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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you so much to everyone who came and to our sponsors @carneyinstitute.bsky.social, Brown CoPsy, Brown Neuro, @unibirmingham.bsky.social, UoB College of Life & Environmental Sciences & @thechbh.bsky.social

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 5d

… George Loewenstein, @modirshanechi.bsky.social, @russell-golman.bsky.social, @vgonzalez.bsky.social, @carocharp.bsky.social, @doctor-bob.bsky.social, @katenuss.bsky.social, @haoxuefan.bsky.social plus so many great short & blitz talks and posters

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 5d

I had so much fun organising #CISE2025 conference on Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration with Romy Frömer, @hayleydorfman.bsky.social, Ohad Dan, Matt Nassar, Tali Sharot & Jacqueline Gottlieb at beautiful Brown University then hearing about all the amazing research from our speakers…

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much for your great talk Valeria and it was lovely to meet you!

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Hayley Dorfman @hayleydorfman.bsky.social · 7d

We’re kicking off day 2 of #CISE2025 🔭 with a fun talk from George Loewenstein on his tour de force research program on information gap theory

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · 7d

George Loewenstein summarizing 30 yrs of brilliant studies on curiosity and desire for information (or a desire to not know, eg likely bad news) #CISE2025 at Brown Univ

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Hayley Dorfman @hayleydorfman.bsky.social · 8d

Successful first CISE poster session at beautiful Brown! #CISE2025 🔭

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 11d

Great start to the travels @univ-amu.fr in beautiful Marseille. Next up Providence for CISE 2025, Boston @socforneuroecon.bsky.social, and New York

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Emma Scholey @emmavscholey.bsky.social · 23d

Early bird registration for "The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025" conference ends on 30th September!

This meeting provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the neural, behavioural and computational mechanisms of foraging across species.

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 26d

Great to have @mjgruber.bsky.social visit @chbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social today and give a great talk on curiosity, exploration & memory 🧠

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David Amodio @davidamodio.bsky.social · 29d

I had a fantastic time at the Computational Social Cognition Summer School at U of Birmingham!

What an amazing resource & opportunity for students.

Thanks to organizers @drjocutler.bsky.social Lei Zhang and @thepsychologist.bsky.social & the speakers, instructors, and students!

Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today's the day we welcome over 80 participants, instructors & keynote speakers from all over the world to @uob-sop.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social for the Computational Social Cognition (CSC) Summer School with @leidenpsychology.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social

#CSC2025
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Bethan Barrett @bethanbarrett.bsky.social · Sep 7

So great to share plans for my upcoming online study and broader PhD with brilliant minds at my first conference #BAP2025 and fantastic computational modelling workshop #CSC2025! osf.io/7fqbe

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felixhermans.bsky.social @felixhermans.bsky.social · Sep 5

Had a great time attending the Birmingham-Leiden Computational Social Cognition Summer School this week! Thanks to everyone who was part of #CSC2025 and especially to @drjocutler.bsky.social & @lei-zhang.bsky.social for leading the organization! 10/10 would recommend! More info on www.compsoccog.com

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Kartik Rai @krai13.bsky.social · Sep 4

#Day2 #CSC2025 keynote on on modelling prejudices in social interactions by @davidamodio.bsky.social followed by a comprehensive tutorial on drifting diffusion modelling. 📊
Day ended with a walking tour of the city ✌️

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 4

#CSC2025 participants enjoying a @positivelybrum.bsky.social walking tour around the city centre

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Kartik Rai @krai13.bsky.social · Sep 3

#Day1 #CSC2025
Amazing insights on neural dynamics of good conversation by Prof. Diana Tamir from Princeton Uni. Followed by lectures on effort based discounting modelling.

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Joe Barnby @joebarnby.com · Sep 3

🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!

3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.

Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.

DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5

Computational postdoc ad for KCL funded by the Wellcome Trust on the NEPTUNE project

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Social Decision Neuroscience Lab @sdnl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Amazing kick start to the Birmingham - Leiden #CSC2025 summer school from @drjocutler.bsky.social with her introductory lecture "Introduction to Computational Modelling: Theory"

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 3

Evidence-based advice for #CSC2025 participants at the start of @dianatamir.bsky.social’s keynote: over the next few days just get into conversations with people - you’ll probably both enjoy it more than you expected!

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 2

Meghna, Lily and Jonny are ready to greet everyone in the Link for our poster reception 👋

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 2

@brainapps.bsky.social, Jennifer Cook, Romy Froemer, @toddvogel.bsky.social, @annesaulin.bsky.social, Alicia Rybicki, @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social, @emmavscholey.bsky.social, @kdudzikowska.bsky.social & @meghnaa.bsky.social

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 2

Featuring @dianatamir.bsky.social, @davidamodio.bsky.social, Matthew Rushworth, @lei-zhang.bsky.social, @arkadykonovalov.bsky.social, Anna van Duijvenvoorde, @alosecaatv.bsky.social, Marc-Lluís Vives Moya, @mkwittmann.bsky.social, Franz Wurm, Ili Ma, @thepsychologist.bsky.social ...

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today's the day we welcome over 80 participants, instructors & keynote speakers from all over the world to @uob-sop.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social for the Computational Social Cognition (CSC) Summer School with @leidenpsychology.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social

#CSC2025
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Motivation and Social Neuroscience (MSN) Lab @msnlab.bsky.social · Aug 4

Abstract submission open for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025

(University of Birmingham, 3–5 November)

A multidisciplinary event exploring the neural, behavioural and computational foundations of foraging across species:
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Deadline: August 17, 2025

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Ali Mahmoodi @alimahmoodi.bsky.social · Jul 9

We have a Research Assistant position available in Rushworth Lab to help us with projects involving fMRI, TMS, and TUS. Find out more here my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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