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Gabriel Mackie

@gabmackie.bsky.social
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PhD student in Cognitive Neuroscience Interoception, Mental Health, Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation and other Non-invasive Brain Stimulation MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge

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Lukas Gunschera @lukasgunschera.com · 06/10/2026
Addiction has become the default framework for interpreting problematic social media use. It shapes how it is measured, discussed, regulated, and what support young people are offered. But does it match the experiences of young people who report feeling addicted to social media? 🧵(1/7)
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Such an exciting project to be a part of!
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Georgia Bozianu, Ella Moriarty, and @efouragnan.bsky.social. Very interesting attending the rest of the conference and hearing about all the inspiring work going on!!
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Honoured to receive a Poster Prize at #BAP2026 for my project investigating the Effects of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) on Interoceptive Attention. I'm grateful to everyone who worked on this project, @camillanord.bsky.social and Veronica Forslund, who were at the conference, and...
Me standing next to my posterMe with my award with my collaborators Veronica (left) and Camilla (right)Nord Lab Group Photo
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Lukas Gunschera @lukasgunschera.com · 24/07/2026
Does problematic social media use involve the same dopamine-related reward mechanisms as addiction? That’s the question motivating the research I presented at the @bapsych.bsky.social Summer Meeting, involving a dopaminergic manipulation to probe the involved mechanisms. #BAP2026
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Miriam Klein-Flügge 🧠 @mkflugge.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🧠 Focused ultrasound changes emotional processing 🔊 In a new study published in Neuron today, we stimulated the human amygdala using transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) and show it plays a causal role in detecting and resolving emotional ambiguity.
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Alex Pike @alexandrapike.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Finally, the amazing Professor Camilla Nord presents on interoception - including some cool lived experience work on body sensations, and work on disgust and gastric rhythms, alongside work on energy conservation. #BAP2025
Camilla presenting on all of the exciting implications of her interoception work!
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Lydia Hickman @lydiajhickman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
My new paper with Jennifer Cook sets out potential reasons for high rates of Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis in the autistic population: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @mrccbu.bsky.social @thechbh.bsky.social 🧵1/n
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High rates of Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis in the autistic population: true co-occurrence or a product of overlapping traits?
Older autistic adult literature is sparse, and little is known about the aging autistic population. However, recent evidence suggests an increased pre…
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
So exciting! Congratulations Professor!
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Thank you to all the contributors who gave their time and knowledge! And co-authors: Beth Longley @drhannahsavage.bsky.social @emilybagley.bsky.social @hugofleming.bsky.social @rachelcknight.bsky.social Isabel Lau @annalisewhines.bsky.social @sarahgarf.bsky.social @camillanord.bsky.social 🧵 8/8
Research team that worked on the patient priorities of interoception paper
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
It’s imperative to give patients a voice in the research process and focus our research on what has a real impact on people’s lives. We hope these findings are useful to clinicians and researchers, and anyone interested in this area. 🧵 7/8
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Our mixed-methods approach involved two UK samples, one in person (N=25) and one online (N=47). Contributors had at least one mental health diagnosis and we recorded individual responses and group discussions. The in-person group generated priorities that were validated by the online group. 🧵 6/8
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Small-group discussions highlighted four main themes: 1) Understanding aetiology 2) Attention to sensations 3) Factors relating to sensations 4) Effects of sensations 🧵 5/8
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We asked about distress associated with interoceptive sources. Gastric and muscular sensations came out alongside cardiac and respiratory as of high importance and widespread prevalence. 🧵 4/8
A figure depicting importance scores and prevalence of concern for a range of bodily signals.
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We also asked contributors to report how their body was related to their mental health. Their answers were more varied and broader than those we typically consider in the field. (Asked before telling them what we as researchers consider interoception to mean). 🧵 3/8
A figure depicting responses to the question “How are body signals related to your mental health”, including both themes and example quotes. Broad themes included: (1) location of bodily sensations; (2) when sensations occur; (3) psychological symptoms and factors; (4) intensity and frequency of sensations, and (5) lifestyle factors.
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This is the first set of patient generated and validated priorities in this rapidly expanding field. In a transdiagnostic and UK-based sample (N=72). The 10 final priorities cover three themes: Causes, Management, and Approach (see full list below, in no particular order). 🧵 2/8
Screenshot of 10 patient priorities for interoceptive research
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Gabriel Mackie @gabmackie.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚨 New paper 🚨 How do people with mental health conditions experience bodily signals, and what are their priorities for interoceptive research? These questions are what @lydiajhickman.bsky.social and my new paper in eClinicalMedicine tries to answer. 🧵 1/8 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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