Lastly, I presented data looking at the influence of ‘other’ when attributing mental states, and potential biases in mentalizing processes - are we better able to attribute mental states to people the same-age as us?

*but it’s awkward to post a photo of myself so here’s a photo of the venue ☺️

Our penultimate speaker was Heather Ferguson (@kent.ac.uk), who presented fascinating data examining mechanisms of social cognitive changes in older age, including social attention, mental state attribution, and visual perspective taking

We then heard from Andrew Surtees (@uob-sop.bsky.social) about how mood can impact children’s mentalizing processes - are children like adults, becoming more egocentric when in happier moods? Is it helpful to be sad?!

Next up, @profjristic.bsky.social told us about the impressive impact of ‘a look’ - detailing the rich information eye gaze can provide, and how well we can interpret intention behind gaze

Kicking off the session, @toschu.bsky.social presented interesting data on the link between developmental trajectories of Theory of Mind and psychopathology, across early childhood and preadolescence

A particular thanks to the fantastic speakers who were part of the ‘Current Perspectives on Mentalizing: Social Cognition Across Contexts’ symposium, covering a range of topics on our understanding of mentalizing processes - and influential factors - across developmental and lifespan perspectives

Extra conference bonus: Dundee really lived up to its reputation as the sunniest city in Scotland 😎😄

That’s a wrap on the joint @exppsychsoc.bsky.social and CSBBCS (Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science) held in very sunny Dundee! It’s been an amazing few days of talks, posters, chats, and celebrations - thank you to everyone who attended!

We are ready for the joint @exppsychsoc.bsky.social and #CSBBCS meeting, kicking off tomorrow!

Welcome to Scotland everyone, where carrying an umbrella ☔️ and sunglasses 😎 at all times is a necessity 😉😄 #EPS25

The sun is shining in St Andrews ready for our @scotcogageing.bsky.social meeting this afternoon! 😄

Particularly grateful to have been selected for a PS/WiCS+ networking award for junior scientists, which helped me with attending this meeting - thank-you to the Women in Cognitive Science and @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social for the generous support! #psynom24