Dr Jud Lowes
@judlowes.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Stirling. Main research interests:developmental prosopagnosia, faces, neurodevelopmental conditions . She/her. Also occasional spam about outdoor swimming in Scotland 🏴🏊♀️
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Excited to share a new article from @icevislab.bsky.social! In a sample of over 60 people, we found distinct neural differences underlying object and face recognition in dyslexia. These findings highlight crucial domain-general visual processes that may contribute to word reading challenges.
Distinct neural processing underlying visual face and object perception in dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is a disorder marked by difficulties in reading, spelling, and connecting sounds to written language. The high-level visual dys…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to share a new article from @icevislab.bsky.social! In a sample of over 60 people, we found distinct neural differences underlying object and face recognition in dyslexia. These findings highlight crucial domain-general visual processes that may contribute to word reading challenges.
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🌟 Calling Autistic Researchers! 🌟
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We’re building a searchable database of Autistic researchers to celebrate Autistic excellence + connect researchers, students, allies & community.
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Join us and be part of something bigger! 💙
September 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🌟 Calling Autistic Researchers! 🌟
We’re building a searchable database of Autistic researchers to celebrate Autistic excellence + connect researchers, students, allies & community.
✅ Learn more and join our database here: www.aidanlab.ca/autistic-res...
Join us and be part of something bigger! 💙
We’re building a searchable database of Autistic researchers to celebrate Autistic excellence + connect researchers, students, allies & community.
✅ Learn more and join our database here: www.aidanlab.ca/autistic-res...
Join us and be part of something bigger! 💙
I loved reading Allan Ahlberg book to our babies, especially Peepo. A genius. bookshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/31/allan-ahlberg-beloved-childrens-author-dies-aged-87?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87
Working first with his wife Jane, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150 books
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I loved reading Allan Ahlberg book to our babies, especially Peepo. A genius. bookshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/31/allan-ahlberg-beloved-childrens-author-dies-aged-87?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities!
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
July 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities!
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.
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2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Jobs - The University of York
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July 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
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Glasgow making Newcastle United fans welcome today by crowning the Duke of Wellington with a black and white cone (it usually wears an orange and white cone). Seagull is taking a rest on his horse Copenhagen’s head 😂
July 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Glasgow making Newcastle United fans welcome today by crowning the Duke of Wellington with a black and white cone (it usually wears an orange and white cone). Seagull is taking a rest on his horse Copenhagen’s head 😂
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Oh my gosh, this illustration. Yes. This is my life. The second any of these people changes their hair, I'm toast.
New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
July 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Oh my gosh, this illustration. Yes. This is my life. The second any of these people changes their hair, I'm toast.
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
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This is disgusting.
If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?
If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?
June 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is disgusting.
If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?
If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?
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📢"Aphantasia as a functional disconnection"! in TICS
A disconnection between the Fusiform Imagery Node (FIN) & the left PFC may explain retained memory for objects, despite lacking subjective imagery in aphantasics.
left PFC, awareness, attention network...🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCs3_V1r-...
A disconnection between the Fusiform Imagery Node (FIN) & the left PFC may explain retained memory for objects, despite lacking subjective imagery in aphantasics.
left PFC, awareness, attention network...🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCs3_V1r-...
June 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📢"Aphantasia as a functional disconnection"! in TICS
A disconnection between the Fusiform Imagery Node (FIN) & the left PFC may explain retained memory for objects, despite lacking subjective imagery in aphantasics.
left PFC, awareness, attention network...🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCs3_V1r-...
A disconnection between the Fusiform Imagery Node (FIN) & the left PFC may explain retained memory for objects, despite lacking subjective imagery in aphantasics.
left PFC, awareness, attention network...🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCs3_V1r-...
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Developmental prosopagnosia: Even ‘mild’ face blindness can severely disrupt daily life
Developmental prosopagnosia: Even ‘mild’ face blindness can severely disrupt daily life
Face blindness, or developmental prosopagnosia, affects about 1 in 50 people—yet most remain undiagnosed. A new study reveals how even mild cases can cause major social challenges, from failing to recognize close friends to being misjudged as rude or uncaring.
www.psypost.org
June 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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New attractiveness research reveals surprising preference for femininity in men’s faces
New attractiveness research reveals surprising preference for femininity in men’s faces
A new study finds that people across cultures and sexual orientations generally prefer feminine facial features—even in men. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the appeal of masculine male faces and highlight how identity shapes perceptions of attractiveness.
www.psypost.org
May 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New attractiveness research reveals surprising preference for femininity in men’s faces
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For anyone in the memory field, an incredible summary and tribute to Endel Tulving from Gus Craik. Read it for the writing alone.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
For anyone in the memory field, an incredible summary and tribute to Endel Tulving from Gus Craik. Read it for the writing alone.
royalsocietypublishing.org/action/oidcS...
royalsocietypublishing.org/action/oidcS...
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Random self-promotion, but my hands-on #VisionScience textbook is available for <$50 at the moment! If you're excited about using analog demos of visual phenomena in your classroom, it's a great time to snag a copy! #STEMed
Practical Vision Science
Amazon.com: Practical Vision Science: 9781032691121: Balas, Benjamin: Books
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May 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Random self-promotion, but my hands-on #VisionScience textbook is available for <$50 at the moment! If you're excited about using analog demos of visual phenomena in your classroom, it's a great time to snag a copy! #STEMed
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Please distribute: PhD Position in Visual Perception -- joint opportunity in Iceland and Switzerland #visionscience #cogsci #neuroskyence #psychscisky #phd #academia
May 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Please distribute: PhD Position in Visual Perception -- joint opportunity in Iceland and Switzerland #visionscience #cogsci #neuroskyence #psychscisky #phd #academia
Wanted to share a handy little resource with you all (especially those in dev psych) — my lab & I made a "journal submission cheat sheet" that summarizes article types, word limits, & other requirements for the journals we typically submit to. Link below 👇🏼
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
May 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Seeking online daters to take part in online research being run by our brilliant PhD student @jessicadelamare.bsky.social #dating #datingapp
Currently seeking #participants to take part in #research on online dating and wellbeing. If you currently use any online dating platform and want to help with our research, please scan the QR code below or click this link: research.sc/participant/...
May 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Seeking online daters to take part in online research being run by our brilliant PhD student @jessicadelamare.bsky.social #dating #datingapp
#AskingAustistics One of my MSc dissertation students Em is recruiting participants for their study about the importance of spirituality for the wellbeing of autistic individuals. Please consider taking part if you are eligible, thank you! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/s...
May 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#AskingAustistics One of my MSc dissertation students Em is recruiting participants for their study about the importance of spirituality for the wellbeing of autistic individuals. Please consider taking part if you are eligible, thank you! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/s...
New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
May 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Even mild face blindness (#Prosopagnosia) can cause serious difficulties in daily life – new study #PsychSciSky theconversation.com/even-mild-fa... (see reply for Alt text)
Even mild face blindness can cause serious difficulties in daily life – new study
Strategies to recognise people require ‘huge mental effort’ and often don’t work.
theconversation.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Even mild face blindness (#Prosopagnosia) can cause serious difficulties in daily life – new study #PsychSciSky theconversation.com/even-mild-fa... (see reply for Alt text)
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➡️ Monday 28th April, 4 - 5pm
➡️ In-person & online
➡️ Moray House, Edinburgh
➡️ I will be talking about creating neurodiversity-inclusive environments in schools
➡️ For students AND staff
➡️ With a focus on autism
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Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-n...
➡️ In-person & online
➡️ Moray House, Edinburgh
➡️ I will be talking about creating neurodiversity-inclusive environments in schools
➡️ For students AND staff
➡️ With a focus on autism
➡️ It's free & anyone can attend
Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-n...
📢 Stewart Alan Robertson Lecture Series: Creating Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools
Join Dr Rebecca Wood online or in person to explore how supporting neurodivergent teachers can foster inclusive learning environments for all.
🎟️ Sign up now: edin.ac/3E31jez
Join Dr Rebecca Wood online or in person to explore how supporting neurodivergent teachers can foster inclusive learning environments for all.
🎟️ Sign up now: edin.ac/3E31jez
April 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
➡️ Monday 28th April, 4 - 5pm
➡️ In-person & online
➡️ Moray House, Edinburgh
➡️ I will be talking about creating neurodiversity-inclusive environments in schools
➡️ For students AND staff
➡️ With a focus on autism
➡️ It's free & anyone can attend
Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-n...
➡️ In-person & online
➡️ Moray House, Edinburgh
➡️ I will be talking about creating neurodiversity-inclusive environments in schools
➡️ For students AND staff
➡️ With a focus on autism
➡️ It's free & anyone can attend
Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-n...