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CINNergies Summit 2025 - Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 24

Many thanks to contributors to the CINNergies Summit 2025, including our (very!) #ECR presenters, for sharing their perspectives from engineering, literature, ecology, neuroscience, psychology, maths and beyond!.
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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you to all the contributors to our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop, to our wonderful staff and students for organising, and to all our participants from multiple disciplines and career stages.

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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Tiffany Bell is introducing ideas and tools for reproducibility and good scientific practice in the last session of our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop.

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

David Field picks up the nutrition story by introducing his research on dietary interventions that target the balance of inhibition and excitation in the brain.
The message in our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop is clear: eat your veggies!

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Staying with the brain-body physiology theme in our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop, Piril Hepsomali is discussing CINN research and capabilities in biomarker and nutrition research.

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Straight after lunch, rather fittingly, @bhisma.bsky.social is introducing the gut-brain axis and the work of his group in CINN, bridging levels of function and physiology.
Our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop stays true to the multimodal ethos of the centre.

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our founding and incoming directors Doug Saddy and @carien.bsky.social kick off our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop with a history of the discipline, culminating in a tour of CINN.

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Next in our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop, @wiebkegandhi.bsky.social is introducing the study of pain, using her work which iterates insights between the lab and the clinic.

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Umit is now raising the temperature by introducing combined EEG/fMRI. Commensurate geekery ensues.

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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's EEG time in our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop!
Umit Aydin and his co-conspirators are introducing us to electroencephalography, its history, theory, and practice.

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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

After a gentle introduction to fMRI @nickhedger.bsky.social is sharing his own fascinating work with functional mapping of natural movie viewing.

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · Jun 16

After some strong coffee, we are all ready for @nickhedger.bsky.social to explain fMRI in our Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience workshop.
Ice-cream metaphors, beautiful graphics, and a crystal clear narrative do the job nicely! 👏

Evidence for control of cerebral neurovascular function by circulating platelets in healthy older adults

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · May 28

The HAVEN study was developed to expand our capabilities in neurocardiometabolic research, supporting our expanding interests in healthy ageing, nutrition, brain and body physiology, cardiovascular and metabolic health. A new paper published in the @jphysiol.bsky.social showcases some of this work.

Anastasia Christakou 💙 @christakou.bsky.social · May 28

Look at this beautiful paper.
We challenge the idea that systemic vascular health alone determines the vascular component of neurovascular function, by demonstarting a specific link between circulating platelets and the brain's neurovascular unit.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Abstract figure legend Epidemiological evidence suggests a link between dementia and cardiovascular health, including the regulation of platelets. To investigate this relationship, we examined how pl....

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Appointments made to lead REF 2029’s 34 Sub-Panels – REF 2029

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Anastasia Christakou 💙 @christakou.bsky.social · May 22

Many congratulations to @heidijoberg.bsky.social on her appointment as Chair of the REF subpanel for Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience.
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Can AI Infiltrate University Exams Systems?

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UoR School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences @unirdg-psych.bsky.social · May 20

Can AI infiltrate university exams?

Peter Scarfe gives the Education keynote at KCL’s AI Festival on 23 May. Asking what does AI mean for trust, truth, and policy in HE?

Info on the festival and the study 👇

A real-world test of AI infiltration of a university examinations system. This talk is a 'Turing Test' case study.

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The Puzzle of Pain: What is Pain Research? - Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · May 19

Pain Research Reading, in association with pain research project PAINSTORM*, will host a day exploring the mysteries of pain. Join us at Reading on Saturday 22 June.
For details, and to register: research.reading.ac.uk/cinn/puzzle-...

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UoR School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences @unirdg-psych.bsky.social · May 14

This Saturday, 17th May, is The University of Reading's Community Festival.

There will be all sorts of fun activities, music, and food.
Most importantly, we have two of our staff giving talks at the event:

a blue tunnel with a light coming out of the end

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · May 8

Do you have research interests in sub-seasonal prediction, high resolution modelling or data assimilation of the Earth system?

Open junior and senior fellowship opportunities in partnership with University of Reading, ECMWF, NCAS and UK Met Office:

research.reading.ac.uk/earth-system...

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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · May 15

An informal #neuromethods gathering today - less our weekly research meeting on neuroscience and methods, far more a heated debate about who is the best Doctor Who.

ALT: a blue tunnel with a light coming out of the end

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Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social · May 6

Join us and CINNergies (our ECR initiative), this June at Reading, to explore #interdisciplinarity, its challenge and promise.
@unirdg-psych.bsky.social @unirdg-phd.bsky.social
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CINNergies Summit 2025 - Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics