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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · 19h

#4 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @dpcarey123.bsky.social (@psychbangor.bsky.social) and colleagues. #handedness #lateralization #perception #language #neuroscience #research | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Richard J. Binney @rjbinney.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations @dirinagiurgea.bsky.social for winning best poster prize at the meeting of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience 2025 for our imaging work on social concepts (pic is at AMLaP) 🏆

@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · 6d

#3 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @pgmm03.bsky.social and colleagues. #neurotransmitters #MRS #neuroscience #research | @psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · 10d

#2 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from Paul Downing, Kami Koldewyn (@psychbangor.bsky.social) and colleagues. #socialneuroscience #research | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · 12d

#1 of our BIU Research Highlights, 2024 Series. This one is from @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social (from @psychbangor.bsky.social ) and colleagues. #stammering #stuttering #research @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Sep 2

29 individuals from over 10 countries all over the world have arrived to take part in Visceral Mind, an immersive, 5-day residential summer school in functional neuroanatomy, which includes patient conferences, and dissection labs. @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
4 more info visit: lnkd.in/ebV-je73

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pgmm03.bsky.social @pgmm03.bsky.social · Aug 31

The 2nd Bangor fMRS symposium kicked off tonight, with a welcome dinner in Bwyd da Bangor. A good start I think.

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Aug 18

Expertise and research activity at the Bangor Imaging Unit can be summarised under four broad themes (see below)

You can learn more, and see profiles of investigators, by visiting our web pages:
lnkd.in/egurwRC4

Over the next few weeks, our posts will showcase publications from the past year.

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Aug 18

Expertise and research activity at the Bangor Imaging Unit can be summarised under four broad themes (see below)

You can learn more, and see profiles of investigators, by visiting our web pages:
lnkd.in/egurwRC4

Over the next few weeks, our posts will showcase publications from the past year.

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Aug 12

This month at the BIU, our faculty are working hard on the final preparations for two major symposia/workshops that take place in early September.

Our events attract international instructors, speakers, and we deliver once-in-lifetime experiences and unparalleled networking opportunities.

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Whether interested in pursuing research, clinical/practioner, or technical roles, the degree courses supported by the BIU take you places! 🎓🚀 Check out the brief bio of two former MSc Neuroimaging and doctoral researchers below, and latest news on our webpages
www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagingunit

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Aug 1

New and exciting paper from @rjbinney.bsky.social and honorary BIU member @emij.bsky.social !

Emiko J Muraki @emij.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨📄 New paper!

Abstract words are hard to acquire: Does social relevance help?

We tested if social experience helps children learn words—analyzing >4,000 words by socialness, valence, and concreteness.

👬 More social words were learned earlier
💭 Socialness particularly helped abstract words, but…

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Aug 1

New exciting paper from our own @charlie-wiltshire.bsky.social!

Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Aug 1

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Charlotte E. E. Wiltshire, Kate E. Watkins, et al:

An fMRI study of initiation and inhibition of manual and spoken responses in people who stutter

doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Jul 25

Last summer, the BIU was very fortunate to welcome two new excellent early career researchers into its ranks (see below). Check out our website and annual report for further information regarding our diverse team of principal investigators:

www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagin...

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Jul 18

Welcome new followers! If the BIU is new to you, you might be surprised to know we’ve been operating at the leading-edge of MRI research for almost 20 years! ⭐️ Please check out the below infographic for more history, and read the full annual report on our website. @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Jul 18

Welcome new followers! If the BIU is new to you, you might be surprised to know we’ve been operating at the leading-edge of MRI research for almost 20 years! ⭐️ Please check out the below infographic for more history, and read the full annual report on our website. @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Bangor Imaging Unit @bangorimagingunit.bsky.social · Jul 7

We are pleased to share the Bangor Imaging Unit (BIU) Annual Report for 2024/2025, which shines a light on recent updates and achievements, and to unveil our renewed BIU website (where the report can be found):

www.bangor.ac.uk/bangorimagin...

#research #wales

@bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Richard J. Binney @rjbinney.bsky.social · May 19

Limited Spaces available! Deadline for Applications: June 2nd! Join researchers and clinicians from around the globe for an opportunity to dissect and advance your knowledge of brain anatomy.

www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

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Emiko J Muraki @emij.bsky.social · Apr 25

🚨 New paper out in Human Brain Mapping! 🚨
with @pennypexman.bsky.social and @rjbinney.bsky.social

🧠 We show that the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) semantic hub supports abstract verb processing—with distinct activity patterns for:
• Emotional verbs
• Mental verbs
• Non-embodied verbs

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