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Motivation and Social Neuroscience (MSN) Lab

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MSN lab is led by Dr. Matthew Apps (@brainapps.bsky.social) and is situated at the Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham. We use cognitive, computational, and biological methods to understand human motivation. www.msn-lab.com

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Todd Vogel @toddvogel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🎉 New paper in Nature Communications 🎉 rdcu.be/e24jT Does our environment influence how likely we are to help others?
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Humans are more prosocial in poor foraging environments
Nature Communications - People constantly decide whether to stop what they are doing to do something else. Here, the authors show that the quality of available options has a greater influence on...
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Mark D Humphries @markdhumphries.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🚨Registration for Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025 closes October 20th 🚨 Speakers @mkflugge.bsky.social @aaronbornstein.bsky.social @benhayden.bsky.social @ellileadbeater.bsky.social @davidrobbe.bsky.social @dlbarack.bsky.social @becketebs.bsky.social uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
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Mark D Humphries @markdhumphries.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Early-bird registration for "The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025" ends September 30th A meeting for everyone fascinated by the brain's role in foraging, 3-5 November 2025 at University of Birmingham. Full speaker list, schedule and more now on the website uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
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Mark D Humphries @markdhumphries.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Closing soon! Abstract submission for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025 A multidisciplinary meeting on the neural, behavioural and computational foundations of foraging across species: uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis... Deadline: August 29
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Mark D Humphries @markdhumphries.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Abstract submission open for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025 (U. Birmingham, 3-5 November) uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis... Deadline: August 17 A meeting for all fascinated by the brain's role in foraging Pls share!
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Motivation and Social Neuroscience (MSN) Lab @msnlab.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Abstract submission open for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025 (University of Birmingham, 3–5 November) A multidisciplinary event exploring the neural, behavioural and computational foundations of foraging across species: uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis... Deadline: August 17, 2025
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Matthew Apps @brainapps.bsky.social · 08/02/2024
Delighted to have been promoted to Full Professor of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience @thechbh.bsky.social as of 1st April. Thank you to all the students, postdocs, collaborators and mentors who have made this possible.
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Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social · 01/02/2024
Birmingham-Leiden Summer School in Computational Social Cognition (CSC 2024) will take place on the beautiful @unibirmingham campus 14th-17th July compsoccog.com. Fantastic lineup of speakers & instructors inc. Wolfram Schultz @celiaheyes.bsky.social Christian Ruff. Please RT and Register ASAP!
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Motivation and Social Neuroscience (MSN) Lab @msnlab.bsky.social · 18/12/2023
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