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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

👏 It is exciting to see such valuable support for #interoception research and the development of our scientific community. Congratulations, @skhalsa.bsky.social, Olu, and the entire team on this award!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🤖🩺 I recommend this concise paper on the ethical and regulatory challenges of artificial intelligence (#AI) in #medicine. A clear and accessible review for healthcare professionals who are not yet familiar with these topics. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Great experience at #MHSRS2026 Presented our work (POSITION study), explored collaborations & key trends for the French military health service with Dr. Levaillant. Inspiring meeting with outstanding people — looking forward to what’s next!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Presenting tomorrow at #MHSRS2026 — looking forward to sharing our findings on evaluating a body-centered intervention to reduce fall-related injuries during Special Forces selection

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A few days to go before #MHSRS2026 in Orlando, FL, USA. Looking forward to presenting our findings on a body-centered intervention to reduce fall-related injuries during Special Forces selection.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Three inspiring days at the NATO Specialists Meeting. Delighted to discuss how #interoception may explain individual variability in exercise performance and fatigue. Looking forward to continuing this international collaboration to advance #military performance and health.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐁𝐒𝐆𝐌) is redefining non-invasive assessment of gastric function through high-resolution mapping of gastric electrical activity with standardized meal testing and real-time symptom tracking. (1/2)

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our recent study on relapse in #anorexia nervosa and gastrointestinal #interoception, published in JAMA Psychiatry, is featured in Medscape Medical News. 🔗 Medscape article: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... Grateful to see this work reaching a broader clinical audience. @skhalsa.bsky.social

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Grateful to have joined the inspiring conversations at #EmbodiedTech and shared our work on #interoception. Our new JAMA Psychiatry study suggests that gastrointestinal interoception may help predict relapse risk in anorexia nervosa. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The 7th ICSPP is coming to a close. Thank you to all participants for their contributions to advancing military medicine and human performance research. Looking forward to ICSPP 2029!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🩺𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐚? 🧵(1/6) 🔗 Link to the article (open access): jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

What if one of the keys to improving soldier performance lies in better understanding the dialogue between the body and the brain? Looking forward to tomorrow's discussions at #ICSPP.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

J-1 before ICSPP 2026. How do we prepare, protect, and sustain human performance in the context of high-intensity conflict? Looking forward to the discussions ahead.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Only 11 days until the 7th ICSPP! Excited to co-chair Impact of Physiological States on Brain Performance and Resilience with Prof. Soyoung Park. Looking forward to discussions on nutrition, breathing, sleep, heat, biomarkers, and cognition under operational stress.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🔬🤖 A great perspective article published in npj Digital Medicine : www.nature.com/articles/s41... Accessible discussion on differences between health research and data science (with an insightful Table 1 on terminology divergence across disciplines), and how AI tools can support health research.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🧠 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? In this study, we showed that tuning a brain rhythm called the individual alpha frequency (IAF) through #neurofeedback improves attentional performance. 1/7 🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.121912

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

My Letter to the Editor in JMIR Medical Education (jmirpub.bsky.social) builds on Izquierdo-Condoy et al.’s work and asks: could training in AI-rich environments introduce vulnerabilities when physicians must perform without AI? 🔗 mededu.jmir.org/2026/1/e94594

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Delighted and honored to join the Scientific Advisory Panel of European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - @ecnp.eu. Looking forward to contributing and exchanging with this vibrant scientific community.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Today, I had the pleasure of sharing my experience on the use of AI in research with the #AI & #Health working group of the French National Academy of Medicine. Many thanks for the invitation and the enriching discussions, in such an emblematic place 🤩

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Looking for experts to advise on selecting a 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 for an experimental protocol. 🎯𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 (few mN/hundreds of Pa), 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟, 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 (wrist/forearm). 🙏Any recommendations welcome - thanks!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

🚨The ICSPP 2026 website is now live 🌐 and abstract submissions are officially open ✍️ |👉 icsppparis.com

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐈𝐂𝐒𝐏𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), organized by the French Military Health Service “𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬” Details & themes in comments

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Sharing a very interesting article recently published by a U.S. team 🔗 academic.oup.com/milmed/issue... ➡️ Three key takeaways in the comment below Looking forward to contributing to #AI education within the French Military Health Service, through research and broader institution initiatives

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🏊‍♂️ Are there wearable sensors that can measure water velocity on the skin surface (e.g., during swimming activity)? 🎯 I’d like to verify whether water movements reach the 0–10 cm/s range relevant for C-tactile (CT) fiber stimulation. 📄 Any tech docs or papers to recommend?

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I am pleased to share a new publication about #mindfulness and #interoception. I'm very happy to have contributed to this study and grateful to Isaac Treves for leading it, as well as to all coauthors for this wonderful collaborative effort 🙏 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🚨 Our newly published paper, “Special Operations Forces and Ethical Questions”, delves into the unique ethical challenges soldiers face in high-stakes combat decision-making. 👉 Read here : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🔍 Key insights from our article in the comments below. 1/5

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

👇I had the privilege of working under Sahib's supervision on this exciting study. Many thanks to the whole team for their contributions! Sahib shared a fantastic thread summarizing our main findings (see below). 1/2

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🚨 New publication! Proud to share our latest article exploring how a “𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑠” multidisciplinary approach can bridge the gap between animal and human research in interoception & mental health. 👉 Read here : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The #BrainHealth videos released by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research may have been designed for service members - but their relevance goes beyond. Whether you’re in uniform or not, these short tools can help when stress or negative self-talk shows up. 🎥 www.dvidshub.net/tags/video/b...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Just wrapped up the advanced course on #Interoception and Brain Disorders led by @sarahgarf.bsky.social & @skhalsa.bsky.social in Venice - what an unforgettable experience 🤩 Grateful to have presented my work, learned so much, and connected with truly inspiring researchers!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Excited to attend the advanced course on #interoception in Venice this week! Looking forward to deepening my expertise, exchanging with leaders and peers in the field, and applying these insights to my work on body-brain interactions and health.

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

🎧🧠 Inspired by LIBR-@mpwpaulus.bsky.social's great idea, I used Google’s NotebookLM to turn one of my thesis papers into a podcast—and it worked really well! ▶️ Give it a listen: drive.google.com/file/d/1SDhi... 📄 You can check out the original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Great visit today to the Beliefs & Perceptions team at Lille Neuroscience & Cognition! I presented my work on body-brain interactions and had inspiring discussions, including one with Dr. Leroy on proprioception and PTSD. Excited for possible collaborations!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

😊 Huge thanks to ECNP for the opportunity to share my work at their Workshop on Applied #Neuroscience. I’m grateful for the insightful discussions throughout this amazing event. Connecting with passionate early-career neuroscientists and exchanging ideas was an incredible experience!

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🔎 Curious about how abnormal gastrointestinal interoception predicts relapse in anorexia nervosa? Stop by my poster (P107) tonight to discover our latest findings! I’d love to chat and share insights on this exciting topic with you! 😊

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Thrilled to be at the #ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience today! Can’t wait to connect with everyone and dive into the latest breakthroughs in the field.

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Sahib Khalsa @skhalsa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

New paper alert—this is a master class on interdisciplinary collaboration updating the basic understanding and clinical outlook for neurocardiology. Led by Olu Ajijola Kalyanam Shivkumar and a cardiology dream team. #interoception physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

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Clinical neurocardiology: defining the value of neuroscience‐based cardiovascular therapeutics – 2024 update

Abstract figure legend Clinical neurocardiology: pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapeutics. Illustrated is a summary of bidirectional interactions between the heart and nervous system, with a pat...

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm excited to attend the #ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience and present our findings on markers of abnormal gastrointestinal interoception predicting relapse in anorexia nervosa. Catch Poster P107 on Thursday, March 20, & my oral presentation on Friday, March 21, at 9:10 AM

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Charles Verdonk @ch-verdonk.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Looking forward to this project’s findings! 👉 dallasinnovates.com/dallas-spark.... tVNS may also help reveal how bodily signals shape cognition—crucial for military performance under extreme conditions.

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