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@thereaderbank.bsky.social
The world's most ambitious study on reading, the imagination, and wellbeing.
Partnered with the Edinburgh International Book Festival | Funded by Wellcome
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· Aug 17
And scene! Our time at the @edbookfest.bsky.social was exciting and rewarding!
It’s not over yet – our website is still buzzing with activity, and the modules are still live online.
Explore how we imagine, how we feel, how we read, and what that means for our mental health!
readerbank.org
It’s not over yet – our website is still buzzing with activity, and the modules are still live online.
Explore how we imagine, how we feel, how we read, and what that means for our mental health!
readerbank.org
And last but never the least: The Imagination Quiz!
readerbank.org/experience/imagination-quiz
How do people imagine while they read? And does everyone imagine in the same way?
readerbank.org/experience/imagination-quiz
How do people imagine while they read? And does everyone imagine in the same way?
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
And last but never the least: The Imagination Quiz!
readerbank.org/experience/imagination-quiz
How do people imagine while they read? And does everyone imagine in the same way?
readerbank.org/experience/imagination-quiz
How do people imagine while they read? And does everyone imagine in the same way?
Thursday spotlight: VoiceMatch!
readerbank.org/experience/voicematch
Ever read a book, vividly imagined a character, and then watched a film or TV. adaptation only to feel that the actor’s voice was just… wrong?
readerbank.org/experience/voicematch
Ever read a book, vividly imagined a character, and then watched a film or TV. adaptation only to feel that the actor’s voice was just… wrong?
August 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thursday spotlight: VoiceMatch!
readerbank.org/experience/voicematch
Ever read a book, vividly imagined a character, and then watched a film or TV. adaptation only to feel that the actor’s voice was just… wrong?
readerbank.org/experience/voicematch
Ever read a book, vividly imagined a character, and then watched a film or TV. adaptation only to feel that the actor’s voice was just… wrong?
Today, let's talk about In It Together: readerbank.org/experience/in-it-together
In this module we will explore the relationships we have to the characters in a book.
In this module we will explore the relationships we have to the characters in a book.
August 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today, let's talk about In It Together: readerbank.org/experience/in-it-together
In this module we will explore the relationships we have to the characters in a book.
In this module we will explore the relationships we have to the characters in a book.
Today's spotlight is on In-Two Minds: readerbank.org/experience/in-two-minds
Stories we read can often be like an emotional rollercoaster - positive moments can make us smile, tragedy can make us tear up, and a ghost story can even give us a good scare.
Stories we read can often be like an emotional rollercoaster - positive moments can make us smile, tragedy can make us tear up, and a ghost story can even give us a good scare.
August 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Today's spotlight is on In-Two Minds: readerbank.org/experience/in-two-minds
Stories we read can often be like an emotional rollercoaster - positive moments can make us smile, tragedy can make us tear up, and a ghost story can even give us a good scare.
Stories we read can often be like an emotional rollercoaster - positive moments can make us smile, tragedy can make us tear up, and a ghost story can even give us a good scare.
It’s been a week since we launched our new website! This week, let’s take a closer look at our modules.
First up, Repair.
readerbank.org/experience/r...
First up, Repair.
readerbank.org/experience/r...
August 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It’s been a week since we launched our new website! This week, let’s take a closer look at our modules.
First up, Repair.
readerbank.org/experience/r...
First up, Repair.
readerbank.org/experience/r...
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ReaderBank has a sparkly new website!
readerbank.org
And new modules to help us better understand reading experiences, how the imagination works and what this means for mental health.
Sign up to get involved in the world’s most ambitious study of the reading imagination!
🧵
readerbank.org
And new modules to help us better understand reading experiences, how the imagination works and what this means for mental health.
Sign up to get involved in the world’s most ambitious study of the reading imagination!
🧵
August 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
ReaderBank has a sparkly new website!
readerbank.org
And new modules to help us better understand reading experiences, how the imagination works and what this means for mental health.
Sign up to get involved in the world’s most ambitious study of the reading imagination!
🧵
readerbank.org
And new modules to help us better understand reading experiences, how the imagination works and what this means for mental health.
Sign up to get involved in the world’s most ambitious study of the reading imagination!
🧵
And scene! Our time at the @edbookfest.bsky.social was exciting and rewarding!
It’s not over yet – our website is still buzzing with activity, and the modules are still live online.
Explore how we imagine, how we feel, how we read, and what that means for our mental health!
readerbank.org
It’s not over yet – our website is still buzzing with activity, and the modules are still live online.
Explore how we imagine, how we feel, how we read, and what that means for our mental health!
readerbank.org
August 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
And scene! Our time at the @edbookfest.bsky.social was exciting and rewarding!
It’s not over yet – our website is still buzzing with activity, and the modules are still live online.
Explore how we imagine, how we feel, how we read, and what that means for our mental health!
readerbank.org
It’s not over yet – our website is still buzzing with activity, and the modules are still live online.
Explore how we imagine, how we feel, how we read, and what that means for our mental health!
readerbank.org
Our lead researcher @aldersonday.bsky.social joins @jennykleeman.bsky.social and Emily Postan to talk about mental health and the use of digital technologies like AI for treatment. In this shifting landscape, what considerations and safeguards are needed to embed these treatments in the mainstream?
August 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Our lead researcher @aldersonday.bsky.social joins @jennykleeman.bsky.social and Emily Postan to talk about mental health and the use of digital technologies like AI for treatment. In this shifting landscape, what considerations and safeguards are needed to embed these treatments in the mainstream?
So much unpacked at ‘The Science of Imagination’ today! Our v. own @aldersonday.bsky.social was in conversation with neurologist Adam Zeman, exploring the latest scientific research on the brain’s creative powers, from the phenomenon of ‘aphantasia’ to what happens in our minds as we imagine.
August 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So much unpacked at ‘The Science of Imagination’ today! Our v. own @aldersonday.bsky.social was in conversation with neurologist Adam Zeman, exploring the latest scientific research on the brain’s creative powers, from the phenomenon of ‘aphantasia’ to what happens in our minds as we imagine.
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The Forces of the Imagination: Exploring dimensions of mental imagery using the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz (RBIQ): https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/47hq9_v1
August 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The Forces of the Imagination: Exploring dimensions of mental imagery using the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz (RBIQ): https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/47hq9_v1
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The #ReaderBank Imagination Quiz aims to understand readers’ imaginations with potential to enhance mental health therapies.
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@thereaderbank.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social @georgiapunton.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The #ReaderBank Imagination Quiz aims to understand readers’ imaginations with potential to enhance mental health therapies.
shorturl.at/gHVSx
@thereaderbank.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social @georgiapunton.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social
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@thereaderbank.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @aldersonday.bsky.social @georgiapunton.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social
🚀 At our public workshop @edbookfest.bsky.social today, we launched our new project ‘Between the Lines’ in collaboration with @canongate.co.uk.
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🚀 At our public workshop @edbookfest.bsky.social today, we launched our new project ‘Between the Lines’ in collaboration with @canongate.co.uk.
It’s our first day at @edbookfest.bsky.social and our website has had a glow-up – go and take a look!
readerbank.org
readerbank.org
August 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It’s our first day at @edbookfest.bsky.social and our website has had a glow-up – go and take a look!
readerbank.org
readerbank.org
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New from @durhamimh.bsky.social - the first @thereaderbank.bsky.social paper! We identify 4 factors in a new scale of reading imagery, the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz.
Well done 1st author @georgiapunton.bsky.social & thanks to our partners at @edbookfest.bsky.social
Cc @durhampsych.bsky.social
Well done 1st author @georgiapunton.bsky.social & thanks to our partners at @edbookfest.bsky.social
Cc @durhampsych.bsky.social
The Forces of the Imagination: Exploring dimensions of mental imagery using the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz (RBIQ): https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/47hq9_v1
August 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
New from @durhamimh.bsky.social - the first @thereaderbank.bsky.social paper! We identify 4 factors in a new scale of reading imagery, the ReaderBank Imagination Quiz.
Well done 1st author @georgiapunton.bsky.social & thanks to our partners at @edbookfest.bsky.social
Cc @durhampsych.bsky.social
Well done 1st author @georgiapunton.bsky.social & thanks to our partners at @edbookfest.bsky.social
Cc @durhampsych.bsky.social
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👏👏👏 Congratulations to @georgiapunton.bsky.social, Marco Bernini, John Foxwell, @nickbarley.bsky.social, & @aldersonday.bsky.social @thereaderbank.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
👏👏👏 Congratulations to @georgiapunton.bsky.social, Marco Bernini, John Foxwell, @nickbarley.bsky.social, & @aldersonday.bsky.social @thereaderbank.bsky.social
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🔥Hot off the press! New pre-print with the v. first findings from our study of reading, the imagination and mental health in collab with @edbookfest.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
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August 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🔥Hot off the press! New pre-print with the v. first findings from our study of reading, the imagination and mental health in collab with @edbookfest.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Are you ready for tomorrow? We can't wait for our public workshop on 'Unlocking the Mind and Mental Health'.
There's a surprise in store...
There's a surprise in store...
August 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Are you ready for tomorrow? We can't wait for our public workshop on 'Unlocking the Mind and Mental Health'.
There's a surprise in store...
There's a surprise in store...
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#Readerbank is back at @edbookfest.bsky.social! Excited to support our fantastic team, led by @aldersonday.bsky.social, run an invitation-only event for publishers, agents & writers. Professor in Practice @nickbarley.bsky.social begins with the big question: what happens in our minds when we read?
August 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#Readerbank is back at @edbookfest.bsky.social! Excited to support our fantastic team, led by @aldersonday.bsky.social, run an invitation-only event for publishers, agents & writers. Professor in Practice @nickbarley.bsky.social begins with the big question: what happens in our minds when we read?
So exciting to forge new connections with members and partners of the book industry in our #ReaderBank2025 workshop with writers, publishers and editors at @edbookfest.bsky.social today.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our rich and rewarding discussions!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our rich and rewarding discussions!
August 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So exciting to forge new connections with members and partners of the book industry in our #ReaderBank2025 workshop with writers, publishers and editors at @edbookfest.bsky.social today.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our rich and rewarding discussions!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our rich and rewarding discussions!
With 5 days to go for our public workshop at the @edbookfest.bsky.social, meet the team for this year!
First up, @georgiapunton.bsky.social - Georgia’s background is in Psychology, and does a lot of the day-to-day work which keeps the ReaderBank afloat.
First up, @georgiapunton.bsky.social - Georgia’s background is in Psychology, and does a lot of the day-to-day work which keeps the ReaderBank afloat.
August 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With 5 days to go for our public workshop at the @edbookfest.bsky.social, meet the team for this year!
First up, @georgiapunton.bsky.social - Georgia’s background is in Psychology, and does a lot of the day-to-day work which keeps the ReaderBank afloat.
First up, @georgiapunton.bsky.social - Georgia’s background is in Psychology, and does a lot of the day-to-day work which keeps the ReaderBank afloat.
Another page turns and the detectives of the imagination are on their way back to the Edinburgh International Book Festival this August to find out more about words we read, characters we meet, and worlds we step into! Read on to find out more.
August 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Another page turns and the detectives of the imagination are on their way back to the Edinburgh International Book Festival this August to find out more about words we read, characters we meet, and worlds we step into! Read on to find out more.