Danielle Hewitt
@dhewitt.bsky.social
Postdoc researcher in pain neuroscience | Oxford Uni Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, UK | She/her
https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/danielle-hewitt
https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/danielle-hewitt
Our paper on the influence of cultural context on neural (EEG) and self-reported measures of affective touch is finally out!
We report differences in how touch is evaluated across cultural contexts, and in cortical activation during touch processing 🧠👋
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We report differences in how touch is evaluated across cultural contexts, and in cortical activation during touch processing 🧠👋
academic.oup.com/scan/article...
Is cultural context the crucial touch? Neurophysiological and self-reported responses to affective touch in women in South Africa and the United Kingdom
Abstract. Affective touch, involving touch-sensitive C-tactile (CT) afferent nerve fibres, is integral to human development and well-being. Despite presume
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November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Our paper on the influence of cultural context on neural (EEG) and self-reported measures of affective touch is finally out!
We report differences in how touch is evaluated across cultural contexts, and in cortical activation during touch processing 🧠👋
academic.oup.com/scan/article...
We report differences in how touch is evaluated across cultural contexts, and in cortical activation during touch processing 🧠👋
academic.oup.com/scan/article...
Ever thought about how to make your research more inclusive? 🧠✨
We worked with members of the public and patient contributors to understand what makes it harder for people to take part in research — from accessibility and scheduling to lab environments and communication. (🧵 1/3)
We worked with members of the public and patient contributors to understand what makes it harder for people to take part in research — from accessibility and scheduling to lab environments and communication. (🧵 1/3)
October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ever thought about how to make your research more inclusive? 🧠✨
We worked with members of the public and patient contributors to understand what makes it harder for people to take part in research — from accessibility and scheduling to lab environments and communication. (🧵 1/3)
We worked with members of the public and patient contributors to understand what makes it harder for people to take part in research — from accessibility and scheduling to lab environments and communication. (🧵 1/3)
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📢 MHRA Drug Safety Update:
Paracetamol remains safe to use in pregnancy. It is the first-choice pain reliever, used at the lowest dose for the shortest duration. It also treats fever.
ℹ️ More info & guidance: www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...
Paracetamol remains safe to use in pregnancy. It is the first-choice pain reliever, used at the lowest dose for the shortest duration. It also treats fever.
ℹ️ More info & guidance: www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...
Paracetamol and pregnancy - reminder that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe
Patients should be reminded and reassured that there is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Paracetamol is recommended as the first-choice pain reliever for...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📢 MHRA Drug Safety Update:
Paracetamol remains safe to use in pregnancy. It is the first-choice pain reliever, used at the lowest dose for the shortest duration. It also treats fever.
ℹ️ More info & guidance: www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...
Paracetamol remains safe to use in pregnancy. It is the first-choice pain reliever, used at the lowest dose for the shortest duration. It also treats fever.
ℹ️ More info & guidance: www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...
Now available as a reviewed preprint on @elife.bsky.social: Phasic and tonic pain serve distinct functions during adaptive behaviour doi.org/10.7554/eLif... 👏🏻⬇️
August 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Now available as a reviewed preprint on @elife.bsky.social: Phasic and tonic pain serve distinct functions during adaptive behaviour doi.org/10.7554/eLif... 👏🏻⬇️
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Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
May 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Despite everything going on, I may have funds to hire a postdoc this year 😬🤞🧑🔬 Open to a wide variety of possible projects in social and cognitive neuroscience. Get in touch if you are interested! Reposts appreciated.
Glasgow bound for the Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network #CPNN Neurofeedback Workshop at @uofglasgow.bsky.social! Stunning views on the way up (which we were directed to look at by the train conductor) 🙌🏻
June 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Glasgow bound for the Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network #CPNN Neurofeedback Workshop at @uofglasgow.bsky.social! Stunning views on the way up (which we were directed to look at by the train conductor) 🙌🏻
Last Thursday, we hosted the second Careers and Networking Day on behalf of @ndcnoxford.bsky.social's Clinical Neurosciences Society. Huge thanks to the attendees for getting involved in lively discussions and our speakers for taking the time to share their inspiring career journeys with us.
June 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Last Thursday, we hosted the second Careers and Networking Day on behalf of @ndcnoxford.bsky.social's Clinical Neurosciences Society. Huge thanks to the attendees for getting involved in lively discussions and our speakers for taking the time to share their inspiring career journeys with us.
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A funded PhD position focused on spinal OPM recordings. Please share www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
PhD opportunities in the Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
A Spinal Research-funded position is available to study full-time for a PhD registered at UCL
www.ucl.ac.uk
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A funded PhD position focused on spinal OPM recordings. Please share www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
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Are you interested in exploring career options in clinical neuroscience? Join the Clinical Neurosciences Society networking and career day focused on AI, big data, and machine learning.
9-5pm, 5 June
LT 2, Academic Centre, JR
FREE entry, plus lunch, refreshments and drinks reception
9-5pm, 5 June
LT 2, Academic Centre, JR
FREE entry, plus lunch, refreshments and drinks reception
May 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are you interested in exploring career options in clinical neuroscience? Join the Clinical Neurosciences Society networking and career day focused on AI, big data, and machine learning.
9-5pm, 5 June
LT 2, Academic Centre, JR
FREE entry, plus lunch, refreshments and drinks reception
9-5pm, 5 June
LT 2, Academic Centre, JR
FREE entry, plus lunch, refreshments and drinks reception
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<<help requested>>
Folks working with human volunteers: What do you do to ensure your advertising and recruitment texts use *inclusive language*?
Looking for examples; the more specific the better. Feel free to reply in thread or direct message.
Please repost and share for visibility.
Thanks! 👍
Folks working with human volunteers: What do you do to ensure your advertising and recruitment texts use *inclusive language*?
Looking for examples; the more specific the better. Feel free to reply in thread or direct message.
Please repost and share for visibility.
Thanks! 👍
May 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
<<help requested>>
Folks working with human volunteers: What do you do to ensure your advertising and recruitment texts use *inclusive language*?
Looking for examples; the more specific the better. Feel free to reply in thread or direct message.
Please repost and share for visibility.
Thanks! 👍
Folks working with human volunteers: What do you do to ensure your advertising and recruitment texts use *inclusive language*?
Looking for examples; the more specific the better. Feel free to reply in thread or direct message.
Please repost and share for visibility.
Thanks! 👍
The paperweight is sitting proudly on my desk! 🫶🏻
May 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The paperweight is sitting proudly on my desk! 🫶🏻
Looking back on a great time in Lyon last week for #EFIC2025 - lots of interesting talks, and more cheese and bread than you'd think was possible for a 5 day trip (France 1, vegetarians 0). Looking forward to the next one!
May 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Looking back on a great time in Lyon last week for #EFIC2025 - lots of interesting talks, and more cheese and bread than you'd think was possible for a 5 day trip (France 1, vegetarians 0). Looking forward to the next one!
Day one of #EFIC2025 - let's go! Here presenting poster 1 of 2 on the effects of tonic #pain on behavioural responses to approaching threats as a proxy for peripersonal space representations in #VR @efic.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Day one of #EFIC2025 - let's go! Here presenting poster 1 of 2 on the effects of tonic #pain on behavioural responses to approaching threats as a proxy for peripersonal space representations in #VR @efic.bsky.social
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Pain is more common than you think! From migraines to musculoskeletal pain, millions live with chronic pain. This infographic breaks down the numbers—raising awareness is the first step toward change. europeanpainfederation.eu/sip/access-t...
#PainAwareness #ChronicPain
#PainAwareness #ChronicPain
March 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Pain is more common than you think! From migraines to musculoskeletal pain, millions live with chronic pain. This infographic breaks down the numbers—raising awareness is the first step toward change. europeanpainfederation.eu/sip/access-t...
#PainAwareness #ChronicPain
#PainAwareness #ChronicPain
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Hey Early Career Pain Researchers/Professionals,
who's going to the @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 in Lyon next week? 😊
As a member of the @iasp.bsky.social #IASPECN, I am particularly looking forward to some exciting activities just for us ECRs!
Program:
tinyurl.com/3x2dpx2p
See you there?😎
who's going to the @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 in Lyon next week? 😊
As a member of the @iasp.bsky.social #IASPECN, I am particularly looking forward to some exciting activities just for us ECRs!
Program:
tinyurl.com/3x2dpx2p
See you there?😎
April 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Hey Early Career Pain Researchers/Professionals,
who's going to the @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 in Lyon next week? 😊
As a member of the @iasp.bsky.social #IASPECN, I am particularly looking forward to some exciting activities just for us ECRs!
Program:
tinyurl.com/3x2dpx2p
See you there?😎
who's going to the @efic.bsky.social #EFIC2025 in Lyon next week? 😊
As a member of the @iasp.bsky.social #IASPECN, I am particularly looking forward to some exciting activities just for us ECRs!
Program:
tinyurl.com/3x2dpx2p
See you there?😎
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Are brain states in children passively generated in response to things that happen in our environment? Or are they actively created through micro-level movements? Big questions in latest pre-preprint from @MarriottIra that re-examines developmental EEG findings 👇 1/8
March 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Are brain states in children passively generated in response to things that happen in our environment? Or are they actively created through micro-level movements? Big questions in latest pre-preprint from @MarriottIra that re-examines developmental EEG findings 👇 1/8
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3.5 year PhD studentship in cognitive computational neuroscience open in my MSN lab, @thechbh.bsky.social, co-supervised with @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social & @simonlittle.bsky.social. Deadline 23rd March. Only open to UK candidates. More details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Pls repost
Pls repost
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February 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
3.5 year PhD studentship in cognitive computational neuroscience open in my MSN lab, @thechbh.bsky.social, co-supervised with @selmalugtmeijer.bsky.social & @simonlittle.bsky.social. Deadline 23rd March. Only open to UK candidates. More details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Pls repost
Pls repost
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Gentle, slow stroke touch significantly moves the heart by lowering rate and increasing rhythmicity. This effect is much stronger when someone else touches us, compared to self-touch. Out now in IEEE Trans Affective Comp @rebeccaboehme.bsky.social, @paulasalamone.bsky.social doi.org/10.1109/TAFF...
Autonomic modulations to cardiac dynamics in response to affective touch: Differences between social touch and self-touch
The autonomic nervous system plays a vital role in self-regulation and responding to environmental demands. Autonomic dynamics have been hypothesized to be involved in perceptual awareness and establi...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Gentle, slow stroke touch significantly moves the heart by lowering rate and increasing rhythmicity. This effect is much stronger when someone else touches us, compared to self-touch. Out now in IEEE Trans Affective Comp @rebeccaboehme.bsky.social, @paulasalamone.bsky.social doi.org/10.1109/TAFF...
The first study from my postdoc is now up as a preprint 👏🏻 we combined #EEG and #VR in a cool task (feat. 🦊) finding that lateralised ongoing pain affects predictive responses to phasic pain on the same side of the body.
#Neuroskyence #cogsci #AcademicSky #PainResearch @benosaka.bsky.social
#Neuroskyence #cogsci #AcademicSky #PainResearch @benosaka.bsky.social
Tonic pain revalues associative memories of phasic pain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.04.641525v1
March 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The first study from my postdoc is now up as a preprint 👏🏻 we combined #EEG and #VR in a cool task (feat. 🦊) finding that lateralised ongoing pain affects predictive responses to phasic pain on the same side of the body.
#Neuroskyence #cogsci #AcademicSky #PainResearch @benosaka.bsky.social
#Neuroskyence #cogsci #AcademicSky #PainResearch @benosaka.bsky.social
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Great to see wonderful Irene Tracey on top of the league www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best...
International Women’s Day: top universities led by women
More than a quarter of the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings are run by women, a number which is increasing year on year
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March 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Great to see wonderful Irene Tracey on top of the league www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best...
New preprint from our lab led by Shuangyi Tong 💡 looking at changes in behaviour and #EEG during phasic and tonic pain in a #VR foraging task.
@benosaka.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #academicsky
@benosaka.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #academicsky
Phasic and tonic pain serve distinct functions during adaptive behaviour https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.10.637253v1
February 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
New preprint from our lab led by Shuangyi Tong 💡 looking at changes in behaviour and #EEG during phasic and tonic pain in a #VR foraging task.
@benosaka.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #academicsky
@benosaka.bsky.social #neuroskyence #cogsci #academicsky
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The blue light makes our lab look so sciencey :) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Ouch! Solving the riddle of pain
We all know what hurts, but why is it so difficult to describe? Emma Cook meets the neurologists attempting to answer one of medicine’s hardest questions
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:47 PM
The blue light makes our lab look so sciencey :) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Proud to be one of many who contributed to this important article.
With typical postdocs joining labs in their 30s & staying 6 yrs, combined with low pay, the impact on women wanting to start a family is real. No wonder I waited to have my first child as a new PI. #Postdocs #WomenInScience
With typical postdocs joining labs in their 30s & staying 6 yrs, combined with low pay, the impact on women wanting to start a family is real. No wonder I waited to have my first child as a new PI. #Postdocs #WomenInScience
Static pay, shrinking prospects fuel neuroscience postdoc decline
Postdoctoral researchers sponsored by the National Institutes of Health now toil longer than ever before, for less money. They are responding accordingly.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Proud to be one of many who contributed to this important article.
With typical postdocs joining labs in their 30s & staying 6 yrs, combined with low pay, the impact on women wanting to start a family is real. No wonder I waited to have my first child as a new PI. #Postdocs #WomenInScience
With typical postdocs joining labs in their 30s & staying 6 yrs, combined with low pay, the impact on women wanting to start a family is real. No wonder I waited to have my first child as a new PI. #Postdocs #WomenInScience
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I am thrilled to announce that my @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social is now accepting attendance requests & abstract submissions for our 2025 #fNIRS #hyperscanning workshop (May 19-20) in collaboration with @artinis.bsky.social. Deadline 28 February.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I am thrilled to announce that my @soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social is now accepting attendance requests & abstract submissions for our 2025 #fNIRS #hyperscanning workshop (May 19-20) in collaboration with @artinis.bsky.social. Deadline 28 February.
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We are looking for new external examiners for our Master's-level programmes in Psychology at the University of Plymouth. Please RT and alert those who might be interested. They can message me, or email me matt.roser@plymouth.ac.uk. Thank you. #EduSky #AcademicSky #neuroskyence #CogPsych
January 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We are looking for new external examiners for our Master's-level programmes in Psychology at the University of Plymouth. Please RT and alert those who might be interested. They can message me, or email me matt.roser@plymouth.ac.uk. Thank you. #EduSky #AcademicSky #neuroskyence #CogPsych