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Tom Foulsham

@tomfoulsh.bsky.social
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Reader in Psychology at the University of Essex. Probably somewhere doing experiments with eyes.

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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My latest paper with @neilcohn.bsky.social is open access here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Now on my way to #ESSEM (European summer school on eye movements). Not really summer any more, but sun is shining in London and there will definitely be eye movements! @kingsioppn.bsky.social @ulrichettinger.bsky.social
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Neil Cohn @neilcohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have a new paper out! Here we show the first evidence that segments of comic layouts interact with their narrative segments. It’s not that these layouts are meaningful, but rather they act like visual prosody for segmenting the structure of the visual narrative psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Figure showing how a narrative structure of a comic strip can change in presentation across different layouts
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Neil Cohn @neilcohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I made a similar argument in my recent book Speaking in Pictures when I talk about layouts as prosodic structures, so it’s nice to get this experimental evidence out to support it! www.visuallanguagelab.com/sip
Endorsements for the book Speaking in Pictures by Neil Cohn
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Lots of great stuff this week @ecem2026.bsky.social. I'll be speaking about eye movements in conversation later today...
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ECEM 2026 @ecem2026.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What is the ECEM community studying? These are some of the most popular topics at our conference! ECEM 2026 starts this Sunday! 👀 #ECEM2026 #EyeMovements #EyeTracking
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 27/08/2026
Psychological Science special issue call 📣 Ever had your research denigrated bc it's "only descriptive", "what's the mechanism though?" and "but what are the theoretical implications?" Now has come your time to shine. Send your best descriptive work! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
Psychological Science invites submissions that advance psychological science through careful description of psychological phenomena. Psychological research often focuses on explaining and predicting phenomena before we have a sufficiently detailed understanding of them. It can be difficult to build strong theories on incomplete empirical foundations of the phenomena themselves. Careful descriptive research helps establish shared empirical reference points developed around well-characterized phenomena. As such, descriptive research contributes to psychological science both by improving our understanding of the phenomena themselves and by providing a stronger foundation for future theory-building, explanation, and prediction.

We are interested in manuscripts that:

Deepen our understanding of psychological phenomena, including what they look like, how they vary, and how they unfold;
Draw on a variety of sources of evidence and methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches; research conducted in naturalistic settings; intensive, longitudinal, or small-sample designs; and open or large-scale datasets; 
Provide necessary context for interpreting what is being described, including who is represented in the data, the settings and circumstances in which phenomena occur, and the broader social contexts in which they are situated; and/or
Make a substantive contribution to psychological science through the quality, depth, or significance of the description provided.
The deadline for submitting regular manuscripts is April 15, 2027. Registered Reports will also be considered. The deadline for submitting Stage 1 Registered Reports is November 15, 2026. Authors should indicate in the “Comments to Editor” box during submission that the manuscript is intended for the “Descriptive Research in Psychological Science” special issue.
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ECEM 2026 @ecem2026.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🌎 The conference is just around the corner! Curious where everyone is coming from? Here’s the geographic breakdown of our participants. #ECEM2026 #EyeTracking #EyeMovements
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
If you or your students are interested in eyetracking, you can still apply for the European Summer School on Eye Movements (ESSEM) in London 7th-12th September 2026! Apply now at essem2026.org. We have great speakers covering basic, clinical and applied topics.
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ESSEM 2026 – Summer School
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Ulrich Ettinger @ulrichettinger.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There are a few more places at the European Summer School on Eye Movements (ESSEM) in London 7th-12th September 2026! Apply now at essem2026.org #ESSEM2026 #theeyeshaveit #eyemovements
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ESSEM 2026 – Summer School
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Quite some years ago, when Google Glass was "the next big thing", we published similar concerns @theconvo-bot.bsky.social. theconversation.com/wearable-com... I think there's still interesting psychology to be done about how people get used to monitoring devices like this.
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Wearable computing and privacy invasions you might want to think about now
Are you being recorded? Thanks to the ubiquity of CCTV and camera phones, the answer is more than ever before likely to be “Yes”. Add to this the growth of wearable technology such as Google Glass and...
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A massive thank you to everyone who has helped organise, attend, present and make #EPSEssex a great meeting and helping to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the EPS! Safe journey home to all! 😃
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Colorful Neon Thank You Sign
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Starting tomorrow!
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The meeting programme and information about the conference dinner is now available for #EPSEssex! Please visit our webpage: eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
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Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: University of Essex. 1st – 3rd July 2026. This meeting will celebrate the EPS’ 80th Anniversary with a symposium entitled, ‘Where is experimental psychology now, and where …
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Our research on gaze in the real world is featured in this blog from @universityofessex.bsky.social www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2...
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AP Martinez Cedillo @apmartinezcedillo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
New case study 📣How feasible is it to conduct online cognitive research with neurodevelopmental populations in underrepresented settings? #ADHD #Autism #Neurodevelopment #GlobalMentalHealth
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I'm back in St Pete for #VSS2026 - presenting work with Arnold Wilkins on LED flicker, eye movements and reading in the first poster session. Come and say hi!
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New work from a collaboration with clever EEG/machine learning people... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Anxiety detection using neural and physiological signals and artificial intelligence: A comprehensive review
Anxiety disorders are a significant challenge to global health, yet current diagnostic methods rely mainly on subjective and episodic assessment. The …
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The Experimental Psychology Society @exppsychsoc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The next EPS Meeting will be at the University of Essex from 1st – 3rd July 2026. This meeting will include the 33rd EPS Prize lecture and the 15th Frith Prize Talk. Portals for this meeting will open on Monday 13th April 2026 at 10am (UK time) and for at least 24 hours. eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
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Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: University of Essex. 1st – 3rd July 2026. This meeting will include the 33rd EPS Prize lecture by Melissa Colloff (and accompanying symposium organised by Markus Bindemann). This meeti…
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
If you have recently got your PhD in the UK (or you are about to) and you want a short postdoc fellowship where you think/publish/engage, check this out: www.senss.ac.uk/post-doctora... @thesenssdtp.bsky.social (and if our interests align, I could be your mentor...)
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Post-Doctoral Fellowships — South and East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
What is a Post-doctoral fellowship? A Post-doctoral fellowship (PDF) is intended to provide an opportunity for early career researchers to consolidate their PhDs through developing publications, thei...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Come and join us this September in London to learn all about eye movement research! Please pass on to interested students and researchers! @exppsychsoc.bsky.social @escop.bsky.social
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I guess that it's OK for a reviewer to write "the author does not seem to know the literature" but you kind of have to give some citations, yeah? At least tell us what it is that you think we don't know!
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Ulrich Ettinger @ulrichettinger.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I am thrilled to announce the European Summer School on Eye Movements! #ESSEM2026 takes place 7-12 September, 2026, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. Further details including info on how to register can be found here: essem2026.org
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ESSEM 2026 – Summer School
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AP Martinez Cedillo @apmartinezcedillo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
📣 Paper alert: We reviewed callous unemotional (CU) traits across neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs). Individuals with CU traits consistently show atypical gaze patterns (reduced looks to the eyes), when viewing fearful faces. @tomfoulsh.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/13...
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AP Martinez Cedillo @apmartinezcedillo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
🚨New paper! We examined face & emotion id across ASC, ADHD, ASC+ADHD and typically developing children using The Gorilla exp builder, reaching diverse regions of Mexico. With the great support of @tomfoulsh.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cognitive profiles of Autism, ADHD, and co-occurring presentations in childhood: insights from an online working memory task
Access to standardized cognitive assessment remains limited in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), with direct implications for the identification and support of children with neurodevelopme...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New from David McAleavey who used eyetracking to test theories of "community perception" authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbVyzzKDT...
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Building better than we know: Maintenance, eye movements, and social trust
To determine if remediating images of poorly maintained residential properties increases social trust and identify which aspects of the built environm…
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just over 2 weeks until the deadline for this studentship - know any great students interested in memory, eye movements and sleep?
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The advert for collaborative, SENSS funded PhD-studentships is now live, including one project about sleep and eye movements with me as a co-supervisor. PLEASE SHARE this for people interested in doing a funded PhD in the UK: www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...
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Collaborative Studentships — South and East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
What is a SENSS collaborative studentship? Collaborative students join an expert team of leading social scientists and an external partner (from industry, government, or a non-government organisation,...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The advert for collaborative, SENSS funded PhD-studentships is now live, including one project about sleep and eye movements with me as a co-supervisor. PLEASE SHARE this for people interested in doing a funded PhD in the UK: www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ...
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Collaborative Studentships — South and East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
What is a SENSS collaborative studentship? Collaborative students join an expert team of leading social scientists and an external partner (from industry, government, or a non-government organisation,...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
New paper which took a long time to come out, based on PhD students' Jessica Dawson and @apmartinezcedillo.bsky.social. We investigate the influence of signals from the eyes, and clinically-relevant traits, on how people follow a conversation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The next steps in our funded research on eye movements in fatigue involve some fancy AI and supercomputing! @universityofessex.bsky.social www.essex.ac.uk/news/2025/11...
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Essex set to advance eye behaviour research with AI supercomputer | University of Essex
Researchers at Essex have been granted access to one the UK’s most powerful AI supercomputers as part of a project to better understand eye behaviour and mental fatigue.
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I don't think it is OK to desk reject a paper with no comments or feedback at all. If you have time to read/skim the paper and make a judgement, then you have time to write a sentence explaining why you don't want it (and that stuff is invaluable for ECRs)
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
We withdrew a manuscript from review at a journal today. I think that is the first time I've done that, but the review process was hugely delayed and unhelpful.
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Looking forward to speaking in tomorrow's pre-conference workshop on eye-tracking @escop.bsky.social in Sheffield #ESCOP2025
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AP Martinez Cedillo @apmartinezcedillo.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Some exciting news to share: I’m joining Edge Hill University as a Lecturer in Psychology this September! Excited (and a little nervous) for this next chapter in academia. I can’t wait to get started! #AcademicTwitter #Psychology #LecturerLife #EdgeHillUniversity
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Here's a short thread about our paper in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social dlvr.it/TKxcFg ... 1/4
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Covert orienting: the dark matter of social attention
Covert visual attention is often seen as a lab phenomenon. Yet, in real-life, people routinely shift their attention to others without moving their eyes, a fact overlooked in most research. To truly u...
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Alex Shackman @ajshackman.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
#socialAnx this articulates something i've wondered about www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Covert orienting: the dark matter of social attention
Covert visual attention is often seen as a lab phenomenon. Yet, in real-life, people routinely shift their attention to others without moving their ey…
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Michelle Dawson @autismcrisis.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
On gaze vs attention, autism-relevant, free www.cell.com/trends/cogni... "in live situations, where the eyes signal information, people may naturally avert their gaze while covertly tracking others... with the eyes effectively sending a false signal as to where attention is directed"
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Covert orienting: the dark matter of social attention
Covert visual attention is often seen as a lab phenomenon. Yet, in real-life, people routinely shift their attention to others without moving their eyes, a fact overlooked in most research. To truly u...
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Trends in Cognitive Sciences @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Online Now: Covert orienting: the dark matter of social attention
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Covert orienting: the dark matter of social attention
Covert visual attention is often seen as a lab phenomenon. Yet, in real-life, people routinely shift their attention to others without moving their eyes, a fact overlooked in most research. To truly understand natural behaviour, we must look beyond the eyes and illuminate this dark matter of social attention.
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
More paper news! After years of thinking/talking about it, here is our short perspective piece on covert attention in natural situations. Now in press at TICS @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I played a small part in this new paper led by Stasha Medeiros in Vermont and with @neilcohn.bsky.social: autistic traits have some nuanced effects on how people process comic strips... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Now out from my colleagues on our POTION project: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Identifying the human olfactory and chemosignaling neural networks using event related fMRI and graph theory
Scientific Reports - Identifying the human olfactory and chemosignaling neural networks using event related fMRI and graph theory
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Masud Husain @masudhusain.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness academic.oup.com/brain/articl...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
As a reviewer, do you expect to see the other reviewers' comments and the editor's decision letter when you look at a revision? That's normal practice, right?! Or am I mad?
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
New paper from A. Priscilla Martinez-Cedillo, showing how cognitive load affects gaze in real tasks... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Cognitive load affects gaze dynamics during real-world tasks - Experimental Brain Research
In everyday tasks, active gaze is used to gather information for the actions we perform. The cognitive resources required for such gaze control have rarely been investigated. We examined how a seconda...
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds). www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
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International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Also, do you like humans, robots and pizza? If so, you should check out the special sessions at IAS-19 in Genoa... ias-19.org/special-sess...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We are looking for TWO postdocs as part of our funded project on AI, fatigue and eye movement metrics! Please spread the word (one post is more machine learning, the other is more psychology testing)... vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Tom Foulsham @tomfoulsh.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Having a good time this week hanging out with super smart people at Milan Bicocca! Lots of pizza and AI chat. (and yes, this is my first post on here, more interesting stuff to come...)
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