This week at BRIC our MSc Human Neuroscience students have need combining EEG with MRI-guided theta-burst brain stimulation to study supplementary-motor contributions to executive control.
I look forward to giving a talk next week on the first two studies in my thesis at the UCL SSF, more info here :) www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Placements are a great way for UG students to enhance their resume. At BRIC placement students work with researchers on projects involving brain imaging and brain stimulation. You can find out more about research at BRIC here www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psy...
🌟 CHT February Researcher of the Month is Dr Shang-Ming Zhou, Professor of e-Health and Director of the NHS Kernow Datalab. 🌟
👉 Find out more about Shang-Ming’s work here:
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🔗 Check out the full post on Linkedin:
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🚨🚨Abstract submission deadline extended!🚨🚨
⏰ New submission deadline is 16th of February 2026
📢 <1 month left to submit abstracts for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 hashtag#APP2026, 23rd-24th June in Plymouth, UK 🌊!
📌Visit: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...
New study out today in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41..., in which we set out to test whether ultrasound could influence the reward-related learning computations of the nucleus accumbens, building on decades of work on dopaminergic prediction error and reinforcement learning. And it did.
Prof Fouragnan is going amazing work here at BRIC!
#ultrasound #neuromodulation
🎉 The University of Plymouth’s pilot project, Community Connection is helping older adults improve digital skills and tackle social isolation. A wonderful example of how digital transformation can support wellbeing and inclusion.👏
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#CHT #CentreforHealthTechnology #UoP
So happy to see the paper out in the world! This is the first article to come out of this amazing collaborative project and gargantuan interview database on children's and adults views on animals across the world.
New post - Leadership and Governance research management role - join us to work on exciting new project in the beautiful South West
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Another new post to work on exciting new mental health research project- Senior Research Fellow
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📢Join us for the 2026 Autobiographical Processing & Psychopathology Conference next June! #APP2026🎉
⏰1-month to go until submission deadline - submit your abstracts by 5pm, 15th Jan 2026!
🚨Abstracts for our two invited keynote addresses now available in our latest newsletter: tinyurl.com/2r8r24dt
Collab picture showing an MRI machine, a hyberbaric chamber, and the outside of the BRIC (Brain Research and Imaging Centre) buidling.
Apply now for a fully funded 3-year PhD in Plymouth, England!
Investigate how altered gas composition and pressure shape neuroplasticity in the human brain, using multimodal neuroimaging and hyperbaric facilities.
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New paper: Emotion Regulation Differences Between Gender and Sexuality Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Nicholas from Devonport High School for Boys is shown in the MRI control room at BRIC (Brain Research and Imaging Centre).
BRIC has hosted many work-experience students from nearby schools over the years. Here Nicholas from Devonport High School for Boys is shown in the MRI control room.
Thanks to @mattroser.bsky.social, one of our neuroscientists, for leading these events!
#students #Plymouth #PublicOutreach #science
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We're wrapping up for the year at BRIC, and what a year it was! After a good rest, we will be ready for more wonderful research in 2026.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
New publication in The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition.
Probability cueing in large-scale environmental search: The role of landmark cues in statistical learning
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Participate in our ultrasound brain stimulation (TUS) study!
Have you been experiencing low mood? Living in or near Plymouth, UK?
If yes, we would value your time!
Please fill out the screening survey if you are interested:
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The debate on evidence accumulation in decisions continues, well done to @laurencf.bsky.social and @danfeuerriegel.bsky.social for this inspiring preprint validating our earlier work on neural correlates of evidence accumulation in value-based decisions.
📢 CHT is thrilled to share that PEC has published a new paper by Dr Kieran Green, Dr John Downey and Prof Sheena Asthana exploring the foundational philosophy behind “what matters to you” conversations in healthcare and patient care.
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My co-authors have yet to move to Bluesky, so I'm pleased to announce our latest work has just been published in @nature.com Neuroscience. Amazing work led by Junheng Li, revealing that falling asleep follows a predictable bifurcation pattern #neuroskyence #sleep
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A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
A recent report of a brain injury during a clinical trial using transcranial ultrasound (TUS) has prompted the case reviewers Kim Butts Pauly and @efouragnan.bsky.social to make their concerns public. If you are interested in TUS read their letter here: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog shorturl.at/SUmix
📢 Submissions are now open for the 2026 Autobiographical Processing & Psychopathology Conference, at the University of Plymouth 🌊 on 23rd - 24th June 2026 🎉!
📌Visit the #APP2026 website for more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...
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Yay! Daniela Austin has been awarded her PhD for her thesis on Engaging Student Nurses in Lifestyle Management: The Role of Technology-Based Interventions and Mobile Health Applications'. @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
Our brand new LinkedIn page can be found here. www.linkedin.com/company/brai...
🎉Great to see so many staff and students attend our first departmental talk of the new academic year. Thanks to our very own Dr Charles Or for kicking the season off with a fascinating talk on "Identifying faces under imperfect conditions"😷. 📌See our upcoming School of Psychology talks here.
Had a great time last week presenting at the @biswg-uk.bsky.social annual conference speaking about the Brain Injury Social Care Network Incubator and the follow up to our Heads Together project
40 minutes of functional imagery training reduced anxiety and motivated students with high anxiety achieve their goals. Here's the evidence: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
