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Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology @ University of Dundee

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πŸ‘‹ Hello World! EEG101 is live! πŸš€
🀝Join our global community for open, rigorous EEG science, academia & industry welcome!
πŸ—“οΈ June 11–13, 2026: EEG101 Meeting at OHBM Brainhack, Bordeaux.
πŸ“’ Training & mobility funding coming soon!
🌐 www.eeg101.eu

#EEG101 #OpenScience #Neuroscience #OHBM #Brainhack

24.02.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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PhD Studentship: Art at the Start – From Dundee to Sheffield at University of Dundee on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD Studentship: Art at the Start – From Dundee to Sheffield at University of Dundee, listed on FindAPhD.com

Interested in support for babies & their caregivers & art therapy?
We've a funded PhD opportunity to explore the role out of Art at the Start in Sheffield, embedded with the lovely Sheffield PaIRS team & supervised by Vicky and Josephine @dundee.ac.uk
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please share!

20.11.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Integrating cognitive neuroscience and clinical perspectives on metacognitive mechanisms in psychopathology - Nature Reviews Psychology Cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology have made substantial advances in knowledge about metacognitive processes, but these fields have progressed in parallel. In this Review, Seow et al. inte...

Very pleased to share our new review in @natrevpsychol.nature.com on integrating cognitive neuroscience and clinical perspectives of metacognition in mental health! With @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social, Lena Jelinek, and Steffen Moritz. (1/3)

Web: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
PDF: rdcu.be/ePxUG

12.11.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
OMEGAS Optically pumped magnetometers MagnetoEncephaloGraphy Action Scotland

Join us for the first symposium of the OPM-MEG Action Scotland (OMEGAS) initiative - www.dundee.ac.uk/omegas, to take place at the University of Dundee, *9-10 Dec*, and funded by the Quantum ARC quantum-tech-alliance.co.uk #neuroskyence #meg #opm /1

16.10.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Out today in Molecular Psychiatry our paper on multiverse computational factor modeling (i.e. a lotta lotta factor analyses). Thread below for the full rundown. Last PhD paper from @celinef.bsky.social YOU'RE FREE!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

15.10.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I always wondered who first got away with calling correlations "functional connectivity". Such a shame that the terminology stuck!

08.10.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alpha-Band Phase Modulates Perceptual Sensitivity by Changing Internal Noise and Sensory Tuning https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678872v1

28.09.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Open postdoc positionπŸ‘ˆ
We have an open position, starting early 2026, to work on an exciting project aiming at better understanding the role of thalamo-cortical brain oscillations in perception with a comparative, cross-species (animal-human) component based on electrophysiology (incl. scalp EEG).

27.09.2025 11:21 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quantifying Rhythmic and Arrhythmic Components of Brain Activity Brain activity comprises both rhythmic (periodic) and arrhythmic (aperiodic) components. These signal elements vary across healthy aging, and disease, and may make distinct contributions to conscious ...

Quantifying rhythmic and arrhythmic brain activity is a hot πŸ₯΅ topic. But how independent are the two components from one another? πŸ€” In my latest work with @smfleming.bsky.social & @matlandry.bsky.social, I explore the relationship between the two.

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25.09.2025 11:21 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interoceptive Ability is Unrelated to Mental Health Symptoms: Evidence From a Large Scale Multi-Domain Psychophysical Investigation Interoception-the sensing and perception of the internal viscera-is widely cast as a transdiagnostic mechanism linking brain-body interaction to mental illness. Prevailing models propose that altered ...

Are interoception and mental health linked? Many assume so, with interoception even described as a psychiatric β€œp-factor.” But in our latest preprint, we were surprised to find little evidence for such a connection. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧡 Thread with our reflections on the matter πŸ‘‡

27.08.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 17

Our oscillations consensus paper is finally out as a preprint 🀩 thanks to everyone involved
arxiv.org/abs/2507.15639

22.07.2025 12:46 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

The psychoanalysts were right all along

19.06.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd like to try a Dietmar Hamman Gluhwein

13.06.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Computation and Cognition @ HMU Potsdam Computation and Cognition @ HMU Potsdam

We have a PhD position for an upcoming project in metacognition research in Potsdam / Berlin. A great opportunity for those interested in cognitive modeling of confidence and EEG.

More information at coconeuro.github.io/phd2025

Kindly share this opportunity with potential candidates - Thanks!

04.06.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A screenshot of a digital article in The Courier. The headline reads: EXCLUSIVE: "Ex-Dundee University chief Iain Gillespie urged to hand back Β£150,000 pay-out", with a picture beneath of Iain Gillespie former Principal of University of Dundee in a black suit with a brown tie.

A screenshot of a digital article in The Courier. The headline reads: EXCLUSIVE: "Ex-Dundee University chief Iain Gillespie urged to hand back Β£150,000 pay-out", with a picture beneath of Iain Gillespie former Principal of University of Dundee in a black suit with a brown tie.

Another blow to staff at Dundee Uni.

They ensured security for those who let this crisis happen, but not for the staff who have been suffering months of uncertainty & the threat of job loss. (🧡1/2)

14.05.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Martina KopčanovÑ, Christian Keitel, et al:

Characterising time-on-task effects on oscillatory and aperiodic EEG components and their co-variation with visual task performance

doi.org/10.1162/imag...

11.05.2025 01:57 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Cover figure presenting main results from the paper. Left: altered spectral power and covariance difference between AD progressers and stable MCI patients. Right: multivariate analysis, highlighting the complementarity of MEG covariance spectra, MRI cortical volumes and baseline control measures.

Cover figure presenting main results from the paper. Left: altered spectral power and covariance difference between AD progressers and stable MCI patients. Right: multivariate analysis, highlighting the complementarity of MEG covariance spectra, MRI cortical volumes and baseline control measures.

🩺🧠 ✨Excited about our latest work published in @ebiomedicine.bsky.social! In the BioFIND dataset, we found that brain activity provided unique information about progression to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). #neuroskyence Paper: www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...; Thread 🧢 ‡️

01.04.2025 08:32 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
History biases reveal novel dissociations between perceptual and metacognitive decision-making | JOV | ARVO Journals

jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...

12.03.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the Lab We're hiring! Postdoctoral Fellowship: Predictive Models for Cognitive FluctuationsΒ  Closing date: 12 noon (IST), June 1st 2024 We are seeking a Research Fellow to pioneer the development of passive s...

We are taking applications for a 3-year POSTDOC position on the topic of tracking cognitive dynamics using passive smartphone sensor data, in clinical and non clinical samples with the Neureka app gillanlab.com/join-the-lab/ Closing June 1st. Pls share πŸ”πŸ‘ or reach out with any informal queries!

07.05.2024 19:38 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Longitudinal assessment of the conversion of mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's dementia: Observations and mechanisms from neuropsychological testing and electrophysiology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.16.628666v1

17.12.2024 13:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interested in the rhythms of the brain? 🧠 Join us on December 11th for an exciting symposium! Accessible onlineβ€”don’t miss out! #neuroscience

22.11.2024 19:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I just preprinted a little perspective piece / mini review on the history of the study of aperiodic neural activity - arguing there is more out there in literature than one might expect!

πŸ“œ A historical overview of the study of aperiodic neural activity:
osf.io/preprints/ps...

21.11.2024 18:49 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Information search under uncertainty across transdiagnostic psychopathology and healthy ageing Translational Psychiatry - Information search under uncertainty across transdiagnostic psychopathology and healthy ageing

Reduced confidence associated with aging increases information seeking under uncertainty, whereas confidence alterations associated with symptoms of psychopathology do not. Out now w/ Greta Mohr & @robince.bsky.social. #neuroskyence #compneuro #PsychSciSky: rdcu.be/dSPdz

03.09.2024 12:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline Precision Medicine Project - Chronic pain, analgesic prescribing, and cognitive decline

🌟PhD Opportunity🌟
Investigate the links between opioids, other analgesics, and cognitive decline/dementia. Supervisors include researchers at Edinburgh and Glasgow University and the Karolinska Institute! Learn more about this Precision Medicine PhD and apply below!⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...

20.11.2024 14:23 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Hello again Bluesky - very glad to see people moving over here!

If anyone works on / wants to connect on work related to analyzing / interpreting neuro-ephys signals - specparam / aperiodic / oscillation stuff, etc - drop a comment or msg and I'll follow back!

14.11.2024 19:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Following the trend, here's a starter pack of EEG researchers: go.bsky.app/H2URVjv. Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed. The list is very partial and still needs to be expanded, but I hope you find it helpful! 🧠 #EEG #neuroscience #neuroskyence

12.11.2024 08:03 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 2

Research funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social & EPSRC

03.09.2024 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Information search under uncertainty across transdiagnostic psychopathology and healthy ageing Translational Psychiatry - Information search under uncertainty across transdiagnostic psychopathology and healthy ageing

Reduced confidence associated with aging increases information seeking under uncertainty, whereas confidence alterations associated with symptoms of psychopathology do not. Out now w/ Greta Mohr & @robince.bsky.social. #neuroskyence #compneuro #PsychSciSky: rdcu.be/dSPdz

03.09.2024 12:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in the structure of psychopathology? We have a new preprint for you osf.io/preprints/ps... led by @celinef.bsky.social "Mechanistic arbitration between candidate dimensions of psychopathology"

01.08.2024 13:20 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Mechanistic arbitration between candidate dimensions of psychopathology: http://osf.io/7waey/

18.07.2024 18:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0