Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouPhivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 17/10/2025Our (@eester.bsky.social, @nkonstantinou.bsky.social) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project RESTORE now has an online home, where you can follow news & updates: www.phivph.com/projects/res...phivph.comphivph.com - RESTOREProject RESTORE is a HORIZON Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global Postdoctoral Fellowship (see it on CORDIS). The overarching aim of RESTORE is to employ state-of-the-art and innovative approaches to... 043 4
Nikos Konstantinou @nkonstantinou.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Barely survived almost 2 years of that! Not recommend! 😂 120 2
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinouhakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025i used to have blog on consciousness. i just uploaded my final post there, in which i responded to Alex Gomez-Marin & Anil Seth's recent commentary on the scientific status of IIT. inconsciousnesswetrust.blogspot.com/2025/03/fina... so long, folks. the world is going nuts. pls take care. 🧠📈inconsciousnesswetrust.blogspot.comfinale: reply to Gomez-Marin & Seth about the scientific status of IIThere i respond to a commentary written by Alex Gomez-Marin and Anil Seth, on a paper explaining why IIT is unscientific . the latter articl... 87328 73
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouMasud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness academic.oup.com/brain/articl... 51538308 538
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouJean-Rémi King @jeanremiking.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Two new studies from our team we're particularly happy about: Study 1: ai.meta.com/research/pub... Study 2: ai.meta.com/research/pub... Blog 3: ai.meta.com/blog/brain-a... 28221 82
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 02/02/2025Science is political. It wouldn't necessarily have to be partisan. But when one party is opposed to science-based policy, scientists have a choice between saying "you're right, thoughts and prayers are probably as effective as reducing carbon emissions" or saying "fuck that." 171745427 1.7K
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouPhivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 10/12/2024Our perspective on utilising cortico-cortical (dual) TMS to advance working memory research is out now. With @nkonstantinou.bsky.social & @eester.bsky.social 🧵 1/5 www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Advancing working memory research through cortico-cortical transcranial magnetic stimulation 141 4
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouEsteban Ortiz-Ospina @eortizospina.bsky.social · 15/11/2024A timeline of historical pandemics [From @scientificdiscovery.dev's great overview article: ourworldindata.org/historical-p... 410637 106
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouMatthias Michel @matthiasmichel.bsky.social · 22/11/2024In this new preprint @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the functions and evolution of conscious vision. This is a big project: osf.io/preprints/ps.... We'd love to get your comments! 410940 109
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouDavid Manheim @davidmanheim.alter.org.il · 24/11/2024Proposal: Lists on @bsky.app should be called "Constellations" (Artificially connected / grouped items in the sky.) @jay.bsky.team / @why.bsky.team 2342 34
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouPhivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 24/11/2024And a #Skyprus starter pack created by @sexyprovataki.bsky.social to start building up the community! go.bsky.app/V2GRjJC 282 8
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinouhakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024sorry for being the blacksheep again... #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/consciousnes...thetransmitter.orgPremature declarations on animal consciousness hinder progressOverstating the evidence in support of animal consciousness could impede efforts to develop more accurate ways of assessing it. 76822 68
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinou𝔾𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝕊𝔩𝔞𝕪𝔢𝔯𝔰 ^(;,;)^ @davesayers.eurosky.social · 15/11/2024Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE. 752455397 2.5K
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouPhivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 17/11/2024FYI, if you have a domain, you can use it as your @bsky.app handle! bsky.social/about/blog/4...bsky.socialHow to set your domain as your handle - BlueskyUsing a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle. 011 1
Reposted by Nikos Konstantinouhakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · 16/11/2024"non-human animals lack memory for stimulus sequences... if [they] do not remember or process information about order faithfully, then it is unlikely that [they] perform mental simulations, construct mental world models, have episodic memory... " www.cell.com/action/showP...cell.com 5225 22
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouMicah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 10/11/2024By popular demand, I have begun making a cognitive neuroscience starter pack. If you scan brains, you can be on it! go.bsky.app/2n84SRM 88328116 328
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 04/11/2024Unmarried people may be about 80% more likely to have depressive symptoms than those who are married, suggests an analysis of more than 100,000 individuals across 7 countries, published in Nature Human Behaviour. go.nature.com/3ADr1EJ 🧪 1194 19
Reposted by Nikos KonstantinouJeffrey Perkel (he/him) @jperkel.bsky.social · 05/12/2023Grant writing is hard. It’s time-consuming. It can feel isolating and can sap your motivation. For many scientists, it is their least favourite part of the job. Today in Nature, grant-writing experts offer tips to make the process more productive and enjoyable. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comMost scientists don’t enjoy writing grants. Here’s how to change thatSpecialists share how to make the experience more enjoyable and foster a sense of belonging. Specialists share how to make the experience more enjoyable and foster a sense of belonging. 142 4
