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Freek van Ede @freekvanede.bsky.social · 2d

The human-neuroscience N2pc marker of covert and internal attention co-occurs with spatial biases in microsaccades, 200-300 ms after prompted to shift attention. (How) are these empirical phenomena related? Check it out in the latest work led by @baiweiliu.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Microsaccades strongly modulate but do not directly cause the EEG N2pc marker of spatial attention

Researchers often study human attention using microsaccades and the N2pc EEG marker, but it is unclear to what extent microsaccades contribute to N2pc. This study shows that microsaccades modulate N2p...

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Rosanne Rademaker @rademaker.bsky.social · 9d

We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.

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Gregor Thut @gregorthut.bsky.social · 11d

Open postdoc position👈
We have an open position, starting early 2026, to work on an exciting project aiming at better understanding the role of thalamo-cortical brain oscillations in perception with a comparative, cross-species (animal-human) component based on electrophysiology (incl. scalp EEG).

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · 15d

Do you want to know how or why you should preregister your next experiment? Then sign up for our next OPAM online workshop (hosted by @carohautekiet.bsky.social on October 8th) using the link below!

vu-live.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · 26d

Interested in why/how to preregister your studies? Then join us online (10am EST) for our next OPAM workshop where @carohautekiet.bsky.social will answer all your questions!

And be sure to "preregister" your attendance on our website! (where the zoom link will be provided)

Michael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · 27d

The next installment (October 8th) of our OPAM Training Workshop series will feature Dr Caro Hautekiet (of Vrije Universiteit), who will be discussing pre-registration and registered reports. Visit this page for info on all our (free!) workshops: www.opamconference.com/workshops-su...

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · 26d

Make sure you register for this year's OPAM and join us to hear what will definitely be a great talk from Dr. Joy Geng on her research and stories from her career!

Michael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · 27d

The keynote speaker at this year's @opam.bsky.social Object Perception, Attention, and Memory meeting will be Dr Joy J. Geng of UC Davis. We're thrilled to have Joy join us, discuss her research, and impart some wisdom that she's gained throughout her incredibly impressive career.

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Dock H Duncan @docdocdunk.bsky.social · Sep 1

reminds me of this old gem vimeo.com/437542256

Stewart Lee - Damned Immigrants

This is "Stewart Lee - Damned Immigrants" by jack taylor on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our third OPAM workshop on how to easily build reproducible manuscripts in R is now online! For those of you that missed it but want to learn how to make great looking manuscripts, check out the workshop given by @jgeller1phd.bsky.social at the link below!
www.opamconference.com/online-works...

www.opamconference.com

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are one week away from our next OPAM online workshop! This one will feature Dr Jason Geller (Boston College) who will show us how to use Quarto to make beautiful manuscripts! To join this workshop, sign up via our website!
www.opamconference.com/workshops-su...

Online Workshops — OPAM

www.opamconference.com

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · Jul 18

Heres a few OPAM updates! Firstly, if you want to watch a recording of our second workshop on how to run the best power analysis possible for your next experiment (via @cjungerius.bsky.social), it can now be viewed (with supporting code) on our website here!

www.opamconference.com/online-works...

www.opamconference.com

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · Jul 14

OPAM 2025 abstracts are due TOMORROW!!! Don't wait and submit your abstracts on our website today!
www.opamconference.com/abstract-sub...

www.opamconference.com

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · Jul 8

OPAM33 abstract submissions are due in ONE WEEK (July 15th, 2025; last time zone on earth)! Abstracts can be submitted at our website: www.opamconference.com/abstract-sub..., and please see our OPAM 2025 conference page for additional instructions. We hope to see you all in Denver this November!

www.opamconference.com

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Rosanne Rademaker @rademaker.bsky.social · Jul 1

Curious about the visual human brain, a vibrant and collaborative lab, and pursuing a PhD in the heart of Europe? My lab is recruiting for a 3-year PhD position. More details: www.rademakerlab.com/job-add

PhD position — Rademaker lab

www.rademakerlab.com

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Elkan Akyurek @elkanakyurek.bsky.social · Jul 3

Jelmer Borst and I are looking for a PhD candidate to build an EEG-based model of human working memory! This is a really cool project that I've wanted to kick off for a while, and I can't wait to see it happen. Please share and I'm happy to answer any Qs about the project!
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Vacatures bij de RUG

www.rug.nl

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · Jun 30

This Thursday we have our second OPAM online workshop! This one will address the best way to do power calculations to determine how many participants you should run in your next experiment - an increasingly important topic today! The talk will be given by @cjungerius.bsky.social from Cambridge!

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theeuweslab.bsky.social @theeuweslab.bsky.social · Jun 30

Last week's symposium titled "Advances in the Encephalographic Study of Attention" was a great success! Held in the KNAW building in Amsterdam and sponsored by the NWO, many of (Europe's) leading attention researchers assembled to discuss the latest advances in attention research using M/EEG.

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theeuweslab.bsky.social @theeuweslab.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks to the support of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and @knaw-nl.bsky.social , we're thrilled to announce the international symposium "Advances in the Encephalographic study of Attention"! 🧠🔍

📅 Date: June 25th & 26th
📍 Location: Trippenhuis, Amsterdam

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Dock H Duncan @docdocdunk.bsky.social · May 28

@sfnjournals.bsky.social #neuroskyence

Dock H Duncan @docdocdunk.bsky.social · May 26

Check out our new paper in j.neuroscience using ssvep’s in eeg to track early attentional capture by distracting stimuli!!

Jan Theeuwes @jthee.bsky.social · May 26

Through experience, humans can learn to suppress locations that frequently contain distracting stimuli. Using SSVEPs and ERPs, this study shows that such learned suppression modulates early neural responses, indicating it occurs during initial visual processing.
www.jneurosci.org/content/jneu...

www.jneurosci.org

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Michael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · May 17

Dr Hirst's (@hirstrj.bsky.social) workshop on PsychoPy for @opam.bsky.social was recorded and is now available to watch on our new website. Check it out: www.opamconference.com/online-works...

www.opamconference.com

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · May 12

Join us tomorrow for our very first OPAM online workshop! In it @rebeccahirst.bsky.social will show us how Psychopy can be a useful tool for designing experiments both in person (with eyetracking!!) and online. The workshop will be completely free and a video will be posted online afterwards!

PsychoPy @psychopy.org · May 12

📣 Last minute reminder we have a free workshop tomorrow - organised by OPAM! 📣

Sign up below and please feel free to share 👇
www.opamconference.com/workshops-su...

#OPAM #workshop #PsychoPy #Pavlovia

Online Workshops — OPAM

Announcement

www.opamconference.com

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Michael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · May 6

Thanks to funding support from NSF, the Object Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM) conference has a new website, a series of professional development workshops, and networking opportunities. More soon; please visit our website, sign up to receive updates, and share! www.opamconference.com

OPAM

www.opamconference.com

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Michael Hout @michaelhout.bsky.social · May 6

The first OPAM (@opam.bsky.social) workshop features Dr Rebecca Hirst (@hirstrj.bsky.social of Open Science Tools) who will present "Running Online and In-Person Experiments Using PsychoPy." The workshop is free to attend. Please register and share!: www.opamconference.com/online-works...

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OPAM @opam.bsky.social · May 3

Head on over to our brand-new website opamconference.com to create a free account and register for our first free online workshop taking place later this month!

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PsychoPy @psychopy.org · Apr 16

"Give us an eye-catching pic to draw researchers to our antisaccade task demo" 🙈

Ahead of a workshop next week (stay tuned), we’ve got a new demo to share...

Try it 👉 run.pavlovia.org/demos/antisa...
Check the readme for tips on adapting to your eyetracker 👀 gitlab.pavlovia.org/demos/antisa...

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