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I had a wonderful experience! As far as I know, there are similar initiatives in many countries, all spin-offs of the Letters to a Pre-Scientist (in ENG). Unfortunately, for the Italian one they specifically look for Italian scientists because they try to match your city of origin with the school

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#PuG2026 in stunning Heidelberg was a blast! 🔥 Every year feels like a family reunion, with many possibilities to both informally network and scientifically connect with like-minded researchers. I was particularly happy to see a big focus on interoception! See you next year in Oldenburg 👋 [3/3]

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Scientific presenter by day… pub quiz host by night 🎙️ Another highlight was hosting the IGOR Social, where participants brilliantly fought for eternal glory in our pub quiz… including a trivia category on scientific misconduct & fraud 👀 #PuG2026 #IGOR @igor-dgps.bsky.social [2/3]

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Lara Orphal @laraorphal.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#PuG2026 comes to an end. One of my highlights was presenting our pilot study using autogenic training to teach voluntary control over interoceptive rhythms, led by @samversc.bsky.social with @niketag.bsky.social @toninfrc.bsky.social @michaelgaebler.com 🧘🫀 #interoception #neuroskyence [1/3]

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The science communication prize at #PuG2026 went to @books-and-brains.bsky.social , and that blog idea really looks so cool! (booknerd here!) 📚💖✨🧠 My bookclub recently read "The other black girl" by Z.D. Harris. There is some weird brain stuff going on in there, if you need recommendations! haha

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Congrats to @henrikejngblt.bsky.social for winning this year’s Science Communication Prize at #PuG2026 with the project @books-and-brains.bsky.social Looking forward to reading your reviews on the neuroscientific bases of popular novels 📚🧠 Go follow @books-and-brains.bsky.social !

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Grazie a voi per l’impegno organizzativo!

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As an Italian scientist living abroad 🇮🇹->🇩🇪, experiences like this remind me how important it is to give back to the educational system that helped shape me and to make science more accessible, personal and human for young people. Beyond grateful for this opportunity! #scicomm #neuroskyence [3/3]

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Our letters became conversations about the brain, memory, emotions, the scientific method and the value of engaging with different cultures. I was amazed by the students' curiosity and thought-provoking questions: how are memories formed? Where do emotions come from? [2/3]

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This year I've volunteered with @penneamiche.bsky.social, an initiative that connects Italian scientists and schools through letter exchanges 💌 From Sep to May, I wrote to a middle school class in Verona, sharing what it's like to be a neuroscientist and to build a research career abroad. [1/3]

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We should suggest organizing a crocheters & knitters meet-up at PuG!

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New conference tip to pay attention during keynote talks and deal with the scientific input overload from back-to-back symposia: bring your own crochet project 🧶 Listening to a talk on inter-brain synchrony and empathy at #PuG2026 while enjoying the benefits of rhythmic, cross-body movement 🧠

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Another great #IGOR project outlining the strengths and pitfalls of using generative AI at each stage of the research cycle in biological psychology ♻️ Manuscript ready to be submitted, so stay tuned for this publication hopefully 🔜 #openscience

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IGOR DGPs @igor-dgps.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A massive project comprising a systematic review of over 600 ❗️studies and an empirical analysis of how data transformation practices of peripheral physiological data impact effect sizes and reliability 📈📉 We’re finishing the systematic review manuscript - hopefully stay tuned for a preprint soon!

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Current updates from the IGOR Roundtable (now happening in room HS 01): mark your calendars for October 1st for our next Hackathon and panel discussion with the preliminary title “Current state of journals and research assessment for Open Science?” #PuG2026 #IGOR

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To conclude, André Schulz presents two studies using TMS or heartbeat perception training to modify cardiac interoception #PuG2026

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Next is Sandra Mai-Lippold on using a body scan intervention to improve interoceptive processing and HEPs #PuG2026

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Second is Lisa Drost also discussing how taVNS can be used to modulate interoceptive attention, HRV and HEPs #PuG2026

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First talk of our symposium about novel intervention approaches to modify #interoception by @mjdahl.bsky.social on tVNS, neuromodulatory activity and the locus coeruleus #PuG2026

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Brilliant #PuG2026 keynote talk by @micahgallen.com @the-ecg.org about moving toward a causal approach in #interoception research. My notes are now full of interesting articles that I need to catch up on reading! 📖 #neuroskyence

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Psychologie und Gehirn (Psychology and the Brain). It’s the annual conference of the biopsychology section of the German Psychological Society

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Welcome address at #PuG2026 by @cherrydoc.bsky.social in a stunning conference hall of Heidelberg university

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Today at #PuG2026 at 3:30pm, don't miss the chance to attend @aleksanpi.bsky.social's talk on a recent pilot study about loneliness, interpersonal proximity and cardiac responses! (unfortunately overlapping with my own talk, I wish I could attend myself 😔)

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bioDGPS and DGPA @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

First day of #PuG2026 starts for me with a talk at 3:30pm in room HS 15. Come hear about how we used autogenic training to teach people how to voluntarily control interoceptive states within an ideomotor framework! 🫀🫁 #neuroskyence #interoception

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Excited for the first full day of the 51st annual conference „Psychologie und Gehirn“ #pug2026 - full of groundbreaking work in biological psychology! 🧠

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