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Ellis Cain @ellscain.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

New paper w/ @ryskin.bsky.social in Open Mind! Words change: “broadcast” once meant scattering seeds; “tweet” was just a bird sound. Do older adults keep earlier meanings, or update as language evolves? Our new paper investigates how semantic representations differ across age groups. 🧵👇

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Jeff Yoshimi @jyoshimi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

We’ve recently updated our collaborative open-access book, “Neural Networks in Cognitive Science”, adding a few new authors, chapters, and lots of content. downloads.jeffyoshimi.net/NeuralNetwor...

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Rachel Ryskin @ryskin.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Looking forward to seeing everyone at #CogSci2025 this week! Come check out what we’ve been working on in the LInC Lab, along with our fantastic collaborators! Paper 🔗 in 🧵👇

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Ellis Cain @ellscain.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

New paper w/ @ryskin.bsky.social and Chen Yu: We analyzed parent-child toy play and found that cross-situational learning statistics were present in naturalistic settings! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Ellis Cain @ellscain.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

I'll be presenting some work with @tylermarghetis.bsky.social and Elizabeth Geballe at #CES2024 on translation as transmission. Stop by if you'd like to chat about digital humanities and cross-cultural transmission! Link: ellisc.dev/pdf/ces_2024...

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Ellis Cain @ellscain.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

Excited to share a new preprint with @ryskin.bsky.social: Individuals continually update their meaning representations to match those of the current time period, regardless of their age! Preprint can be found at: ssrn.com/abstract=488...

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Semantic Representations are Updated Across the Lifespan Reflecting Diachronic Language Change

Humans learn the meanings of words from the contexts in which they are used. Patterns of language use change over time, suggesting that, for some words, the con

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