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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Interesting ... or better say, concerning

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SCAN Unit @scanunit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

To celebrate Julia and Boryana’s visit from their international fellowships, we took the opportunity to tee off with a round of mini‑golf ⛳. @clauslamm.bsky.social took the lead at the final hole with a spectacular hole-in-one - congrats and thanks to everybody that joined 🥇🤝

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The findings show that phrases such as “he or she” did not significantly reduce the tendency to associate political leaders more strongly with men than women. The study points to the complexity of addressing gender stereotypes across different cultural and linguistic contexts.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New international research involving nearly 23,000 participants across 42 countries and regions examines whether gender-fair language can reduce stereotypes about political leadership. With @clauslamm.bsky.social / @scanunit.bsky.social / @psysciacc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.le...

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dream team: De Meulemeester, C., Bislimi, N., @sarahfineberg.bsky.social, Heinig, I., Horký, M., Niedtfeld, I., Helísková, M., Horká-Linhartová, P., McAfee, T., Bastiaens, T., Bigot, A., @kanske.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social, Luyten, P., & Bukowski, H. @scanunit.bsky.social

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We found reduced motor SOD and increased cognitive egocentric bias in BPD—but not a global SOD deficit. Effects were selective and context-dependent. A great example of what big team science and cross-disciplinary collaboration can make possible.

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Teamwork

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New preprint! We investigated self–other distinction in BPD in a preregistered, multi-site study with 290 participants across six research and clinical centers in five countries. 📄 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps... 📊 Dataset: zenodo.org/records/2285... 🔬 Preregistration: osf.io/86wy5/overvi...

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And, of course: Go big team science! None of this would have been possible without the generous support of our funders: WEAVE funding scheme, @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social, F.R.S. - FNRS, @fwf-at.bsky.social, @univie.ac.at, and, of course, @scanunit.bsky.social .

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to bring our basic research into a clinical forum and to see how much potential there is for dialogue between basic and applied science. Huge thanks to our moderators P. Luyten & C. De Meulemeester, and to everyone who supported us from the audience & afar.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Together with my wonderful colleagues, we explored different facets of Self-Other Distinction (SOD) — from motor and cognitive SOD to everyday difficulties and its relevance across conditions such as Borderline Personality Disorder and schizophrenia.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What a week! ☀️ I had the pleasure of presenting at the @theesspd.bsky.social in Lausanne as part of our symposium, “Losing the Boundary Between Self and Other.” Read about our project here: self-other.univie.ac.at

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Self-Other Distinction in Borderline Personality Disorder

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What a great summary of useful advices on computational reproducibility. Ana was THE person who introduced me to GitHub and version control and I cant thank her enough for it!

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am so proud and honored that our paper received this award. @scanunit.bsky.social :)

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Wir suchen Teilnehmende! (Wien und Wien Umgebung) Email an decode.psychologie@univie.ac.at @scanunit.bsky.social please RT

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Consider applying. Note: 20 hours (part-time contract)

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote... Vote for new euros!

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BirdLife Österreich @birdlife.at · 22/07/2026

🏡 Biodiversität trifft Wohnbau: Ein Vorzeigeprojekt in Eisenstadt beweist, dass auch Wohnanlagen einen wertvollen Beitrag zum Artenschutz leisten können. Welche Maßnahmen umgesetzt wurden und welche Vogelarten wir dort sichten konnten, erfährst du in diesem Thread. 🧵 (1/6)

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SCAN Unit @scanunit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ever wondered how the current heatwave might be affecting you 🥵? Our PI @clauslamm.bsky.social starred in a research spotlight by @univie.ac.at on that exact topic, discussing how heat affects our 🧠 and our 🧍. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEt2... Article: rudolphina.univie.ac.at/vom-umgang-m...

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🥵Was Hitze mit Gehirn und Körper macht | Expert*innen erklären | Universität Wien

YouTube video by Universität Wien

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Philipp Kanske @kanske.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Wir suchen Verstärkung - job alert 🎺 PhD- oder PostDoc-Stelle an der TU Dresden im Bereich der klinisch-sozialen Neurowissenschaft mit Mitarbeit am @trr393.bsky.social und in der Lehre. Text me if interested. - Please share - @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Please stand a bowl with water for the wildlife. Poor animals...

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Austria didn’t make it through last night, but it was still fun cheering for them together with Carolina / @scanunit.bsky.social , @clauslamm.bsky.social and the @evalabs.bsky.social Thanks for organizing it. Go Austria!

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

We used empathy for pain paradigm + EEG (mu/beta ERD) in adults with autism spectrum disorder and neurotypical controls. EEG and self-report reveal intact cognitive appraisal of others’ pain but reduced affective and sensorimotor resonance in ASD. Funding @fwf-at.bsky.social @scanunit.bsky.social

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

New preprint! Riečanský*, I., Pronizius*, E., Marko, M., Mitka, M., de Lorenzo, A., & @clauslamm.bsky.social (2026). EEG and self-report reveal intact cognitive appraisal of others' pain but reduced affective and sensorimotor resonance in adults with autism spectrum disorder. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In addition to a hiring PhD in ~October & hopefully some PhDs and postdocs ~February, if anyone would like to work with me as part of eg a Marie-Curie or something similar, please do get in touch. Topics include depression, classification, measurement, systems, time-series, & theory building.

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SCAN Unit @scanunit.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Congratulations to our colleague @epronizius.bsky.social and our PI @clauslamm.bsky.social for being short-listed for the teaching award of our faculty 🏅 And obviously to the other recipients as well. Happy to have so many great lecturers among us 🤓

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I am especially thankful to all current & former students, who have not only learned from me but have also expanded the boundaries of my knowledge through their curiosity and engagement. Your enthusiasm and motivation to learn continue to inspire me. Stay curious and keep learning 💙

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Penguin Sending Lots of Love

ALT: Penguin Sending Lots of Love

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

First and foremost, I would like to sincerely thank Jennifer Ebner-Daigle for guiding me through my first steps in teaching. I am also deeply grateful to IES Abroad Vienna, which provided me with a platform to grow as a teacher and supported the transition of the course into a new setting.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m truly grateful to be ranked among the Top 3 for the Faculty Teaching Award in “Motivation Promotion – Beyond the Classroom” for my course Proseminar Biological Psychology & Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience at the @univie.ac.at / @scanunit.bsky.social.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The way forward involves consensus-building efforts, adversarial collaborations, & Big Team Science approaches, along with open science practices guided by intellectual humility & epistemic courage. Interested? Join the community and help shape the future of SC: manysocialminds.univie.ac.at

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The ManySocialMinds Community

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Laboratory tasks lack ecological validity: passive & non-interactive, failing to capture real-world reciprocity --> shift toward second-person paradigms, VR, & mobile-based measures. Computational modeling can help open the “black box” by testing which mechanisms best explain tasks behavior.

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Dean Schneider: No Interaction With Human At All

ALT: Dean Schneider: No Interaction With Human At All

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Social cognition field is hampered by conceptual fragmentation and methodological shortcomings, which slow progress and translational impact. Core theoretical problems: a) the absence of shared definitions or consensus on the boundaries of SC, b) overlapping labels (the “jingle-jangle” fallacy).

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Spider-Man Pointing Meme

ALT: Spider-Man Pointing Meme

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🤩PREPRINT ALERT🤩: "State of Social Cognition Research: Challenges, Future Directions, and Efforts Toward Consensus Building" osf.io/preprints/ps... Authored by the ManySocialMinds Community and presented at @escaneu.bsky.social in Rome, Italy.

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SCAN Unit @scanunit.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

How will three groups of psychologists perform in an escape room? By assessing each other's arousal or debating whether frustration is a state or a trait? We recently conducted this bold introspective case study. Preliminary results suggest all groups did great. Thanks to everyone who joined 🤓

This image shows the group of people in our lab that participated in the escape room game.

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Rolf Zwaan @rolfzwaan.eurosky.social · 08/06/2026

A Episode 4 of Research as it Happens: a deep dive into language and translation as part of our large international replication process. How do you translate “hit” and “smashed” into 18 languages while preserving their psychological impact? shows.acast.com/research-as-....

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In other words | Research as it Happens

A deep dive into language, translation, and replication

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

„Bildung ist eine zentrale Zukunftsinvestition“, schreibt das Bundeskanzleramt. Doch jetzt plant die Bundesregierung massive Kürzungen bei den Universitäten. Das gefährdet Forschung, Lehre und damit unsere gemeinsame Zukunft. mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/un...

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Jetzt unterzeichnen: #unisretten – keine Kürzungen bei den Universitäten!

Die Regierung plant massive Einsparungen bei den Universitäten. Forschung, Lehre und freie Wissenschaft stehen jetzt auf dem Spiel.

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Rolf Zwaan @rolfzwaan.eurosky.social · 25/05/2026

Episode 3 of Research as it Happens is out. I talk with Elizabeth Loftus about the origins of the classic Loftus & Palmer study, misinformation and memory, and our large international replication project revisiting this work more than 50 years later. open.acast.com/public/strea...

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Gilad Feldman @giladfeldman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

If you want to know more, then check out Scirenity: scirenity.com I now run more than a dozen science platforms and tools aimed to boost better science: scirenity.com/platforms It's work in progress, but some of these tools are getting quite good.

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Scirenity — Better science. Better tools. Doing more good. Doing good better.

Scirenity builds public platforms for research and teaching — and partners with universities, labs, and teams to extend them, build new tools, and run hands-on workshops.

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 20/05/2026

Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf‼️ Die Unis befürchten Einsparungen von einer Mrd. Euro im #Budget. Rektorensprecherin Brigitte Hütter sprach bei einer Pressekonferenz von einem "Supergau" für Unis, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Rektor Schütze sprach von enormen Schaden für die Reputation. ⤵️

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Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf

Rektor Schütze:

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

None of the Univienna ressources is working at the moment. Do you have any info on that?

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

What makes me happy every day? My birds :) Just look at them! Please support wildlife in your region: Do not mow your lawn too often (or better, not at all), plant native trees, and provide animals with fresh water on hot days (and always clean your feeder).@birdlifeglobal.bsky.social @birdlife.at

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Science, dialogue, and collaboration should continue to build bridges even in difficult times. At the same time, I also understand if some people feel unable or unwilling to collaborate under the current circumstances. Too much pain & loss have been caused, & those feelings can't simply be ignored.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Do I oppose the war? Yes — but I also recognize that I have the privilege to say so because I am now a national of another country. Openly opposing the war from within can be dangerous. What I want is for us to remain part of the international scientific community.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I agree that we should not. Yet the country of my birth is currently invading an independent sovereign country. There may be peace someday, but that will not bring back the people who have been killed. Do I want to collaborate with everyone? Yes.

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Ekaterina (Katja) Pronizius @epronizius.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I enjoyed our conversations a lot as well and am looking forward to listening to your future episodes. It is such a great idea to show another side of the story - how research is happening and not only the final results. Thank you so much for doing it! And ... I will be back :D

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