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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Huge shoutout to Makaela and Ákos for their awesome new review of empathy and MDMA! Give it a read 🤩

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Flora Nelissen @floranelissen.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It was a pleasure to host Dr. Camilla Bellone at the NIN last week! She presented her work on the neurobiology of social motivation, including social prediction errors and the role of dopamine in social isolation. Thank you for the inspiring talk! @socialbrainlab.bsky.social @nin-knaw.bsky.social

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Our lab was at #CCN2025 in Amsterdam last week! 🧠 @juditcaba.bsky.social and @jiamiaoyang.bsky.social presented posters and had some great convos with fellow researchers. 🎉Big cheers to them and everyone who stopped by! #BrainsAndCode

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

✨ Wanna earn 17€ and help science? We're running a fun eye-tracking 👀study on how people make decisions — about money, pain, and who’s affected (you, someone else, or a group). Based in Amsterdam. Curious? Sign up here: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🌟 We want to introduce our newest Postdoc Tousif! He integrates diverse data sources into mathematical models of neuronal dynamics to explore how neuronal activities in the brain unfolds into meaningful social interactions. We look forward to his findings! 🔬

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

At the end of June two SBL members presented their posters at the Organization for human brain mapping conference (#OHBM2025) in Brisbane Australia! 🔎 Judit and Jiamiao presented their brain signature and computational modeling results about social decision making. We are so proud of our PhDs! 💪

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🫂 Last week our lab went on a 3-day retreat to Friesland. As the Social Brain Lab we know the importance of being social and team building with the lab members. The days were filled with fun, work, competition, knowledge sharing, and good food 🤝 📝

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🎉 As the SBL is based in Amsterdam, we of course could not miss the celebration of the city’s 750th birthday! On the longest day of the year the lab members joined the festivities on the closed-off freeway we usually drive on to get to work, and had the best day in the sun! ☀️

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🧠🔬 Our lab has a new study you can participate in! In 2 hours we test how physically and emotionally connected you and your roommate are, and you can both earn up to €30. Check the requirements below and email m.cariola@nin.knaw.nl to sign up or ask for more information. We we hope to see you soon!

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Earlier this month some of our lab members attended the European Social Club conference in Coimbra. We are very proud of Lina and Chaoyi for their great presentations on fear learning and shared ACC circuits underlying empathy! ✨

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

We are halfway through Mental Health Awareness month! Did you know consensual touch reduces anxiety, depression, and stress? 🫂 Take a moment to give someone you love a hug during #EuropeanMentalHealthWeek 💫 and find out more how hugs help in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Z-...

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To what extent does touch contribute to our overall wellbeing?

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

👏 Thank you Frédéric Michon for presenting at the NIN symposium! He discussed how the hippocampal network is involved in learning contextual threat memories through social observation. 🔎 Learning from others’ experiences can increase our survival chances. Excited to learn about his future research!

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We really enjoyed the NIN’s Green Office 🌿 talk! They work hard to promote sustainable lab-practices by organising/attending events & spreading awareness through creative projects to inspire sustainable attitudes. We are excited for more labs to join the LEAF 🌱 initiative with SBL & the Salta group!

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

This special issue features many innovative articles about adolescent social-cognitive neurobiological development by our collaborators @gutsproject.bsky.social on the Growing Up Together in Society (GUTS) project 🤝

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

SBL has updated the website! ✨ Find all the most up-to-date information about our members and projects on socialbrainlab.org. Explore our mission, collaborations, or take a look at the informative videos! 🐭🧠

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

PhD student @floranelissen.bsky.social recently presented her literature review about her collaboration with Postdoc Eugenia Poh from the Willuhn group 🤝 Their project investigates how past experiences affect social behavior and the underlying dopamine signals 🔎🐭🧠 Thank you for the wonderful talk!

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🚨 Internship Opportunity Alert!🚨Are you passionate about social learning, decision-making, and computational modeling? Join us and dive into groundbreaking research with our innovative team🌟Apply now! 🔗 nin.nl/internships/... #Internship #Neuroscience #Research #SocialBrainLab #Opportunity

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A huge congratulations to our PhD student Flora Nelissen and collaborators Baptiste Heiles and David Maresca on their Science publication and front cover! 🎉 This paper revolutionizes visualizing acoustic reporter genes and biosensors in-vivo with high-resolution and volumetric ultrasound imaging

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

✨🔎 Look at this cool piece our collaborator wrote!

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Check out 🔍this cool neuron imaged by our very own @bbczky.bsky.social🔬

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🧠🎨 It’s Brain Awareness Week! In line with this year’s theme “Brain and Art: Creativity in Mind” current SBL members & alumni are working with @neuronarratives.bsky.social! This weekend the artists and neuroscientists will be paired to start on their exciting collaboration! #NeuroNarrativesUpdates

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Welcome to our new postdoc Lena Kaufmann! Lena will be investigating emotional contagion during free interaction and movement with others. We are excited to learn more about the effects of seeing negative experiences on neural population dynamics in the hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex.

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

We toured the NIN Mechatronics facilities! From laser cutting to 3D printing, we saw how the skilled craftsmen of Microscopy 🔬, Electronics, and the Workshop 🔨 come together to create the experimental setups that make @nin-knaw.bsky.social research work 🤝 Thank you for sharing your work with us!

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The SBL welcomes Monia Cariola, our new research assistant! She will be investigating the physiological effects of empathy in an exciting comparative study. This in-vivo research design will give much insight into how the body reacts when seeing others in pain.

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thank you Monique Smith (@moeneuro.bsky.social) for your interesting symposium talk on the social transfer model of empathy! 👏 This visit sparked many new ideas and we are excited to dive into our new collaborative research! 🔎🧠🚀

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Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) @nin-knaw.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The social brain lab is looking for an intern! 🧠 Their study focuses on understanding how humans respond physiologically to vicarious pain, using electrical stimulation to induce pain while adjusting intensity to each participant’s tolerance. Learn more and apply here: nin.nl/internships/...

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Internship Investigating Pain and Empathy - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - Master the Mind

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The SBL holiday party 🎉 was a great success! We relaxed with Tai Chi workshop from the School of T'ai Chi Chuan, exchanged gifts, and ate some delicious food during a pub quiz. Here's to another social year in the lab! ✨🐭🧠

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

✨ Welcome to all the new interns joining the SBL! Many new people have joined us this year so follow along to stay updated on the exciting work of these newcomers 🍀

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NeuroNarratives @neuronarratives.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 Meet Kalliopi, Yulong and Paloma, the researchers behind the NeuroNarratives residency! Learn more about them on our webiste: neuro-narratives.com/team/ 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬? You can apply via the link in bio!

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NeuroNarratives @neuronarratives.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 We are excited to launch NeuroNarratives, an art-science residency bringing neuroscientists and artists together to create meaningful art based on science! Sign up via de link in bio! #opencall #artandscience #art #science #artscienceresidency #neuroscience

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Happy New Year of the Snake! Just as the snake moves forward with agility & precision, may your research progress smoothly, discoveries be groundbreaking, & efforts rewarded with abundant achievements. Wishing you a year filled with inspiration, fruitful collaborations, & exciting breakthroughs.

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🌟 SBL joined the NIN Gym kick-off organised by the NINclusion committee to promote mental and physical health! For 10 weeks, we’ll alternate Yoga & Bootcamp with personal trainer Ties (@tiesverbeekpt.bsky.social) on Thursdays. 💪✨ #MentalHealth #Inclusion

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Happy National Hug Day! 🤗 Did you know that consensual hugs can boost your mental and physical health? Share a meaningful or daring hug today and spread the love! 💖 #NationalHugDay #SpreadLove #HealthyHugs

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ckeysers.bsky.social @ckeysers.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

In the meta we performed with @socialbrainlab.bsky.social dozens of studies showed being touched, often as a massage, has highly significant benefits for mental and physical health. With giving a hug having zero cost, shouldn't we just hug more? Did you hug your partner or children this morning?

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Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) @nin-knaw.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

🌱 Exciting news from our green office! Two labs have joined the certified sustainability programme, LEAF. Congratulations to Evgenia Salta’s lab and the @socialbrainlab.bsky.social for earning the bronze award and making impactful strides toward environmentally friendly research practices. 🎉

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Social Brain Lab @socialbrainlab.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Are you passionate about unraveling the mysteries of the brain and behavior in rodents? 🧠🐭 The Social Brain Lab is on the lookout👀for a Postdoc in Social Rodent Neuroscience. 📍Location: Amsterdam 📅 Apply by: December 31, 2024 🔗 Apply Now: nin.nl/vacancies/db... #neuroscience #academicjobs

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DBI2 Postdoc - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - Master the Mind

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