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Maggie Szymanska

@maggieszymanska.bsky.social
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PhD student at the Plasticity Lab, MRC CBU, University of Cambridge (@plasticity-lab.bsky.social), working on phantom limb pain and brain reorganisation post amputation. Crocheting, reading and travelling when I can!

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Raffa @raffatucca.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Kids with congenital limb difference showed incredible versatility in how they use their bodies. While most people rely on hands, these kids creatively use feet, legs, or even their torsos! This "co-use complexity" was much higher in kids than in adults, highlighting a rich period of adaptation.
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our new paper is finally out!
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Really delighted to announce that our paper is now out! We fMRI scanned patients both before amputation and after - allowing us to make direct comparisons. We found that the cortical maps are extremely stable, almost unchanged - even 5 years after amputation!
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Presenting my poster on pain learning and Phantom Limb Pain today at #IMRF2025 at 3.30pm. Come find me at #21 to chat about how amputees learn painful cues across different environments and in active/passive conditions 🧠
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Great start to #IMRF2025 with Symposium 2 all about body representation and some amazing talks! Really enjoyed hearing about how sounds can affect it, e.g. with the auditory pinocchio illusion 🔊, something quite different than what I work on but so fun!
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Really inspiring to work with these 2 amazing women rocking it at the UN AI For Good summit! 😍
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Sad to say goodbye to #BRNet2025. Lovely community where I learnt so much!! Looking forward to next year 👀
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Plasticity Lab @plasticity-lab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Having a great time in Utrecht at #BRNet2025! Today, our very talented postdoc @celiafoster.bsky.social and amazing PhD student Ema Jugovic presented their posters. Really great work showcasing our new Third Thumb studies 🧠
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Great talk by Matej Hoffman starting off Day 2 of #BRNet2025. Really exciting to see our BOLDkids research on congenital limb difference mentioned as well! Also - what an amazing venue 😊
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Really cool work from Lucy Dowdall!
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Had a blast working on this amazing project and the pre-print is now out 🎉! Interested in sensory remapping? We tested congenital limb difference children and adults to investigate how their brains differ and what role compensatory behaviour in childhood has on remapping 🧠 Read more in the thread!
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Really excited for this!
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Plasticity Lab @plasticity-lab.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Great talk by our amazing postdoc @celiafoster.bsky.social at the #CBUMethodsDay! She introduced motion tracking methods available in neuroscience 🧠 and showed how she is setting up a real-time 3D motion tracking using a portable stereo camera! 🎥 It's a great way of tracking the third thumb!
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Maggie Szymanska @maggieszymanska.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Introduction post! Hi 👋! I'm a 2nd year PhD working on phantom limb pain, using behavioural and neuroimaging techniques. Currently piloting my new TMS experiment where we try and elicit phantom sensations, measuring MEPs and decision making 🧠! Love to travel, read and crochet when I find the time! 💛
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