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Candice Morey @candicemorey.bsky.social · Aug 31

For those of you heading to #escop2025, this gloriousness is the Peak District

Richard D. Morey @richarddmorey.bsky.social · Aug 31

Where @candicemorey.bsky.social and I are today

Cave Dale outside of Castleton, Derbyshire: a rocky ravine with steep sides

A screenshot from the movie The Princess Bride, just after Wesley and Buttercup have tumbled down the hill.

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Sep 3

Presenting my talk at #ESCOP2025 today at 4pm in the symposium "Cognitive Mastery in Play: From Board to Digital Games as Models of Expertise" in LT2 🎮🎲 Hope you see you there!

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Jun 27

New #counter-strike available to participate in 🎮 Complete a 40-minute online cognitive task and questionnaire, and receive a £5 Amazon Voucher and be entered into a prize draw! 💸Read more and take part here 👉 coglab.xyz/publix/05ado...
@cvonbastian.bsky.social @philippmusfeld.bsky.social #CS2

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Apr 24

It was great to speak at this Open Research Conversation yesterday as an ECR, thank you @jenniad.bsky.social for the invitation!

Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · Apr 24

The recording from yesterday's Open Research Conversation on early career researchers and open research is now available and can be found here:

Thanks to Zuzanna Zagrodzka, @elainetoomey1.bsky.social and @erahyde.bsky.social for a fantastic session.

Open Research Conversation - Early career researchers and open research

Recording of the following session, part of the 'Open Research Conversations' seminar series at the University of Sheffield (organised by the University Library, Scholarly Communications Team), held o...

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Mar 11

🚀 Thrilled to share the stellar #ESCOP2025 satellites lineup! From @psychopy.org to Bayesian modelling, fNIRS, eye-tracking, gen AI in teaching, Knowledge Exchange & the @wicseurope.bsky.social 25-year anniversary!🥳🎂
www.escop2025.com/satellite-ev... @escop.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Satellite Events | ESCOP 2025

View the satellite event programme for the ESCOP 2025 conference.

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Feb 22

Excited that @sheffielduni.bsky.social has featured our 🎮 #counter-strike research 🎮 with @endpoint.gg and the cs community! 🤩 @erahyde.bsky.social and I explain how #counter-strike skill relates to better decision-making in high-pressure situations, which can benefit also other parts of life! 👇

The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · Feb 18

Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster? ⌨

Prof Claudia Von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing video games like Counter-Strike 2.

Learn more 👇 #CS2 #CounterStrike

The Psychology of Counter-Strike | The University of Sheffield

Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster?Prof Claudia Von Bastian and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing vi...

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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · Feb 18

Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster? ⌨

Prof Claudia Von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing video games like Counter-Strike 2.

Learn more 👇 #CS2 #CounterStrike

The Psychology of Counter-Strike | The University of Sheffield

Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster?Prof Claudia Von Bastian and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing vi...

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Louise Nicholls @louisenicholls.bsky.social · Feb 7

📣 We are recruiting a 1-yr neuroimaging postdoc @universityofleeds.bsky.social for our ESRC-funded project on strategies to support healthy cognitive ageing, working with Melanie Burke, @richjallen.bsky.social, @cvonbastian.bsky.social, Mario Parra Rodriguez, and me! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Cognitive Ageing and Brain Imaging

Are you looking for an exciting PostDoc position working in brain imaging and cognition? Do you have a PhD or near to completion using imaging methods? Are you interested in how strategies can improve...

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Dec 3

Had an amazing time at the @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social Annual Meeting in NYC! 🍎 Enjoyed fantastic talks and presented work with @cvonbastian.bsky.social & @philippmusfeld.bsky.social on Hebb-repetition learning in #counterstrike players. Stay tuned for a follow-up study with a larger sample! 📊

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Nov 22

Interested in how video game players perform in a Hebb-repetition learning paradigm? Come by poster #3126 at #psynom24 to find out about our work in #CounterStrike #cs2 players @philippmusfeld.bsky.social @cvonbastian.bsky.social

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Nov 22

And also on the science menu tonight at ##psynom24: the role of gestures in learning novel words, work led by Liz Knight:

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Nov 22

Tonight's science menu at #psynom24, part 1: Hebb-repetition learning in players of the FPS game #counter-strike, work led by @erahyde.bsky.social and with @philippmusfeld.bsky.social
#cs2

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Nov 21

Incredible view of Times Square from my Hotel room at Psychonomics! Super excited to hear talks and view posters here! Come view my poster Friday 6pm no.3126 #psynom24

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Psychonomic Society @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social · Nov 19

Are you ready for the 2024 65th Annual Meeting in the Big Apple 🍎? We are!
https://buff.ly/3YZbA1Q (photo by By Kozak4512)

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Nov 19

Trev really enjoyed playing in the snow this morning ❄️

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Vanessa Loaiza @vmloaiza1.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨Attention #workingmemory colleagues! 🚨
It's time to celebrate the fantastic women in our field via the Women of Working Memory (WomWoM) research fair award! 🧚🧚🏻🧚🏼🧚🏽🧚🏾🧚🏿 bit.ly/2024womwomfa...
Please share it far and wide! Vote early and often before 30 September 🌟

The 2024 WomWoM research fairy award

Welcome, fellow working memory researchers! It's time to decide who should be this year's research fairy. If you are not yet aware of the story about this award or would like a refresher, please che...

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Aug 12

Some personal news - we got married!💖It was an unforgettable day, made even more special by celebrating with the amazing CAP Lab team! Matty and I just returned from our fab Honeymoon in Portugal 🌞 and are excited to start this next chapter as The Hydes! Now, back to research!

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Jun 28

Poster here: github.com/EleanorHyde/Talks-and-Posters/blob/29a1a77f786486a75ccf6aca4b83a13f2e22be0a/Posters/ICWM%2026.06.2024.pdf

Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thanks to @cvonbastian.bsky.social who gave an excellent talk on the Capacity-Efficiency Model - which highlighted our work on processing speed, multitasking and drift-diffusion modelling in #Counter-Strike players, and our large #ESRC-funded cognitive training study across the adult lifespan 🧠💪

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Jun 28

Had a fantastic time at The 4th International Conference on Working Memory #ICWM2024 at the University of Leeds, where I presented my work on Hebb-repetition learning in #FPS players. Don't worry if you missed it, PDF below!

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · May 16

#CS2 players needed for research investigating how expertise in Counter-Strike relates to learning ability🧠Complete a 25-30 minute online task & questionnaire to enter into a prize draw for Amazon vouchers💸Read more and take part here: sheffieldpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e409IJ4ncIXZ5iK

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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Mar 28

📢Calling all #CS2 players! If you'd like to participate in research investigating how playing @CounterStrike relates to cognitive skills🧠, join our mailing list👇We have a study live now!

Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Mar 20

Interested in hearing about Counter-Strike research from the University of Sheffield? 🎮 Join our mailing list to receive an email when new research studies are available to participate in:
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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Mar 20

Interested in hearing about Counter-Strike research from the University of Sheffield? 🎮 Join our mailing list to receive an email when new research studies are available to participate in:
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Eleanor RA Hyde @erahyde.bsky.social · Jan 24

Congratulations Caro 🎉🎉

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