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EXPLORA Gent
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Experimental Psychological Research on Autism @ Ghent University / Experimenteel Psychologisch Onderzoek Rond Autisme aan de UGent Dutch: https://www.ugent.be/pp/nl/onderzoek/explora English: https://www.ugent.be/pp/en/research/explora
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hi BlueSky! We are an interdepartmental research group in Ghent, led by Roeljan Wiersema. To better understand autism (+ related features), we use a multimethod approach (quantitative, including neural measures, but also qualitative), also aiming to give space to the voices of experienced experts.
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LAVA - Lees- en Adviesgroep Volwassenen met Autisme vzw @lavavzw.bsky.social · Aug 21
Next call for our scholarship for openly autistic academics at (post)doctoral level in autumn 2025! We offer a grant that enables participation in an activity of choice relevant to their research. We also enable them to present their research at our symposium.
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Aug 19
Had the best time volunteering at Lowlands Science with Prof Suzanne Dikker's 'Empathy Machine' - see lowlands.nl/acts/ll-scie... - hyperscanning at a festival, because why not? 😁
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · Jul 7
We are opening a self-funded trainee/intern position of 3-6 months (starting at September 2025). For more information see internship #2 here: bardilab.com/join-us/ (and please reshare!)
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · Jun 3
May was EXPLORA conference month! 🙋🙋@mauranevejans.bsky.social and @joskerijmen.bsky.social presented at BAPS (Brussels) in a panel on Autism and Neurodiversity, where @annabelnijhof.bsky.social discussed with others on Uncertainty in Academia. Annabel also presented results of an fMRI study at VSS!
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Oliver Genschow @olivergenschow.bsky.social · Jun 2
Are you passionate about #scicomm & psychology in the context of #Sustainability? We are looking for a PhD-candidate (75%; 4 yrs) for the Hub Science project "Psychology of Transformation" at Leuphana University Lüneburg! www.leuphana.de/universitaet...
Hub Science Project “Psychology of Transformation towards Sustainability”: Doctoral Research Associate with a background in Psychology or a related field
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Senne Braem @sebraem.bsky.social · May 20
This link should work: shengjiexu.ugent.be/CoCoFlex_Sem...
COCOFLEX SEMINAR
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Senne Braem @sebraem.bsky.social · May 20
We're organizing a symposium in Ghent on "Flexible Definitions of Cognitive Flexibility" on Wednesday, September 10th, with six exciting speakers: shengjiexu.ugent.be/CoCoFlex_Sem.... Registration is free, but seats are limited. You can also submit poster or talk abstracts by July 31st!
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · May 14
As I had to cancel last year, SO thrilled to be traveling today for the VSS meeting (16-20 May) - for those joining, come find me on the final day of the conference with a poster on face- and name-processing in autistic adults (www.visionsciences.org/presentation...)!
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Hannah De Laet @hannahdelaet.bsky.social · May 1
Excited to be presenting my poster this Friday at #INSAR25!
It dives into the theory of the double empathy problem, with a focus on how well people with and without autism can understand each other’s thoughts when they share (or don’t share) the same neurotype. Come say hi!
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In-Mind Nederland @inmindnl.bsky.social · Apr 30
🧠 Gezocht: nieuwe bloggers voor InMind! ✍️

Ben jij een psychologie-onderzoeker met interesse in wetenschapscommunicatie en schrijven? Dan is dit wellicht iets voor jou!

Meer informatie? Zie onze LinkedIn-post hier: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... of stuur een mailtje naar [email protected]
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Apr 14
Vorige week was ik samen met Arnoud Wokke te gast bij de podcast 'Met Nerds Om Tafel' om te praten over autisme. Wat was dit leuk! 😍 Dank lieve Randal Peelen en Jur Ubachs, voor de uitnodiging.

Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5EvW...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7w-...
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Hannah De Laet @hannahdelaet.bsky.social · Apr 7
During the Inclusive Autism Research Day, people with autism shared with researchers what needs to change in research! The day started with presentations and continued with engaging round table discussions. Immensely proud of what we organized! @mauranevejans.bsky.social
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In-Mind: Psychology for You! @in-mindmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 4
🚨 Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on the Negative Psychological Consequences of Social Media 🚨

We are currently seeking abstracts for the special issue “The Dark Side of Social Media — Unpacking its Psychological Impact”.

🗓️ Abstracts submission deadline: May 2, 2025
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Mar 24
Last week I was invited to present on 'Autism and the Predictive Brain', alongside Prof Floris De Lange, at the Science Cafe Nijmegen. Thanks to Floris, the organizers, the amazing audience that made for a lively discussion afterwards, the live musicians... I had a great time!
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Mar 6
Voor een online experiment zoeken we 20 volwassenen MET AUTISME die:
- Tussen 18 en 50 jaar oud zijn
- Broer(s) en/of zus(sen) hebben
- Student zijn en/of een job hebben

Duur: +/- 1,5 uur, vergoeding: 15 euro! 💰
Sluit tussendoor uw scherm/PC niet af!

Interesse? research.sc/participant/...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Feb 14
Was happy to present on Autism and the Brain (and Neurodiversity!) for a full house at @breinwijzervzw.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to the organisers and enthusiastic audience :)
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NeuroNarratives @neuronarratives.bsky.social · Feb 12
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦
Meet Kalliopi, Yulong and Paloma, the researchers behind the NeuroNarratives residency! Learn more about them on our webiste: neuro-narratives.com/team/

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬?
You can apply via the link in bio!
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Maura Nevejans @mauranevejans.bsky.social · Jan 27
New paper out (the first one from my PhD! 😊): "The impact of model eyesight and social reward on automatic imitation in virtual reality"

doi.org/10.1037/xhp0...

(With Roeljan Wiersema, Jan de Houwer & @craccoemiel.bsky.social)
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Jan 30
More (Dutch) #scicomm fun! 🥳
On March 13, I will present on Autism & The Brain for school children:
www.breinwijzer.be/evenementen/...

On March 19, I will be back in Nijmegen (yay!) for the Science Cafe, also on Autism & The Brain (& Predictive Processing). www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl
Meeting of Minds for Youth festival voor SCHOLEN - Breinwijzer
Ons jaarlijks MOM4Y brein festival gaat door op donderdagvoormiddag 13 maart 2025 in de Centrale te Gent. Wetenschappelijke presentaties & workshops, exclusief voor leerlingen van de 2e & 3e graad + begeleidende leerkrachten. Meer info volgt.
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NeuroNarratives @neuronarratives.bsky.social · Jan 27
𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋
We are excited to launch NeuroNarratives, an art-science residency bringing neuroscientists and artists together to create meaningful art based on science!

Sign up via de link in bio!

#opencall #artandscience #art #science #artscienceresidency #neuroscience
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Harriet Axbey @draxbey.bsky.social · Jan 25
🌟Autistic people wanted!🌟
I would love to hear from autistic people who would like to contribute to a new book on growing up autistic. Please email [email protected] for more information. #Autistic #Autism #ActuallyAutistic
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Jan 24
Aaaand another paper where the title is a good description of our findings: 'Self-Bias and Self-Related Mentalizing are Unaltered in Adolescents with Autism' link.springer.com/article/10.1... - by Letizia Amodeo, with myself, David Williams, and Roeljan Wiersema @explora-gent.bsky.social
Self-Bias and Self-Related Mentalizing are Unaltered in Adolescents with Autism - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose The self is a multidimensional concept that can be represented at a pre-reflective (first-order) level, at a deeper, reflective level (second-order), or even at a meta-level (representing one’...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Jan 10
Inmiddels met link naar het evenement: www.breinwijzer.be/evenementen/...
Allemaal anders: wat we (niet) weten over autisme en het brein - Breinwijzer
De laatste jaren is ons beeld van autisme veranderd. Zo is er meer bekend over autisme bij meisjes en vrouwen, waardoor ook zij vaker de diagnose krijgen. Daarnaast won de term ‘neurodiversiteit’ aan ...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · Jan 9
New paper out! The title says what we found 🙃: "Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism" (ages 7-13, ERP analysis).
Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

(by Rachida El Kaddouri, myself, Roeljan Wiersema and Marcel Brass)
Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Diminished responding to one’s own name is one of the strongest and earliest predictors of autism. However, research on the neural correlates of this response in autism is scarce. Here we investigate ...
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Hannah De Laet @hannahdelaet.bsky.social · Jan 8
Lastly, an English translation of the blog can be found here: www.ugent.be/pp/en/resear...
Why Communication Between Individuals With Autism Runs More Smoothly
Do individuals with autism have social interaction problems, or do individuals without autism simply misunderstand them? Giving individuals with autism a voice, their message is clear: communicating w...
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