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Nadine Dijkstra @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Excited to share our Preview about this excellent recent paper. In this Preview, @giuliacabbai.bsky.social and I explore how these findings connect with the rich literature on sensory reinstatement during imagery, and outline important questions for future imagery research! doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

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Ataol Burak Ozsu @aozsu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I am beyond excited to share our new preprint ‘Building world models by learning to distinguish imagination from reality: why childhood imagination feels so real’ with Nora Petrova, @tessamdekker.bsky.social and @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 08/02/2026

A feature in Nature examines the research about aphantasia, which is the experience of people with no mental imagery, and how it could offer a window into consciousness. #Neuroskyence 🧪

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Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.

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dorottya hetenyi @dotproduct.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Super happy to share my very first first-author paper out in @sfnjournals.bsky.social! We show content-specific predictions are represented in an alpha rhythm. It’s been a beautiful, inspiring, yet challenging journey. Huge thanks to everyone, especially @peterkok.bsky.social @jhaarsma.bsky.social

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Nadine Dijkstra @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

On Wednesday at 10:45 @pazbartal.bsky.social will present: P3.48 | The Influence Of Scene Context On Perceptual Reality Monitoring Presenting preliminary results that suggest that imagery is more vivid and more likely to be confused for perception within congruent scene contexts.

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Nadine Dijkstra @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Looking forward to #ICON2025 next week! We will have several presentations on mental imagery, reality monitoring and expectations: To kick us off, on Tuesday at 15:30, Martha Cottam will present: P2.12 | Presence Expectations Modulate the Neural Signatures of Content Prediction Errors

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Benjy Barnett @benjyb.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🚨New preprint🚨 out with the dream team @matanmazor.bsky.social @giuliacabbai.bsky.social and @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social! We report a novel and robust effect across five different datasets: vivid imagery is reported faster than weak imagery. 📝: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Paz Bar-Tal @pazbartal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🚨 Preprint alert 🚨 After 4 years of work, our new research on the Sense of Reality is finally out! Using Virtual Reality, we investigate our response to Virtual Hallucinations across different reality domains! Discover how our minds and bodies react when reality isn't quite what it seems...

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Nadine Dijkstra @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

First dinner with the new lab! 🤩🧠 With @giuliacabbai.bsky.social, @pazbartal.bsky.social, @steveallsopp.bsky.social, Bohdana Neurathova, Rico Stecher and Luna Huestegge.

A group of eight people is seated around a table in a restaurant with exposed brick walls. They are enjoying a meal together, with several large pizzas, drinks, and menus spread across the table. The group consists of men and women dressed casually, smiling at the camera. A chalkboard menu with handwritten items is visible in the background, along with framed artwork on the walls.

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Paz Bar-Tal @pazbartal.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

What an opportunity! I am really grateful to work with the amazing @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social, can't wait to see the groundbreaking research ahead!

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