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Mathew Piasecki @mpneurophys.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yesterday we held the first Nottingham Neuromuscular Research Meeting (NRRM). Great talks, great Meal Deals. This may become an annual event

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Northumbria University @northumbriauni.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Northumbria researchers are leading a new study, funded by the MS Society, with the aim of finding out why periods can make multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms worse. @paul-ansdell.bsky.social @emilyhume.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social 💡Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Noted, thanks Mel. We should probably hold off on making any firm decisions about REF2029 until we've heard from the bloke who made Angry Birds.

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

"When a bike race is in progress the final word hangs unwritten in the air, churned by the thunder of a helicopter’s rotor blades." open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

An excellent distraction from another rainy evening thesis writing, listening to @nedboulting.bsky.social talking tour memories, and Pete Kennaugh's hay bale revalation

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Sit back and think of summer (sign up, support, and re-post) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjFk...

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ITV Bows Out

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🚨Preperint the first study from our Motor Units and Sex Hormones collaboration. Here we show modest modulations of MU firing patterns by E2 and P4 across the menstrual cycle. This is a huge team effort to collect data from three sites, and there is more to come! #neuro @nuneurofunc.bsky.social

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

First of my PhD studies investigating cortical neurophysiology across the menstrual cycle. We found progesterone to increase the magnitude and duration of neuroplasticity post PAS. Huge thanks to the team @nuneurofunc.bsky.social #neuro #femalephysiology journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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Simon Avrillon @simonavrillon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

My university is offering scholarships for PhD students to visit Nantes (France) for 3 to 6 months. If you are interested in joining my lab to work on the neural control of the hand during artistic activities and translating these insights into robotic control please do not hesitate to get in touch!

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The NHSA @thenhsa.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

In October, we welcomed @northumbriauni.bsky.social to the NHSA. @northumbriauni.bsky.social undertakes a wealth of research dedicated to making a real and lasting impact on society, and we look forward to continuing to work with them and all our members into 2026.

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Paul Ansdell @paul-ansdell.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

The first of a few very cool papers to come from @padraig-spillane.bsky.social’s PhD. Spike-timing-dependent plasticity is evident across the menstrual cycle, but potentiated in the luteal phase 🧠

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Menstrual cycle phase alters corticospinal excitability and spike-timing-dependent plasticity in healthy females www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Out now is our Journal Club article looking at O'Bryan et al. 2025 paper looking at neuromuscular ageing in females. Nice to collaborate on this with good colleagues @elisanedelec.bsky.social Sophie Jenz & Mollie O'Hanlon @nuneurofunc.bsky.social physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

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On the right track: navigating hormonal crossroads in female neuromuscular ageing

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

A massive thank you from Lizzie, David, Pete (who'll be there if he can be) and me. The response to this new venture has been overwhelming. Please sign up here (entirely for free) to make your support known. Let's get this up and running. neverstraysfar.com

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Never Strays Far | Cycling Podcast

Hosted by Ned Boulting, David Millar and Pete Kennaugh. The three talk about lots of things, although they never stray far from the core issue, bike racing. Expect guests from the racing world and som...

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Elisa Nédélec @elisanedelec.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

What a week at @ecssofficial.bsky.social 2025 in Rimini! I had the pleasure of delivering my oral presentation as part of the 'Neuromuscular function across the menstrual cycle' session. Thanks to my colleagues @nuneurofunc.bsky.social for making this week such an enjoyable experience!

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Paul Ansdell @paul-ansdell.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Had a brilliant week at @ecssofficial.bsky.social. Four talks from our group about our latest work 🧠🚴‍♀️💪 Also great to catch up with friends and colleagues from all over. Already looking forward to next year🇨🇭 @padraig-spillane.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social

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Northumbria University Neuromuscular Function @nuneurofunc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

And now the final presentation from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @paul-ansdell.bsky.social presenting his work titled Hormone therapy attenuates menopause related impairments in cortical neuroplasticity at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

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Northumbria University Neuromuscular Function @nuneurofunc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Penultimate presentation from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @elisanedelec.bsky.social presenting her work on knee extensior neuromuscular function across the menstrual cycle at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

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Northumbria University Neuromuscular Function @nuneurofunc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Next up from our group at @northumbriauni.bsky.social is Dr Luca Angius givin a talk titled Non-invasive brain stimulation: Implications for exercise science research and application for physical and mental health at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

At our last meeting @jandrushko.bsky.social & Jason DeFreitas introduced the physiology & physics of #EMG & how to get optimal signals. They stressed the importance of: * setting up a low-noise lab * consistent electrode placement * digital filtering * amplitude normalisation A really useful talk!

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Northumbria University Neuromuscular Function @nuneurofunc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Second up from our group from @northumbriauni.bsky.social is @padraig-spillane.bsky.social presenting his work titled Contraction intensity-specific fluctuations in motor unit behaviour across the menstrual cycle at @ecssofficial.bsky.social in Rimini, Italy 🇮🇹

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Excited to have presented some early data from our wider collaborative project @ecssofficial.bsky.social More to come! @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social

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Northumbria University Neuromuscular Function @nuneurofunc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

@padraig-spillane.bsky.social presenting his work examining the relationship between simple reaction time and intracortical facilitation across the menstrual cycle at the Women's Sport and Wellbeing Interdisciplinary Research Theme Conference at @NorthumbriaUni.bsky.social

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Had a great time at the Women's Nutrition and Physiology symposium at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social today. Some fascinating talks and discussions througout the day. I also enjoyed presenting a poster of some data from my first PhD study on neurophysiology across the menstrual cycle

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

234 cleaned contractions later, phase one of my second PhD study is getting closer to completion

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Still not over the doughnuts in Chicago nor the US love for them as a breakfast item

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