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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

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Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge, FBA FMedSci FRS. Adolescent brain development. Views my own. Book: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1784161349

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Jul 16

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to @TimDalgleish on his election as a Fellow at @Catz_Cambridge and the Dawson Professor of Young People’s Mental Health @Cambridge_Uni

www.caths.cam.ac.uk/fellows-oct2...

Welcoming our newest Fellows

St Catharine’s is today celebrating the election of two new Fellows and welcoming six new Bye Fellows, all of whom will advance research and teaching while also enhancing the support and opportunities...

www.caths.cam.ac.uk

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4d

But, of course, the fuckwits.

Dame Sarah Mullally makes history as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury and the Sky news headline fails to name her but it’s ok, her husband is named.

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 6d

jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

The dawn of the post-literate society

And the end of civilisation

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 6d

Many congratulations to @masudhusain.bsky.social for winning the @royalsociety.org book prize for his brilliant book ‘Our brains, our selves’.
Loved the brain-themed dessert

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 6d

Many congratulations to @MasudHusain for winning the @royalsociety book prize for his brilliant book ‘Our brains, our selves’.
Loved the brain-themed dessert

Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 12d

Huge congratulations to Dr @emilyanntowner.bsky.social on passing her PhD viva @campsydept.bsky.social

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Giacomo Bignardi @bignardi.bsky.social · 14d

📣New study 📣 We examined the prevalence of food insecurity and its association with mental health and wellbeing, using the 2023 @oxwell.bsky.social survey of 38,430 children and young people aged 8–19 in England with @sjblakemore.bsky.social @minafazeloxford.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...

JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library

BackgroundWe aimed to assess the prevalence of food insecurity reported by children and young people in four areas of England in 2023 and examine its association with mental health and wellbeing. Met...

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 14d

38,430 children and adolescents in England were suerveyed in the Oxwell Study.

5%–8% reported experiencing food insecurity (not having enough to eat at home and/or school) sometimes or often

Food insecurity, particularly going to bed hungry, was associated with worsened mental health and wellbeing

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 14d

New paper by @bignardi.bsky.social @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @oxwell.bsky.social

The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England

acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 15d

Since it was first described in the 1940s, autism has been blamed on mothers, in one way or another (based on no evidence). Plus ça change

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 16d

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. We've released a new 'warts and all' podcast, in collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk which might be of interest to anyone thinking of starting a career in research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/confess...

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A new podcast by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust

A new podcast for early-career researchers has been launched by the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 25d

Saw this in a bar recently

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 26d

Morning run in beautiful Edinburgh

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · 26d

Funded PhD studentship at Exeter University!

Unravelling Moral Injury in Eating Disorders in Young Adults.
MRC GW4 BioMed DTP PhD studentship for 2026/27 Entry

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

PhD:GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP Studentship | University of Exeter

  The GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP is offering up to 17 funded studentships across a range of biomedical disciplines, with a start date of October 2026.

www.exeter.ac.uk

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Lucia Hernandez-Pena @luciahp96.bsky.social · 29d

Had an amazing experience presenting my research at #Flux2025, connecting with colleagues and listening to inspiring talks, especially from my supervisor @sjblakemore.bsky.social

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Communications Psychology @commspsychol.nature.com · Sep 8

Following social isolation, adolescents show increased sensitivity to rewards during effort-based decision making and reward learning.
@livia-tomova.bsky.social @sjblakemore.bsky.social @emilyanntowner.bsky.social @stepalminteri.bsky.social @lei-zhang.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Acute isolation is associated with increased reward seeking and reward learning in human adolescents - Communications Psychology

This study shows that, following social isolation, adolescents show increased sensitivity to rewards during effort-based decision making and reward learning. Access to virtual social interactions duri...

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Sep 6

It was an honour to be awarded the #flux2025 Huttenlocher Prize. Thank you Flux

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 5

The research linking alcohol to breast cancer is deadly solid: Alcohol, regardless of whether it’s in Everclear or a vintage Bordeaux, is carcinogenic.

Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.

The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Sep 5

Press release on our new paper

Acute isolation is associated with increased reward seeking and reward learning in human adolescents.

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Teen loneliness triggers ‘reward seeking’ behaviour

A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation. This may be beneficial in driving them

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Sep 5

New paper! By @livia-tomova.bsky.social,
@emilyanntowner.bsky.social, Kirsten Thomas,
@stepalminteri.bsky.social, @l32zhang.bsky.social

Acute isolation is associated with increased reward seeking and reward learning in human adolescents.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Margaret Sheridan inspires us all with reflections and insights at her Linda Spear mid-career award talk 👏 Reminding us of the incredible growth and value of our field! #flux2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social

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Dr. Jennifer Pfeifer @jenndsn.bsky.social · Sep 4

Eveline Crone gives thoughtful opening remarks at @fluxsociety.bsky.social - thanking all the organizers and also acknowledging our challenging times. Very excited for the next 3 days of developmental cognitive neuroscience in Dublin! #flux2025

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Sep 4

Brain postdoc fellowships now open

guarantorsofbrain.org/grants/post-...

Post Doctoral & Brain Entry Fellowships | Brain: The Charity

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Sep 2

First September in a very long time that does not involve children going back to school. Mixed feelings

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Aug 31

New paper! Excellent work by @bignardi.bsky.social and @minafazeloxford.bsky.social, who leads the Oxwell study

The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England

Out soon. Preprint:
osf.io/preprints/ps...

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