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Experimental Psychological Research on Autism @ Ghent University / Experimenteel Psychologisch Onderzoek Rond Autisme aan de UGent Dutch: www.ugent.be/pp/nl/onderzoek/explora English: www.ugent.be/pp/en/research/explora

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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New paper on #doubleempathy, by @hannahdelaet.bsky.social, @annabelnijhof.bsky.social and Roeljan Wiersema: "Communication Efficiency in Autism is Unaffected by Neurotype Match: Findings From a Collaborative Referencing Task" - now out in JADD! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Communication Efficiency in Autism is Unaffected by Neurotype Match: Findings From a Collaborative Referencing Task - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose Autism is associated with social interaction and communication difficulties. The theory of the double empathy problem challenges the idea that these difficulties are inherent to autism, arguin...
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
EXPLORA is looking for a doctoral fellow, find the full details in the vacancy below: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie... Apply by 30/7!
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Doctoral fellow
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New EXPLORA paper out, from the PhD of Hannah De Laet: 'Inferring Thoughts by and of Individuals With and Without Autism: An Empathic Accuracy Study' - an empirical test of Double Empathy journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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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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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
So proud of this collaborative project, two years in the making! Thank you Katja and all others involved 🤩! (Read her full thread below!)
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
On 25/5, Emma+Hannah took the stage at Nerdland Festival with their talk 'Autism: skills & chills', arguing we shouldn't only look at autism through a negative lens, but also not put on rose-coloured glasses. The truth and value lie in the nuance. Emma's full post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Paper in Acta Psychologica 🥳 No increased Stroop effect under direct eye gaze vs closed eyes (across 3 exps), irrespective of whether one's own or another person's eyes were presented. @explora-gent.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (L. Amodeo, D. Oomen, me, M. Brass + J.R. Wiersema)
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The interference effect of direct eye gaze in the Stroop paradigm
Direct eye gaze is a salient social stimulus that may hinder concurrent task performance, even when presented with another prominent distracter, such …
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
EXPLORA goes Nerdland Festival ✨🤓! Emma Asselman and Hannah De Laet will present on autistic skills and autistic communication (in Dutch) on Monday 25/5, 15.45! More info: www.nerdlandfestival.be/nl/programma...
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Nerdland Festival — Autisme: skills & chills
Deze talk wil het stigma rond autisme doorbreken en focust daarvoor op research van de laatste jaren.
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In-Mind Nederland @inmindnl.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Waarom werkt #phishing? Wanneer we onder druk staan of snel moeten handelen, nemen we beslissingen zonder alles grondig te controleren - en criminelen maken hier handig gebruik van! Hoe precies? Mathias Van der Biest schrijft erover in een nieuwe blog! nl.in-mind.org/blog/post/wa...
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Rui Liu|刘睿 @ruiliu-psy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#INSAR2026 Looking forward to chatting more about the Double Empathy Problem with you 🫵😉
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
EXPLORA is at #INSAR2026! Do visit us (see thread)! First up is Emma Asselman, 12.30 tomorrow, with her poster "Associations between Autistic Strengths and Autistic Traits in the General Population"
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It's Autism Awareness Day ✨! I wrote about it for the newsletter of the faculty of Arts and Philosophy - more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Interpersonal Adjustment as An Account for Communication Challenges Among Individuals with High and Low Autistic Traits: osf.io/dmb4g
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Rui Liu|刘睿 @ruiliu-psy.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
We operationalize Double Empathy Problem distinguishing global autistic-trait differences from local interpersonal adjustment. Our findings suggest continuous accommodation of mental states during interaction as a mechanism through which individual differences shape communication outcomes.
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
My latest (Dutch!) column for EOS Psyche & Brein was my most personal thus far - it is about how we mourn, and specifically, how I have been mourning the death of my best friend, one year ago last week. You can read it here: www.eoswetenschap.eu/psyche-brein...
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Hoe doe je dat, rouwen?
Rouwen is voor iedereen anders. Het raakt verschillende gebieden in onze hersenen die we linken aan emotieregulatie, de controle over ons denken, doen en bel...
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Michelle Dawson @autismcrisis.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
In communication with non-autistics, autistics "are constantly on high alert, overthinking how their words might be misinterpreted" & "often try to read between the lines, which is tiring & can lead to speaking less or feeling less confident" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... mixed methods study
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Adults with autism’s communication preferences with others with and without autism: A mixed-methods study
While prevailing theories suggest social interaction difficulties are inherent to individuals with autism, the theory of the double empathy problem pr…
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Since last year (with many thanks to @epronizius.bsky.social!), I have been part of the 'Many Social Minds' community: a group of ECRs who want to better understand the current state of social cognition research, its key challenges, and its future directions. JOIN US: manysocialminds.univie.ac.at
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
So happy (and proud of @hannahdelaet.bsky.social!) that our paper "Adults with autism’s communication preferences with others with and without autism: A mixed-methods study" is now published in 'Research in Autism'! 50-day free access through this link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Adults with autism’s communication preferences with others with and without autism: A mixed-methods study
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
December conference month, part 1! At the social cognition workshop “From Self-Knowledge to Knowing Others”, organized by @henrykbukowski.bsky.social, four EXPLORA members presented their work on a poster! Well done, Anouk, Mathilde, Yulong and Chiara!
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In-Mind Nederland @inmindnl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Egoïstisch en oppervlakkig? Uit onderzoek blijkt dat veel jongeren juist erg gemotiveerd zijn om anderen te helpen, zowel hun vrienden als maatschappijbreed. Hoe ontwikkelen jongeren hun prosociale vermogen, en wat hebben ze er zelf aan? Sophie Sweijen schreef erover: nl.in-mind.org/article/de-k...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
So happy my project on Mind-Space/Double Empathy in autism with Roeljan Wiersema and Geoff Bird got funded!
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
PsyPost discusses a recent EXPLORA study by @joskerijmen.bsky.social and colleagues on the effect of noise on ADHD traits. Read more below!
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New co-authored paper: research on the neural underpinnings of visuomotor adaptation in children with DCD, by Griet Warlop. Findings highlight the role of sensory prediction error sensitivity in motor difficulties. Check out the infographic by Griet, and the full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ri...
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In-Mind Nederland @inmindnl.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Of we nu kleding kopen op Vinted of een huisje boeken via Airbnb, vaak vormen we direct onbewuste oordelen over de verkopers en verhuurders. Maar een betrouwbaar gezicht betekent niet noodzakelijk een betrouwbaar persoon. Lees meer in de blog van Mathias Van der Biest: nl.in-mind.org/blog/post/wa...
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Werk je in een professionele context (klinisch of wetenschappelijk) met kinderen, jongeren of volwassenen met #ADHD? We horen graag welke termen jij gebruikt om over ADHD te spreken. Laat het horen via ugent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (vragenlijst van 5 à 10 minuten). Delen? Heel graag!
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LAVA - Lees- en Adviesgroep Volwassenen met Autisme vzw @lavavzw.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Next call for our scholarship for openly autistic academics at (post)doctoral level in autumn 2025! We offer a grant that enables participation in an activity of choice relevant to their research. We also enable them to present their research at our symposium.
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Had the best time volunteering at Lowlands Science with Prof Suzanne Dikker's 'Empathy Machine' - see lowlands.nl/acts/ll-scie... - hyperscanning at a festival, because why not? 😁
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
We are opening a self-funded trainee/intern position of 3-6 months (starting at September 2025). For more information see internship #2 here: bardilab.com/join-us/ (and please reshare!)
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EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
May was EXPLORA conference month! 🙋🙋@mauranevejans.bsky.social and @joskerijmen.bsky.social presented at BAPS (Brussels) in a panel on Autism and Neurodiversity, where @annabelnijhof.bsky.social discussed with others on Uncertainty in Academia. Annabel also presented results of an fMRI study at VSS!
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Oliver Genschow @olivergenschow.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Are you passionate about #scicomm & psychology in the context of #Sustainability? We are looking for a PhD-candidate (75%; 4 yrs) for the Hub Science project "Psychology of Transformation" at Leuphana University Lüneburg! www.leuphana.de/universitaet...
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Hub Science Project “Psychology of Transformation towards Sustainability”: Doctoral Research Associate with a background in Psychology or a related field
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Senne Braem @sebraem.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
This link should work: shengjiexu.ugent.be/CoCoFlex_Sem...
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COCOFLEX SEMINAR
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Senne Braem @sebraem.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We're organizing a symposium in Ghent on "Flexible Definitions of Cognitive Flexibility" on Wednesday, September 10th, with six exciting speakers: shengjiexu.ugent.be/CoCoFlex_Sem.... Registration is free, but seats are limited. You can also submit poster or talk abstracts by July 31st!
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
As I had to cancel last year, SO thrilled to be traveling today for the VSS meeting (16-20 May) - for those joining, come find me on the final day of the conference with a poster on face- and name-processing in autistic adults (www.visionsciences.org/presentation...)!
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Hannah De Laet @hannahdelaet.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Excited to be presenting my poster this Friday at #INSAR25! It dives into the theory of the double empathy problem, with a focus on how well people with and without autism can understand each other’s thoughts when they share (or don’t share) the same neurotype. Come say hi!
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In-Mind Nederland @inmindnl.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🧠 Gezocht: nieuwe bloggers voor InMind! ✍️ Ben jij een psychologie-onderzoeker met interesse in wetenschapscommunicatie en schrijven? Dan is dit wellicht iets voor jou! Meer informatie? Zie onze LinkedIn-post hier: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... of stuur een mailtje naar evelyne.fraats@ugent.be
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Vorige week was ik samen met Arnoud Wokke te gast bij de podcast 'Met Nerds Om Tafel' om te praten over autisme. Wat was dit leuk! 😍 Dank lieve Randal Peelen en Jur Ubachs, voor de uitnodiging. Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5EvW... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7w-...
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Hannah De Laet @hannahdelaet.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
During the Inclusive Autism Research Day, people with autism shared with researchers what needs to change in research! The day started with presentations and continued with engaging round table discussions. Immensely proud of what we organized! @mauranevejans.bsky.social @explora-gent.bsky.social
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In-Mind: Psychology for You! @in-mindmagazine.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨 Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on the Negative Psychological Consequences of Social Media 🚨 We are currently seeking abstracts for the special issue “The Dark Side of Social Media — Unpacking its Psychological Impact”. 🗓️ Abstracts submission deadline: May 2, 2025
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Last week I was invited to present on 'Autism and the Predictive Brain', alongside Prof Floris De Lange, at the Science Cafe Nijmegen. Thanks to Floris, the organizers, the amazing audience that made for a lively discussion afterwards, the live musicians... I had a great time!
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Voor een online experiment zoeken we 20 volwassenen MET AUTISME die: - Tussen 18 en 50 jaar oud zijn - Broer(s) en/of zus(sen) hebben - Student zijn en/of een job hebben Duur: +/- 1,5 uur, vergoeding: 15 euro! 💰 Sluit tussendoor uw scherm/PC niet af! Interesse? research.sc/participant/...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Was happy to present on Autism and the Brain (and Neurodiversity!) for a full house at @breinwijzervzw.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to the organisers and enthusiastic audience :)
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NeuroNarratives @neuronarratives.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 Meet Kalliopi, Yulong and Paloma, the researchers behind the NeuroNarratives residency! Learn more about them on our webiste: neuro-narratives.com/team/ 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬? You can apply via the link in bio!
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Maura Nevejans @mauranevejans.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
New paper out (the first one from my PhD! 😊): "The impact of model eyesight and social reward on automatic imitation in virtual reality" doi.org/10.1037/xhp0... (With Roeljan Wiersema, Jan de Houwer & @craccoemiel.bsky.social)
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
More (Dutch) #scicomm fun! 🥳 On March 13, I will present on Autism & The Brain for school children: www.breinwijzer.be/evenementen/... On March 19, I will be back in Nijmegen (yay!) for the Science Cafe, also on Autism & The Brain (& Predictive Processing). www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl
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Meeting of Minds for Youth festival voor SCHOLEN - Breinwijzer
Ons jaarlijks MOM4Y brein festival gaat door op donderdagvoormiddag 13 maart 2025 in de Centrale te Gent. Wetenschappelijke presentaties & workshops, exclusief voor leerlingen van de 2e & 3e graad + begeleidende leerkrachten. Meer info volgt.
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NeuroNarratives @neuronarratives.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 We are excited to launch NeuroNarratives, an art-science residency bringing neuroscientists and artists together to create meaningful art based on science! Sign up via de link in bio! #opencall #artandscience #art #science #artscienceresidency #neuroscience
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Harriet Axbey @draxbey.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
🌟Autistic people wanted!🌟 I would love to hear from autistic people who would like to contribute to a new book on growing up autistic. Please email h.axbey@outlook.com for more information. #Autistic #Autism #ActuallyAutistic
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Aaaand another paper where the title is a good description of our findings: 'Self-Bias and Self-Related Mentalizing are Unaltered in Adolescents with Autism' link.springer.com/article/10.1... - by Letizia Amodeo, with myself, David Williams, and Roeljan Wiersema @explora-gent.bsky.social
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Self-Bias and Self-Related Mentalizing are Unaltered in Adolescents with Autism - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose The self is a multidimensional concept that can be represented at a pre-reflective (first-order) level, at a deeper, reflective level (second-order), or even at a meta-level (representing one’...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Inmiddels met link naar het evenement: www.breinwijzer.be/evenementen/...
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Allemaal anders: wat we (niet) weten over autisme en het brein - Breinwijzer
De laatste jaren is ons beeld van autisme veranderd. Zo is er meer bekend over autisme bij meisjes en vrouwen, waardoor ook zij vaker de diagnose krijgen. Daarnaast won de term ‘neurodiversiteit’ aan ...
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Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
New paper out! The title says what we found 🙃: "Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism" (ages 7-13, ERP analysis). Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... (by Rachida El Kaddouri, myself, Roeljan Wiersema and Marcel Brass)
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Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Diminished responding to one’s own name is one of the strongest and earliest predictors of autism. However, research on the neural correlates of this response in autism is scarce. Here we investigate ...
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