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International launch of the new book by Dr. Adolfo García

The prestigious editorial John Benjamins has just launched the new book by Dr. Adolfo M. García, Scientific Director of the Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neurosciences (INCYT, INECO Foundation). The volume, entitled The Neurocognition of Translation and Interpreting, has received notable praise from relevant cognitive traductologists. We invite you to read the promotional flyer so […]

What are the services based on the knowledge exported by Argentina

The Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (Incyt), which depends on Conicet, Favaloro University, and the Ineco Foundation, uses different combinations of machine learning, neurosciences, and cognitive sciences to try to predict human behavior in many different domains. «For example, in Colombia, we worked with the National Agency for reincorporation at the level of population […]

Argentine scientists unravel mechanisms of addiction to paco

«There are few reports on paco and no study on neurocognitive changes due to chronic drug use,» explains Agustín Ibáñez, director of the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (triple dependence, Ineco-Favaloro-Conicet). Thanks to the Florencio Pérez Foundation, we were able to begin to study an aspect linked to a mechanism known as ‘interoception’ [that […]

Special issue of Perspectives, edited by Adolfo García

Dr. Adolfo García, Scientific Director of LPEN (INCYT, Fundación INECO), has guest-edited a special issue on cognitive translatology for the journal Perspectives. The volume, titled «Cognitive explorations of translation and interpreting», comprises eight contributions from international researchers showcasing the diversity of approaches yielding insights on the translating and intrerpreting mind.     To learn more, click […]

Researching the invisible: Multi-methodological developments in cognitive translatology

García AM & Giozza M (2019) Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice 27(4), 477-482. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2019.1595070     La traductología cognitiva ha experimentado un crecimiento sustancial en las últimas décadas, principalmente gracias a diversos desarrollos metodológicos. Hoy es posible estudiar los procesos internos de la traducción y la interpretación mediante técnicas muy diversas, como protocolos de […]

How meaning unfolds in neural time: Embodied reactivations can precede multimodal semantic effects during language processing

García AM, Moguilner S, Torquati K, García-Marco E, Herrera E, Muñoz E, Castillo E, Kleineschay T, Sedeño L & Ibáñez A NeuroImage 197, 439-449. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.05.002 En este estudio de magnetoencefalografía investigamos la coordinación temporal de dos sistemas semánticos durante el procesamiento del lenguaje. Los participantes leyeron 100 verbos de acción (como aplaudir) y 100 verbos […]