERC- Randy Jamieson, U Manitoba- Lauren Sergio, York U - Organizers: Debra Titone & Penny Pexman

Myra Fernandes, University of Waterloo We present findings from the recent CSBBCS member survey on experiences of racism, equity, diversity, and inclusivity in academia. Members are invited to discuss their experiences and contribute to the planning of future actions & activities that could be undertaken by CSBBCS to address issues raised.

Join Skyler Mooney (NSERC) and Marie-Claude Caron (NSERC) for a presentation and discussion about applying for NSERC Discovery Grants! This session will be held using MS Teams, or by call-in. ----- Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting Or call in (audio only) +1 647-492-2823,,33597713# Canada, Toronto Phone Conference ID: 335 977 13# Find a local number | Reset PIN

Organizer: Valerie Thompson Moderator: Valerie Thompson (valerie.thompson@usask.ca) Symposia Abstract: The talks in this symposium examine the circumstances under which analytic thinking is engaged, and the consequences of such engagement. We usually conceive of analytic thinking to be processes that enable deliberation and complex problem-solving; however, they are also used to more nefarious ends when they are employed to dismiss evidence and arguments that oppose a firmly held belief. Quartararo examines the role of analytic thinking in argument evaluation, and demonstrates that contrary to motivated reasoning theory, people are able to discriminate strong and weak arguments on emotionally charged topics. Newman examines the metacogntive cues that prompt people to think analytically, showing that many of are unreliable. De Chantal examines the relationship between two seemingly antithetical forms of reasoning: divergent thinking and logical thinking, and argues they are related skills. Finally, Markovits examines the role of strategy in common reasoning task, and demonstrates the difficulty of getting people to change tack.

Moderator: Myra Fernandes (mafernan@uwaterloo.ca)

Moderator: Janeen Loehr (janeen.loehr@usask.ca)

Moderator: Natalie Phillips (natalie.phillips@concordia.ca)