Lioba Enk
@liobaenk.bsky.social
tactile percept/psychophysics • brainheartlungs • time+feature expectation❣️dei+metascience ̚
PhD candidate @mpicbs.bsky.social @mps-cognition.bsky.social ̚
prev. • bsms.ac.uk • mindandbrain.de • psych.mpg.de • lmu.de/psy/ ̚
www.liobaenk.com 🦋
PhD candidate @mpicbs.bsky.social @mps-cognition.bsky.social ̚
prev. • bsms.ac.uk • mindandbrain.de • psych.mpg.de • lmu.de/psy/ ̚
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💡Our director Elisabeth Binder will speak about science, #history and #morality at the ECNP Congress in October. Read her interview below to get an insight into the difficult history of #psychiatry and of our Institute.
💡Science, history, and morality — explore more in our interview with Elisabeth Binder, Germany.
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🧠 At the #ECNP2025 Congress, she will speak on the importance of #psychiatry and #science generally being grounded in a sense of what is right.
@mpi-psychiatry.bsky.social #science
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🧠 At the #ECNP2025 Congress, she will speak on the importance of #psychiatry and #science generally being grounded in a sense of what is right.
@mpi-psychiatry.bsky.social #science
September 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
💡Our director Elisabeth Binder will speak about science, #history and #morality at the ECNP Congress in October. Read her interview below to get an insight into the difficult history of #psychiatry and of our Institute.
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If you're contemplating new study to start,
Cause you want to couple the brain to the heart,
And you search for clear analytical steps,
That give you a good estimation of HEPs.
This review uncovered how most people act,
When they heart reaction from data extract.
Cause you want to couple the brain to the heart,
And you search for clear analytical steps,
That give you a good estimation of HEPs.
This review uncovered how most people act,
When they heart reaction from data extract.
September 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you're contemplating new study to start,
Cause you want to couple the brain to the heart,
And you search for clear analytical steps,
That give you a good estimation of HEPs.
This review uncovered how most people act,
When they heart reaction from data extract.
Cause you want to couple the brain to the heart,
And you search for clear analytical steps,
That give you a good estimation of HEPs.
This review uncovered how most people act,
When they heart reaction from data extract.
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There is still time until tomorrow to support Emily's research project about taboos in women's and gender-diverse people's health! 👇👇👇
New graphic dropping 🥁🥁🥁: Requesting your perspective on taboos in women’s and gender-diverse people’s health ⚧️
participant.groupwisdom.tech/invite/proje...
participant.groupwisdom.tech/invite/proje...
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
There is still time until tomorrow to support Emily's research project about taboos in women's and gender-diverse people's health! 👇👇👇
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Applications open for fully funded 4-yr positions in the unique interdisciplinary program of the @maxplanck.de School of Cognition. Pursue a passion for science at the forefront of fundamental & applied research, mentored by a network of world renowned researchers.🧪
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
September 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Applications open for fully funded 4-yr positions in the unique interdisciplinary program of the @maxplanck.de School of Cognition. Pursue a passion for science at the forefront of fundamental & applied research, mentored by a network of world renowned researchers.🧪
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en
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Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.
We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.
Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.
Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
September 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.
We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.
Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.
Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.
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What can *genetic insensitivity to opioids* teach us about endogenous opioid function in humans?
Fully funded position in Oslo (PhD student or postdoc)
Interested in pain, mu/kappa opioids, behavioural genetics, RCTs, or related? Apply here:
2411.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recrui...
Please RT for reach
Fully funded position in Oslo (PhD student or postdoc)
Interested in pain, mu/kappa opioids, behavioural genetics, RCTs, or related? Apply here:
2411.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recrui...
Please RT for reach
Phd candidate or postdoc– Genetic determinants of opioid responsiveness
The Department of Research and Development at the Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital in collaboration with Leknes Affective Brain lab (www.affectivebrains.com) and the...
2411.webcruiter.no
August 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What can *genetic insensitivity to opioids* teach us about endogenous opioid function in humans?
Fully funded position in Oslo (PhD student or postdoc)
Interested in pain, mu/kappa opioids, behavioural genetics, RCTs, or related? Apply here:
2411.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recrui...
Please RT for reach
Fully funded position in Oslo (PhD student or postdoc)
Interested in pain, mu/kappa opioids, behavioural genetics, RCTs, or related? Apply here:
2411.webcruiter.no/Main2/Recrui...
Please RT for reach
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺?
Implications for reinforcement learning.
Very interesting paper.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#neuroskyence
Implications for reinforcement learning.
Very interesting paper.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#neuroskyence
September 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺?
Implications for reinforcement learning.
Very interesting paper.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#neuroskyence
Implications for reinforcement learning.
Very interesting paper.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
#neuroskyence
Growing up as close friend of Martin’s daughter, I spent countless days at their home — full of curiosity, books, and little discoveries, where you could simply be yourself. It was my introduction to life in science and has meant so much.
www.mps.mpg.de/in-memory-of...
@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
www.mps.mpg.de/in-memory-of...
@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
In Memory of Dr. Martin Hilchenbach
www.mps.mpg.de
August 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Growing up as close friend of Martin’s daughter, I spent countless days at their home — full of curiosity, books, and little discoveries, where you could simply be yourself. It was my introduction to life in science and has meant so much.
www.mps.mpg.de/in-memory-of...
@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
www.mps.mpg.de/in-memory-of...
@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
Wonderful piece by @megancarey.bsky.social on how @network-alba.bsky.social is tackling inequities in (neuro)science and building more inclusive research communities! ✨
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
Working together to build strong scientific communities — a Comment article by Megan R. Carey
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@megancarey.bsky.social
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Working together to build strong scientific communities - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The scientific enterprise depends on attracting and retaining the very best talent, yet barriers persist that perpetuate inequities in the scientific workforce. Here I discuss the efforts of the ALBA ...
www.nature.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Wonderful piece by @megancarey.bsky.social on how @network-alba.bsky.social is tackling inequities in (neuro)science and building more inclusive research communities! ✨
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
#DEI #DiversityInScience #DiversityInSTEM #neuroscience #cognitivescience #neuroskyence #academia
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Rethinking women’s brain health — a Comment article by Julia Sacher & Ingo Bechmann
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rethinking women’s brain health - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Far from being a niche concern, women’s brain health is a global issue, affecting more than half of the world’s population. Despite this, the unique aspects of how the female brain adapts, reorganizes...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rethinking women’s brain health — a Comment article by Julia Sacher & Ingo Bechmann
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroscience #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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3 (!) open PhD positions at @maastrichtu.bsky.social focusing on brain and bodily oscillations and their role in cognition: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
PhD Candidates - Flexible Oscillatory Workspace (FLOW)
PhD Candidates - Flexible Oscillatory Workspace (FLOW)
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
August 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
3 (!) open PhD positions at @maastrichtu.bsky.social focusing on brain and bodily oscillations and their role in cognition: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
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📰 SUMMARY OF OUR NEW PRE-PRINT 📰
Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration (ACD) is a temporary slowing down of the heart during the anticipation of task-relevant events.
ACD is typically calculated from the amount of increase in R-R intervals on the ECG signal, which is fair enough...
Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration (ACD) is a temporary slowing down of the heart during the anticipation of task-relevant events.
ACD is typically calculated from the amount of increase in R-R intervals on the ECG signal, which is fair enough...
Disentangling Respiratory Phase-Dependent and Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration in a Visual Perception Task https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.15.670501v1
August 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📰 SUMMARY OF OUR NEW PRE-PRINT 📰
Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration (ACD) is a temporary slowing down of the heart during the anticipation of task-relevant events.
ACD is typically calculated from the amount of increase in R-R intervals on the ECG signal, which is fair enough...
Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration (ACD) is a temporary slowing down of the heart during the anticipation of task-relevant events.
ACD is typically calculated from the amount of increase in R-R intervals on the ECG signal, which is fair enough...
Turns out my physio is in Fechner’s old home! Both profs @unileipzig.bsky.social — #Fechner author of the famous Elemente der #Psychophysik (1860) paved the way for #Wundt ’s #ExpPsy lab here in 1879. Love it 💘
#CognitiveScience #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #AcademicLife
#CognitiveScience #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #AcademicLife
August 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Turns out my physio is in Fechner’s old home! Both profs @unileipzig.bsky.social — #Fechner author of the famous Elemente der #Psychophysik (1860) paved the way for #Wundt ’s #ExpPsy lab here in 1879. Love it 💘
#CognitiveScience #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #AcademicLife
#CognitiveScience #HistoryOfPsychology #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #SciComm #AcademicLife
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Did you register to help moderate PsyArXiv preprints but haven’t heard from us yet? Check your spam folder and add psyarxiv@improvingpsych.org to your contacts! We are onboarding moderators in batches to avoid overloading the system, but rest assured we will get to everyone. #PsychSciSky
PsyArXiv is seeking new moderators to help combat an increase in AI submissions! If you've ever posted a preprint to PsyArXiv, please consider joining. Minimum commitment 1h/month, there's a training session this Monday @ 1pm ET. More info here: forms.gle/9LB1rEtxHAeZ... #PsychSciSky
Expression of Interest in Serving as a PsyArXiv Moderator
As you might have heard, PsyArXiv is having some issues with an increase in low-quality submissions, ranging from AI generated manuscripts to inflate citation metrics, incoherent or nonsensical docume...
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August 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did you register to help moderate PsyArXiv preprints but haven’t heard from us yet? Check your spam folder and add psyarxiv@improvingpsych.org to your contacts! We are onboarding moderators in batches to avoid overloading the system, but rest assured we will get to everyone. #PsychSciSky
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We are in awe of our community's response -- over 300 people have volunteered to moderate PsyArXiv! We’ve already cleared 13% of the backlog and expect to make even faster progress next week. Thank you for your patience as we work through this, and special thanks to our volunteers! 🎉 #PsychSciSky
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are in awe of our community's response -- over 300 people have volunteered to moderate PsyArXiv! We’ve already cleared 13% of the backlog and expect to make even faster progress next week. Thank you for your patience as we work through this, and special thanks to our volunteers! 🎉 #PsychSciSky
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Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is when heart rate fluctuates along with the respiratory cycle. Anticipatory cardiac deceleration (ACD) is when heart rate decreases in anticipation of stimulus. RSA and ACD overlap. This study attempted to disentangle them. Nice work!👏
Disentangling Respiratory Phase-Dependent and Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration in a Visual Perception Task https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.15.670501v1
August 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is when heart rate fluctuates along with the respiratory cycle. Anticipatory cardiac deceleration (ACD) is when heart rate decreases in anticipation of stimulus. RSA and ACD overlap. This study attempted to disentangle them. Nice work!👏
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Super pleased to see this heroic effort finally in print!! Many thanks to Hunter, our amazing study participants, and everyone else who made this fantastic study come true.
Now out in @natneuro.nature.com
What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed?
Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation
www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7
🧵1/18
What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed?
Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation
www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7
🧵1/18
August 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Super pleased to see this heroic effort finally in print!! Many thanks to Hunter, our amazing study participants, and everyone else who made this fantastic study come true.
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We’re hiring! 🥳fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in human cognitive neuroscience @mpicybernetics.bsky.social
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
PhD and Postdoc Positions (m/f/d) in Human Cognitive Neuroscience of Dynamic Cognition – M/EEG, brain stimulation
Job Offer from August 11, 2025
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August 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We’re hiring! 🥳fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in human cognitive neuroscience @mpicybernetics.bsky.social
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
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Could the diversity of findings in heartbeat-evoked response (HER) research be due to variability in methods?
In our new preprint my co-first authors, Maria Azanova and @willenjoy.bsky.social, and me systematically reviewed 132 M/EEG HER studies and found:
In our new preprint my co-first authors, Maria Azanova and @willenjoy.bsky.social, and me systematically reviewed 132 M/EEG HER studies and found:
August 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Could the diversity of findings in heartbeat-evoked response (HER) research be due to variability in methods?
In our new preprint my co-first authors, Maria Azanova and @willenjoy.bsky.social, and me systematically reviewed 132 M/EEG HER studies and found:
In our new preprint my co-first authors, Maria Azanova and @willenjoy.bsky.social, and me systematically reviewed 132 M/EEG HER studies and found:
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Out in @cp-neuron.bsky.social now! Kia and I argue that attention research would benefit from a stronger focus on how the brain shifts between external and internal attention. We outline competing hypotheses, review existing behavioral and neural findings, and highlight open questions.
How the brain shifts between external and internal attention
Focusing on relevant contents to guide adaptive behavior is a core property of the brain. For decades, scientists have investigated mechanisms to anti…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Out in @cp-neuron.bsky.social now! Kia and I argue that attention research would benefit from a stronger focus on how the brain shifts between external and internal attention. We outline competing hypotheses, review existing behavioral and neural findings, and highlight open questions.
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How do major political events affect our mental health? Prof @jonroiser.bsky.social and Dr @lbernardi.bsky.social have received funding from @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social and the University of Liverpool to find out.
Professor Jonathan Roiser and Dr Luca Bernardi on the impact of politics on our mental health
How do major political events affect our mental health? Professor Jonathan Roiser and Dr Luca Bernardi have received funding from UCL Grand Challenges and the University of Liverpool to find out.
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How do major political events affect our mental health? Prof @jonroiser.bsky.social and Dr @lbernardi.bsky.social have received funding from @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social and the University of Liverpool to find out.
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Science of science has been used to improve research integrity and assessment.
Last week I spoke at #metascience2025 calling on the community to look further, to improve interdisciplinarity, trust in science & more
Our editorial adds more 🧪
@jameswilsdon.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Last week I spoke at #metascience2025 calling on the community to look further, to improve interdisciplinarity, trust in science & more
Our editorial adds more 🧪
@jameswilsdon.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Metascience can improve science — but it must be useful to society, too
Researchers studying research must avoid the temptation to get too stuck in the academic weeds.
www.nature.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Science of science has been used to improve research integrity and assessment.
Last week I spoke at #metascience2025 calling on the community to look further, to improve interdisciplinarity, trust in science & more
Our editorial adds more 🧪
@jameswilsdon.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Last week I spoke at #metascience2025 calling on the community to look further, to improve interdisciplinarity, trust in science & more
Our editorial adds more 🧪
@jameswilsdon.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So cool to see former #somatosensory group mates @mpicbs.bsky.social #neurology doing great out there! 🎉 Wishing you a smooth, joyful and interactive #ASSC28, Nastia & Lena! 🔥🦋
Activities of our team of #ASSC28
Starting with the poster n.13 for Anastassia Loukianov on conflict adaptation. 😵
Tomorrow join us for Lena Lange’s talk at the Concurrent Session 15! She will present her work on the role of perceptual awareness in motivation.💪
And later, watch out for a pirate… ☠️
Starting with the poster n.13 for Anastassia Loukianov on conflict adaptation. 😵
Tomorrow join us for Lena Lange’s talk at the Concurrent Session 15! She will present her work on the role of perceptual awareness in motivation.💪
And later, watch out for a pirate… ☠️
July 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So cool to see former #somatosensory group mates @mpicbs.bsky.social #neurology doing great out there! 🎉 Wishing you a smooth, joyful and interactive #ASSC28, Nastia & Lena! 🔥🦋
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My first dissertation paper is out in Nature Mental Health! 🤩
With colleagues from @tudresden.bsky.social and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, we conducted a meta-analysis on the link between childhood trauma and interoception — our ability to sense internal bodily signals.
rdcu.be/eu8bo
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With colleagues from @tudresden.bsky.social and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, we conducted a meta-analysis on the link between childhood trauma and interoception — our ability to sense internal bodily signals.
rdcu.be/eu8bo
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A meta-analytic review of child maltreatment and interoception
Nature Mental Health - Interoception, the perception of internal bodily signals, is crucial for mental and physical well-being, yet the origins of disruptions in interoception are not well...
rdcu.be
July 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My first dissertation paper is out in Nature Mental Health! 🤩
With colleagues from @tudresden.bsky.social and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, we conducted a meta-analysis on the link between childhood trauma and interoception — our ability to sense internal bodily signals.
rdcu.be/eu8bo
1/🧵
With colleagues from @tudresden.bsky.social and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social, we conducted a meta-analysis on the link between childhood trauma and interoception — our ability to sense internal bodily signals.
rdcu.be/eu8bo
1/🧵