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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TMS Friday returns! - this Friday at 14h UK time, with Dr Robert Hardwick presenting his lab's work on "RMT-Finder" - an automated threshold-finding tool for CED/Spike & Magstim TMS setups. Zoom link via our github pages or Slack 🧠🧲⚡️ #TMS #BrainStim doi.org/10.1016/j.jn...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 29/08/2026

A study in Nature Human Behaviour shows that directing attention to bodily sensations, rather than away, promotes more regulated acute inflammatory responses in healthy volunteers, revealing sensory and vagal pathways linking mind and immune function. go.nature.com/4x7rUNR #immunosky 🧪

This is figure 2, which shows that sensory signalling contributes to attentional regulation of inflammation.

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Metacheck Shiny app to download all private OSF Repositories is done. The manual is updated, and everything is in the dev branch on GitHub. As a bonus, we explain how you can run repo_check, data_check, code_check, and codebook_check on your repository with 1 line of code. Launch next week.

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

📣 Our KeyNote speaker at the inaugural #Hackathon 2026 is: Dr Sara Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social on their recent work: "Debunking the myth of excitatory and inhibitory repetitive TMS" Tuesday 11th August 16h UTC+2 (Paris) (15h London, 10h New York) Zoom link on our GitHub & Slack channel!

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Christoph Strauch @cstrauch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Now final in @elife.bsky.social: #Synesthetes really do 'see' when reporting colors while reading (typeface gray) numbers: pupils change according to the perceived colors' brightness - if a synesthete sees a bright yellow, the pupils become smaller. elifesciences.org/articles/110...

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This graph took me 3 years to make. It's perhaps the largest-ever #metaanalysis of #TMS #BrainStim data. It includes my first real scientific discovery 🧵: When you stimulate the hand with a brief electric pulse, your brain and spinal cord are momentarily less excitable: muscle output decreases 1/n

Muscle excitability (y-axis) plot against the time between stimulation of the hand (PNS) and stimulation of the cortico-spinal pathway (TMS) to the muscle (x-axis). The x-axis is in milliseconds, from 1 to 1000 on a log scale; the y-axis is the log10 ratio of muscle excitability with prior hand stimulation versus without. Each blue dot in the figure is a group mean, obtained from 353 papers. The blue line is the random effect meta-analytic mean; where the blue line goes thicker (between 17-64ms, then 100-320ms) there is a significant meta-analytic effect (i.e., the line is below zero, muscle excitability is decreased). The plot includes over 11000 datapoints. Most datapoints are concentrated in the 16-30ms period, which is studied as 'short-latency afferent inhibition' (SAI).

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Ian Greenhouse @iangreenhouse.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We have a few spots left in our upcoming workshop in Eugene, OR October 12-14, 2026. Please join us! greenhouselab.github.io/motorbrainst... #neuroskyence #sensorimotor #TranscranialMagneticStimulation

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Mapping the Motor System with Brain Stimulation Workshop

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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In 2025, experts presented the latest evidence on the climate crisis to Westminster. Their findings are brought together in the new film, The National Emergency Briefing. Join us on Wednesday for a screening, followed by a discussion with Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh @cast-centre.bsky.social.

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University to host screening of National Emergency Briefing film on the climate and nature crisis

15 July event will be hosted by Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, Advisor on the film

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Every month, ~25 researchers from ~10 countries join our presentations & discussions on #TMS methods & results It's the BrainStim World Cup ⚽ But Free. And no knockouts You can join us too! Find meeting links on our Github/Slack. Get in touch if you can't find the link github.com/TMSMultiLab/...

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Phivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 16/06/2026

Happy to share that StimulEYE found its home at the TMS journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In the June 2026 meeting of TMSMultiLab: Dr Emir Yassi will present a new #meta-analysis of repetitive #TMS studies, published recently: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... TMSMultiLab meets on the last Friday of every month. For details see our GitHub pages or join our Slack github.com/TMSMultiLab/... 🧠⚡🧲

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Last night, I was one of the recipients of the University of Bath Doctoral Recognition Award for ‘commitment to quality research practice, commitment to real-world impact, and commitment to the research community.’ A little (needed) confidence boost just a few months before submitting my thesis!

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Henrik Bengtsson @henrikbengtsson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

#RStats challenge and potential community project: * Create a minimal package 'dumpsterfire' that triggers as many 'R CMD check' issues as possible! Fun, but could also become a excellent resource for illustrating and understanding package check issues Here's a start: github.com/HenrikBengts...

Screenshot of the README on the package GitHub repository. The title of the README is "dumpsterfire - A Minimal R Package With Tons of Issues 🔥".

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

coming s👀n to a preprint server near you...

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Happening today! Invite your #BrainStim & #TMS friends :-) meeting link via our github (or just get in touch!) github.com/TMSMultiLab/...

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We present 2 versions of TMS-RAT: Version 1.0 provides *recommendations* for TMS reporting. There are 80 items (72 fully tested), but some did not reach high inter-rater reliability. v1.0 is for further development. Version 1.1 is fully-tested & all 50 items have high inter-rater reliability ⚡🐀.

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Could we improve the reproducibility of TMS studies by improving how we report our methods? Let’s try that. 17 of us worked on developing and validating the TMS-RAT, a tool to guide reporting and evaluate the completeness of reporting in TMS studies. Check out the preprint👇🏻 All feedback welcome!

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Phivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 20/02/2026

There’s probably a proper post coming from @thehandlab.bsky.social soon, but you heard it from me first. TMS-RAT ⚡️🐀 just landed. @solyas.bsky.social @tmsmultilab.bsky.social

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

TMSMultiLab's next monthly meeting: 27th February 14:00 GMT 🤝⚡️🧠 "Dose-response (input-output) curves: Ground truth for testing TMS methods?" by me (@TheHandLab) Details & Zoom link via github 👇 & slack (request an invite) github.com/TMSMultiLab/...

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Watch out for this absolute beast of a meta-analysis 🐲

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Gavin Buckingham @drgbuckingham.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The most compelling null finding you're likely to see

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Check out our new preprint!! 🤏👀 Motor Imagery Vividness Does Not Predict the Ability to Judge Object Weight from Observed Hand Actions doi.org/10.31234/osf... We explored the relationship between the ability to understand hand actions and self-reported motor/general visual imagery vividness.

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Are you someone, or do you know anyone, who has pain in their arm/hand/shoulder (for any reason) and would be interested in contributing to ONLINE research on movement perception in upper limb pain? Participate/find out more here: run.pavlovia.org/Szekely/unil...

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Today at 14:00 GMT 👀🧠🧲⚡️

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Who wants to be a postdoc in Cardiff? Great place, great looking project, fantastic PI✨

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

To find out about how #TMS #BrainStim users collect, analyse & share their data, we've made a very brief TMS survey: forms.gle/83Abpj5F8qzd... It should take you less than 5 minutes & does not ask for any personal information. We'll use the answers to plan our future work. Please share! 🙏🙏🙏 ⚡

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TMSMultiLab is a community of ~70 researchers using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). We aim to share methods code and data, to reach consensus & encourage best practice in TMS research methods...

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Friday is a big day for the TMS-RAT🤩

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Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

This fall I will have a blind student in my coding class for the first time. Do any other instructors or visually impaired coders have advice beyond making sure my book has useful alt-text for the images? #rstats #accessibility Class book: psyteachr.github.io/reprores-v5/

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Had a wonderful time at #BACN last week. I’m very grateful for all the in-depth discussions, and so excited that our project with @mmarneweck.bsky.social was awarded the poster prize 🏆

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Rolf Zwaan @rolfzwaan.eurosky.social · 11/09/2025

We're now up to 29 labs across 16 countries for our replication project! There is still room for more labs to join us. We are particularly seeking labs capable of testing native English speakers, though all labs are welcome to participate. For more information: rolfzwaan.substack.com/p/memory-mis...

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

This year, I spent March–June at the University of Oregon, working with @mmarneweck.bsky.social on an fMRI analysis of the representational pattern similarity of lip and hand movements after upper-limb amputation. Excited to share this at #BACN25 ✨ Find me at the datablitz/poster sessions on Friday!

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Over the last few months, members of TMSMultiLab have read, analysed & assessed #TMS research papers to produce a new tool: 17 people 333 papers 80 criteria 2 raters per paper The dataset contains 53,280 ratings! It's an immense piece of work, the first empirical contribution of TMSMultiLab... ☺️

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The *final* stage of the TMS-RAT 🐀 v1.0 is happening... data are being compiled. 😬... #TMS #BrainStim #SystematicReview tms-rat.org

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Phivos Phylactou @phivph.com · 03/08/2025

New preprint out, where we show that TMS-induced pupil dilations can be used as a measurable proxy of cortical excitability. With: @frasermacrae.bsky.social @freekvanede.bsky.social @daspainbrain.bsky.social @drsmschabrun.bsky.social et al. Details below 🧵 [1/n]

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

For TMS studies to be reproducible and for us to build on each other’s findings, we need to report what we actually did during the experiment. We've built and now are evaluating the TMS-RAT (Reporting Assessment Tool). Check out our website! - built by @thehandlab.bsky.social

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬? We're running a ~20-min study on visual imagery & movement perception. Your participation would really help, and you can enter a prize draw to win one of three £50 Amazon vouchers. Participate/find out more: run.pavlovia.org/Szekely/acti...

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Happy 40th Birthday #TMS 🥳🧲🎈 Published in the Lancet on 11th May 1985, a 1-page report of a new device & the 1st TMS-evoked MEP changed brain stimulation research & treatment forever We celebrated with Professor Barker two weeks ago in Birmingham Here's to 40 more years! doi.org/10.1016/s014...

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