Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDMatti Vuorre @matti.vuorre.com · 09/10/2026Send your best work to PCI Psychology (psych.peercommunityin.org) where it will receive high quality & open peer review free of commercial interference. We review a variety of article types from a wide range of psychological topics (psych.peercommunityin.org/help/help_ge...). 23422
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A new Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology has just been published, in which it is claimed that the human species is polytypic: not only is race biologically meaningful but the races are distinct enough to be considered subspecies. Published by Elgar. In 2026. 62459133
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDLukas Gunschera @lukasgunschera.com · 06/10/2026Addiction 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) 36326
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDJohannes C. Ehrenthal @ehrenthal-lab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Die "Korrekturen" zum Psychotherapiezerstörungsgesetz sind nun vorgelegt. Um es mit aller gebotenen Zurückhaltung zu formulieren: Dieses Gesetz hat entweder zum Ziel oder zur Folge, die gewachsenen Versorgungsstrukturen zu zerschlagen, was bei hohen Prävalenzzahlen und Folgekosten völlig absurd ist. 13216
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDZen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 03/10/2026Researchers and academics who use AI are helping legitimize and entrench a technology that is specifically being aimed against us. The powerful WANT a lying machine that can undercut facts. neurodojo.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-w...neurodojo.blogspot.com“We will never let anyone tell us what to do again”I’ve long thought that part of the anger of the right wing over the handling of the covid pandemic was the realization that, “Someone else c... 0117
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDBratislav Misic @misicbata.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Spatial organization of AQP4 water channel expression in the human brain | doi.org/10.1126/scia... Aquaporins are a key component of the glymphatic system. How are they distributed + how do they relate to brain function and dysfunction? ⤵️doi.orgSpatial organization of AQP4 water channel expression in the human brainAquaporin-4 (AQP4) water channels support the glymphatic system, a brain-wide pathway that clears cerebral waste products. Here, we use AQP4 gene expression to reconstruct a whole-brain glymphatic-rel... 12919
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDMike Jay @mikejay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026aeon.co/essays/a-sci...aeon.coA scientist’s search for answers about Amanita muscaria gummies | Aeon EssaysWhen I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more 037
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDRosalind McAlpine @rosmcalpine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We're now recruiting UCL MRes/MSc students (eg Cog Neuro / Brain Sciences) for the 2026/27 academic year to join several research projects involving psilocybin and nitrous oxide. If you're a student on one of these programmes and would like to find out more, email ucjurgm@ucl.ac.uk or dm here 😊 052
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDNicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm so impressed with all that's going on at @sinaibrain.bsky.social. Here are 5 highlights. 1. @bshev.bsky.social ++ are measuring dopamine and serotonin *in living human brains* and using them to predict treatment outcomes. Wow. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 15111
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fantastic work as always. Is was wondering how you'd integrate these results with recreational opioid use? Afaik recreational users do feel highly euphoric/pleasant. Do you reckon this is due to the different roa (smoking/iv vs oral use)? Or maybe a setting effect? Such cool and inspiring work 110
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDSiri Leknes @sirileknes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ever had opioids & enjoyed them? Our work shows you might be a minority- or the enjoyment stemmed from pain relief? We compared preoperative opioid effects (RCT, N=199, little pain) & found: 🟥 LARGE effects on drug high/sedation/dizziness 🔸SMALL effects on well-being www.cell.com/cell-reports...cell.comIntoxication and other subjective effects of preanesthetic opioids in surgical patients: A randomized controlled trialKarlsen et al. show that patients experience marked undesirable effects but minimal desirable effects after preoperative intravenous opioids. 3316
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDShawn Prest @shawnprest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How do advanced meditators deconstruct experience? Happy to announce that the peer-reviewed version of Towards an Active Inference Account of Deep Meditative Deconstruction is now out open access in Neuroscience of Consciousness @nconsc.bsky.social - work with @kevinberryman.bsky.social🧵 2166
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhD⚡⚡MAD DOCTOR IMPOSSIBLE⚡⚡ @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026*Frothing at the mouth with excitement* HEY GUESS WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE BRAIN, YOU HAVE TWO! med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 1332612842
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDpaolo @paolopalma.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Working on a new taxonomy for research methods 55615
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDTom Rodebaugh @drrodebaugh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New from my lab! So, you've heard that habituation during exposure doesn't predict overall treatment change. Emotional processing theory must be wrong and we need a new theory. But... what if the measurement of habituation was unreliable? Free for 50 days link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1noIo39qZA... 1295
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDpaolo @paolopalma.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What value are you actually bringing as a mentor if you do this. It would’ve been more helpful to not say anything 6366
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDMelanie Fischer @melaniefischer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Bewerbungen sind noch bis zum 27.9. möglich. Bei Fragen gern bei mir melden! 065
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDKevin Kelley @kevinkelley.bsky.social · 16/09/20261/ I have long dreamed of systems that could causally model human neurobiology across scales, from molecular to behavioral. In @nature.com, delighted to share our efforts at creating xenocortical mice where human organoids grow to occupy most of mouse cortex. 2267
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDTom Rodebaugh @drrodebaugh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'll be reviewing applications for a new student or two for UNC-CH's clinical psychology PhD program! Social anxiety, pain, intensive longitudinal data, all that fun stuff. What prospective applicants get if they email me (so no need): docs.google.com/document/d/1... Lab: tarheels.live/rodelab/tarheels.liveWelcome to the Rodebaugh Lab Website - Rodebaugh LaboratoryWelcome to the Rodebaugh lab website! Here you can learn about what Dr. Rodebaugh & colleagues are working on and what research is being conducted. 12318
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDAlaina Jaster, PhD @jasteralaina.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Xylo Bio has moved up! We’ve begun our first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial assessing XYL-1001, a selective 5HT2A agonist, in healthy volunteers! www.prnewswire.com/news-release...prnewswire.comXylo Bio Achieves Clinical-Stage Milestone with XYL-1001, a Highly Selective Neuroplastogen Targeting Major Depressive Disorder/PRNewswire/ -- Xylo Bio, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel neurotherapeutics for psychiatric and neurological disorders, today announced... 052
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDSociety for the Study of Addiction @addiction-ssa.org · 11/09/2026With the retirement of Professor Rainer Spanagel at Addiction Biology after more than two decades, there is an exciting opportunity to lead this scientific journal into a new era. Apply to be Editor-in-Chief by 8 October: www.addiction-ssa.org/about/people... 054
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDGoldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 11/09/2026That sentiment is exactly contrary to what universities advertise. Unis themselves have very deliberately marketed themselves as an essential part of capitalist success rather than as a valuable goal independent of capitalism altogether. 142
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026the whole point for me of becoming an academic was to get to spend my life reading the thoughts of other weird little minds, and helping those other weird little minds find their own way, and AI has largely stolen that from me, and I will never be okay with it. 227951
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDIoana A. Cristea @ioanaacristea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Our atlas of psychotherapy lists, for six major mental disorders, the unique psychological treatments studied in randomized trials, with protocol/manual references. You can also search by therapy macro-family, like CBT. ioanaalina.github.io/Psychotherap... Paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42457338/ioanaalina.github.ioAtlas of Psychological Interventions for Severe Mental Disorders 1238
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Already posted this but just want to highlight it again. Started reading and think it's really a worthwhile read for most psychological scientists osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 110
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Another convincing entry into the single-session-intervention corpus! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42574294/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govACT and CBT single-session interventions reduce procrastination among students compared to a control group - The CONCRAS study - PubMedProcrastination is highly prevalent among university students and associated with substantial impairments in well-being and functioning. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of two single-session interventions (SSIs) - one based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and one on Acc … 110
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A great paper and convincing model of stress generation in internalizing disorders, that also matches my clinical experience very well.. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comA process model of stress generation in internalizing disorders - Nature Reviews PsychologyThe stress generation model suggests that an individual’s characteristics can increase their chances of experiencing stressful life events. In this Perspective, Starr et al. detail the mechanistic pro... 110
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A really fantastic paper detailing the complex pharmacology of ketamine! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Here is a nice overview regarding the results and the importance of the study www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comStructural basis of opioid receptor activation by PCP and ketamine - Nature Structural & Molecular BiologyJiang, Han and Fine and colleagues show that ketamine and phencyclidine can directly bind to and activate opioid receptors. Using structural and pharmacological approaches, they showed how these drugs... 100
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Impressive imaging technique and considerable effort to scan people in the middle of psychosis. Does feel a bit overblown to me but definitely a fascinating approach! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.com7T magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of subcortical neurometabolites across antipsychotic treatment in acutely symptomatic early-phase schizophrenia spectrum disorders - NeuropsychopharmacologyNeuropsychopharmacology - 7T magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of subcortical neurometabolites across antipsychotic treatment in acutely symptomatic early-phase schizophrenia spectrum disorders 100
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A very interesting read! I do love a bit of history of science and here especially the call for increased clarity and less murkiness. Which always tends to pop up in research on subjective drug effects. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42467097/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govThe mystic trip: how psychedelic research fell for mysticism - PubMedIt advocates for rebranding the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ) to the Psychedelic Experience Questionnaire (PEQ), emphasising that this change accords nicely with the idea of Psychedelic Experience which Walter Pahnke developed in his later research, as a five-part typology, and liberates t … 100
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A really dense but worthwhile and fascinating read. I don't think I'm entirely on board with the authors proposal but very much appreciate the attempt at working these issues out! www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Problem-sustaining patterns: redesigning the concept of mental disorderWe propose the concept of a problem-sustaining pattern as a revision of the established concept of mental disorder. The proposed concept preserves valuable f... 100
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A highly relevant and depressing look into the issues underlying modern peer review by @deevybee.bsky.social deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/08/acce...deevybee.blogspot.comAcceleration of the arms race between fraudsters and honest researchersI was recently asked to review a paper that piqued my curiosity. From the abstract it sounded as if it was a secondary analysis of a datas... 132
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Another week of great science and interesting papers: 110
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Just curious if you have seen this recent work: psych.peercommunityin.org/PCIPsycholog... I haven't had time to read this OR your paper, so can't say for sure but seems like it might be of interest to you :)psych.peercommunityin.orgMaking sure you're not a bot! 000
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDNicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The superposition of these two studies — both incredible — reflect a snapshot of "one big thing" systems neuroscience has yet to resolve. In mice: 1. Task-related signals are everywhere. 2. Absent large swaths of "everywhere," suprisingly sophisticated learning & behavior remains. 1011738
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 05/09/2026Fun little game in which a human life is randomly drawn for you. I ended up a girl, born in the Yangtze Basin in 670 CE. Died in infancy at 6 months 🥲 anyhumanever.comanyhumanever.comAny Human EverOne life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived. 185321
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDHannah R Snyder @hannahrsnyder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Saying yes to collaborations: A love story 🧵 Inspired by a conversation w/ one of my grad students today about if she should take on a collaboration. We focus a lot on learning to say no (there are even punch cards) but IMO learning to say yes to the right things is equally important. . . 2102
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Can't wait to dig into this. Definitely a step forward that's direly needed for addiction/drug use research! Now all we need is to repeat this for all other drugs of choice and their combinations 😁 020
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDJoe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This is a wonderful philosophy and applies well to peer review requests. 0384
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDMelanie Fischer @melaniefischer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wir suchen Verstärkung für unser Team zum Aufbau eines Ambulanzbereichs für Psychotherapie mit Paaren/Familien und Paartherapie. Gerne mit Interesse, im Rahmen einer unbefristeten Stelle diesen Bereich im schönen Marburg langfristig mitzugestalten. Ich freue mich sehr darauf! Mehr👇🏻stellenangebote.uni-marburg.deWissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in und Psychologische*r Psychotherapeut*in 01311
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026How fast to things change in academia? I wrote this as a new lecturer in 14 years ago, clearly optimistic about how web 2.0 would change scientific publishing, but it's only gotten much, much worse. darrendahly.github.io/post/2012-02...darrendahly.github.ioHow can we fix scientific publishing? | Principal Statistician | Senior Lecturer 1347
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDEric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm 6179148
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDNico Schuck @nicoschuck.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I enjoyed writing this piece for The Transmitter. AI is a seismic change for science. What we make of it is up to us, but it’s a decision we can only make collectively. I hope more labs, and the field at large, will engage in finding a shared view of how we want to use AI. 24517
Reposted by Lukas A. Basedow, PhDFred Barrett @fredbarrettphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Excited to share our new paper in Psychopharmacology: A pilot study comparing high-dose oral Δ9-THC, psilocybin, and placebo under the same set and setting used in psychedelic clinical trials. @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 1/n 2188
Lukas A. Basedow, PhD @labasedow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Very impressive dataset and probably a very impressive analysis as well, but I don't quite understand the full gist of it. What I do understand seems quite interesting. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...medrxiv.orgLifespan brain structural variation reveals shared organization across mental health conditionsElucidating the neurobiological basis of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions (NDPCs) remains challenging because brain alterations vary within diagnoses and overlap across them. Whether dive... 100