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Estherina Trachtenberg

@estherina.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher @ MRC-CBU, University of Cambridge. Neuroscience, Social - psychoneuroimmunology Researcher, lecturer, nurse, social activist, nature lover, addicted to music & books. Most importantly proud dog mom 🐕.

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Michael Gaebler @michaelgaebler.com · 18/09/2026
Get ready! *MindBrainBody Symposium* 2027 Keynotes are confirmed 🥳 @hakwan.bsky.social (online) @maramather.bsky.social @camillanord.bsky.social Hyeongdong Park Asya Rolls 📆 March 17-19, 2027 📍Berlin & online 📬 Submit by Dec 10, 2026 (!) 🔗 mindbrainbody.de (official announcement soon)
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Francesco Poli @francescopoli.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So excited to share that I will be starting my research group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology! 🥳 My lab will study curiosity and exploration across biological (and artificial) minds. I will recruit a PhD, a postdoc and an RA in the coming months, so please spread the word!
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My suggestion is to have Tokyo-level-busy slides full of text and equations all in different fonts that are just there for half of the talk. It always helps 🔥
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
In two weeks, I will be presenting my work at #PNIRS2026 in New Orleans! I'm so excited to see you all there. I will also be chairing a poster blitz with @iriskayichat.bsky.social and @estellethiggins.bsky.social And don't forget to join us at the early career social event! 🍻 @pnirs.bsky.social
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We're organizing a full-day Neuro-AI workshop at OHBM with a 90-minute-long hands-on session to cover all the nitty-gritty of it. If you're around, come join us. Besides the practical aspects, we have a stellar line-up of speakers to learn from and discuss with: kuffmode.github.io/OHBM2026Neur...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 The actual paper is now out on @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... In this opinion piece, @duncanastle.bsky.social and I explore the human brain through the lens of optimality and Pareto-optimality theory.
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Embracing the suboptimal organization of the human brain
Human brain architecture is guiding brain-inspired artificial intelligence (AI) and has been treated as an optimal template, whose deviations could ma…
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Folks, this will be at 15:00 **UK time** like other talks. Apparently UK time and UTC are not always the same, something that I learnt just today!
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I decided to respond to one of those emails inviting me to promote my research — it looks like a genuine website with real scientists. However, I'd like them to be more transparent about their goals. Everything was written sincerely, but I'm not sure it will help...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I don’t think the problem is attention itself but on what does the brain invest it to get the highest return. We have the same budget as our grandparents had but we now also have fast food equivalent of content to spend our focus on so why bother with the boring stuff anymore.
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Last reminder: this is happening today at 15:00 UTC.
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Hi folks, reminder that this is happening next Thursday.
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
G'day connection makers. On **April 16th**, we're hosting Georg Northoff telling us about intrinsic timescales. If it sounds interesting, here's the link to register: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Folks, this is happening tomorrow.
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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 11/03/2026
Intestinal interoceptive dysfunction drives age-associated cognitive decline www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Intestinal interoceptive dysfunction drives age-associated cognitive decline - Nature
Age-related microbiome changes increase medium-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, driving GPR84-mediated myeloid inflammation, impaired vagal signalling and hippocampal dysfunction; targeting this g...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Next Thursday (March 19th), at 15 UTC, we host Joana Cabral to tell us more about eigenmodes and resonance decomposition. Read and register here if you'd like to tag along: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I was a bit frustrated that Iranian regime’s role in this war is being minimized and people’s historical struggle is ignored so I made a game for you to be the people and see where your decisions take you instead: kuffmode.github.io/mirage/
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Mirage
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is happening tomorrow, and again, mind the -1 hour time shift.
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I enjoyed writing this post for The Mental Elf about my favourite topic: the effects of social connection on physical health! I would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you, dear @eimearfoley.bsky.social , for the opportunity.
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Ido Shalev @idoshal.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Delighted to present our SOMs tutorial with fresh-out-of-print slides at @mrccbu.bsky.social Weekly Seminar today! Even better getting to present alongside @estherina.bsky.social 🙌
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
This Thursday (Feb 5th) we're hosting Dr. Salvador Durá-Bernal with a talk on “Large-scale biophysical models of neuronal circuits to study brain function and disease”. Here's the registration link and the abstract: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Reminder that this is happening today.
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Ido Shalev @idoshal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New preprint 🎉 Psych constructs are complex. Symptoms overlap, people rarely fit neat categories, and patterns are non-linear. Most methods compromise this richness. Self-Organising Maps don't. We provide a step-by-step tutorial with annotated R code to make them accessible. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Kayson Fakhar @kayson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🚨new work with the dream team @danakarca.bsky.social @loopyluppi.bsky.social @fatemehhadaeghi.bsky.social @stuartoldham.bsky.social @duncanastle.bsky.social We use game theory and show the brain is not optimally wired for communication and there’s more to its story: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Researchers from MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge and University of Cambridge showed that the brain stays in the adolescent phase until our early thirties. Find out more in the BBC article 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl6kle…
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Happy LGBTQ+STEM Day! To mark the occasion, LGBTQ+ and ally scientists alike introduced our new pride flag to the @mrccbu.bsky.social
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MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We are excited to announce #COGNESTIC 2026 @mrccbu.bsky.social in Cambridge, between 14-25 Sep 2026. Our 2-week summer school provides training in state-of-the-art methods for open neuroimaging analysis and great opportunities for professional networking: www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/cogne...
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Department of Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
🚨 We’re hiring: Associate Professor/Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience 🧠 Lead pioneering imaging-informed cognitive neuroscience research 🌍 Open to international applicants | Visa sponsorship available 📍 Permanent, full-time, on-site 🔗 Apply now: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Assimilation-induced dehumanization: Psychology research uncovers a dark side effect of AI
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Assimilation-induced dehumanization: Psychology research uncovers a dark side effect of AI
As AI becomes more empathetic, a surprising psychological shift occurs. New research finds that interacting with emotionally intelligent machines can make us see real people as more machine-like, subtly eroding our respect for humanity.
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Nicky Whiffin @nickywhiffin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
📣 We are recruiting! Please share!! Are you a bioinformatician / computational scientist who wants to apply your skills to understanding regulatory biology and improving rare disease diagnosis and treatment? 🧠 💻 🧬 🩺 We have two roles available 👇 🧵 1/4
Image of an old building in Oxford with the heading 'postdoc opportunities' and the text 'computational approaches to improve rare disease diagnosis and treatment' and 'Big Data Institute, University of Oxford'
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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 30/07/2025
I’m elated to share our latest publication - out now in @natmentalhealth.nature.com! www.nature.com/articles/s44... - tour de force by @leahbanellis.bsky.social @brainandstomach.bsky.social and the rest of the VMP team!
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Stomach–brain coupling indexes a dimensional signature of mental health - Nature Mental Health
Using a relatively large and diverse sample of mostly young adults, this study by Banellis, Rebollo and colleagues examines associations between regional stomach–brain coupling and mental health and i...
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Abhilasha Joshi, PhD @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
📣 We are expanding! Repost 🙏🏽 - Postdoc (funded by @simonsfoundation.org grant on synchronisation between cognitive representations and stepping) - Project Associates - Create your role! (Reach out if you are keen on these topics and these roles do not define you 👀🤗) www.neuroact.in
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Duncan Astle @duncanastle.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
*New Paper* How genes for IQ shape brain organisation. Amazing work led by Alicja Monaghan @mrccbu.bsky.social reveals 2 ways. First, they’re associated w/ the ‘costs’ of network formation. Second, they define ‘high value’ areas within the network. How she did it…🧵 doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Brain wiring economics, network organisation and population-level genomics
Abstract. What role do our genes play in shaping the structural organisation of the living human brain? Across a sample of 2,153 children (9–11 years old), we address this question, focusing on common...
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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -Dalai Lama home sweet home catch you on the other side🌈🎶🌲😊
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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I'm hiring 2+ 2.5-year postdocs over the next few months. Job 1: looking for someone with deep expertise in computational modelling (reinforcement learning, agent based modelling) on real-world/complex data (closing: 18 August, starting: October-December), www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52059/
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Sarah Garfinkel @sarahgarf.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
So delighted to be a Visiting Professor at the Department of Psychology, Sapienza University. Many thanks to my sponsor @giusiporciello.bsky.social and @scnl-agliotilab.bsky.social. If you are in Rome come to my seminar!
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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: “The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.” – Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Excellent paper by the amazing @idoshal.bsky.social 👏☺️
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Damien Fair @drdamienfair.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Alert! ... for the child development world! @fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social ‪ The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive. Check here: docs.hbcdstudy.org and here: nbdc-datahub.org Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Highly recommend working with Julie!!! An incredible researcher and, more importantly, a fantastic human being!!
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Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The Cognitive Computational Neuroscience conference is in Amsterdam this year, but you don't have to go that far to attend. Local meetups/watch parties are being organized all over, including the one I'm hosting in New York! Check them out and register (free!) here 👇 #neuroskyence #compneurosky
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Julie Lasselin @julielasselin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Many highlights at #PNIRS2025 but one of them was definitely dinner (at KBaroque) with the PNIRS RISING STARS (from left to right) @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social @iriskayichat.bsky.social @estherina.bsky.social Annelise Madison @linashansson.bsky.social 🤩😍🥰 @pnirs.bsky.social
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Brilliant symposium and talks by the amazing, Iris, Julie and Elizabeth 👏👏👏 @julielasselin.bsky.social @iriskayichat.bsky.social #PNIRS2025
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Incredible talk from @lironrozenkrantz.bsky.social, who shared her fascinating results. I'm looking forward to reading the full publication 🤩 👏 #PNIRS2025 @pnirs.bsky.social
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Would you like to hear about prosocial behavioral in rats during social isolation and it's on neuroendocrine-immune effects? Come to my poster - Wednesday #57 #PNIRS2024 @pnirs.bsky.social
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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
@estherina.bsky.social @iriskayichat.bsky.social @linashansson.bsky.social kicking off an exciting poster blitz session #PNIRS2025!! Come see hints of some of the exciting posters will be presented during the meeting!!
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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
@carmensandi10.bsky.social continued Member Symposium 1 of #PNIRS2025, delivering an exciting talk about the promise of mitochondria-targeted treatments for anxiety and depression 👏
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Estherina Trachtenberg @estherina.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I'm so excited to be here at #PNIRS2025! This is the best conference and society, I’m thrilled to meet all of you! #Bordeaux @pnirs.bsky.social
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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🚨 Get EXCITED — We are just *ONE WEEK* away from #PNIRS2025!!! 👏🏼🤩 Are you ready to bookmark our final #highlights? 📌 Member-Sponsored Symposia 5 & 6 🗓️ Thu, Jun 12 8:30–10 AM For Details >> 🧵 Spread 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 word 👏🏼 #PNIRS #PNI #Psychoneuroimmunology #Science #France #Bordeaux 🇫🇷
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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The countdown is almost over — #PNIRS2025 starts tomorrow ✨👏🏼 We’re excited for everyone to (re)connect and soak in the vibes in Bordeaux at the Welcome Reception at Le Tchanqué tomorrow (June 9) at 6 PM! >>🧵
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