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Peter Kok @peterkok.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are recruiting a new PI at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social, Associate or Full Professor. This is an amazing place to do cognitive neuroscience, in the heart of London. If you or someone you know might be interested, please pass it on. #neuroskyence

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UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Aug 3

Game changer!

Harrison Ritz @hritz.bsky.social · Aug 2

Did everyone else know that you can turn on ‘library links’ in Google scholar!?

Under Google scholar settings, you can turn on library links (links to your university library)

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Aug 1

You're on fire!

cejpreston.bsky.social @cejpreston.bsky.social · Aug 1

Another new paper. This one was a real labour of love, particularly by @kirrraliseh.bsky.social Read it here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thanks Gavin. I think we'll do that. Best to speed up the rejection process 😆

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 31

#AcademicPublishing #MetaAnalysis #PeerReview #SlowScience

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Searches are now 12 months old—submitted before they were—but delays like this risk reviewers flagging outdated data.

How are we supposed to maintain timely reporting standards when journals don’t?

What shoulld we do? Withdraw? Wait it out? Anyone dealt with this?

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Help and advice needed please Bluesky community!

We submitted a meta-analysis over a month ago. It's still “with editor.” Three follow-up emails sent. Admin says they’ll chase. Still Nothing.

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cejpreston.bsky.social @cejpreston.bsky.social · Jul 29

New paper on body image during pregnancy! Free to download for 50 days kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Image of paper title “testing the tripartite influence model among pregnant women”

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Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · Jul 27

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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We hope this review sparks new research into the embodied consequences of stroke—and how restoring internal regulation might support better recovery.

Co-authored with: Salvato, Bassolino, Beccherle, Vianello, Fotopoulou, Bottini & Moro

#Stroke #Interoception #Allostasis #Neuroscience

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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🧠 Our conclusion:
Stroke disrupts internal bodily regulation in ways that matter—but the field is just scratching the surface.
We call for:
▪️ Standardised interoceptive measures
▪️ Longitudinal studies
▪️ Mechanistic insights
▪️ Rehab strategies targeting interoception

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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📉 Allostatic load—essentially the long-term physiological cost of stress—has not specifically been characterised and studied post-stroke. The one study that did measure it found that higher load predicted worse cognitive outcomes, especially in marginalised populations.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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🧠 Interoceptive changes were often linked to poorer outcomes:
▪️ Lower functional recovery
▪️ Cognitive and emotional challenges
▪️ Disturbed body ownership
Insular and somatosensory lesions were most commonly implicated.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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What did we find?
Interoceptive deficits post-stroke are common. Disrupted domains include:
✔️ Heartbeat detection
✔️ Breathing awareness
✔️ Temperature and touch perception
✔️ Fatigue and hunger
✔️ Bladder and muscle sensation

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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🔍 We reviewed 39 studies:
▪️ 38 focused on interoception after stroke
▪️ Only 1 (!) specifically characterised and examined allostatic load.
That gap alone speaks volumes. We need to better understand the body’s complex internal regulation systems in stroke recovery research.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Why this matters:
Interoception plays a key role in regulating internal bodily states. When the brain is damaged by stroke, this internal sense can be thrown off balance—impacting recovery, cognition, emotion, and quality of life. But how exactly? No one had mapped this—until now.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 28

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New preprint alert!

We just pre-printed a scoping review exploring how stroke disrupts interoception—our sense of the internal body—and its possible effects on allostatic load (the physiological toll of chronic stress).
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Read it here 👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

8/ We hope this meta-analysis lays a foundation for future research and clinical innovation.

Thanks to co-authors Rodolfo Leuzzi, Charlotte Dean, Aaron Clarke, Joanna Mash, and Keith Laws 🙏

📝 Read the preprint here:
🔗 osf.io/abep4

#interoception #depression #mentalhealth #OpenScience

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

7/ Implications?

🛠️ Interoceptive-based therapies should focus on regulation, self-trust, and metacognition—not just improving accuracy.

🧪 And future research should carefully choose tools that reflect adaptive vs. maladaptive interoceptive processes.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

6/ We interpret this in line with Allostatic Self-Efficacy theory—depression may emerge when people lose confidence in their ability to regulate internal states.

🧩 These findings support a multidimensional model of interoception, where not all interoceptive tools are created equal.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

5/ Between-group studies (depressed vs. controls) showed stronger effects than symptom-based correlations in healthy samples.

And interestingly, not all self-report tools agreed—MAIA showed strong links; others (like BPQ, BRQ) showed positive or mixed associations.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

4/ This suggests that how people interpret and regulate their internal states—not just how accurately they detect them—is crucial in depression.

Regulatory & metacognitive interoceptive processes may be promising targets for intervention.

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

3/ We found a significant negative association between self-reported interoception and depression (r = -0.17). That is, poorer interoception = higher depression.

The effect was strongest for:

🧘‍♂️ Self-regulation

🎯 Attention regulation

🙏 Trusting bodily signals

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Paul Jenkinson @paulmjenkinson.bsky.social · Jul 25

2/ We conducted the first meta-analysis of self-reported interoception and depression—using 44 studies and data from over 18,000 participants.

We focused especially on the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA).

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