Nydia Vurdah
@nydiavurdah.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Interested in math cognition and development | PhD at Université Paris Cité (she/her) 🧠🇲🇺
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Children build math skills on a “cognitive bridge” between space & number. But where does it come from? Our new study finds monkeys transfer learning and abstractions across geometry & numerosity, revealing the evolutionary roots of basic math development. 🧪🧠
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Cognitive bridge between geometric and numerical learning in monkeys | PNAS
Educational research highlights strong developmental links between numerical and spatial
cognition in humans, often shaped by cultural tools like t...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Children build math skills on a “cognitive bridge” between space & number. But where does it come from? Our new study finds monkeys transfer learning and abstractions across geometry & numerosity, revealing the evolutionary roots of basic math development. 🧪🧠
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🚨 New postdoc alert with @dchyde.bsky.social! Come join us at the Brain and Cognitive Development lab to work on a fantastic project! @mclstrainee.bsky.social
Looking for another postdoc to work on preschool longitudinal fNIRS and ERP data-details here: publish.illinois.edu/danielchyde/...
Postdoctoral Scholar – Brain and Cognitive Development Lab
publish.illinois.edu
August 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🚨 New postdoc alert with @dchyde.bsky.social! Come join us at the Brain and Cognitive Development lab to work on a fantastic project! @mclstrainee.bsky.social
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🚨PhD student position in #cognitive_psychology and #neuroscience, on a project directed by André Knops and in collaboration with the Dugué Lab!
@upcite.bsky.social | @cnrs.fr
Funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social (Agence nationale de la recherche)
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
@upcite.bsky.social | @cnrs.fr
Funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social (Agence nationale de la recherche)
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Université Paris Cité hiring Doctoral Student in Paris, Île-de-France, France | LinkedIn
Posted 1:38:05 PM. PhD Student Position at University Paris CitéIn the context of a collaborative project involving…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🚨PhD student position in #cognitive_psychology and #neuroscience, on a project directed by André Knops and in collaboration with the Dugué Lab!
@upcite.bsky.social | @cnrs.fr
Funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social (Agence nationale de la recherche)
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
@upcite.bsky.social | @cnrs.fr
Funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social (Agence nationale de la recherche)
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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Some numbers seem to show up everywhere. Think of 10, 12, 24, 36...
Others—like 26 or 34—don’t get the same attention.Why? In our new paper with @standehaene.bsky.social and @mathiassablemeyer.bsky.social, we argue it's because of how the mind builds number concepts.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Others—like 26 or 34—don’t get the same attention.Why? In our new paper with @standehaene.bsky.social and @mathiassablemeyer.bsky.social, we argue it's because of how the mind builds number concepts.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Redirecting
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Some numbers seem to show up everywhere. Think of 10, 12, 24, 36...
Others—like 26 or 34—don’t get the same attention.Why? In our new paper with @standehaene.bsky.social and @mathiassablemeyer.bsky.social, we argue it's because of how the mind builds number concepts.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Others—like 26 or 34—don’t get the same attention.Why? In our new paper with @standehaene.bsky.social and @mathiassablemeyer.bsky.social, we argue it's because of how the mind builds number concepts.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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✨New publication✨
The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review
doi.org/10.5964/jnc....
with @gbramani.bsky.social
The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review
doi.org/10.5964/jnc....
with @gbramani.bsky.social
The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review| Journal of Numerical Cognition
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
✨New publication✨
The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review
doi.org/10.5964/jnc....
with @gbramani.bsky.social
The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review
doi.org/10.5964/jnc....
with @gbramani.bsky.social
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Very interesting! New meta-analysis by Hutchison et al. showing 'that math is a stronger predictor of future change in EF than the reverse": mathbrainlab.com/wp-content/u...
mathbrainlab.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Very interesting! New meta-analysis by Hutchison et al. showing 'that math is a stronger predictor of future change in EF than the reverse": mathbrainlab.com/wp-content/u...
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🚨New Preprint alert!
ANS and spatial skills are the same thing!
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We aimed to explore how the Approximate Numbers Sense (ANS) and spatial skills related over time, but instead found that they are the same underlying construct.
ANS and spatial skills are the same thing!
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We aimed to explore how the Approximate Numbers Sense (ANS) and spatial skills related over time, but instead found that they are the same underlying construct.
OSF
doi.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨New Preprint alert!
ANS and spatial skills are the same thing!
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We aimed to explore how the Approximate Numbers Sense (ANS) and spatial skills related over time, but instead found that they are the same underlying construct.
ANS and spatial skills are the same thing!
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
We aimed to explore how the Approximate Numbers Sense (ANS) and spatial skills related over time, but instead found that they are the same underlying construct.
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So excited to see this paper with @ckaicher.bsky.social and @cantlonlab.bsky.social finally out!
Intersection of spatial and numerical cognition in the developing brain
Abstract. Early mathematical development is thought to depend on visuospatial processing, yet neural evidence for this relationship in young children has b
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June 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So excited to see this paper with @ckaicher.bsky.social and @cantlonlab.bsky.social finally out!
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Excited to announce that our paper (led by @hyejinjadelee.bsky.social & Derek Smith) is out in @nathumbehav.nature.com
go.illinois.edu/Lee2025_NHB
We use 36 days of testing in 4 inhibitory control tasks to examine the precision of inhibitory control measures in *individuals* and how they vary
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We use 36 days of testing in 4 inhibitory control tasks to examine the precision of inhibitory control measures in *individuals* and how they vary
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Precise individual measures of inhibitory control
Nature Human Behaviour - Collecting an extensive publicly available dataset on four inhibitory control tasks, Gratton et al. show that more than 1,000 trials per participant are necessary to reduce...
go.illinois.edu
May 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Excited to announce that our paper (led by @hyejinjadelee.bsky.social & Derek Smith) is out in @nathumbehav.nature.com
go.illinois.edu/Lee2025_NHB
We use 36 days of testing in 4 inhibitory control tasks to examine the precision of inhibitory control measures in *individuals* and how they vary
🧵👇
go.illinois.edu/Lee2025_NHB
We use 36 days of testing in 4 inhibitory control tasks to examine the precision of inhibitory control measures in *individuals* and how they vary
🧵👇
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👋🏾 Here again to share that the deadline for our special issue for Developmental Psychology is approaching (Friday, 2/28). Looking forward to reviewing your submissions!
New approaches to understanding how early experience shapes executive function and self-regulation skills
Guest Editors:
@sabinedoebel.bsky.social
@damcotto.bsky.social
Jennifer McDermott
Abstracts Due: February 28
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
2/3
@apajournals.bsky.social
Guest Editors:
@sabinedoebel.bsky.social
@damcotto.bsky.social
Jennifer McDermott
Abstracts Due: February 28
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
2/3
@apajournals.bsky.social
Call for papers: New approaches to understanding how early experience shapes executive function and self-regulation skills
A call for papers from the APA journal Developmental Psychology focuses on how early experience shapes executive function and self-regulation skills.
www.apa.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
👋🏾 Here again to share that the deadline for our special issue for Developmental Psychology is approaching (Friday, 2/28). Looking forward to reviewing your submissions!
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Delighted to announce that the Western University Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is open for 2025 applications. The 2-year Fellowships now include annual stipends of $70,000 plus benefits, plus a $5,000 research allowance. We expect to make up to 19 awards. Details:
uwo.ca/research/fun...
uwo.ca/research/fun...
Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
uwo.ca
March 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Delighted to announce that the Western University Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is open for 2025 applications. The 2-year Fellowships now include annual stipends of $70,000 plus benefits, plus a $5,000 research allowance. We expect to make up to 19 awards. Details:
uwo.ca/research/fun...
uwo.ca/research/fun...