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Holly D Brown

@hdbrown91.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Psychology at University of Leeds, UK. Interested in vision and ageing in health and disease. Amateur baker and netballer. Pronouns: She/Her

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kate-agathos.bsky.social @kate-agathos.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
It's #FallsPrevention awareness week, and I'm excited to share our latest publication on raising fall risk awarenes among clinicians and patients with maculopathies www.ajo.com/article/S000... 1/2
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Importance of screening for contrast sensitivity, falls, and mobility limitations in older adults with maculopathy
Falls are a major and growing concern as they are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide1 and the mortality rate of falls in individuals over 65 is increasing.2 Falls among ...
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
And here is the published version: tinyurl.com/593j5468 🥳 Huge thanks to co-authors for continued support with this project. Particularly proud of this one as the study terminated in the pandemic & the year that followed was a tricky one on a personal level. Got there in the end 🙌
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Reduced functional connectivity between central representations of V1 and foveal-biased face-selective region in central vision loss
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Nothing quite beats the joy of opening a manuscript acceptance email. Even more exciting when you realise it is the last of the empirical studies from your PhD thesis to be published! 4 years post-viva and 3 jobs later, it is done! 🙂
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kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain and saying yay !
ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain and saying yay !
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Such a brilliant and wholesome day celebrating the 20th year of YNiC yesterday! A day filled with great science and great people. Really lovely catching up with familiar faces and sharing stories of our time at YNiC. @yorkpsychology.bsky.social
A collage of photos of the lecture theatre during different talks at the YNIC birthday event.
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Scott Cairney @sacairney.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I’m looking for a postdoc and RA for an ERC-funded project “SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep”. You’ll use MEG/EEG and fMRI to understand how the sleeping brain remembers and forgets. PLEASE REPOST 😊 Postdoc: tinyurl.com/vr5thp7s RA: tinyurl.com/ycyzkatc
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Definition of sod's law: Return to netball after months off with a calf injury -felt great, super happy, just fitness to work on. Then in the last quarter... land horribly, roll ankle & feel all kinds of crunching & pain. A&E didn't even see me tonight so back in the AM to try & get an xray! 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Just delivered my last lecture of the semester - where has the time gone?! Really enjoyed leading & teaching on the themes in neuroscience and neuropsychology module for our fab masters students - a great module to begin with since joining Leeds! 😄🧠
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Made it to Liverpool and excited for the AVA Spring meeting tomorrow! Retreated to the waterfront earlier to avoid the pre-match chaos (big game at Anfield today). Beautiful day for a stroll around the dock!
Collage of 2 images of the Merseyside waterfront. The right half of the image has a photo for the pumphouse at Albert dock.2 images of the Merseyside waterfront. The top image is a grand building, likely the town hall. The bottom image is a view of the water itself.
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I delivered the psychology taster lecture for the applicant visit day @universityofleeds.bsky.social today. Had fantastic questions from applicants & family members - really enjoyed the sessions. Getting the audience to find their blind spot is always a winner 😊 simple but effective demo!
A selfie of Holly standing in front of the projector screen, which displays the title slide of the taster lecture: vision in health and disease
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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New published Registered Report! People are talking a lot about 'psychological literacy' in psychology education, but how do psychology educators actually define this term? Is there agreement? & how is it integrated into practice? with @richharrisleeds.bsky.social ✨📝 psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
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Richard Allen @richjallen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A one-year post doc opportunity on an ESRC-funded project at the University of Leeds. Details -> jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Get in touch if you'd like to know more!
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Cognitive Ageing and Brain Imaging
Are you looking for an exciting PostDoc position working in brain imaging and cognition? Do you have a PhD or near to completion using imaging methods? Are you interested in how strategies can improve...
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
First lecture in the new job - done! Were there technical issues? Yes. Was I talking too fast due to a combination of being excited to talk about neuroanatomy and "first lecture in the new job" nerves? Also yes. Was it a nice and engaged group? Yes 😊
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spongebob squarepants is standing next to patrick star on a wooden floor and saying phew .
ALT: spongebob squarepants is standing next to patrick star on a wooden floor and saying phew .
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Woohoo! A non-academic achievement to celebrate. I just do it for a club biscuit, but I do enjoy receiving a certificate and a pin badge 😁🙌 blood donations have saved my Mum and my brother's lives so I'd be silly not to give back (especially given I am a rare type!)
A photo of a letter, badge and certificate from the blood and transplant team acknowledging 10 blood donations
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Aurelio Bruno @aurelio-bruno.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🔔🗣️NEW #PhD opportunity in #Psychology and #Neuroscience with Prof Neil Roach (Nottingham) and me (Leicester): This ESRC-funded project aims to use individual differences to study the socially relevant components of time perception. Application deadline: 24 February
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PhD Studentship: Using Individual Differences to Investigate the Socially Relevant Components of Time Perception at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership
Explore a PhD Studentship: Using Individual Differences to Investigate the Socially Relevant Components of Time Perception on jobs.ac.uk. Discover more PhD opportunities and apply today!
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Did I blink and miss most of November? Time seems to be flying at the moment, & doesn't seem possible to have been at the University of Leeds for 6wks already! Really enjoying getting to know everyone, & excited for what's to come! Thank you to everyone who is helping me navigate the new role 😊
A photo of the entrance to the school of Psychology building in Leeds. There are some steps leading up to the glass door entrance.
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Richard Allen @richjallen.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
Post doc position available with us at Leeds on our ESRC-funded project on working memory and cognitive ageing, using behavioural measures, eye-tracking, and fNIRS! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... Get in touch if you'd like to know more.
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Cognitive Ageing and Brain Imaging
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
For those who don't follow me on other platforms, I wanted to share that I will be leaving the University of Huddersfield in 3wks. Most folks know the challenges we faced this year with the university restructuring & redundancies; this made me start to explore my options...🧵
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 23/08/2024
Super excited for ECVP - my first international conference since 2019! Looking forward to presenting a new project in collaboration with @yorkpsychology.bsky.social @ccn-hudd.bsky.social @skeriresearch.bsky.social 😀 🧠📊 and catching up with familiar faces!
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Chris Neale @chrisneale02.bsky.social · 14/06/2024
More unpacking of the role of urban green space during the pandemic across different user groups! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Urban green space access, social cohesion, and mental health outcomes before and during Covid-19
Physical activity offers significant mental health and social wellbeing benefits but social distancing and quarantine requirements during the pandemic…
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
Just 1 more week for postgraduate researchers to submit an abstract for this FREE conference. Please find full details about submitting and registering in the original post! 😀 We have an exciting day planned and hope to see many of you there!
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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Fully funded PhD position to work with me & @jamiecockcroft.bsky.social on the Leverhulme funded project: Boosting long-term memory via environmental structure in virtual reality Funding covers PhD stipend and UK fees. Please email me with a cover letter and CV. #neuroskyence #psychscisky
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Boosting long-term memory via environmental structure in virtual reality at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Boosting long-term memory via environmental structure in virtual reality at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Jamie Cockcroft @jamiecockcroft.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Great lab, great supervisor (Aidan) and using lots of techniques from behavioural experiments to computational modelling to understand memory… join us!!
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Aidan Horner @aidanhorner.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
I'll be advertising a 2-year postdoc in a few weeks supported by an ESRC grant. An interesting project looking at the role of narratives in the learning and retention of educational material. Feel free to get in touch via email if you are interested! #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 16/01/2024
Delighted to say my first PhD student, Matt, passed his PhD viva last week! It's been a pleasure to be part of his supervision team, seeing him achieve so much, developing as a researcher & being an all round excellent human! I have definitely learned a lot in my first supervisory role!🥳🎉
A group photo of me, my PhD student, co-supervisor and examiners all sitting at a table and celebrating with food and drink.
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Holly D Brown @hdbrown91.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
So proud of our first MSc Cognition & Neuroscience graduates! Didn't get a chance to have photos with everyone, but so lovely to see everyone & celebrate together. Such a wonderful gift from a student - a handmade reminder of a brilliant year. 👏 🧠 it has been a pleasure being your course leader 😊
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