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Pascal Vrticka

@pvrticka.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Psychology @universityofessex.bsky.social (Colchester, UK) | PI of @soneatlab.bsky.social | fNIRS hyperscanning & structural and functional MRI | Attachment & caregiving in families & couples | TEDx speaker | pvrticka.com | 🇨🇭

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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New #Attachment Insights post #42 and accompanying in-depth Substack post on yhe use of attachment science as part of child custody and child protection decisions pvrticka.substack.com/p/what-happe...?
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What happens when attachment goes to court?
Attachment science in child custody and child protection decisions
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An Attachment Researcher Speaks to Parents Part 3 myfertilebrain.substack.com/p/an-attachm... 💡Part 1: pvrticka.substack.com/cp/215348091 💡Part 2: pvrticka.substack.com/cp/216256341 #attachment #neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #fNIRS #parenting @universityofessex.bsky.social
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An Attachment Researcher Speaks to Parents — Part 3
When Attachment Advice Starts Sounding Like Neuroscience
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An #Attachment Researcher speaks to #Parents - Part 2 What do attachment labels actually mean With Manuela Kouakou myfertilebrain.substack.com/p/an-attachm...
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An Attachment Researcher Speaks to Parents – Part 2
What Attachment Labels Actually Mean
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My written evidence to the House of Commons #Education Committee on the White Paper "Every Child Achieving and Thriving" has now been published. 👉🏻 committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
An #Attachment Researcher Speaks to #Parents – Part 1 myfertilebrain.substack.com/p/an-attachm...
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An Attachment Researcher Speaks to Parents – Part 1
A parent FAQ with attachment researcher Dr Pascal Vrtička (PhD)
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#Attachment Insights Nr 38: Does the body really "keep the score"? An "updated reframing". 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-i... @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The deadline to fill in the abstract submission & attendance request form for our @soneatlab.bsky.social #fNIRS hyperscanning workshop @universityofessex.bsky.social on September 01-02, has just been extended to 15 May. But make sure to not miss it - spaces are limited! Thank you for sharing 🙏
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
For those with healthy enough boundaries to avoid bluesky over the weekend, here's a thread on my new preprint formalising the Allostatic Theory of Oxytocin (and what it taught me about theory-building in psychology)
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
#AttachmentInsights #37: The nighttime parenting gap Why it likely isn't just 'light sleeping': A fresh look at the nighttime #parenting gap 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-i... @soneatlab.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Very excited & grateful to be back in Taipei, Taiwan, this time together with Dr Amanda Lucas, Founding Director of the UK charity #Babygro (babygro.org), to run 4 parent & child sessions with local families supported by an International Impact Fund from @universityofessex.bsky.social.
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Very happy to announce my @soneatlab.bsky.social 's 2026 #fNIRS #hyperscanning workshop. 📍 @universityofessex.bsky.social in #Colchester (UK); September 01-02, 2026. 🎓 Mainly for beginners & new users of fNIRS hyperscanning 🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2026 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/2026-soneat-... Please share 🙏🏻
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The " #Caring Advantage": #Parenting as #Leadership Training - Using #Attachment #Science to Bridge the Gap Between Home & #Work Our latest attachment-informed leadership #AIL post: 👉🏻 attachmentinformedleadership.substack.com/p/the-caring... @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Maria Meier @mariame.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Very cool feature to add your neuroscience methods as badge to your handle! ⬇️ Tagging #fNIRS 🧠🔦 folks here to spread the word @pvrticka.bsky.social @nirx-nirs.bsky.social @artinis.bsky.social @kathlingelbach.bsky.social @katharinastute.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
#PolyvagalTheory (#PVT), #Attachment & #Trauma: An Update And Alternative Account 👉🏻 pvrticka.substack.com/p/polyvagal-...
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Why are ‘hallucinated #citations’ and ‘phantom #references’ a real problem for scientific #accuracy and #integrity - including #attachment #science? More in my latest #Substack post. 👉🏻 pvrticka.substack.com/p/hallucinat...
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Un nouvel article sur l' #attachement, les soins et le #cerveau #parental, destiné en particulier à notre public francophone. 👉🏻 doi.org/10.1016/j.sa... @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
#Dads: The forgotten #attachment figures? How 70 years of attachment science reshaped fathers' role open.substack.com/pub/pvrticka...
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Dads: The Forgotten Attachment Figures?
How 70 Years of Attachment Science Reshaped Fathers' Role
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Why is #attachment foundational for effective #leadership? Because leadership is first and foremost a #relationship. And it’s not just any kind of relationship, it’s an attachment-based relationship. 👉🏻 attachmentinformedleadership.substack.com/p/why-attach...
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Check out my new series on #Substack: Is your #brain securely #attached? Part I: What’s the brain got to do with it? #attachment #neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #fNIRS @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
#Attachment #MythBusting #35: "Rewiring" our #brain to become more #secure Yes, this is a thing, but it's not a "quick fix". The key is to enable our brain to build a (new) predictive model of #safety. 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Heute etwas Kurzes für das deutschsprachige Publikum: #Beziehungsstress #Bindungstypen: Wir können ändern, wie wir lieben Beitrag von Deutschlandfunk Nova vom 09. Oktober 2025 www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/wie-... @universityofessex.bsky.social @soneatlab.bsky.social #Bindung #Attachment
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Bindungstypen: Wir können ändern, wie wir lieben
Bindungstypen: Welche Bedürfnisse wir in Beziehungen haben, ist unterschiedlich. Das wird schon in der Kindheit geprägt. Aber: Er kann sich auch ändern.
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Somehow, the ticket link doesn't appear to work... Here it is again: tickets.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/event/...
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Attachment and Child Development: From Myths to Modern Neuroscience
**These days attachment is literally everywhere… but what is fact and what is fiction, and how can we tell apart myths from reality? Pascal’s talk will focus on one area where there currently is plent...
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I am very much looking forward to my @oxpip.bsky.social online lecture on #Attachment and #Child #Development: From #Myths to Modern #Neuroscience. 📅 03 October 2025, 13:00-15:00 🎟️ Tickets are still available: tickets.sheepcrm.com/.../67ee7a6a... It would be a great pleasure to see you there.
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
New study from the @soneatlab.bsky.social: Securely stressed: association between #attachment and empathic #stress in romantic couples 👉🏻 doi.org/10.1038/s415... Secure attachment can be both a ✅ resilience and a potential ⚠️ risk factor within romantic relationships under stress.
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
#Attachment #MythBusting #34: Attachment between #humans and #pets - is this a real thing? 👉 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... @universityofessex.bsky.social @soneatlab.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
#Attachment #MythBusting #34: Attachment between #humans and #pets - is this a real thing? 👉 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... @universityofessex.bsky.social @soneatlab.bsky.social
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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Looking fwd to our neural synchrony symposium today - & especially learning more from @pvrticka.bsky.social on synchrony in #fNIRS. For a preview check out an excellent 2025 review led by @saradefelice.bsky.social - join us 3pm in Hyde 1. 🧠 ⚡️ 🧠 #flux2025 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
De Felice et al 2025: relational neuroscience, insights from hyperscanningFlux 2025 symposium - is neural synchrony a developmental mechanism?
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Now happening at #FLUX2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social 👇🏻 Interested in #fNIRS #hyperscanning in #parent #child dyads & #families? Check out our posters & talk by my @soneatlab.bsky.social ! And do let me know if you want to meet for a chat 😊.
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Come and find my @soneatlab.bsky.social (@universityofessex.bsky.social) at this years #FLUX2025 in #Dublin! We are participating in 4 events, including a pre-conference workshop on #hyperscanning with @artinis.bsky.social, two #poster sessions by Ricky and Laura, and a symposium talk 👇🏻
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
🤔❓ How good is #AI when asked about the neurobiological basis of #attachment? 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 Very bad! Don't rely on AI for such a complex and nuanced question. Instead, use resources based on real & recent scientific evidence - like my #Attachment #MythBusting series or #NAMA & #NAMDA. 👉🏻 pvrticka.com
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
#Attachment MythBusting #33: #SexDifferences in Attachment Yes, there are sex differences in attachment. But they are more complex than #PopPsychology suggests. 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... @universityofessex.bsky.social @soneatlab.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#Attachment #MythBusting #32: The "Anxious-Avoidant Trap" The internet is full of posts mentioning this trap, apparently one of the most common and challenging attachment combinations within close relationships. But what’s science telling us? Let’s have a closer look! pvrticka.com/attachment-m...
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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Robbie Duschinsky has written an #openaccess book on #attachment research in developmental psychology. How it started, how it changed, and how differently labs measure it. Overall thesis: attachment theory is not one unified paradigm. Check out this work of deep expertise.
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Developments in Attachment Research
Abstract. Developments in Attachment Research explores the contributions of several research groups in developmental science that have shaped the study of
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Carlo Schuengel @carloschuengel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
@robbieduschinsky.bsky.social , who is not an active poster on BlueSky, wrote this beautiful piece about being an #attachment researcher and a father of a child with severe #disability. Sharing for other parents www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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‘Attachment research gave some indication where we could start in trying to parent our seriously unwell daughter’ | BPS
Robbie Duschinsky (University of Cambridge) reflects on parenting a profoundly unwell and disabled child whilst undertaking research and writing about attachment.
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
#Attachment #MythBusting #31 – #AttachmentTheory versus #Nonattachment in #Buddhism Attachment theory and Buddhism - calling for “nonattachment” - don’t have anything in common. Or do they...? 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Sara De Felice @saradefelice.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
How do our brains and bodies support social learning in real time? We take an ecological and multimodal neuroscience approach to study mutual prediction and social coordination when learning with others. It took 5 full years for this one! Full open-access pre-print: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
ResearchPlus - a new collaboration has been formed by 10 UK universities: "there is no collective voice or visibility for research-focused universities outside the Russell Group. Our collaboration seeks to address this & enable us to work better with each other & with existing groups"
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ResearchPlus: a manifesto for a new collaborative of universities - HEPI
ResearchPlus unites leading research-focused UK universities to boost innovation, skills, and regional and national prosperity.
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Anna-Lena Zietlow @alzietlow.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Thrilled to welcome @pvrticka.bsky.social to our #BühlerKolloquium! Looking forward to exploring his fascinating research. Join us this Wednesday! @tudresden.bsky.social
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Child and Family Mental Health Lab @cfmhlab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
📢 Join us for Dr. Pascal Vrticka’s talk on “Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment: From Single-Person Epigenetics to Interpersonal Neural Synchrony” at the #Bühlerkolloquium. 📅 02/07 @ 5 pm 📍 FAL Room 158 and via Zoom 🔗 tu-dresden.de/mn/psycholog... @tudresden.bsky.social @pvrticka.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🚨 Join us at the 5th #SocialNeuroscience of Human #Relationships, #Attachment and #Caregiving #Conference (#SNRAC2025) this summer! 🚨 TOPIC: #Trauma & #Resilience 👉 www.uni-bremen.de/en/klips-kjp... Abstracts: 04/07. Register: 15/07. #neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #fNIRS
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🎉Celebrating 30 #Attachment #MythBusting posts🎉 Which ones are your favourites? How did they change your view of attachment and how you use it? And what do you wish to read about next? Let me know in the comments or in the Q & A Form at the bottom of my website: pvrticka.com/attachment-m.... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🎉Celebrating 30 #Attachment #MythBusting posts🎉 Which ones are your favourites? How did they change your view of attachment and how you use it? And what do you wish to read about next? Let me know in the comments or in the Q & A Form at the bottom of my website: pvrticka.com/attachment-m.... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🚨 Join us at the 5th #SocialNeuroscience of #Human #Relationships, #Attachment and #Caregiving #Conference - #SNRAC2025 - this summer! 🚨 Where: @unibremen.bsky.social When: August 20-21, 2025 More information: www.uni-bremen.de/en/klips-kjp... #Abstract submission & #registration by 04.07.2025
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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Though AI helps, does it dull us over time? A study from MIT found that regular ChatGPT use weakens memory, focus, and brain activity. 83% couldn't quote their own text. Essays became repetitive. Researchers call it "cognitive debt"—a slow erosion of independent thinking. arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
#Attachment #MythBusting #30 #MirrorNeurons, #Empathy and Attachment: Looking beyond "cells that read minds" 👉🏻 pvrticka.com/attachment-m... #neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #brain
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Last chance to apply for a fully-funded 2-year #PostDoc in my @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social using #fNIRS #hyperscanning & behavioural assessment in #children. 👉🏻 SWITCH: pvrticka.com/switch-proje... Deadline: 01.06.25 Start: 01.10.25 vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment (SoNeAt) Lab @soneatlab.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
(Slightly belated) congratulations to our 2025 #SoNeAtLab (@soneatlab.bsky.social) #fNIRS #Hyperscanning Workshop best #presentation #prize #winners 🤩 🎉 🏆! Poster: Vanessa Nöring @uni-jena.de Talk: Ann Hogenhuis @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @artinis.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social
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Pascal Vrticka @pvrticka.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
One week left to apply for the fully-funded 2-year Postdoctoral Research Associate position in my @soneatlab.bsky.social, Dept. of #Psychology, @universityofessex.bsky.social (#Colchester, #UK). Deadline: 01.06.2025 Start: 01.10.2025 vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... #fNIRS #attachment
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Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment (SoNeAt) Lab @soneatlab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Second day of our 2025 #SoNeAtLab #fNIRS #hyperscanning workshop 🧠🧠 @universityofessex.bsky.social. In the IT Lab 🖥 now, looking at actual data 📊 and how to analyse it. @artinis.bsky.social #Neuroskyence #brain #synchrony
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Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment (SoNeAt) Lab @soneatlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Our 2025 #SoNeat #fNIRS #Hyperscanning workshop @universityofessex.bsky.social is in full swing. @artinis.bsky.social @pvrticka.bsky.social #Neuroskyence
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