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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
@helenahartmann.com
Neuroscientist, psychologist & science communicator ✨

www.helenahartmann.com

Pain & expectations in the (social) 🧠
Postdoc @ulrikebingel.bsky.social's lab & @SFB-TRR-289.bsky.social 💊

Explaining science with fictional stories 📖 @scienceandfiction.net
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What to expect on this account:

- #Postdoclife on pain⚡, expectations 💊, & the (social) brain 🧠🧲
- #ECR at @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
- #SciComm/#WissKomm at @nawik.de & @scienceandfiction.net 🗣️
- #OpenScience at @forrt.bsky.social & @igor-dgps.bsky.social 👩‍💻
- Team #Knitting 🧶
- #TeamGIF
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⏰ Heute brauchen wir EURE Hilfe! ⏰

Seid ihr im Gesundheitswesen tätig und *nicht* Teil des SFB/TRR 289? 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

Dann füllt unseren Fragebogen (10-15 min) aus und gebt uns Feedback zu unserem Newsletter! Leitet ihn auch gerne an Kolleg:innen weiter! 😍

Hier geht's zum Fragebogen ▶️ shorturl.at/DR7D5
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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All in all, it was a fantastic retreat with lots of exchange at eye-level, between researchers of different fields and career stages, and the members of our Patient Advisory Board.

This is the research of the future! ♥️

@ulrikebingel.bsky.social
@sheddenmora.bsky.social
@helenahartmann.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Science communication rocks!
This is a great poster format that actually makes our science meaningful for everybody including ourselves!
I already successfully explained what "statistical significance" means so that'll be my #scicomm win of the day 😂
This morning, we organized something really special:

A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟

Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱

And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I already successfully explained what "statistical significance" means so that'll be my #scicomm win of the day 😂
This morning, we organized something really special:

A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟

Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱

And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This is such a fantastic idea! ✨

Huge thanks to @sheddenmora.bsky.social and @ulrikebingel.bsky.social for pushing this! ♥️
This morning, we organized something really special:

A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟

Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱

And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Last but not least: @helenahartmann.com shared updates from the CRC's #scicomm project 🤩
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Our CRC retreat in beautiful Meschede this year starts with just the early career researchers 🤩

This morning, after some speed dating to get to know other ECRs from the different projects, we hosted 4 roundtables on science communication, mentoring, funding opportunities and lab rotations.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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❤️ Bluesky fMRI people! 3-day #fMRI course live online Jan 7-9, 2026.

#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.

We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!

Register here:
sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...
fMRI Course
Instructors
sites.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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🗣️ Calling all healthcare professionals!

The #scicomm team is evaluating the CRC's newsletter. For this we need input from people working with and around patients that are not part of our CRC.

Fill out the 10-15min (German) survey: sfb289.survey-uni-due.de/index.php/89...

Thanks for your support ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Der Beitrag beantwortet eine "Kinderfrage". Wir stellen das in Anführungszeichen, weil das oft auch für Erwachsene die spannendsten Fragen sind, oder? Wenn Ihr Psychologie erforscht und mal über eine Kinderfrage schreiben wollt, wendet Euch gern an unsere Herausgeberin @helenahartmann.com für Infos!
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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New #ScienceandFiction short story for this month is coming soon! 💙

Teaser: 💊💊🤔

In the meantime, browse the other 31 (!) stories by 22 different authors, there are all kinds of genres from romance over sci-fi and horror to suspense and fantasy!

🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/
Science and Fiction
Where scientific results and fictional stories intersect.
scienceandfiction.net
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My work-in-progress projects when I order new yarn for a new shiny wonderful #knitting project 🧶😁
a bald man wearing a plaid shirt and a vest
ALT: a bald man wearing a plaid shirt and a vest
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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🤫 Pssst, experiments in progress! 🤫

With many running studies at the same time, most of the testing rooms in Essen are busy and the PhD and MD students are actively collecting new data! This means the red door lights are on and we need to be quiet!

How does data collection look where you are? 🤩
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Bitte teilen und Werbung machen. Das ist das erste Lehrbuch dieser Art und relevant für ALLE, die im Gesundheitssystem arbeiten!
It was great to be a part of this little booklet - if you work in medicine, this one is for you!👩‍⚕️

We explain what placebo and nocebo effects are and how you can use them in your communication and work with patients! 🗣️

Shout-out to co-authors Lorenz Peters, @ulrikebingel.bsky.social & Sven Benson!
⭐ Today we have something from our #scicomm (SC) project! ⭐

This new book is aimed at healthcare professionals and shows how the #placeboeffect and #treatmentexpectation can be used positively when dealing with patients. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Read it here (physical copy/ebook) ➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It was great to be a part of this little booklet - if you work in medicine, this one is for you!👩‍⚕️

We explain what placebo and nocebo effects are and how you can use them in your communication and work with patients! 🗣️

Shout-out to co-authors Lorenz Peters, @ulrikebingel.bsky.social & Sven Benson!
⭐ Today we have something from our #scicomm (SC) project! ⭐

This new book is aimed at healthcare professionals and shows how the #placeboeffect and #treatmentexpectation can be used positively when dealing with patients. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Read it here (physical copy/ebook) ➡️ link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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We're excited to be a part of this year's @wisskon.bsky.social organized by the @nawik.de 💙

@helenahartmann.com is ready to tell you all about the magic of #scicomm #storytelling through fictional #shortstories! 😱
📚🔬 Science & Fiction – Wissenschaft erzählt Geschichten!
Dr. Helena Hartmann @helenahartmann.com​ verbindet in fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten aktuelle Forschung mit Literatur – von Sci-Fi bis Romantik. #Wisskomm

#WissKon25 | Projektvorstellungen (Block II) | 16:00 | 📸 André Zelck

November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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🌐 Online-Workshop: Verständlich schreiben über Wissenschaft
📅 10.–11.12.2025, 🕘 09:00–12:30 Uhr
-Komplexes verständlich erklären
-Inhalte klar und lebendig aufbereiten
-Texte formulieren. #Wisskomm

Mit @helenahartmann.com​ und @hannocharisius.bsky.social
Jetzt anmelden 👉️ https://bit.ly/3LoIGoO
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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I think #Halloween is the right time to share this (very real) horror story by @emiliecaspar.bsky.social 😱

Read it (if you dare): scienceandfiction.net/stories/22_t...
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Have you read this month's short story yet? ⤵️
🎲 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🎲

This month, @lauragschw.bsky.social talks about anhedonia and how our mood may affect our gaming behavior! 🃏

Content warning: Mental health, depression, anhedonia

🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/34_i...
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3...
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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New FORRT paper on the intersection of neurodiversity and open research is published, led by Jenny Mai Phan with @saralilplants.bsky.social @flavioazevedo.bsky.social @bethaniley.com Magdalena Grose-Hodge @sammiety.bsky.social @yskjdmmhnd.bsky.social @johnjshaw.bsky.social @helenahartmann.com.
New free @forrt.bsky.social paper co-authored by our own @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, Bridging Neurodiversity and Open Scholarship: How Shared Values Can Guide Best Practices for Research Integrity, Social Justice, and Principled Education.
spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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New Open Research in Practice case study:

The Feminist WonderLab Collective: An ECR space to support feminist practices and Open Scholarship by Dr Zlatomira Ilchovska, Postdoctoral Research Associate
@yorkpsychology.bsky.social

Read about their work on our wiki 👇
York Wiki Service
uoy.atlassian.net
October 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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See below to read a short story from our member @lauragschw.bsky.social describing her research - really cool way to communicate science!
🎲 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🎲

This month, @lauragschw.bsky.social talks about anhedonia and how our mood may affect our gaming behavior! 🃏

Content warning: Mental health, depression, anhedonia

🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/34_i...
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3...
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Sounds like great fun! Already thinking of a storyline.
Have you ever tried explaining your research with ... a short story?! 🤔

Believe me, it's extremely gratifying to change your perspective and let your creativity run loose. 💙

Then YOU can be a guest author for @scienceandfiction.net! 😱

DM me for more info 😁
This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect.

A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨

🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.net
🇩🇪 www.scienceandfiction.net/de

Support: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi...

#scicomm #wisskomm
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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I tried it, and it was a great experience! You've got to check out the work by Helena and her guest writers! See if it's something you'd like as well - you won't be disappointed if you are interested in science and fiction!
Have you ever tried explaining your research with ... a short story?! 🤔

Believe me, it's extremely gratifying to change your perspective and let your creativity run loose. 💙

Then YOU can be a guest author for @scienceandfiction.net! 😱

DM me for more info 😁
This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect.

A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨

🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.net
🇩🇪 www.scienceandfiction.net/de

Support: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi...

#scicomm #wisskomm
October 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Have you ever tried explaining your research with ... a short story?! 🤔

Believe me, it's extremely gratifying to change your perspective and let your creativity run loose. 💙

Then YOU can be a guest author for @scienceandfiction.net! 😱

DM me for more info 😁
This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙 where scientific results & fictional stories intersect.

A space for people who like to a) learn about #science & b) read exciting fictional stories ✨

🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.net
🇩🇪 www.scienceandfiction.net/de

Support: ko-fi.com/scienceandfi...

#scicomm #wisskomm
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM