Conference Program
Schedule for the 6th Culture and Cognition Conference
September 24-25, 2026, Founders Hall at Koç University in Istanbul, Türkiye
Conference Co-organizers: Ayşecan Boduroğlu (Koç University, Türkiye), Angela Gutchess (Brandeis University, USA), & Suparna Rajaram (Stony Brook University, USA)
Invited talks are 30 minutes + 5 minutes for Q&A
Submitted talks are 15 minutes + 5 minutes for Q&A
Poster information: Poster boards are vertical, 80×180 cm. See a photo of the poster boards. Please plan your layout accordingly.
The program schedule is shown below. A detailed program, including abstracts and co-authors, is available here.
Thursday September 24, 2026 – Kurucular Salonu
Details and time for shuttle bus from metro station to campus TBA (approx 12pm)
12:15-1pm Arrival, registration, set-up posters
1-1:30pm Welcome & awards
1:30-2:05pm Invited talk
Aylin Küntay, Koç University, Türkiye
“Putting Interaction Back Into Language and Communication of Young Children”
2:05-2:45pm Submitted talks
Jianqin Wang, Fudan University, China
“Cultural Differences in Positive and Negative False Memories”
Burcu Kaya Kızılöz, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
“Same War, Different Stories: Personal and Vicarious Memories of War in Greek and Turkish Cypriots”
2:45-3:30pm Poster session (32 posters) – in KULE (upstairs)
3:30-3:45pm Break
3:45-4:20pm Invited talk
Joshua Oon Soo Goh, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
“Perceptions and Decisions in a Cultured Brain with Age”
4:20-5:00pm Submitted talks
Ronda Lo, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
“Regional Culture Shapes Attention to the Social Context: A Gaze Cueing Investigation”
Junko Kanero, Sabancı University, Türkiye
“Beyond East and West: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Generational Differences in Episodic Memory”
5:00-5:35pm Invited talk
Christophe Heintz, Central European University, Austria
“The Psychology of Precedent and the Evolution of Social Norms”
Shuttle bus from campus to metro station – details TBA
Friday September 25, 2026 – Kurucular Salonu
Details and time for shuttle bus from metro station to campus TBA (approx 9am)
9:30am Arrival and coffee/tea
10-10:35am Invited talk
Jie Sui, University of Aberdeen, UK
“How Culture Shapes the Self”
10:35-11:15am Submitted talks
Christ Billy Aryanto, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
“Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Executive Functions in the Global South: Study
Using Indonesian, Turkey, and Swiss Data”
James Qian, Brandeis University, USA
“Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Mnemonic Discrimination Across Age and Cultural Groups”
11:15-11:40am Break
11:40-12:15pm Invited talk
Jinkyung Na, Sogang University, South Korea
“Two Roads to Inaction: How Social Class Shapes Responses to Unfairness”
12:15-1:45pm Lunch – there will be a self-pay cafeteria option on campus (details TBA)
1:45-2:20pm Invited talk
Felipe De Brigard, Duke University, USA
“Phenomenological and Biophysiological Differences between Forgiven and not Forgiven Remembered Wrongdoings in Victims of Political Violence in Colombia”
2:20-2:40pm Submitted talks
Takahiko Masuda, University of Alberta, Canada
“Culture and Cognition: Investigating Cultural Variations in the Assertiveness and Context Sensitivity of Mongolians, Japanese, Turkish, and European Canadians“
2:40-3:15pm Invited talk
Ayse K. Uskul, University of Sussex, UK
“Neither Eastern Nor Western: Patterns of Independence and Interdependence in Mediterranean Societies”
3:15-3:40pm Break/transition to roundtables
3:40-4:40pm Roundtable discussions
4:40-5:00pm Wrap-up and conclusion of conference
Shuttle bus from campus to metro station – details TBA