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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 16h

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 16h

🚨𝐏𝐇𝐃 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲!
Interested in how children learn words and concepts?
We're offering a 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐃 at UEA with 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧, studying how young children generalize new nouns and how this relates to early vocabulary development.
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝟐 𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!
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PhD Individual differences in noun generalization by shape over early vocabulary development (SAMUELSONL_U26SYNPSY) 2025/26 | UEA

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 17h

We were delighted to welcome 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐢 𝐙𝐡𝐨𝐮, Professor of Psychology at Sun Yat-sen University (China) and research collaborator with UEA’s 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛 (𝐏𝐈: 𝐃𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐨 𝐙𝐡𝐚𝐨), for her fascinating talk
“From Perception to Motivation: A Unified Model of Cross-Race Face Recognition”

UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 17h

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 2d

𝐄𝐫𝐲𝐤 𝐌𝐞𝐣𝐢𝐚 shares his experiences as a Deaf cognitive development researcher working on Prof. Teodora Gliga’s ESRC-funded 𝐁𝐋𝐨𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭, which explores how language experiences influence deaf babies’ cognitive development.
Available in English and BSL:
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Eryk Mejia: Thinking in Silence: The link between language and cognition in deaf babies (BSL)

[Photo: Professor Teodora Gliga and Research Associate Eryk Mejia with a family with a deaf infant in the play area of Babywaves] When encountering an animal that we recognize as a dog, we immediat…

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 18d

In this week’s Research Seminar, we are delighted to welcome 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫 (Purdue University, Indiana).
🖥️ The seminar will take place online and is open to colleagues from other universities!
👉If you’d like to join, please complete this form to receive the link: forms.office.com/e/3Fvfb4RvEZ

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Stephanie Rossit @stephanierossit.bsky.social · 18d

4 a.m. alarm today 🚨 Off by train to King’s Cross → Brussels for 3 days of XR-for-neglect-rehab research, networking & the first meeting of our EU COST Action grant. @psychologyuea.bsky.social @neurolab.bsky.social

Meeting: ppw.kuleuven.be/xrneglect

Cost action: www.cost.eu/actions/CA24...

Extended Reality Neurorehabilitation of Spatial Neglect and Related Disorders After Brain Injury

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · 19d

Don’t miss it!
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Organised by the Diversity in Developmental Science Network, featuring 𝐃𝐫.𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐞𝐣𝐚 as a panellist.
📝 Registration: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · Sep 10

Want to explore our campus, our #HomeOfTheWonderful this autumn?
Come and see us on:
- Saturday 25 October
- Saturday 29 November
Book your place: www.uea.ac.uk/visit/uni-op...

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Sep 5

The BLoCKS team (PI: Prof Teodora Gliga, Dr Nadja Althaus, Barbara Zapior, Jade Archer & Dr Kelsey Frewin) at the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 @lcicd.bsky.social, sharing their latest work on how babies learn object categories
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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us at the 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 - 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐍
𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐭 is representing the School of Psychology by sharing some of the latest work of the ‪@neurolab.bsky.social‬.

Find out more:
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FESN: Welcome note

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Aug 15

Direct gaze sticks in memory!
In a new Memory & Cognition paper, researchers show that when faces look straight at you — whether they are moving rigidly or elastically — you remember them better. rdcu.be/eAFfb

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our recent graduates, 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 and 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧, have been awarded the 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 citation by the Qualitative Methods in Psychology (QMiP) Section of the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, including the exciting opportunity to contribute to the QMiP Bulletin.
Congrats!

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neurologicpodcast.bsky.social @neurologicpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 21

We had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Louis Renoult (@renoultlouis.bsky.social) about all things memory! Here’s a preview of what we discussed and stay tuned for the full release of the episode later this week!

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neurologicpodcast.bsky.social @neurologicpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 23

🎙️ New Episode Alert!
We had a fascinating conversation with Dr. Louis Renoult (@renoultlouis.bsky.social) about all things memory 🧠

The full episode is out now — don’t miss it! 🎧
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Anna á V. Guttesen @annaavali.bsky.social · Jul 21

Excited to share our newly published paper! 👇 Massive thanks to @harrington-mo.bsky.social @sacairney.bsky.social @mggaskell.bsky.social

Cognition @cognitionjournal.bsky.social · Jul 21

"Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?"

📢 New paper from: Anna Guttesen (annaavali.bsky.social), Marcus Harrington (@harrington-mo.bsky.social), Gareth Gaskell (mggaskell.bsky.social), & Scott Cairney (sacairney.bsky.social)

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Does overnight memory consolidation support next-day learning?

Sleep supports memory consolidation and next-day learning. The Active Systems model of consolidation proposes that sleep facilitates a shift in the me…

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jul 22

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jul 18

New research by 𝐃𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 (UEA) and 𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 á 𝐕á𝐥𝐢 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧 (University of Oxford) confirms that sleep boosts memory consolidation, but the impact of overnight memory consolidation on next-day learning is more complex than expected. Find out more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

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Organisation for Psychological Research Into Stroke @opsyris.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you to Yidian Gao for your presentation at #OPSYRIS2025 on the SIGHT trial! An exciting RCT exploring grasp-based therapy for spatial neglect post-stroke. A valuable contribution to stroke rehab research! 🧠

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Nadja Althaus @nadjaalthaus.bsky.social · Jul 11

New study for parents of deaf children at @psychologyuea.bsky.social - please share!

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jul 11

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐄𝐀 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!
𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐭 is chairing the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐘𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‪@opsyris.bsky.social — bringing together researchers and clinicians to share the latest in psychological stroke research.

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jul 11

Prof. Teodora Gilga and RA Eryk Mejia are researching early interventions to help deaf babies of hearing parents develop strong language skills, ensuring that deaf children have the same opportunities to thrive in communication, learning, and social connection. @teeagliga.bsky.social

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jul 9

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩
Our student-led video series highlighting the latest in science at the 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, UEA!

We interviewed 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 about her latest work: "When children get the gist: The development of rapid scene categorisation."

Full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jul 3

Once again, UEA Psychology research is on the international stage! 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 was recently invited to speak at Kyushu University in Japan.

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UEA School of Psychology @psychologyuea.bsky.social · Jun 30

Psychology’s EyeFocus project is a finalist for the “Partnership of the Year: UEA Innovation & Impact Award"!

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