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Matthew D. Sacchet @matthewsacchet.bsky.social · 15d

Advanced meditation ushers in incredible new possibilities for the science of consciousness.

In the first-ever fMRI study of Extended Cessation (EC), for which we’ve just preprinted, my colleagues and I examine this advanced meditative event—where consciousness is deliberately switched off and...

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Marie Chancel @mariechancel.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Last weeks to apply for the postdoc position on multisensory integration and self-body perception in Marseille !!

Marie Chancel @mariechancel.bsky.social · Apr 14

📣 Open PhD & Postdoc Positions 📣

More info here: mariechancel.com/open-positio... or by contacting me directly !

Open positions – Dr. Marie Chancel

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theASSC @theassc.bsky.social · Jul 8

Now on Antoine Lutz on the phenomenology of meditation and its neural correlates in the concurrent sessions

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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · Jul 8

I'll be presenting work today on a poster at @assc28.bsky.social on how deep meditative experience challenges challeges predominant computational views of affective valence. At 12:30pm, come by, booth 179! #assc28

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Nirmitee Mulay @nirmiteem.bsky.social · Jul 4

Heading to my very first ASSC! Quite excited to present my work, supervised by @dsotob.bsky.social on unconscious working memory in the concurrent session at Studio Theatre on Wednesday at 15:30! Please come drop by! : ) @assc28.bsky.social #ASSC28

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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · Jul 7

Enjoying the atmosphere at @assc28.bsky.social here in Crete! It's great to be around a lot of researches focused on our actual experience. Also looking forward to Edmundo Lopez-Sola's poster coming up and @matthewsacchet.bsky.social 's talk this afternoon on advanced meditation. :) #assc28

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Ian Phillips @ianbphillips.bsky.social · May 20

5 years since our first pilot, and 25,000 participants later, I'm super happy this work with Makaela Nartker, @chazfirestone.bsky.social and Howard Egeth on inattentional blindness is now out in eLife! A little 🧵 of what we found... 1/12 elifesciences.org/articles/100...

Sensitivity to visual features in inattentional blindness

As a group, inattentionally blind participants can successfully report the location, color, and shape of stimuli they deny noticing, and exhibit a systematic bias to report not noticing.

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Antoine Lutz @antoinelutz.bsky.social · Apr 23

FYI: free link to a publication led by Yair Dor-Ziderman in Aviva Berkovich-Ohana's lab. We provided MEG evidence supporting the hypothesis that the brains of experienced meditators exhibit reduced defensiveness toward mortality compared to those of controls.
academic.oup.com/nc/article-a...

Training the embodied self in its impermanence: meditators evidence neurophysiological markers of death acceptance

AbstractBackground. Human predictive capacity underlies its adaptive strength but also the potential for existential terror. Grounded in the predictive pro

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Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · Apr 12

New study being run by @julietagalante.bsky.social looking for (teacher) participants

Shawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · Apr 12

psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/CSC/research...

How are mindfulness meditation teachers implementing social justice literacy in their classes?

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Kaitlyn M. Werner, PhD @kaitlynmwerner.bsky.social · Apr 9

The FEEL lab is doing some of the most fascinating, groundbreaking research on emotions and emotion regulation. Do NOT miss this opportunity!! #psychjobs #AffectSci

Elise Kalokerinos @elisekalo.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're hiring a postdoc in the FEEL lab at the University of Melbourne. Deadline May 12: get in touch if you have questions! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/9...

Details : Postdoctoral Research Fellow (FEEL Lab) : The University of Melbourne

Careers at The University of Melbourne

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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · Apr 3

Hello Bluesky!
Our students are running a short survey on interoception, ADHD, and autism. If you’ve got a few minutes, they’d be so grateful if you could take part — and help spread the word!
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#psychscisky

Aarhus University Student Survey

This questionnaire will take approximately 15- 25 minutes to complete. Please answer in a safe environment and as truthfully as possible. As a neurodiverse research team, we prioritize the comfort an...

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acnsau.bsky.social @acnsau.bsky.social · Apr 1

Save the Date #ACNS2025

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theASSC @theassc.bsky.social · Mar 13

The ASSC is now on bluesky! Please follow us for more information about consciousness neuroscience, and our upcoming conference ASSC 25 assc2025.gr

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Sarah Strohmaier, PhD @sarahstrohmaier.bsky.social · Mar 5

We are seeking participants for a free online mindfulness study together with colleagues from @monash-m3cs.bsky.social @hohwy.bsky.social
See details below, and follow this link for more information lnkd.in/gwCrne7v

#research #mindfulness #meditation #psychology

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Antoine Lutz @antoinelutz.bsky.social · Feb 25

Olaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!