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Gözde Özakıncı

@gozde786.bsky.social

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Professor of health psychology. Work on physical activity, cancer survivorship, social prescribing and environmental behaviours. Enjoy sewing, photography. Expect photos of cats and chickens. #womenofacertainage

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · 21d

Grid cell distortion is associated with increased distance estimation error in polarized environments: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

Grid cell distortion is associated with increased distance estimation error in polarized environments

Duncan et al. demonstrate that distance estimation is impaired in polarized environments like trapezoids relative to regular rectangular environments. Grid cells recorded in the trapezoid environment ...

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Dr Jud Lowes @judlowes.bsky.social · May 1

New paper out. We asked 29 people with developmental #prosopagnosia (face blindness) what it was like living with the condition and also analysed their objective scores on lab tests of face recognition dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

A group of researchers standing outside a building. At first glance they look like different people because they have distinctive hairstyles and are wearing different clothes. But their faces are in fact identical and were generated by averaging many faces. This image illustrates how some people with face blindness (prosopagnosia) find it very difficult to tell faces apart despite seeing them clearly.

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our latest article is on #socialprescribing and calls for better evidence and better systems for collaboration journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thank you Kerryn!

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Kerryn Husk @kerrynhusk.bsky.social · Jul 5

Challenging and thought-provoking new paper from @gozde786.bsky.social and colleagues.

How do we define and evaluate social prescribing, and what data do we need to generate high quality evidence?

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We need better evidence for social prescribing: call for action for better systems for collaboration and building evidence

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Jul 5

He hardly is when there is a fire and legs to sit on.

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Jul 4

So July.. we need to have a conversation

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Jun 7

osf.io/preprints/os... “I think office environments aren't really conducive to physical activity”: A qualitative interview study with participants of a workplace physical activity programme.

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · May 16

Ahh wow. I didn’t know what it meant. It’s such a lovely city that has a feel of a village. Hard to express but I think I love it here.

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · May 16

I think I love Pisa

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Apr 26

youtu.be/i2bfYw1B_Ww?... I have discovered Downton Abbey. Watching it for Maggie Smith. Expect a lot of ‘another modern brainwave?’ from me.

Downton Abbey - Maggie Smith and the Swivel Chair

YouTube video by Emily Roberts

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · Apr 21

Funded PhD opportunity for qualitative work on health inequalities and factors affecting health outcomes at University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council
Please share!
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Understanding and addressing factors affecting health outcomes: a study of lived experiences at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Understanding and addressing factors affecting health outcomes: a study of lived experiences at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Apr 9

That’s what I usually get.

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Apr 7

It’s so far very thought provoking.

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Apr 5

Afternoon activity

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 30

Happy Eid. #herseycokguzelolacak

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 23

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Observer view on gender data: failure to accurately record biological sex harms us all | Observer editorial

A report lays bare the extent of real-world detriment caused by institutions that have caved in to activist pressures

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 23

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Observer view on gender data: failure to accurately record biological sex harms us all | Observer editorial

A report lays bare the extent of real-world detriment caused by institutions that have caved in to activist pressures

www.theguardian.com

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 22

Brilliant! I’m not even a massive fan of metal. I’m pretty sure the background city images are where I’m from in Istanbul 🤩

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 22

x.com/lalaltan/sta... @gpdargyropoulos.bsky.social

Prof Dr Lale Altan on X: "Biraz da güzel şeyler paylaşalım 😍" / X

Biraz da güzel şeyler paylaşalım 😍

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Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 21

Every morning I check the news first before I can even properly open my eyes. Hoping that sanity prevailed. But no chance.

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 19

Madness is going on around the world and in Turkey. Trying to see the beauty around me and breath. #StirlingUni

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 15

Those eyes!!! 🤩🤩

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 9

Hope of spring 🤩

Gözde Özakıncı @gozde786.bsky.social · Mar 8

On this #InternationalWomensDay check out the team members coming from all over the world: Australia! Belgium! Canada! England! Germany! Greece Ireland! Scotland! Türkiye! I’m so proud of being a part and have the privilege of leading it! lnkd.in/detrYUm7 #healthpsychology

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