OIST Workshop ECogS 2025 Welcome to the 2025 International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science, hosted by the Organizers: Embodied Cognitive Science Unit 10 November 2025 - 14 November 2025
Research Update Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor.
Research Update Squid study sparks interdisciplinary insight into the physics of growth Squid skin highlights the importance of growth on physical properties, helping researchers build a widely applicable model.
Research Update Foraging footballers suggest how we come together to act as one New study finds football teams move as though they are a single person, offering new insights into collective behavior.
Institutional News OIST Unit Profile: Data scientists working on downloading the brain Prof. Gerald Pao and his team reveal new opportunities by moving away from a classical statistical approach in biological data analysis.
Research Update New, embodied AI reveals how robots and toddlers learn to understand With a brain-inspired architecture, the model offers insights into cognitive development and information processing in neural networks.
