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Dr Lena Matyjek

@lmatyjek.bsky.social
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Junior Leader Fellow @upf.edu, Barcelona || former MSCA Fellow || social cognition, autism, the brain🧠 || crocheting 🧶 || PL, EN, ES || she/her || lenamatyjek.com

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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Our article is now published in Autism Research! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Aperiodic EEG slopes suggest that atypicality in autism is not about what the brain is like, but how it responds under demanding conditions. #autism #EEG
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Task‐Related Aperiodic <fc>EEG</fc> (1/f) Activity in Autism
Autism has been hypothesized to involve atypicalities in the balance between neural excitation and inhibition (E/I). Aperiodic EEG activity, characterized by the 1/f exponent of the power spectrum, p...
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We’re looking for a motivated PhD candidate (Spanish nationality) to apply for funding and join a project on inter-brain synchrony in #autism at @upf.edu Barcelona🧠 Deadline coming up soon! W/ @mrgbcn.bsky.social Please see the flyer for details and send your CV + motivation letter asap!
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A bit late (social media aren't my thing), but... It was a pleasure to co-chair a symposium on Multimodal Coordination in Naturalistic Social Interactions with @antoniahamilton.bsky.social , @judithholler.bsky.social and Simon Wehrle @ifl-phonetik.bsky.social at #ESCAN2026 @escaneu.bsky.social!
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Slightly late (social media are not my thing) but... It was a pleasure to co-chair a symposium on Multimodal Coordination in Naturalistic Social Interactions with @antoniahamilton.bsky.social, @judithholler.bsky.social and Simon Wehrle @ifl-phonetik.bsky.social at ‪#ESCAN2026 @escaneu.bsky.social!
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
[Castellano abajo] Thrilled to be featured in La Vanguardia! 🧠 We discuss why research must be done with and for society— especially in cognitive neuroscience on #autism. Proud to do this research at @upf.edu @cbc-upf.bsky.social @mrgbcn.bsky.social! 🔗 [lnkd.in/duhKDuuX]
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 18/03/2026
The autism spectrum is complicated, per a new graphic of 39 traits: “There is no single trait that defines autism: it encompasses differences in social communication skills, interests, sensory sensitivities, and more. Every person’s profile is unique.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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What 39 traits reveal about the autism spectrum
The autism spectrum is big, vibrant and complicated, a new graphic of 39 traits shows
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Our review on social interaction style in autism is finally published! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📢New preprint: 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗘𝗚 (1/𝗳) 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 #𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 medrxiv.org/content/10.1... w/ @mrgbcn.bsky.social, @mireiatorralba.bsky.social, and Claudia Alvarez Martin 🎵🎙️Listen to a notebookLM overview of this paper in simple words: lenamatyjek.com/wp-content/u... #EEG #Neuroscience
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I just read this post by @autistica.org.uk helping people make sense of the Trump administration's claims regarding the link between #Tylenol / #paracetamol and #autism: shorturl.at/LYe6Q It's a great, easy-to-follow, and accurate summary of the claims vis-a-vis evidence. Definitely recommended!
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The Trump administration's latest autism claims: what does the research say? | Autistica
We've created this blog to help you understand why the recent Trump administration claims about autism are not correct.
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I'm so excited to finally share work that’s been a couple of years in the making! See our new paper on *social interactions in #autism*, co-authored with Isabel Dziobek, @antoniahamilton.bsky.social & @thaliawheatley.bsky.social in @autisminadulthood.bsky.social 🎉 www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Social Interaction Style in Autism: A Narrative Review of Social Behaviors and Outcomes in Autistic and Neurotypical Interactions | Autism in Adulthood
Social interaction difficulties are a defining feature of autism. Historically, research has concentrated on comparing the social behaviors of autistic and neurotypical individuals in cross-neurotype ...
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SINe Lab @sinelabdtu.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We're hiring a Postdoc! Join us for 13 months of research on computational modelling of social dynamics! We're looking for a candidate with a background in complex systems. Please spread the word or get in touch if interested! efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Postdoc in Social Dynamics and Complex Systems - DTU Compute
Are you interested in uncovering the mechanisms underlying human social dynamics between dyads, groups, and social networks, during real-time social interaction? We invite applications for an appointm...
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
It's finally here! Looking forward to two days of immersion in facial expressions research from around the world at Reading Emotions 2025 sites.google.com/site/reading... #ReadEmo25
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We're looking for a PhD candidate for a project investigating neural synchrony in #autism at @upf.edu ! 🎓 📍 Location: Barcelona, Spain 📅 Duration: 3–4 years, starting Winter term 2025/26 🔍 About the project & application: See attachment 👇 Please share with anyone interested! @mrgbcn.bsky.social
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I'm excited to be joining Reading Emotions in a month! I hope to see many of you there :)
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Carien van Reekum @carien.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Register now for the 14th annual Reading Emotions on 26-27 June with a stellar interdisciplinary line-up of speakers to discuss “Facial expressions of emotion”. Submit abstracts for short talks and apply for travel grants sites.google.com/site/reading.... We look forward to seeing you at #ReadEmo25
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Here's a question to #Autistic friends: What do you think about "a person *in* the spectrum" instead of "*on* the spectrum"? This "in" is supposed to reflect better the multidimensionality of autism characteristics and reject the idea of linearity. PS. I don't know who to credit for the image...🫣
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Autistic and neurotypical adults use different neural mechanisms to integrate AV speech, but benefit equally in word recognition 🧠 📜New paper in Autism Research (OA):📜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... w/ @mrgbcn.bsky.social, @sotarokita.bsky.social, & @mireiatorralba.bsky.social 🙏
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I'm happy to share that our paper on social motion preference in autistic adults with Salva Soto Farco @mrgbcn.bsky.social and Nico Bast is now published in Psychophysiology: doi.org/10.1111/psyp... 🎉 Find a summary of the study below 👇 @upf.edu @humboldtuni.bsky.social #autism #research
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<em>Psychophysiology</em> | SPR Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study provides novel evidence of persistent atypical-looking preferences and heightened pupillary responses to social versus geometric motion in autistic compared to non-autistic adults. Our res...
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Yesterday ended a life changing chapter of my career: a DAAD PRIME Fellowship spanning stages at Dartmouth College, UCL, & Humboldt Uni 🙏to @antoniahamilton.bsky.social, @thaliawheatley.bsky.social and Isabel Dziobek for hosting my project, and to all my amazing colleagues for making it so great!
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
So excited for this new chapter! And very grateful for the opportunity :)
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Kelton Minor @keltonminor.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Reactivating my bsky after a while with a great excuse: What a treat to present my first preliminary results from a big study on autistic and neurotypical interactions at the 12th #MindBrainBody Symposium! 🙏 Take-home: Smile synchronisation is important for establishing rapport, autistic or not!🙃🙂
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Michael Gaebler @michaelgaebler.com · 09/03/2025
🕒 less than 24h until the doors to the 12th #MindBrainBody Symposium will open. Safe travels and very much looking forward to seeing you there! Please check out day 1 below and find all details at mindbrainbody.de
Screenshot of program on day 1
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Dr Lena Matyjek @lmatyjek.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Interested in an autistic perspective on what it is like to participate in an EEG study? 🧠 Check this article by one of our participants explaining her experiences from a study at UPF in Barcelona: shorturl.at/ktF09 ! (in Spanish, but try automatic browser translations)
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Percepción de la información social en autismo - Specialisterne
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