Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
@helenahartmann.com
Neuroscientist, psychologist & science communicator ✨
www.helenahartmann.com
Pain & expectations in the (social) 🧠
Postdoc @ulrikebingel.bsky.social's lab & @SFB-TRR-289.bsky.social 💊
Explaining science with fictional stories 📖 @scienceandfiction.net
www.helenahartmann.com
Pain & expectations in the (social) 🧠
Postdoc @ulrikebingel.bsky.social's lab & @SFB-TRR-289.bsky.social 💊
Explaining science with fictional stories 📖 @scienceandfiction.net
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What to expect on this account:
- #Postdoclife on pain⚡, expectations 💊, & the (social) brain 🧠🧲
- #ECR at @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
- #SciComm/#WissKomm at @nawik.de & @scienceandfiction.net 🗣️
- #OpenScience at @forrt.bsky.social & @igor-dgps.bsky.social 👩💻
- Team #Knitting 🧶
- #TeamGIF ✨
- #Postdoclife on pain⚡, expectations 💊, & the (social) brain 🧠🧲
- #ECR at @biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social
- #SciComm/#WissKomm at @nawik.de & @scienceandfiction.net 🗣️
- #OpenScience at @forrt.bsky.social & @igor-dgps.bsky.social 👩💻
- Team #Knitting 🧶
- #TeamGIF ✨
One of hopefully many future projects with @jonaspotthoff.bsky.social - it was an absolute pleasure to work in tandem on this! 🥰
@helenahartmann.com and me just published our study on #nocebo, deceptive #placebo and open-label placebo effects on performance in a virtual bird feeding game: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Direct comparison of nocebo, deceptive placebo and open-label placebo effects on sustained visual attention
Positive and negative expectations crucially shape how we perceive our surroundings, including our emotional and cognitive abilities. Prior work shows…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
One of hopefully many future projects with @jonaspotthoff.bsky.social - it was an absolute pleasure to work in tandem on this! 🥰
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Das Lab von @ulrikebingel.bsky.social war dieses Jahr wirklich nicht faul, und hat mit Kollegen von der Universitätsmedizin Essen mal eben noch an einem Buch zum Placebo-Effekt mitgearbeitet. @helenahartmann.com 👏🍾
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
December 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Das Lab von @ulrikebingel.bsky.social war dieses Jahr wirklich nicht faul, und hat mit Kollegen von der Universitätsmedizin Essen mal eben noch an einem Buch zum Placebo-Effekt mitgearbeitet. @helenahartmann.com 👏🍾
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Have you read this month's short story yet? It's about a decision as old as time... the red or the blue pill? 💁♀️
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Have you read this month's short story yet? It's about a decision as old as time... the red or the blue pill? 💁♀️
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
ZPID Trier: Junior professorship (W1-equivalent) Psychological Metascience (with tenure-track to W2 LBesG-equivalent) (f/m/d) leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 #Stellenangebot
Junior professorship (W1-equivalent) Psychological Metascience (with tenure-track to W2 LBesG-equivalent) (f/m/d)
leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
ZPID Trier: Junior professorship (W1-equivalent) Psychological Metascience (with tenure-track to W2 LBesG-equivalent) (f/m/d) leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 #Stellenangebot
I dreamt that someone was willing to borrow me their Bahncard 100 for my commute 😂 @amreibahr.bsky.social?
a train is pulling into a station with a sign that says h
ALT: a train is pulling into a station with a sign that says h
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I dreamt that someone was willing to borrow me their Bahncard 100 for my commute 😂 @amreibahr.bsky.social?
Love this and definitely guilty 🥲 on the other hand, arrows are just so versatile haha
Arrows are tricky. For us, as the designer of the visual, it will be super clear what it means. But for someone looking at our visual for the first time, it can be highly ambiguous. Depending on the reader, the same arrow can mean sequence, zoom, range, label, movement,...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Love this and definitely guilty 🥲 on the other hand, arrows are just so versatile haha
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New #openscience work from one of our PIs, @helenahartmann.com ✨
Super important topic and great resource to track replications!
Super important topic and great resource to track replications!
Now we wrote a piece about many things we always wanted to say about replications.
How they are used, tracked and valued by the science community. And how we can evaluate their results, whatever those may be 🤔
Read the preprint 📃 osf.io/preprints/me...
Browse the Hub 🌐 forrt.org/replication-...
How they are used, tracked and valued by the science community. And how we can evaluate their results, whatever those may be 🤔
Read the preprint 📃 osf.io/preprints/me...
Browse the Hub 🌐 forrt.org/replication-...
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New #openscience work from one of our PIs, @helenahartmann.com ✨
Super important topic and great resource to track replications!
Super important topic and great resource to track replications!
It has been a while since @flavioazevedo.bsky.social asked me to take over the Reversals project at @forrt.bsky.social...
It has since evolved beyond my wildest dreams, mostly thanks to @aufdroeseler.bsky.social & @lukaswallrich.bsky.social.
We are very proud of the Replication Hub & Database ♥️
It has since evolved beyond my wildest dreams, mostly thanks to @aufdroeseler.bsky.social & @lukaswallrich.bsky.social.
We are very proud of the Replication Hub & Database ♥️
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It has been a while since @flavioazevedo.bsky.social asked me to take over the Reversals project at @forrt.bsky.social...
It has since evolved beyond my wildest dreams, mostly thanks to @aufdroeseler.bsky.social & @lukaswallrich.bsky.social.
We are very proud of the Replication Hub & Database ♥️
It has since evolved beyond my wildest dreams, mostly thanks to @aufdroeseler.bsky.social & @lukaswallrich.bsky.social.
We are very proud of the Replication Hub & Database ♥️
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Thanks to @helenahartmann.com's talk presenting the project @wisskon.bsky.social, we are now booked with short stories until August next year 😭💙
Thanks so much for making the project even more diverse - can't wait for all the new stories and great authors coming in 2026! 💕
DM for the last spots! 😁
Thanks so much for making the project even more diverse - can't wait for all the new stories and great authors coming in 2026! 💕
DM for the last spots! 😁
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Thanks to @helenahartmann.com's talk presenting the project @wisskon.bsky.social, we are now booked with short stories until August next year 😭💙
Thanks so much for making the project even more diverse - can't wait for all the new stories and great authors coming in 2026! 💕
DM for the last spots! 😁
Thanks so much for making the project even more diverse - can't wait for all the new stories and great authors coming in 2026! 💕
DM for the last spots! 😁
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Wer mitmachen möchte und vielleicht auch eine Geschichte veröffentlichen möchte, kann @helenahartmann.com über ihre Webseite kontaktieren. scienceandfiction.net #wisskon25
Science and Fiction
Where scientific results and fictional stories intersect.
scienceandfiction.net
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wer mitmachen möchte und vielleicht auch eine Geschichte veröffentlichen möchte, kann @helenahartmann.com über ihre Webseite kontaktieren. scienceandfiction.net #wisskon25
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Teil 2 der 7x7 Projekte jetzt - @helenahartmann.com und Science and Fiction - WissKomm mit fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten macht den Auftakt
scienceandfiction.net #wisskon25
scienceandfiction.net #wisskon25
Science and Fiction
Where scientific results and fictional stories intersect.
scienceandfiction.net
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Teil 2 der 7x7 Projekte jetzt - @helenahartmann.com und Science and Fiction - WissKomm mit fiktionalen Kurzgeschichten macht den Auftakt
scienceandfiction.net #wisskon25
scienceandfiction.net #wisskon25
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Early bird today to make it to @nawik.de's @wisskon.bsky.social in time ✨
Book, tea and stickers - I'm ready for a day of #scicomm fun 💙
Watch me present @scienceandfiction.net later at 16:00: www.nawik.de/wisskon-netz...
Book, tea and stickers - I'm ready for a day of #scicomm fun 💙
Watch me present @scienceandfiction.net later at 16:00: www.nawik.de/wisskon-netz...
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Early bird today to make it to @nawik.de's @wisskon.bsky.social in time ✨
Book, tea and stickers - I'm ready for a day of #scicomm fun 💙
Watch me present @scienceandfiction.net later at 16:00: www.nawik.de/wisskon-netz...
Book, tea and stickers - I'm ready for a day of #scicomm fun 💙
Watch me present @scienceandfiction.net later at 16:00: www.nawik.de/wisskon-netz...
It's always great to have new, motivated students on board who will collect data over the next semester! ♥️
Today we started training two new medical doctoral students in Essen to support the data collection of two running studies! 💪
Needless to say, there was lots of (tolerable) pain! 😁
Needless to say, there was lots of (tolerable) pain! 😁
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's always great to have new, motivated students on board who will collect data over the next semester! ♥️
I knit a t-shirt for the first time and it actually turned out quite nice 💕🧶
I present: the #poppytee by #PetiteKnit (which was a wild ride because the original instructions don't account for stripes!)
I present: the #poppytee by #PetiteKnit (which was a wild ride because the original instructions don't account for stripes!)
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I knit a t-shirt for the first time and it actually turned out quite nice 💕🧶
I present: the #poppytee by #PetiteKnit (which was a wild ride because the original instructions don't account for stripes!)
I present: the #poppytee by #PetiteKnit (which was a wild ride because the original instructions don't account for stripes!)
Believe me, this story was worth waiting for until the end of the month 💙
💊 New #ScienceandFiction short story 💊
This time, the brilliant Biljana Gjoneska wrote about the Matrix - but hundreds of years later...
🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/35_t...
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3...
#scicomm #wisskomm #sciencefiction #shortstories
This time, the brilliant Biljana Gjoneska wrote about the Matrix - but hundreds of years later...
🇬🇧 scienceandfiction.net/stories/35_t...
🇩🇪 scienceandfiction.net/de/stories/3...
#scicomm #wisskomm #sciencefiction #shortstories
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Believe me, this story was worth waiting for until the end of the month 💙
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
⏰ Heute brauchen wir EURE Hilfe! ⏰
Seid ihr im Gesundheitswesen tätig und *nicht* Teil des SFB/TRR 289? 👨⚕️👩⚕️
Dann füllt unseren Fragebogen (10-15 min) aus und gebt uns Feedback zu unserem Newsletter! Leitet ihn auch gerne an Kolleg:innen weiter! 😍
Hier geht's zum Fragebogen ▶️ shorturl.at/DR7D5
Seid ihr im Gesundheitswesen tätig und *nicht* Teil des SFB/TRR 289? 👨⚕️👩⚕️
Dann füllt unseren Fragebogen (10-15 min) aus und gebt uns Feedback zu unserem Newsletter! Leitet ihn auch gerne an Kolleg:innen weiter! 😍
Hier geht's zum Fragebogen ▶️ shorturl.at/DR7D5
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
⏰ Heute brauchen wir EURE Hilfe! ⏰
Seid ihr im Gesundheitswesen tätig und *nicht* Teil des SFB/TRR 289? 👨⚕️👩⚕️
Dann füllt unseren Fragebogen (10-15 min) aus und gebt uns Feedback zu unserem Newsletter! Leitet ihn auch gerne an Kolleg:innen weiter! 😍
Hier geht's zum Fragebogen ▶️ shorturl.at/DR7D5
Seid ihr im Gesundheitswesen tätig und *nicht* Teil des SFB/TRR 289? 👨⚕️👩⚕️
Dann füllt unseren Fragebogen (10-15 min) aus und gebt uns Feedback zu unserem Newsletter! Leitet ihn auch gerne an Kolleg:innen weiter! 😍
Hier geht's zum Fragebogen ▶️ shorturl.at/DR7D5
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
All in all, it was a fantastic retreat with lots of exchange at eye-level, between researchers of different fields and career stages, and the members of our Patient Advisory Board.
This is the research of the future! ♥️
@ulrikebingel.bsky.social
@sheddenmora.bsky.social
@helenahartmann.com
This is the research of the future! ♥️
@ulrikebingel.bsky.social
@sheddenmora.bsky.social
@helenahartmann.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
All in all, it was a fantastic retreat with lots of exchange at eye-level, between researchers of different fields and career stages, and the members of our Patient Advisory Board.
This is the research of the future! ♥️
@ulrikebingel.bsky.social
@sheddenmora.bsky.social
@helenahartmann.com
This is the research of the future! ♥️
@ulrikebingel.bsky.social
@sheddenmora.bsky.social
@helenahartmann.com
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Science communication rocks!
This is a great poster format that actually makes our science meaningful for everybody including ourselves!
This is a great poster format that actually makes our science meaningful for everybody including ourselves!
I already successfully explained what "statistical significance" means so that'll be my #scicomm win of the day 😂
This morning, we organized something really special:
A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟
Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱
And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟
Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱
And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Science communication rocks!
This is a great poster format that actually makes our science meaningful for everybody including ourselves!
This is a great poster format that actually makes our science meaningful for everybody including ourselves!
I already successfully explained what "statistical significance" means so that'll be my #scicomm win of the day 😂
This morning, we organized something really special:
A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟
Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱
And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟
Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱
And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I already successfully explained what "statistical significance" means so that'll be my #scicomm win of the day 😂
This is such a fantastic idea! ✨
Huge thanks to @sheddenmora.bsky.social and @ulrikebingel.bsky.social for pushing this! ♥️
Huge thanks to @sheddenmora.bsky.social and @ulrikebingel.bsky.social for pushing this! ♥️
This morning, we organized something really special:
A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟
Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱
And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
A 🌟 science communication poster session 🌟
Instead of doing a normal poster session, we asked our early career researchers to create #scicomm posters about their projects! 😱
And look at all the great titles that they came up with!
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This is such a fantastic idea! ✨
Huge thanks to @sheddenmora.bsky.social and @ulrikebingel.bsky.social for pushing this! ♥️
Huge thanks to @sheddenmora.bsky.social and @ulrikebingel.bsky.social for pushing this! ♥️
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Last but not least: @helenahartmann.com shared updates from the CRC's #scicomm project 🤩
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Last but not least: @helenahartmann.com shared updates from the CRC's #scicomm project 🤩
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
Our CRC retreat in beautiful Meschede this year starts with just the early career researchers 🤩
This morning, after some speed dating to get to know other ECRs from the different projects, we hosted 4 roundtables on science communication, mentoring, funding opportunities and lab rotations.
This morning, after some speed dating to get to know other ECRs from the different projects, we hosted 4 roundtables on science communication, mentoring, funding opportunities and lab rotations.
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our CRC retreat in beautiful Meschede this year starts with just the early career researchers 🤩
This morning, after some speed dating to get to know other ECRs from the different projects, we hosted 4 roundtables on science communication, mentoring, funding opportunities and lab rotations.
This morning, after some speed dating to get to know other ECRs from the different projects, we hosted 4 roundtables on science communication, mentoring, funding opportunities and lab rotations.
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
❤️ Bluesky fMRI people! 3-day #fMRI course live online Jan 7-9, 2026.
#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.
We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!
Register here:
sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...
#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.
We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!
Register here:
sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...
fMRI Course
Instructors
sites.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
❤️ Bluesky fMRI people! 3-day #fMRI course live online Jan 7-9, 2026.
#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.
We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!
Register here:
sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...
#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.
We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!
Register here:
sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...
Reposted by Dr. Helena Hartmann (she/her)
🗣️ Calling all healthcare professionals!
The #scicomm team is evaluating the CRC's newsletter. For this we need input from people working with and around patients that are not part of our CRC.
Fill out the 10-15min (German) survey: sfb289.survey-uni-due.de/index.php/89...
Thanks for your support ❤️
The #scicomm team is evaluating the CRC's newsletter. For this we need input from people working with and around patients that are not part of our CRC.
Fill out the 10-15min (German) survey: sfb289.survey-uni-due.de/index.php/89...
Thanks for your support ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🗣️ Calling all healthcare professionals!
The #scicomm team is evaluating the CRC's newsletter. For this we need input from people working with and around patients that are not part of our CRC.
Fill out the 10-15min (German) survey: sfb289.survey-uni-due.de/index.php/89...
Thanks for your support ❤️
The #scicomm team is evaluating the CRC's newsletter. For this we need input from people working with and around patients that are not part of our CRC.
Fill out the 10-15min (German) survey: sfb289.survey-uni-due.de/index.php/89...
Thanks for your support ❤️