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Julie Ji @julieji.bsky.social · Sep 3

Excited for a huge #EABCT2025, kicking off now! 🎉🌟🎊👏 Lovely opening by @blackwellse.bsky.social 👏.

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Aug 30

Seeing is believing: mental imagery amplifies moral, emotional, and motivational responding to mentally constructed hypothetical events: https://osf.io/egcbt

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · Aug 29

Picturing the Past: The Role of Photo Cue Visual Perspective on Positive Autobiographical Memory Recall in Dysphoria: https://osf.io/hfdbn

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Shirley Wang @shirleybwang.bsky.social · Jul 2

Almost exactly one year after starting my lab (!), I'm thrilled to share our first preprint! 🥳 @leilyb.bsky.social @sharinahamm.bsky.social @francesghart.bsky.social

We propose future directions for mathematical, computational, & digital methods to advance suicide research: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Julie Ji @julieji.bsky.social · Jun 30

This is not goodbye Jon! It's the beginning of fun-filled work visits. See you Wednesdays at seminars ->the pub 🍻!

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Ullrich Ecker @ulliecker.bsky.social · Jun 27

A very important paper led by the phenomenal @lucy-h-butler.bsky.social

Say it with me: Corrections. Of. Scientific. Misinformation. Are. Effective.

@lewan.bsky.social @profsanderlinden.bsky.social @lkfazio.bsky.social @tobyprike.bsky.social @brionyswire.bsky.social @emilyspearing.bsky.social

Lucy Butler @lucy-h-butler.bsky.social · Jun 27

A 2023 NHB paper concluded that corrections of science-relevant misinformation are, on average, ineffective. Our response (in press) challenges this conclusion, showing why corrections *are* effective, and why considering measurement is important:
🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Dr Reshanne Reeder @kerblooee.bsky.social · May 9

Interested in mental imagery &/or divergent perception?
Come join my growing lab in the heart of Liverpool!
We're investigating:

-Aphantasia, emotions & memory
-Imagery & illusions
-Hyperphantasia & hallucinations
-Philosophy of imagery extremes
-Psychometrics
&more!

www.reshannereeder.com/team

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Nicole Tang @nkytang.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨🧪
We just launched a resource page packed with useful information about the Pain Self Perception Scale for pain researchers and clinicians. Access is free for non-commercial projects/activities. Check it out here 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jun 20

This piece gives a good overview of the damning report into failures at Dundee University
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dundee University bosses quit after damning report into financial collapse

A report into Dundee University says its financial crisis was caused by a "self-inflicted" failure of its oversight system.

www.bbc.com

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Jun 19

I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12

The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding

The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...

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SARMAC 2025 - Ireland @sarmac2025.bsky.social · Jun 12

A wonderful plenary talk from Early Career award winner @veronicayan.bsky.social - pictured with her proud nominator @lkfazio.bsky.social and @officialsarmac.bsky.social Awards Committee member @aminamemon.bsky.social

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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · Jun 2

Out now in TiCS, something i've been thinking about a lot:

"Physics vs. graphics as an organizing dichotomy in cognition"

(by Balaban & me)

relevant for many people, related to imagination, intuitive physics, mental simulation, aphantasia, and more

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lBaC4sIRv...

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ACBM @cbmassociation.bsky.social · Jun 2

🚨 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended! 🚨

The deadline for abstract submissions for the 4th annual ACBM conference has been extended to *10th June 2025*! 🎉

Join us in Munich, Germany from 14th to 16th September 2025 to share your research! 🌟

For more info see: share.sender.net/campaigns/bs...

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · May 29

The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

www.nytimes.com

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University of Plymouth @plymuni.bsky.social · May 21

University academic contributes to report warning hidden toll of brain injury costs the economy £43 billion a year 🧠
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/academi...

It estimated the impact to the economy – including lost productivity, NHS care and the cost of benefits – totals £43bn per year, though the true figure is likely to be higher as limited data is available on the impact on mental health, addiction and homelessness services.

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Dr Reshanne Reeder @kerblooee.bsky.social · May 6

Paper finally published in JEP General!

Individual variability in mental imagery vividness does not predict perceptual interference with imagery: A replication study of Cui et al., 2007: osf.io/preprints/os...

A study cited over 500 times couldn't be replicated, even in extreme imagery... a 🧵

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Eduardo Schenberg, PhD @eeschenberg.bsky.social · May 8

I was invited to join as Editorial Board Member of a new @elsevierconnect.bsky.social journal

Here's why I #declined an uncompensated role in #AcademicPublishing 🧵🧪🧠📈

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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · May 8

⏰📷 Last week to register for my Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling workshop on May 14-16!

I cover 4 of 5 types of stability/change: structural, differential, normative, and individual change in panel data (2-10ish waves)

Please RT! 🙏

smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info

a man in a suit and tie says you don t have very long

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says you don t have very long

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Dr Belinda Weber (Platt) 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @belindajplatt.bsky.social · May 8

Still time to register for this fantastic conference on stress and anxiety in Munich!

WASAD @wasadorg.bsky.social · May 7

Great news! The early bird registration deadline was extended to May 30! 🎉

Register now and get:
🧪 Full access to all scientific & poster sessions
🌐 Entry to the virtual congress platform
🎟️ Industry exhibition + final program
☕ Daily coffee breaks & lunch
🎉 Welcome reception

See you in Munich! 📍🗺️

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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · May 1

Prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents
www.acamh.org/event/preven...
Emeritus Professor Pim Cuijpers webinar on the research on preventing the onset of depression in youth.

Prevention and treatment of depression in children and adolescents

Depression in children and adolescents is a major public health problem. Prevention and treatment can help reduce the disease burden of depression. Pim Cuijpers gives an overview of the research on pr...

www.acamh.org

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Julie Ji @julieji.bsky.social · Apr 28

Proud supervisor moment 🤩! Congratulations Meghan Whitehouse for winning Best Talk at the 2025 BPS South West Undergraduate Conference for Psychology for her thesis project on mental imagery manipulation of descending pain modulation! 👏💐✨ Well done to all students who presented their work 🏆👏🌱⭐!

plymouthpsychology.bsky.social @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congratulations to all the students who presented at the South West Undergraduate Conference, including our own Meg Whitehouse who won the prize for the best talk!

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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · Apr 15

Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Apr 4

@timeshighered.bsky.social with a list of the most recent job cuts at UK universities.

#UKHE #AcademicSky

As a mounting financial crisis grips UK universities, thousands of jobs are being axed across the sector. This page tracks latest updates, exploring the reasons behind the redundancies, how they will affect staff and students, and the long-term impact on higher education and research.

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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · Mar 29

Hundreds of years after the beginning of the Age of Enlightenment we are not nearly as enlightened as we could and should be.

#ScienceMatters

Religiosity and beliefs in medical conspiracy theories in 37 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Religiosity and beliefs in medical conspiracy theories in 37 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

www.nature.com

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Simon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · Mar 28

Do you want to know how much it costs to publish open access in a journal?

I got sick of looking this up, so made this:

apc.simon.net.nz

#openaccess #academicpublishing #articlepagecharges

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