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Claudia von Bastian

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Professor at the University of Sheffield researching cognitive abilities and their plasticity & developing open-source experiment software Tatool Web. Can be found outdoors 🌄 or on a CS server🎮 ESCOP2025 Sheffield co-host (https://www.escop2025.com/)

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Feb 22

Excited that @sheffielduni.bsky.social has featured our 🎮 #counter-strike research 🎮 with @endpoint.gg and the cs community! 🤩 @erahyde.bsky.social and I explain how #counter-strike skill relates to better decision-making in high-pressure situations, which can benefit also other parts of life! 👇

The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · Feb 18

Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster? ⌨

Prof Claudia Von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing video games like Counter-Strike 2.

Learn more 👇 #CS2 #CounterStrike

The Psychology of Counter-Strike | The University of Sheffield

Does playing Counter-Strike make you think faster?Prof Claudia Von Bastian and PhD student Eleanor Hyde are looking into the cognitive benefits of playing vi...

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Karla Holmboe @karlaholmboe.bsky.social · 13d

Exciting PhD opportunity on parental mental health and early executive function development in the UK and South Africa! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Please share 😊

Funded PhD GW4 BioMed DTP - The impact of parental mental health on the brain bases of early executive function development at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Funded PhD GW4 BioMed DTP - The impact of parental mental health on the brain bases of early executive function development at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Fernanda Ferreira @fernandaedi.bsky.social · 8d

Posting on behalf of Tamar Gollan, who is not on Bluesky:

A postdoc position is open and available immediately in Dr. Tamar Gollan’s Laboratory of Aging Bilingualism at the University of California, San Diego, funded by NIH & NSF. See link for details!

psychiatry.ucsd.edu/about/LAB_Go...

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Kathy Rastle @kathyrastle.bsky.social · 7d

** New ** Seeking Postdoctoral Research Fellow (3 yrs) for ESRC project on skilled reading in Arabic. Based in my lab at @rhulpsychology.bsky.social and collaborating with @denisdrieghe.bsky.social (Soton) and Sami Boudelaa (UAE). Please share! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Applications are invited for a 3-year, full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.This position is funded by an ESRC resear...

jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk

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Vanessa Loaiza @vmloaiza1.bsky.social · 15d

I am pleased to share that "the bird study" is now accepted at Psychology and Aging! A great collaboration with visiting intern Kishen Senziani, @leabartsch.bsky.social & @edamizrak.bsky.social 😀 Check out the pre-print below and a short thread on the study design and main takeaways 🧵👇

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 15d

What Makes a Birdbrain Tick: Long-term Memory Drives Expertise Effects on Working Memory Binding: https://osf.io/y835u

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Jonathan (Jaytee) Tang @jayteetang.bsky.social · 22d

First time attending & presenting at #ESCoP2025 in Sheffield! 🎶 I shared my research on how culture shapes the emotions we perceive & feel in favorite music, and its links to creativity. Grateful to Renee for the invite & the chance to network with scholars worldwide!

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Laura-Isabelle Klatt @lauraklatt.bsky.social · 23d

1/3 - Has it really already been two weeks that I was on my way to #ESCOP2025?! @vmloaiza1.bsky.social @cvonbastian.bsky.social - thank you & your entire team for making it a truly amazing conference!

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Gidon Frischkorn @gidon-frischkorn.bsky.social · 26d

Yes, this was a really great experience! Thanks for @cvonbastian.bsky.social and @vmloaiza1.bsky.social for asking us to do this as part of #ESCOP2025! And if you are interested in having a similar workshop for your PhD Programm or similar, feel free to reach out!

Isabel Courage @isabelcourage.bsky.social · 26d

A huge thanks to all participants, my fellow workshop co-organizers @gidon-frischkorn.bsky.social and @ruhibhanap.bsky.social, and #ESCOP2025 for hosting our workshop introducing cognitive measurement models with the #bmm R package (venpopov.github.io/bmm/) - it was such a rewarding experience!

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Isabel Courage @isabelcourage.bsky.social · 26d

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Working Memory, Cognition, & Development Lab @womcogdevlab.bsky.social · Sep 8

We had a great time at #ESCOP2025 last week! 🤩
All lab members had the chance to present their work and engage in inspiring conversations. Many thanks to the organizers for such a well-run and engaging conference!🥳

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WiCS+ Europe @wicseurope.bsky.social · 29d

It’s been one week since WiCS+Europe at #ESCOP2025, and we want to thank everyone who joined us!

We’re especially grateful to @escop.bsky.social for supporting us over the years to keep a space for connection, visibility, and discussion about inclusivity in cognitive science alive and growing

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Rob Hartsuiker @roberthartsuiker.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Escop2025 is over, ending (for me) with a great talk by Merel Muylle…

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Henrike Jungeblut @henrikejngblt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Had some truly engaging discussions while presenting my poster at #ESCOP2025!
Big thanks to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, and shared their ideas 🧠

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Mathematical Cognition and Learning Lab, UJ @mcll-uj.bsky.social · Sep 5

Greetings from Sheffield!👋🧠 We’re at the #ESCOP2025 24th Biennial Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology. Excited to share several of our team’s studies—check them out on our website 👉 mcll.edu.pl/activities/c...

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European Society for Cognitive Psychology @escop.bsky.social · Sep 5

#ESCOP2025
The ESCoP conference has finished, but we still have some social events tomorrow.
Thank you and goodbye!

Saturday Social Programme | ESCOP 2025

www.escop2025.com

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Richard Allen @richjallen.bsky.social · Sep 5

Leeds WoMCog group at the #ESCoP2025 conference in Sheffield!

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Lizzie Bradford @lizziebradford.bsky.social · Sep 5

It’s been an excellent few days in Sheffield for #ESCoP2025! I have enjoyed so many talks, posters, and chats, and have come away feeling inspired and excited about research ideas and topics happening across labs 🤩

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Christ Billy @cbaryanto.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’m going to present at the Blitz Talk on Friday, 6pm, at #ESCOP2025 @escop.bsky.social. The very last session, yet I’m sure with a lot of excitement! Come to listen whether engaging in your hobby predict your cognitive abilities. 🧠

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Molly A. Delooze @mollyadelooze.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had a brilliant time at the #ESCOP2025 PhD Event Pub Quiz last night! Our team representing #CardiffUniversity may not have scored the most points, but we definitely had the most fun.
Huge thank you to the PhD organising committee!
@helenaleach.bsky.social @genevievelawson.bsky.social

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European Society for Cognitive Psychology @escop.bsky.social · Sep 4

#ESCOP2025
Tomorrow is the last day of ESCoP 2025. We will start with a keynote lecture by Dr Pen Popov at 9 am in The Diamond. The closing reception will start at 7.13 in the Kelham Island Museum.

Conference Programme | ESCOP 2025

View the event programme for the ESCOP 2025 conference.

www.escop2025.com

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Xenia Schmalz @xeniaschmalz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very interesting keynote at #ESCOP2025 by Ven Popov on the importance of computational modeling for theory building in psychology, with lots of questions to think about. Is #psychology really more complex than #physics? How can we lower the hurdles for psychology researchers to do formal modeling?

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Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Sep 4

Lots of exciting posters and great discussions at the ##escop2025 poster session 🤩🤩🤩

Claudia von Bastian @cvonbastian.bsky.social · Sep 4

I don't run but I hear a lot of folks love running in Endcliffe Park maps.app.goo.gl/78Mfzg9gJ9QG...

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Jon Peirce @peircej.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to be heading to Sheffield for my first ever #ESCoP #ESCoP2025 (slightly late but see you there at the Open Science Tools / @PsychoPy booth)

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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · Sep 4

Off to #ESCOP2025 in Sheffield! Three presentations on language models and implicit attitudes (Thursday poster session, and Friday talks). Come along and say hi!

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Xenia Schmalz @xeniaschmalz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Morning jog in #Sheffield, Crookes Valley Park. Does anyone at #ESCOP2025 have any other recommended routes? I tried the Five Weirs Walk, but it's rather run down with detours along big roads, unfortunately.

Photo of a park with hills in the background

Photo of a park with a pond in the middle and a playground to the right

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