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We are a research facility at the University of Birmingham with the mission to understand what makes a brain healthy, how to maintain health & how to prevent and reverse damage. www.birmingham.ac.uk/chbh

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Dagmar Fraser @dagmarfraser.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Centre for Human Brain Health (@thechbh.bsky.social ) is hosting it's annual *Neuroscience Flavoured Hackathon* on the 28– 29th May 2026. Two days of collaborative hacking, talks & creative problem-solving across neuroscience, data science & open research, and/or bring your own projects.
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Lydia Hickman @lydiajhickman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our new paper “An assessment of autistic and parkinsonian movement profiles to inform selective classification algorithms” is now published in the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: rdcu.be/e2ItP with Jen Cook @dagmarfraser.bsky.social @galeaj.bsky.social @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social 🧵1/n
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An assessment of autistic and parkinsonian movement profiles to inform selective classification algorithms
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Charlotte Reese Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
In this position you will work with TMS and neuroimaging (next-gen OPM sensors developed here at @thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social) to understand the effects of the menstrual cycle on the excitability of the brain. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Menstrual-cycle driven fluctuations in cortical excitability: A basis for temporally-targeted rTMS in depression at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Menstrual-cycle driven fluctuations in cortical excitability: A basis for temporally-targeted rTMS in depression at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
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The Centre for Human Brain Health @thechbh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
She is! More info coming!
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Charlotte Reese Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Hey, @thechbh.bsky.social: Isn't official 'Rising Star of Neuroscience' @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social scheduled to give a talk at our institute next month? What's that? She IS? 😮😮😮😮
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a little girl is standing in front of a mirror with her fist in the air and a woman behind her .
ALT: a little girl is standing in front of a mirror with her fist in the air and a woman behind her .
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We still have some places available for our thalamus workshop in January, including slots for attendee short talks (just submit a thalamus-related abstract). uobevents.eventsair.com/emerging-tec... @thechbh.bsky.social
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Homepage - Emerging Techniques and Technologies to Understand the Thalamus
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Dagmar Fraser @dagmarfraser.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
No travel (very green!). No cost! Just signup✨ 👉 Register now: www.matlabexpo.com #MATLAB #MATLABambassador
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Finally, we found that people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically. People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
Figure showing plots for the correlations described in the post text
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Read more about the story behind the project here - communities.springernature.com/posts/boosti... Thanks to all the co-authors across @sdnl.bsky.social, @msnlab.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social, @scanunit.bsky.social & others
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Boosting climate motivation with psychological interventions
Actions that protect the environment are crucial but often require effort, which people avoid. In a large international collaboration, we identified psychological interventions that can effectively bo...
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Matthew Apps @brainapps.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Day 2 starts with a keynote from Susan Healy on learning from mistakes!
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Matthew Apps @brainapps.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Nearly ready to go! Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025!
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The Centre for Human Brain Health @thechbh.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Today we welcome attendees of The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging conference to @uob-sop.bsky.social and @unibirmingham.bsky.social ! Two days of inspiring talks exploring how the brain, body, and environment shape foraging behaviour. #MechForage2025 uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
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Kübra Fethiye Karataş @kubrafkaratas.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Does dopamine modulate the willingness to help? New Psychology Today post, "How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others", written by me, with special thanks to @drjocutler.bsky.social and @thepsychologist.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
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How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others
New research shows patients with Parkinson's disease were more willing to help others after taking their dopamine-boosting medication.
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Great to see this out! Exciting work led by @shawnrhoadsphd.com on how we learn when actions affect ourselves and others 🧠 w/ @aa-marsh.bsky.social, @k-oconnell.com, Kathryn Berluti, & Lin Gan plus @thepsychologist.bsky.social & me @sdnl.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social
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alicia-rybicki.bsky.social @alicia-rybicki.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨 Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook (and me!) MIBTP-funded PhD - more details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... @thechbh.bsky.social Get in touch if interested, and please share!
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Matthew Apps @brainapps.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Looking for a PhD? Interested in cognitive computational neuroscience, motivation and decision-making? See our project listed in the BBSRC MIBTP competition for funding for a 4-year PhD in the @msnlab.bsky.social in the @thechbh.bsky.social. Deadline 27/11. More info: tinyurl.com/5d5vz8m7
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The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
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The Centre for Human Brain Health @thechbh.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Final few days to register for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging Conference! 3rd - 5th November 2025, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis... #MechanisticForaging #ForagingScience #ComputationalNeuroscience #CognitiveNeuroscience #BehaviouralScience
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Ole Jensen @olejensen.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Decoding performance (MVPA) better for OPM-MEG than SQUID-MEG 😎. The improved spatial specificity of OPM-MEG due to the reduced brain-sensor distance is key. And more sensors (beyond 40) don't improve decoding. Preprint from our recent @thechbh.bsky.social study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Decoding with multivariate pattern analysis is superior for optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography compared to superconducting quantum interference device-based systems
Background: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) has become an increasingly important method for decoding distributed brain activity from neural electrophysiological recordings by leveraging both temp...
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Are you interested in the thalamus, or are you still waiting to discover that you are (these are the only two options)? It is a great pleasure to announce our workshop on the 12-13th January 2026. uobevents.eventsair.com/emerging-tec... @thechbh.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Ever wondered about the variety and depth of neuroscience research at the University of Birmingham (if not, why not?)? Seek no further: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/pro... @thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social
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Birmingham Neuroscience - University of Birmingham
Driving innovation in brain and mental health research to transform care and improve lives through pioneering interdisciplinary science.
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The Sleep Network is up and running at the University of Birmingham, looking forward to talking to more people about sleep and circadian rhythms
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Ole Jensen @olejensen.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Ever wonder how you read so fast? Your brain gets a head start—processing the next word before your eyes move. Our MEG + eye tracking study out in Nature Communications study from @thechbh.bsky.social reveals orthographic & semantic previews predicting reading speed www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Fast hierarchical processing of orthographic and semantic parafoveal information during natural reading - Nature Communications
Combining MEG, eye-tracking, and representational similarity analysis, this study shows that readers rapidly and sequentially extract orthographic and semantic information from upcoming words before fixation, supporting efficient reading.
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
First speakers Professor Sean Cain from Flinders University and our very own Dr Isabel Morales-Munoz! @thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social
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alicia-rybicki.bsky.social @alicia-rybicki.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨 Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook - @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social MIBTP-funded PhD, using behavioural, computational and pharmacological approaches. Get in touch and please share!
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thank you so much to everyone who came and to our sponsors @carneyinstitute.bsky.social, Brown CoPsy, Brown Neuro, @unibirmingham.bsky.social, UoB College of Life & Environmental Sciences & @thechbh.bsky.social
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Marseille is a great place to be thinking about the future of MEG... @thechbh.bsky.social
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The Centre for Human Brain Health @thechbh.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Join us for a CHBH Seminar with @danieljamesyon.bsky.social on 'Learning about uncertainty from ourselves and others' Thur 9 Oct 1–2pm LT6 Strathcona/Zoom Hosted by Prof Jennifer Cook Event info/registration: bit.ly/4gWAPdO #CognitiveNeuroscience#Metacognition#Learning #Uncertainty #SocialCognition
Poster for a CHBH seminar with Dr Daniel Yon on uncertainty in perception and social interaction, held on 9 October 2025 at the University of Birmingham. Includes event details, a photo of Dr Yon, a QR code, and the CHBH University slogan.
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The Centre for Human Brain Health @thechbh.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
We’re excited to share some leadership updates at the CHBH! After three years, Dr @katjakornysheva.bsky.social stepped down this month, we're grateful to Katja for her leadership. Prof @bagshaap.bsky.social will continue as Co-Director and we welcome Prof Stephane De Brito as Co-Director into 25/26.
University of Birmingham announcement for new Centre for Human Brain Health Co-Director, Professor Stephane De Brito, with his headshot.
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The Centre for Human Brain Health @thechbh.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Sleep EEG-fMRI finally starting @thechbh.bsky.social!
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Katharina Duecker @katduecker.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
At long last, the pre-print to our MEG study + RIFT study and the final paper from my Ph.D with @olejensen.bsky.social We show that strong pre-search alpha oscillations are associated with faster responses in visual search www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @thechbh.bsky.social #neuroskyence
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Kartik Rai @krai13.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Kicking off! Day0, Poster Presentations at Computational Social Cognition Summer school at @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The advert for Head of School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham (@uob-sop.bsky.social, working closely with @thechbh.bsky.social) is currently open, deadline August 6th #neurojobs
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Charlotte Reese Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Team @thechbh.bsky.social coming home from @meguki2025.bsky.social with FOUR awards. @harrycook.bsky.social and Chloe Clifford were runners-up for the poster prize, @ajquinn.bsky.social took second in the art competition, and Tommy Clausner won the art competition. What a day!
Four very happy people standing in front of poster boards holding prize-winning certificates.
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Matthew Apps @brainapps.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I am delighted to announce registration and abstract submission is open for "The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025" to be held at the Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham, UK on 3-5th November 2025. uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
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Andy Bagshaw @bagshaap.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham is looking for a new Head of School: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNS973/h... Get in touch if you have any questions and please circulate. @uob-sop.bsky.social @thechbh.bsky.social ‬
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Patricia Lockwood @thepsychologist.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“Relying on PRIME young adults limits cognitive science” www.cell.com/trends/cogni... new @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social piece with @connectedmindslab.bsky.social we highlight how a focus on young adults as a benchmark of ‘human’ behaviour has shaped cognitive science in several ways 👇
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Relying on PRIME young adults limits cognitive science
Cognitive science has made remarkable strides in understanding cognition and behaviour. However, a critical issue persists. Most studies focus on PRIME populations – young adults who are productive, r...
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Matthew B @matthewbroome.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Superb inaugural tonight from @brainapps.bsky.social Can I be bothered? Impressive work and lots of top jokes
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A masterclass in the science of motivation for @brainapps.bsky.social inaugural lecture and well-deserved recognition of all the support Matt gives those around him
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🌟 Research Assistant opportunity 🌟 I'm looking for an RA to support research @thechbh.bsky.social on social information seeking and decision making, including fMRI and MEG 🧠 Details: tinyurl.com/chbh-ra-uob Deadline: 20th July ⏳ Start: From September 🗓️ Please share 🔁
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Research Associate - School of Psychology - 104433 - Grade 6
The role is to provide Research Assistant services to Dr Jo Cutler for her projects on social decision-making and information seeking. Tasks include helping with participant recruitment and testing, c...
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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Just 4 weeks until the abstract deadline for Curiosity, Information Seeking & Exploration - ciseconf.github.io/CISE_2025/ 🗓️ 30th Sept-1st Oct 📍 Brown University 👥 Romy Frömer, @hayleydorfman.bsky.social, Ohad Dan, Matt Nassar, Tali Sharot & Jacqueline Gottlieb 👇 Speakers Please submit & share!
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Ole Jensen @olejensen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
In our new MEG/RIFT study from @thechbh.bsky.social by @katduecker.bsky.social , we show that feature-guidance in visual search alters neuronal excitability in early visual cortex —supporting a priority-map-based attentional mechanism. rdcu.be/eqFX7
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Guided visual search is associated with target boosting and distractor suppression in early visual cortex
Communications Biology - Magnetoencephalography in human participants paired with Rapid Invisible Frequency Tagging reveals that excitability in early visual cortex is modulated to boost targets...
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Martin Wilson @martinw3141.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Abstract submissions are now open for the fMRS symposium in Bangor, Wales, Sept 2025 : shorturl.at/Q1A5p come present your latest functional MR spectroscopy neuroscientific findings, method development or anything else related to fMRS.
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Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Symposium II: 31st August – 2nd September 2025
To be held in Bangor Gwynedd, in lovely North Wales. This year the fMRS symposium will be held jointly (one after the other) with the 9th GABA and Edited MRS symposium. We therefore invite all inte…
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Lydia Hickman @lydiajhickman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
My new paper with Jennifer Cook sets out potential reasons for high rates of Parkinson's disease (PD) diagnosis in the autistic population: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @mrccbu.bsky.social @thechbh.bsky.social 🧵1/n
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High rates of Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis in the autistic population: true co-occurrence or a product of overlapping traits?
Older autistic adult literature is sparse, and little is known about the aging autistic population. However, recent evidence suggests an increased pre…
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Arkady Konovalov @arkadykonovalov.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🚨 PhD opportunity for Fall 2025 🚨 Send me your CV and cover letter by May 30th to apply to work on neural mechanisms of altruism and cooperation (fMRI, eye-tracking, computational). ONLY open to UK (home) students. Funded by @UoB_SoP Please share and RT!
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Ole Jensen @olejensen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Oscar Ferrante from @thechbh.bsky.social and his colleagues Rony Hirschhorn and Alex Lepauvre on Brain Inspired, reflecting on the Cogitate collaboration and the recent Nature paper.
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Charlotte Reese Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Absolute privilege to spend a whole morning discussing @harveymccone.bsky.social's PhD work. Thanks a lot to Harvey, @redmondoconnell.bsky.social, @jslbutler.bsky.social et al for hosting me in Dublin 🙏
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