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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎓🎉 Huge congratulations to @josefinehebisch.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD "Through the Eye of the Beholder: Pupil-Linked Arousal in Memory Formation and Decision-Making" in the RTG 2753 under her supervisor @donnerlab.bsky.social . Alll the best for what comes next! 👏

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Lars Schwabe, speaker of RTG 2753, on receiving the 2026 Dirk Hellhammer Award from the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE)! Read more: www.emotionalmemory.de/news/2026-di...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🎓 We congratulate Kai Schüren on the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation, “The Missing Link: Holistic Regard of Determinants Shaping Memory Integration and Inference,” completed under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Lars Schwabe in the RTG 2753. 🎉 www.emotionalmemory.de/news/kai-sch...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🧠 Researcher Spotlight: Tim Dreßler PhD student Tim (GRK/RTG 2753) studies how memories link to new inferences, and how stress & psychosis risk shape this. His advice: stand your ground, but stay open to being wrong! Read more here: www.emotionalmemory.de/news/researc...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Antonia Lilja on the successful defense of her dissertation "What Matters Most: Selective Memory Enhancement Surrounding Acute Stress"! In Finnish fashion, she is now the proud owner of a miniature PhD sword. Dr. Lilja is officially armed for the next chapter ⚔️

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🧠Join our next RTG 2753 Lecture Series! 📆1st July 2026 | 16:00–17:30 📍Lecture Hall R4, Von Melle Park 11, 20146 Hamburg Prof. Dr. Nikolai Axmacher (Ruhr University Bochum) on "Memory traces of aversive experiences"

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🧠Good research starts with sustainable researchers: Dr. Desiree Dickerson led RTG members through a workshop on academic resilience & well-being exploring how stress responses can maintain distress, and how to interrupt those patterns. Read more: www.emotionalmemory.de/news/academi...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Two workshops on better science for our RTG members. Dr. Lennart Wittkuhn on Research Data Management: organising data, DMPs, version control & BIDS @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social on Open Science: open data, pre-registration, registered reports & open access 🔗: www.emotionalmemory.de/news/open-sc...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🧠Join our next RTG 2753 Lecture Series! 📆10th June 2026 | 16:00–17:30 📍Zoom Prof. Dr. Valerie Voon (University of Cambridge & Fudan University) on "Deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of the striaterminalis for depression: physiology and cognition" uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

📄New publication from Kai Schüren et al. shows that acute stress impairs memory integration by reducing hippocampal reactivation during new learning. With Broad implications for educational, legal & clinical settings. 🔗https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea5496 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Stress disrupts hippocampal integration of overlapping events and memory inference in humans

Stress disrupts inference by reducing hippocampal reactivation of related content and differentiating overlapping events.

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🎓 Today, 13 May, marks the very first European Doctoral Day celebrating the role of PhD researchers in driving science, innovation, and societal progress across Europe and beyond. Over 170 events are taking place across the continent. Find one near you! 🗺️ www.eurodocday.org

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

☀️The RTG going international in Thessaloniki for the European Meeting on Human Fear Conditioning, organized by Maastricht University (4–6 May 2026) @felixklaassen.bsky.social, Paul Pfaff, @kimsobania.bsky.social,Talea Sibum, @juliaruge.bsky.social, @anjariesel.bsky.social, @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🧠 Join us for our next RTG 2753 Lecture Series! 🗓️ 6 May 2026 | 16:00–17:30 📍 Online via Zoom Prof. Dr. Hugo Spiers (University College London) will talk about “Navigation in cities and on the ocean.” 🔗 uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to @kimsobania.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD in our RTG 2753! Her dissertation on fear and safety learning in anxiety-related psychopathology was supervised by @anjariesel.bsky.social. Kim will continue with us as a postdoc! www.emotionalmemory.de/news/qualifi...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

On April 1st, our RTG held a Postdoc Symposium: bringing postdocs and PhD students together and to spark collaboration. @mklingelhoeferj.bsky.social, Dr. Anne Bierbrauer & @felixklaassen.bsky.social each shared their work, followed by drinks and snacks. www.emotionalmemory.de/news/qualifi...

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Stress & Cognition Group @stresscognition.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Our lab is eager to host a post-doc researcher via the Humboldt Research Fellowship! If you’re interested in collaborating and applying together, please reach out to us directly: lars.schwabe@uni-hamburg.de Details: www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🔬We’re excited to share that our work is forthcoming in Science Advances! Schueren, K. A., Varga, N. L., Heinbockel, H., Preston, A. R., Roozendall, B., & Schwabe, L. (in press). Stress disrupts hippocampal integration of overlapping events and memory inference in humans. Science Advances

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🎓 Congratulations to @juliaruge.bsky.social on successfully defending her PhD at GRK 2753 (Emotional Learning and Memory) under the supervision of @tinalonsdorf.bsky.social. We are delighted that she will continue as a postdoc in the RTG and we wish her continued success in her academic career.

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

💡We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Marcella Lydia Woud, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, for a talk within our Lecture Series: 📆⏰: 7th of January 2026, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: “Assessing and Modifying Biased Cognitive Processing in Emotional Disorders” Venue: Lecture Hall R4, Von-Melle-Park 11

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

💡🧠 Our last Lecture Series Talk for this year is coming up: Prof. Raffael Kalisch, Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Mainz, will speak on “Neurobiological mechanisms of fear extinction learning and memory” 📆⏰: 03.12.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 @ Lecture Hall R4, Von-Melle-Park 11

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We are looking forward to the upcoming talk of the RTG Lecture Series: 📅 5.11.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: “Latent cause inference and mental health” Speaker: Prof. Dr. Yael Niv, Princeton University Online on Zoom: uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We are looking forward to the upcoming RTG Lecture Series Talk: 📅 15.10.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: Neurobiological investigation into stress hormone effects on memory specificity in a rodent model Speaker: Prof. Dr. Benno Roozendaal, Radboudumc, Nijmegen On Zoom uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Settled near the beautiful Ratzeburg at the lakeside at Hotel "Der Seehof", we had 2.5 days packed with exciting talks by our external guests, ⚡ talks and poster presentations 📉📊 by the PhD students, a special interest event and a fun team activity in the framework of the 3rd RTG Summer School.

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Stress & Cognition Group @stresscognition.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Inspiring days in Ratzeburg 🌿✨ at the 3rd Summer School of @rtg2753.bsky.social on Emotional Learning & Memory. Science, sports, spa – and great talks from our lab on past & future projects! 🧠💡 With @elbersgerd.bsky.social, Kai Schüren, Tim Dressler, @s-vandelangenberg.bsky.social & Antonia Lilja

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🌱📢 Second cohort of PhD students and postdocs is starting in our RTG tomorrow. We are delighted meet this international group of excellent young researchers and have got a lot in store for them! An overlap between the cohorts will allow our new group to benefit from the transfer of knowledge 🎓

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

💡 Prof. Dr. Yee Lee Shing @yeeleeshing.bsky.social from Goethe-Universität Franfurt am Main will hold an online talk in the framework of our Lecture Series: 📅 02.07.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: “Predictive Processing and Memory Across the Lifespan” Link: uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

💡🧠 Another talk in the framework of our Lecture Series is coming up soon: 📅 04.06.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: “Naturalistic and gamified approaches in computational psychiatry” Speaker: Dr. Toby Wise, King’s College London Venue: Zoom, uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Our PhD student @kimsobania.bsky.social won the 1st poster prize for her work within the RTG project at the European Meeting of Human Fear Conditioning. Great achievement, congratulations!! 👏🎊

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

We are looking forward to the upcoming RTG Lecture Series Talk: 📅 07.05.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: “Stress, glucocorticoids, and individual differences in cognitive and emotional adaptation” Speaker: Prof. Carmen Sandi, EPFL, Lausanne Online, Zoom link: uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/6961623452...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

💡 "Promovierendentag 2025" of the Hamburg Research Academy is coming up on 22nd of May, check out the full programme at www.hra-hamburg.de/unser-angebo... ! Some events in English. A fantastic opportunity to gain practical insights on a range of topics highly relevant for doctoral researchers!

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

📢🧠 Deadline approaching! Our RTG is hiring its 2nd cohort of doctoral researchers. 11 positions are open in our interdisciplinary group, conducting research at the intersection of psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience. All details via www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb... Spread the word!

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Anja Riesel @anjariesel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Curious about how altered fear & safety learning contribute to anxiety, OCD, and PTSD? Check out our new meta-analysis on startle response, self-report, and SCR in fear conditioning! Together with Franziska Kausche, @hpcrstn.bsky.social & Kim Sobania. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Fear and safety learning in anxiety- and stress-related disorders: An updated meta-analysis

Fear learning processes are believed to play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of anxiety and stress-related disorders. To integrate r…

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

💡Two exciting events from the HRA on topics of diversity in science: Talk "Women in science now" with Lisa M.P.Munoz on the 23rd of January , and a kick-off event of the project "360° Geschlecht in der Forschung" on the 13th of February. Links below⬇️

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

💡 📝Apply for the postdoc position at the Cognitive Psychology Lab at @uni-hamburg.de @stresscognition.bsky.social until the 10th of January! All details via www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

We are looking forward to our first RTG Lecture Series Talk in 2025: 📅 08.01.2025, 16:00 – 17:30 Title: “Social reward responsiveness and depression vulnerability: Translational insights from event-related potentials” Speaker: Autumn Kujawa, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Online, Zoom link below 👇

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

💡 An exciting offer by the Hamburg Research Academy: A book talk with world renowned science writer Lisa M.P. Munoz, author of 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘸: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺. More info: tools.hra-hamburg.de/en/hra-wise-... 📅 Thursday, 23 January, 4-5:30 pm, online

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

🎬 We are so excited to share the image film of our Research Training Group, which provides behind-the-scenes insights into the research within the group, the experiences of our PhD students and our goals for the next years! Thank you to everyone who contributed 📽️🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqdb...

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Image film of the Research Training Group 2753 "Emotional learning and memory"

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The Cognitive Psychology Lab at the University of Hamburg @stresscognition.bsky.social has an exciting new postdoc position, spread the word!⚡

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

📢 Today our last Lecture Series talk for this year is taking place: 📅4.12, 4:00 - 5:30 pm Speaker: Dr. Vanessa van Ast, University of Amsterdam Title (tentative): “Changing minds by reshaping memories” Venue: Lecture hall „ R4”, Von-Melle-Park 11

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RTG Emotional Learning and Memory @rtg2753.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

‪ We are moving our platform from x.com/rtg2753, stay turned for news and updates from the RTG "Emotional learning and memory"🧠😀

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