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Flavia H Santos, PhD

@flavinska.bsky.social
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A neuroscientist at University College London 🇬🇧 @ioe.bsky.social Funded by Erasmus+, Research Ireland & Leverhulme Trust. Past Chair of #MCLS, Ad Astra Fellow! UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab [she, her] #neuroscience #dyscalculia #MusicScience

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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Highly competitive fully funded #PhD at @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social UBEL #Doctorate Training Programme: tinyurl.com/27fsjwt8 Verify your eligibility. If your interests align with mine, send me a draft & transcripts by October 10. #scholarship #studentship #UBELDTP #ESRC #cogsci #devpsy #neurosci
Poster for a call regarding a PhD scholarship at UCL, including a famous painting of a girl wearing a blue top (credits in the image), QR codes, logos and detailed information such as the deadline and links for further information.
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Martin Zettersten @mzettersten.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our department at UC San Diego is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor. Open area, research addressing foundational issues in cogsci using modern computational methods. I love my department, and you will too. Apply!! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04633 #cogscisci #cogsci #DevPsyc #PsychSciSky
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Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Her Maths Story @hermathsstory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“I aspire to (...) contribute to the science of learning, and support and inspire students, particularly those who may not see themselves represented in academia.” - Flavia H. Santos ➡️ hermathsstory.eu/flavia-h-san... @flavinska.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
A dark navy and pale blue editorial-style poster for “HMS: Her Maths Story.” Large text at the top reads “Flavia H. Santos.” A photograph shows a woman speaking into a microphone behind a laptop. Beside the photograph is a quote about contributing to the science of learning and supporting and inspiring students, particularly those who may not see themselves represented in academia. The bottom text reads “Director of the Music and Math Cognition Lab at UCL.”
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happening in London today!🚨 "Building sustainable partnerships with the Global South" MARM: Mathematics in Africa Research and Mobility @ioe.bsky.social @unesco.bsky.social @unicef.org @mcls-official.bsky.social ky.social #neuroscience #cogsci #edtech #devpsy #dyscalculia
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Delighted to be a speaker at @londmathsoc.bsky.social at a workshop at @demorganhouse.bsky.social (14-15 September 2026), sharing lessons from the #ArithmosProject & #ENiGMAProject. MARM: Mathematics in Africa Research and Mobility #MathEd #EdTech #GBL #WeAreIOE @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social
Cover slide:  Caribbean girls in a tree by a beach, with one girl reading a book and others looking towards the sea. The slide includes the presentation title, speaker details, and two logos. Adapted from original work credited in the image.
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Dr. C. Nathalie Yuen @nathalieyuen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Evergreen State College is hiring, including a position in cognitive psychology! We’re a public liberal arts college in Washington state. Review of applications for the cognitive psychology position begins on Nov 1. See details in link. evergreen.peopleadmin.com/postings/sea...
The entrance sign for The Evergreen State College. The sign is in the median of the road and in front of a tall tree.
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Adam K. Dubé @edtechprof.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great chat about tech and schools!
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wellcome launches £155m doctoral training fund. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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Wellcome launches £155m doctoral training fund - Research Professional News
Programmes aim to help healthcare professional researchers balance research and clinical responsibilities
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Emma McGorray @emmamcgorray.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One week left to apply for this position in developmental psychology at Carleton College! Position starts fall 2027, application review begins 9/1/26. Spread the word! carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Carlet...
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Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology
The Carleton Psychology Department is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Developmental Psychology (preferably with a focus on social, personality, and/or identity de...
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Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science bot @oecs-bot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Imagining future events requires the same neural machinery as recalling the past, suggesting that memory exists primarily to help us simulate… Episodic Future Thinking by Donna Rose Addis and Daniel L. Schacter doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.112fbf72 #CognitiveScience
Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science: "Episodic Future Thinking" by Donna Rose Addis and Daniel L. Schacter. Prospection is an umbrella term for the many types of future-oriented cognition humans engage in and is studied across different subdisciplines of cognitive science. Within cognitive psychology and ne
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Christian Moore-Anderson @cmooreanderson.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026
There is something to @benjaminjriley.bsky.social 's ways educators see the "science of learning". I think the SoL is a term more popular in the US. This post could have been the same in the UK as a way educators talk about "cognitive science". buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/the-scienc...
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The Science of Learning Taxonomy
A field guide for the perplexed
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Mathematics Anxiety International Conference 2026 @ima-maths.bsky.social 🎯 Centre for Mathematical Sciences @cam.ac.uk Profiling emotional and educational factors linked to #Statistics Achievement #WeAreIOE #Resilience @ioe.bsky.social #neuroscience #cogsci #edtech #devpsy #dyscalculia
Dr Flavia H. Santos, presenter, smiling, holding a microphone. Banner from the organiser in the background and slide presentation on the screenslide cover with logos, authors, title and coloured graphs
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Perspectives on Mathematical Cognition from Latin America" symposium. Thank you for sharing your insightful thoughts! S Benavides; A Maiche; M Susperreguy; N Estévez; S. Figiacone #MCLS2026!🇮🇹 @ioe.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social #neuroscience #cogsci #edtech #devpsy #dyscalculia
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thank you to everyone who attended ‘Developmental Dyscalculia - bridging research and practice’ symposium for the exciting exchange! F. Cortesi; U. McCaskey; L. Gambra & L. Holste #MCLS2026!🇮🇹 @ioe.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social #neuroscience #cogsci #edtech #devpsy #dyscalculia
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Dr. Jennie Bullen @jcbullen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Coming up at #MCLS2026 … Our lightning symposium on increasing diversity and inclusion in mathematical cognition research! We will discuss our lessons learnt and practical strategies and ideas for increasing inclusion and participation in research.
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Sarah Powell @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Looking forward to heading to Italy for #MCLS2026! Maybe I'll see you there!
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Nicole McNeil @nicolemmcneil.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame ☘️ will be presenting at #MCLS2026 in Padova. Stop by and say hello to Michelle, Emma, and Julianna👇
June 23 1:15-2, Location: T3 - CLA
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Hello #MCLS2026 ! 🇮🇹 June 25 at 2 pm, Room T3- CLA Symposium: The potential of digital educational learning activities to support pupils’ learning processes of different math skills in classrooms" @ioe.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social #neuroscience #cogsci #edtech #devpsy #dyscalculia
logos, title, authors and an image from a painting by Raphael. (credit in the image)
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Delighted to join IBICEM, the first Ibero-American Conference on Cognition and Mathematics Education at the University of Malaga!🇪🇸 We will also meet at #MCLS2026 in Padua!🇮🇹 #Latinos #Hispanos #Latinas @ioe.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #edusky #devpsy #dyscalculia
Spanish-speaking researchers from several countries and universities attending IBICEM at Universidad de Malaga in Spain.cover of the IBICEM conference programme: logos, title and an image, including a map of the three Americas linked to Spain, a brain in the middle wearing an academic hat surrounded by maths symbols and numerals.
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Hello #MCLS2026 ! 🇮🇹 Join our Symposium on June 23 at 2 pm, Room T1 - CLA: "Perspectives on Mathematical Cognition in Latin America" #Latinos #Hispanos #Latinas @ioe.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social sky.social @mclstrainee.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #edusky #devpsy #dyscalculia
cover slide of a symposium: flags, logos, title, authors and a colourful map of latin america
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Tony Perry @anthonymperry.com · 06/05/2026
"frequent makerspace participation showed a significant positive relationship with STEM career interest only among men (Frequent × Men: β = 0.89, OR = 2.44, p = 0.002), while women’s predicted career interest remained essentially flat across participation levels." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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High school makerspace experience and college STEM affinity: building STEM identity across genders but advancing STEM career interest only for men - International Journal of STEM Education
Background The number of makerspaces in the world has been doubling approximately every 18 months, yet research has focused primarily on STEM skill development rather than on the potential of makerspa...
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Matthew Inglis @mjinglis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
My colleague Colin Foster has released a new resource designed for secondary mathematics teachers: “Teaching the Big Ideas in School Mathematics”. Available here: bigmathematicalideas.org
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Introduction – Teaching the Big Ideas in School Mathematics
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Selecting an effect size for power analysis is hard. Many researchers fall back on Cohen's thresholds, but they have no empirical basis and vary wildly by field. Our new paper offers a better option: field-specific effect size distributions built from meta-analytic data doi.org/10.3758/s134...
Abstract
Effect sizes are useful for understanding the magnitude of study results and for planning new studies via power analysis.
However, despite their wide usage, effect sizes are often misinterpreted. This is mostly due to an over-reliance on general
effect size benchmarks that were not intended for broad application across diverse research fields. Inaccurate effect size
interpretations can lead to incorrect conclusions about the magnitude of study results and incorrect sample size estimates,
thereby increasing the likelihood of false-positive results. This article introduces the ESDist R package, which is designed
to calculate empirically derived effect-size benchmarks or a range of reliably detectable empirical effect sizes for a specific
research question or field of interest by computing effect size distributions (ESDs). This package can be used on data that
can be easily extracted from pre-existing meta-analyses to help researchers more accurately plan new studies or to better
understand how an individual study might relate to other studies in their field. ESDist includes a set of features that make it
easy to use in a priori power analysis. Moreover, the package includes a feature for estimating effect size benchmarks that
account for publication bias and are weighted by effect sizes' variances, which addresses existing limitations of using ESDs
for study planning or interpretation.
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Unfolding World: Causal & physical cognition in humans and other animals 🐦‍⬛ This workshop brings together experts from animal cognition, developmental psychology, computational modelling, and philosophy to investigate 24-25 April 2026 Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP bit.ly/4by8cCM
The Unfolding World: Causal & physical cognition in humans and other animals.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 14/04/2026
Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop! Join us on July 19 at North Central College to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources. 🔗 bit.ly/46A5j15 🧠📈 #iteachbio
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Carien van Reekum @carien.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📣 Job alert: We are recruiting a Prof in Neuroscience with MRI expertise to join us at @unirdg-cinn.bsky.social and @unirdg-psych.bsky.social. See tinyurl.com/2kdjph8v for details. Contact me for info/chat. Please spread the word #neuroskyence #neurojobs
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Professor of Neuroscience at University of Reading
Apply for the Professor of Neuroscience role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Sampurna Chakrabarti @amapruns.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist to work on challenging and exciting neuroproteomics problems. Close collaboration with @coscialab.bsky.social Apply: jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...
jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de
Postdoctoral Scientist (f/m/d)
Postdoctoral Scientist (f/m/d)
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Zack Hawes @zackhawes.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Is mental imagery a single process? Our meta-analysis of 46 fMRI studies suggests not. We find a key divide between object imagery (visualizing an object in rich detail) and spatial imagery (mentally transforming objects). This split mirrors the ventral and dorsal streams of vision
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Attila Krajcsi @krajcsi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
In a number comparison task, the size effect is, in fact, at least three distinct size effects with three corresponding generators. See more details about the anatomy of the number comparison size effect at doi.org/10.3758/s134...
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Different sources of the numerical comparison size effect - Memory & Cognition
In symbolic number comparison tasks, the numerical distance and size effects are largely influenced by the statistical properties of the stimuli. Here, we tested whether nonsymbolic number comparison ...
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Dana Miller-Cotto @damcotto.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
New paper from our lab, led by postdoc @jmedrano.bsky.social, on executive functions, spatial/relational reasoning and prior knowledge relate to children’s fraction understanding. Proud of Josh for leading this work! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Executive functions and spatial/relational reasoning relate to individual differences in fraction understanding
Studies have shown the importance of executive functions (EFs) and spatial and relational reasoning for fraction understanding; however, few studies h…
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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
New review paper by the brilliant Dr. Chuyan Qu & myself on the development of place value understanding: doi.org/10.1177/0963...
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Adam K. Dubé @edtechprof.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Effects across several digital literacy outcomes. • search strategies (η² = .17) • evaluating conflicting information & source quality (η² = .14) • reasoning about credibility (η² = .10) • identifying webpage features (η² = .02) • transfer task one week later (η² = .12) doi.org/10.1080/0022...
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A Design-Based Intervention to Develop Elementary Students’ Digital Literacy Skills
UNESCO identified the formation of digital literacy skills as one of the most desired outcomes of education. Using an exploratory sequential mixed methods design, we explored elementary students’ p...
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Attila Krajcsi @krajcsi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The Approximate Number System account assumes an imprecise mechanism behind the precise symbolic number comparison. This leads to various contradictions in the model. Read more about it at osf.io/6m4zw.
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Katrin Auspurg @kauspurg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Do researchers share their code upon request? Does running their orginal code on the original data produce the original results? We provide evidence in a new Royal Society Open Science publication. Studying more than 1,000 articles which use data from the European Social Survey, we find that... 🧵
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Pascal Mamassian @mamassian.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A new Department of Cognitive Science is being created at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Here is the call for a cluster hire (for around 10 faculty) in all areas of cognitive science, at both junior and senior levels: www.unibocconi.it/en/faculty-a... Deadline: May 4th, 2026
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Open Rank Faculty Cluster Hire Search for the New Department of Cognitive Science at Bocconi - Bocconi University
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David Meder @dameder.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
📢 Hiring a postdoc! We need your ideas and enthusiasm at the DRCMR for a 2-year postdoc in studying Bradykinesia (“slowness of movement”) in Parkinson’s disease with MRI. Great lab in the most liveable city in the world – apply! www.regionh.dk/job/s%C3%B8g... #neuroskyence
Image with a scenery image of Copenhagen and the following text: Postdoc in Copenhagen:
Studying Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s Disease with MRI 
Join the Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance for a 2-years postdoc on unpacking Bradykinesia (“slowness of movement”) in Parkinson’s Disease with MRI.
Good opportunities for prolongation.
Sounds interesting? 
See the ad with further details on our website: www.drcmr.dk.
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Delighted to share our new paper on #ageing and #autism. Honoured to serve as a delegate at the II International Summit on Intellectual Disabilities & #Dementia, alongside remarkable experts. #neuroscience #ASD #IDD #cogsci #Devpsy @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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Dan Hyde @dchyde.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Again, I'm looking for a lab research coordinator to work on the developmental cognitive neuroscience of numeracy in preschoolers. Please pass on to those that might be interested publish.illinois.edu/danielchyde/...
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Research Coordinator | Brain and Cognitive Development Lab | Illinois
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Flavia H Santos, PhD @flavinska.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I'm delighted to share this interesting work, a wonderful collaboration with colleagues based in the Canary Islands. ☀️ Acta Psychol. 2026 [lnkd.in/e3Q_xQ-H]. #MathAnxiety #MathEd #MathTeacher #CogSci #Edusky #DevPsy @mclstrainee.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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BIFOLD Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data @bifold.berlin · 29/01/2026
Save the date: #Cedalion Workshop; Aug 24 & 25, 2026. A scientific workshop for researchers on fNIRS and DOT analysis in everyday contexts—combining open-source tools, ml, and the power of the Python ecosystem. www.bifold.berlin/news-events/... 🧠🤖 #python #compneuro @tuberlin.bsky.social 🧠📈
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Cedalion Workshop: Python Tools for fNIRS & DOT Analysis
Join our hybrid workshop on Cedalion — an open-source Python toolbox for multimodal fNIRS & DOT analysis with machine learning. Hosted by BIFOLD / TU Berlin & Boston University at MOBI 2026.
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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 29/01/2026
Calling all MATLAB users! Whether you are a new user or looking to brush up your skills, join this webinar to gain a better understanding of MATLAB and how you can use it to visualize and analyze trends in your data. Register now🔗: vist.ly/4pnet #neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter
SfN Neuronline logo. Professional Development Webinar. Webinar title: Beginner’s Guide to Data Visualization in MATLAB. Speaker: Curtis Neveu, PhD, McGovern Medical School, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy. Date: Thursday, February 5, noon–1 p.m. EST.
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MCLS trainee @mclstrainee.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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Symposium Finder MCLS 2026.xlsx
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Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Comparing registrations to published papers is essential to research integrity - and almost no one does it routinely because it's slow, messy, and time-demanding. RegCheck was built to help make this process easier. Today, we launch RegCheck V2. 🧵 regcheck.app
regcheck.app
RegCheck
RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.
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Sarah De Pue @sarahdepue.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Happy to share that our shared first-author paper with @febedemeyer.bsky.social is now published open access in @jcgntn.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/4bt2D8Q We developed and administered an open-source cognitive control test battery with often used tasks (bit.ly/4ql9gyP) in 247 students. Key insights in 🧵
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Isabella Wagner 🧠🦠 @isabellacwagner.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Apply now: 1 Postdoc + 1 PhD position, Anderson-Wagner group @univie.ac.at Focus: gut microbial effects on hippocampus & memory 🧠🦠 #PostdocJobs #Microbiome #AcademicJobs #PhDposition Postdoc Ad: careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... > Psychology PhD Ad: careers.univie.ac.at/en/praedoc/p... > CoBeNe
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Mind-Body-Emotion Group @mbe-lab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
*13th MindBrainBody Symposium* 📆 Mar 9-11, 2026 🏠 #Berlin & virtual (deadline: Jan 8, 2026) Keynotes: - @ulrikebingel.bsky.social - Karl Friston (online) - @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social - Sonja Kotz - Julian Thayer ...& so much more: prizes, posters, talks, food, drinks, encounters. Let's meet!
Stylized logo of the MindBrainBody Symposium
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Attila Krajcsi @krajcsi.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The evaluation method of the Give-a-Number task matters. See a comparison of different methods in doi.org/10.23668/psy...
Calculated number knowledge (y-axis) measured with the GaN task as a function of evaluation methods (x-axis)
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