Alex Emmendorfer, PhD 🗣️〰️🧠 🟥
@alexemmendorfer.bsky.social
Lecturer @ Maastricht University 🇳🇱
Language, Prediction, EEG 🗣️〰️🧠
Toddler mom 👶🏼 Vegan 💚 DnD 🐲 & cat 🐈 enthusiast
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Language, Prediction, EEG 🗣️〰️🧠
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🚨 New Paper!
Final chapter of my PhD at @maastrichtu.bsky.social is now (finally) out in Clinical Neurophysiology!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
Final chapter of my PhD at @maastrichtu.bsky.social is now (finally) out in Clinical Neurophysiology!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
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We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025.
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
October 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025.
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max
Never been to a conference concert before, but if not the International Conference on Auditory Cortex, where else? #icac2025 @icac2025.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Never been to a conference concert before, but if not the International Conference on Auditory Cortex, where else? #icac2025 @icac2025.bsky.social
You know it's time for vacation when you arrive in the office only to find that you left your laptop at home 🙃
August 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
You know it's time for vacation when you arrive in the office only to find that you left your laptop at home 🙃
Making the trip up to Nijmegen again today for @isgs2025.bsky.social! Stop by today's poster session to see some new data on conversational expectations elicited by facial signals.
@judithholler.bsky.social
#isgs2025
@judithholler.bsky.social
#isgs2025
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Making the trip up to Nijmegen again today for @isgs2025.bsky.social! Stop by today's poster session to see some new data on conversational expectations elicited by facial signals.
@judithholler.bsky.social
#isgs2025
@judithholler.bsky.social
#isgs2025
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Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss):
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss):
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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[Dyslexia] Emmendorfer et al.: "This is the first study to simultaneously assess neural sensitivity to phonological and temporal regularities in Dutch adult dyslexic readers and highlights distinct change detection for different sublexical features." doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
June 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
[Dyslexia] Emmendorfer et al.: "This is the first study to simultaneously assess neural sensitivity to phonological and temporal regularities in Dutch adult dyslexic readers and highlights distinct change detection for different sublexical features." doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
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Strike in Amsterdam June 10!
The Dutch cabinet may have fallen, but the future of higher education in the Netherlands is still uncertain. We need to let the caretaker government and all the political parties know that the recently adopted budget with its drastic cuts to higher ed cannot stand...
The Dutch cabinet may have fallen, but the future of higher education in the Netherlands is still uncertain. We need to let the caretaker government and all the political parties know that the recently adopted budget with its drastic cuts to higher ed cannot stand...
June 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Strike in Amsterdam June 10!
The Dutch cabinet may have fallen, but the future of higher education in the Netherlands is still uncertain. We need to let the caretaker government and all the political parties know that the recently adopted budget with its drastic cuts to higher ed cannot stand...
The Dutch cabinet may have fallen, but the future of higher education in the Netherlands is still uncertain. We need to let the caretaker government and all the political parties know that the recently adopted budget with its drastic cuts to higher ed cannot stand...
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“Neurophysiological responses to phonological and temporal regularities in speech in dyslexic and typical readers” by Alexandra K. Emmendorfer, Bernadette M. Jansma, Sonja A. Kotz and Milene Bonte (May ’25) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
“Neurophysiological responses to phonological and temporal regularities in speech in dyslexic and typical readers” by Alexandra K. Emmendorfer, Bernadette M. Jansma, Sonja A. Kotz and Milene Bonte (May ’25) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🚨 New Paper!
Final chapter of my PhD at @maastrichtu.bsky.social is now (finally) out in Clinical Neurophysiology!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
Final chapter of my PhD at @maastrichtu.bsky.social is now (finally) out in Clinical Neurophysiology!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
June 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
🚨 New Paper!
Final chapter of my PhD at @maastrichtu.bsky.social is now (finally) out in Clinical Neurophysiology!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
Final chapter of my PhD at @maastrichtu.bsky.social is now (finally) out in Clinical Neurophysiology!
doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...
The book my toddler brought me to read this morning. Like mother like son? (He left to play with his cars as soon as I started reading)
May 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The book my toddler brought me to read this morning. Like mother like son? (He left to play with his cars as soon as I started reading)
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🟥 CALL FOR A NATIONAL STRIKE - June 10 🟥
A week ago, we stood together on the Vrijthof to defend our universities.
On Friday, the cabinet announced its plans to cut another 400 million a year from primary and secondary education. Yesterday, the minister confirmed he will force universities...
A week ago, we stood together on the Vrijthof to defend our universities.
On Friday, the cabinet announced its plans to cut another 400 million a year from primary and secondary education. Yesterday, the minister confirmed he will force universities...
April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🟥 CALL FOR A NATIONAL STRIKE - June 10 🟥
A week ago, we stood together on the Vrijthof to defend our universities.
On Friday, the cabinet announced its plans to cut another 400 million a year from primary and secondary education. Yesterday, the minister confirmed he will force universities...
A week ago, we stood together on the Vrijthof to defend our universities.
On Friday, the cabinet announced its plans to cut another 400 million a year from primary and secondary education. Yesterday, the minister confirmed he will force universities...
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How does our brain process interactions with an #avatar compared to another human being? This study shows that feedback from an avatar increases #RiskTaking behavior in humans and is associated with lower activity in the #amygdala & ventral #striatum @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3S3Esmw
April 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
How does our brain process interactions with an #avatar compared to another human being? This study shows that feedback from an avatar increases #RiskTaking behavior in humans and is associated with lower activity in the #amygdala & ventral #striatum @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3S3Esmw
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For all the talk of avoiding academic conferences in US, it must also be recognised that if you host a conference in the UK this is no longer a safe place for trans people to be.
April 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
For all the talk of avoiding academic conferences in US, it must also be recognised that if you host a conference in the UK this is no longer a safe place for trans people to be.
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The march is underway. The crowd has left Vrijthof and is making its way through the city center.
The message: our region's economy is at risk! UM is the largest employer in Limburg. Citizens hold also a stake in defending all other educational institutions against these cuts!
#WOinActie
The message: our region's economy is at risk! UM is the largest employer in Limburg. Citizens hold also a stake in defending all other educational institutions against these cuts!
#WOinActie
April 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The march is underway. The crowd has left Vrijthof and is making its way through the city center.
The message: our region's economy is at risk! UM is the largest employer in Limburg. Citizens hold also a stake in defending all other educational institutions against these cuts!
#WOinActie
The message: our region's economy is at risk! UM is the largest employer in Limburg. Citizens hold also a stake in defending all other educational institutions against these cuts!
#WOinActie
Higher education institutions in Maastricht are on strike today to protest destructive cuts of more than 1 billion €. These cuts will impact our research, teaching quality, and our unique position as a border region university. To Minister Bruins we say: HANDS OFF our higher education! #WOinACTIE
WOinActie Support Letter
Support letter against budget cuts in higher education in the Netherlands
supportscienceandeducation.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Higher education institutions in Maastricht are on strike today to protest destructive cuts of more than 1 billion €. These cuts will impact our research, teaching quality, and our unique position as a border region university. To Minister Bruins we say: HANDS OFF our higher education! #WOinACTIE
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🟥 Maastricht University is on strike today to protest devastating cuts in higher ed 🟥
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
April 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🟥 Maastricht University is on strike today to protest devastating cuts in higher ed 🟥
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
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Maastricht University strikes against the higher education budget cuts today (@woinactielimburg.bsky.social). The strike day kicks off with guest lectures by UM staff at high schools.
Follow the news troughout the day in our liveblog:
www.observantonline.nl/english/Home...
Follow the news troughout the day in our liveblog:
www.observantonline.nl/english/Home...
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Maastricht University strikes against the higher education budget cuts today (@woinactielimburg.bsky.social). The strike day kicks off with guest lectures by UM staff at high schools.
Follow the news troughout the day in our liveblog:
www.observantonline.nl/english/Home...
Follow the news troughout the day in our liveblog:
www.observantonline.nl/english/Home...
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Saturday morning listening recommendation: "Eppo Ciao" protest song performed by the UM choir: tinyurl.com/yc6jk3ws
The choir will do a live session on April 16 at the Vrijthof podium in Maastricht. Sing with us & join the protest!
Special thanks and credits to the UM choir: www.umchoir.com
The choir will do a live session on April 16 at the Vrijthof podium in Maastricht. Sing with us & join the protest!
Special thanks and credits to the UM choir: www.umchoir.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Saturday morning listening recommendation: "Eppo Ciao" protest song performed by the UM choir: tinyurl.com/yc6jk3ws
The choir will do a live session on April 16 at the Vrijthof podium in Maastricht. Sing with us & join the protest!
Special thanks and credits to the UM choir: www.umchoir.com
The choir will do a live session on April 16 at the Vrijthof podium in Maastricht. Sing with us & join the protest!
Special thanks and credits to the UM choir: www.umchoir.com
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A thread:
We know a lot of colleagues and students still doubting to strike. Here is why it matters:
Imagine a long row of dominoes, perfectly aligned. The first one stands at the edge – seemingly insignificant on its own. But once it falls, a chain reaction becomes inevitable.
We know a lot of colleagues and students still doubting to strike. Here is why it matters:
Imagine a long row of dominoes, perfectly aligned. The first one stands at the edge – seemingly insignificant on its own. But once it falls, a chain reaction becomes inevitable.
April 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A thread:
We know a lot of colleagues and students still doubting to strike. Here is why it matters:
Imagine a long row of dominoes, perfectly aligned. The first one stands at the edge – seemingly insignificant on its own. But once it falls, a chain reaction becomes inevitable.
We know a lot of colleagues and students still doubting to strike. Here is why it matters:
Imagine a long row of dominoes, perfectly aligned. The first one stands at the edge – seemingly insignificant on its own. But once it falls, a chain reaction becomes inevitable.
April 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Next week on April 16th I am joining many colleagues and students at @maastrichtu.bsky.social to strike against the budget cuts to higher education.
Read and sign our letter of support here: www.supportscienceandeducation.com
See you on the Vrijthof!
#woinactie 🟥
Read and sign our letter of support here: www.supportscienceandeducation.com
See you on the Vrijthof!
#woinactie 🟥
WOinActie Support Letter
Support letter against budget cuts in higher education in the Netherlands
www.supportscienceandeducation.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Next week on April 16th I am joining many colleagues and students at @maastrichtu.bsky.social to strike against the budget cuts to higher education.
Read and sign our letter of support here: www.supportscienceandeducation.com
See you on the Vrijthof!
#woinactie 🟥
Read and sign our letter of support here: www.supportscienceandeducation.com
See you on the Vrijthof!
#woinactie 🟥
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The abstract submission deadline for ICAC 2025 has been extended to the 11th of April!
Check the webpage for links and relevant information
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/icac2025/int...
Check the webpage for links and relevant information
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/icac2025/int...
ICAC 2025 - - Maastricht UniversityMaastricht UniversityMaastricht UniversityMaastricht University
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl
March 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The abstract submission deadline for ICAC 2025 has been extended to the 11th of April!
Check the webpage for links and relevant information
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/icac2025/int...
Check the webpage for links and relevant information
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/icac2025/int...
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Eyebrow movements as signals of communicative problems in human face-to-face interaction. New paper by Paul Hömke, Stephen C. Levinson, Alexandra K. Emmendorfer & @judithholler.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241632
doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241632
Eyebrow movements as signals of communicative problems in human face-to-face interaction | Royal Society Open Science
Repair is a core building block of human communication, allowing us to address problems
of understanding in conversation. Past research has uncovered the basic mechanisms
by which interactants signal ...
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Eyebrow movements as signals of communicative problems in human face-to-face interaction. New paper by Paul Hömke, Stephen C. Levinson, Alexandra K. Emmendorfer & @judithholler.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241632
doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241632
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This is not intended as a brag btw, the key to submitting 5 first-author manuscripts in a couple of months is to fail to submit them in a more timely manner years ago.
February 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is not intended as a brag btw, the key to submitting 5 first-author manuscripts in a couple of months is to fail to submit them in a more timely manner years ago.