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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 14h

You have a few more days to comment your personal placebo/nocebo effects and win one of three signed copies! 💖

SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 2d

⭐ GIVEAWAY! ⭐

We are giving away 3 signed copies of the non-fiction book from our CRC! 📚

In „Dein Körper glaubt dir alles – Wie der #Placebo-Effekt die Gesundheit stärkt“, Prof. Ulrike Bingel and Prof. Sven Benson explain how patients can use the power of #expectations to improve their health. 💪

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 1d

I experience nocebo effects every time I expect to feel nauseous during a bus ride! 🤢

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 2d

Don't miss the chance to win one of these signed copies of this great new book on placebo and nocebo effects! ⤵️

SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 2d

⭐ GIVEAWAY! ⭐

We are giving away 3 signed copies of the non-fiction book from our CRC! 📚

In „Dein Körper glaubt dir alles – Wie der #Placebo-Effekt die Gesundheit stärkt“, Prof. Ulrike Bingel and Prof. Sven Benson explain how patients can use the power of #expectations to improve their health. 💪

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 5d

This is my 1st year participating in Letters to a Pre-Scientist 🤩

Today I received a letter from a middle schooler in Los Angeles who's interested in science! 😱

Over the next few months, I hope to share my life as a psychologist and neuroscientist who studies brains in pain! 🧠

#SciComm

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 13d

Btw, this week I'm (kinda live) posting for @s4sn.bsky.social as it is their annual conference #S4SN2025 in beautiful Lisbon!

If you're interested in social neuroscience, follow along! ⤵️

Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) @s4sn.bsky.social · 13d

Wow that's already day 3 done! Who's ready for the last day of #S4SN2025 social neuroscience fun tomorrow? 🥲

a man in a tie is screaming with his hands in the air .

ALT: a man in a tie is screaming with his hands in the air .

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 17d

New short story is out! ⤵️

Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · 17d

🐬 New #ScienceandFiction short story 🐬

This time, @sophiebarton.bsky.social tackles a very important topic: The extinction of porpoises, the world's most endangered marine mammal!

Content warning: Death of a juvenile

🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/33_t...
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3...

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 19d

Back at the MRI scanner today to test the first participant of @rebeccalutz.bsky.social's new study! 🧲🧠

This never gets any less exciting! 🤩

#PsychSciSky #NeuroSkyence
@neurologieessen.bsky.social
@unidue.bsky.social

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 19d

Yay, thanks so much!! I'm now gonna excitedly wait for your story submission 😁

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 20d

Empathie hilft uns, die Welt mit den Augen anderer zu sehen. Claus Lamm, Professor für Biologische Psychologie an der #univie, erklärt im #Podcast der Rudolphina die "helle" und "dunkle" Seite der Empathie und wie das Gehirn reagiert. 🎧 Gleich rein hören! 👉 rudolphina.univie.ac.at/podcast-folg...

Wissenschafter Claus Lamm, links im Bild, und Moderator Mario Wasserfaller, rechts im Bild, sitzen an einem Tisch, sie sind von leicht oben fotografiert. Sie sprechen miteinander, vor ihnen am Tisch stehen die Mikrofone für die Podcast-Aufnahme.

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 20d

And @helenahartmann.com won a prize for one of the best ECR papers! 🏆

Read the winning paper here: "A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions" share.google/CpsNs9zqcO5G...

Work from the @socialbrainlab.bsky.social ❤️

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 20d

Of course, the ongoing C-TNBS symposium wouldn't be complete without @ulrikebingel.bsky.social giving an update on what we are doing in our CRC in the new funding period 🤩

Also featuring talks by Tamas Spisak, Dagmar Timmann & @helenahartmann.com 😁

@neurologieessen.bsky.social
@unidue.bsky.social

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Mar 15

Is there anybody in my bubble that likes to write stories, and would be up for trying to write something for my project @scienceandfiction.net?

It's a great way to practice your science communication and try something new! 💙

DM me for more info!

Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · Feb 6

This is 💙 Science & Fiction 💙, where scientific results and fictional stories intersect.

A space for people who like to a) learn about #science and b) read #sciencefiction at the same time. ✨

Go here to see what it's all about: 🇬🇧 www.scienceandfiction.com
🇩🇪 www.scienceandfiction.com/de

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 20d

Thanks! I was hella nervous this morning haha 🫠

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · 20d

Today and tomorrow I am giving my first #scicomm workshop all on my own 😱

It's all about communicating science through fictional short stories (like in @scienceandfiction.net) and on social media! 🤩

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · 25d

Placebo effects are anything but "just in our heads"! 😱

Did you know that they have real and measurable (!) effects on the brain and body? 🤯

Read the (German) interview with @ulrikebingel.bsky.social in @spiegel.de to find out more! 🤩

🔗 www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/p...

(S+) Von wegen Einbildung! So mächtig sind Placeboeffekte

Placebos können verblüffend heilsam sein. Noceboeffekte hingegen können schwer krank machen. Wie unsere Erwartung die Hirnchemie verändert und warum Pferde auf Globuli reagieren.

www.spiegel.de

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Sep 3

A new CRC-associated publication led by @helenahartmann.com gives insights into what it means to use feminist approaches in one's research 🤔💁‍♀️

Guess what - you might already be using some of them without knowing! 😱

Read the paper to find out more ⤵️

Collabra: Psychology @collabrapsychology.bsky.social · Aug 12

Incorporating feminist approaches in psychological science: why, what, and where. From @helenahartmann.com, @kohinoordarda.bsky.social, @v-meletaki.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, @flavioazevedo.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1525/coll...

Incorporating Feminist Practices Into Psychological Science—The Why, the What and the How

Feminism is about all forms of challenging social, economic and political power taken by a dominant group. Applying a feminist lens to scientific research brings many advantages, such as broadening th...

doi.org

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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · Sep 3

At the FORRT Replication Hub, our mission is to support researchers who want to replicate previous findings. We have now published a big new component with which we want to fulfill this mission: An open access handbook for reproduction and replication studies: forrt.org/replication_...

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Sep 2

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Aug 28

#TeamEmpathy at the @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social is uploading two new preregistrations THIS WEEK! ✨

We are ready to start two studies on the role of a) chronic pain & b) treatment expectations in social cognition, led by PhD students @rebeccalutz.bsky.social & Julia Braunstein (@scanunit.bsky.social) 🤩

Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · May 16

How many researchers does it take to change the cooling fluid of the heat pain stimulator? 😅

(Answer: Three who learn by doing and one taking the picture)

Love our little #TeamEmpathy at the Bingellab @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social preparing two really cool new studies ❤️

#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky

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Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · Aug 17

Have you already read this month's absolute gem of a #scifi story from @annahenschel.bsky.social? 🛸

#scicomm #wisskomm

Science & Fiction @scienceandfiction.net · Aug 5

✨ New #ScienceandFiction short story ✨

This month, the fantastic @annahenschel.bsky.social takes us on a mysterious shuttle ride to become someone (or something?) else 🦋🌕

🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/32_s...
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3...

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Vasiliki Meletaki @v-meletaki.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎉 New paper out- open access! 🎉
We explain what we mean by feminist practices, why they are important, & ideas to make academia more inclusive for everyone. With the amazing Feminist Wonderlab @helenahartmann.com @kohinoordarda.bsky.social @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, @flavioazevedo.bsky.social

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SFB/TRR 289 Treatment Expectation @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social · Aug 13

The CRC financially supported this great project by photographer and bachelor student Celia Hohmann ❤️

The exhibition is dedicated to vulvodynia, a chronic condition that is rarely talked about 🤐

🗓️ 23.8. to 30.8. in Dortmund

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Aug 12

New paper out with the Feminist Wonderlab and this is an important one ❤️

Collabra: Psychology @collabrapsychology.bsky.social · Aug 12

Incorporating feminist approaches in psychological science: why, what, and where. From @helenahartmann.com, @kohinoordarda.bsky.social, @v-meletaki.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, @flavioazevedo.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1525/coll...

Incorporating Feminist Practices Into Psychological Science—The Why, the What and the How

Feminism is about all forms of challenging social, economic and political power taken by a dominant group. Applying a feminist lens to scientific research brings many advantages, such as broadening th...

doi.org

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Aug 12

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Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her) @helenahartmann.com · Aug 12

Is anybody in my bubble working in a museum or has expertise in creating museum exhibits and would have time to chat to me about something we are planning at the @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social? 😁

Indiana Jones Belongs In A Museum GIF

ALT: Indiana Jones Belongs In A Museum GIF

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