Matt Roser
@mattroser.bsky.social
Cognitive neuropsychologist at the University of Plymouth and the Brain Research and Imaging Centre @bricplymouth.bsky.social https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psychology/brain-research-and-imaging-centre
Formerly @MattNeuropsych at that other site.
Formerly @MattNeuropsych at that other site.
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A recent report of a brain injury during a clinical trial using transcranial ultrasound (TUS) has prompted the case reviewers Kim Butts Pauly and @efouragnan.bsky.social to make their concerns public. If you are interested in TUS read their letter here: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog shorturl.at/SUmix
Brain Injury During Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorder
www.sciencedirect.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A recent report of a brain injury during a clinical trial using transcranial ultrasound (TUS) has prompted the case reviewers Kim Butts Pauly and @efouragnan.bsky.social to make their concerns public. If you are interested in TUS read their letter here: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog shorturl.at/SUmix
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📢 Submissions are now open for the 2026 Autobiographical Processing & Psychopathology Conference, at the University of Plymouth 🌊 on 23rd - 24th June 2026 🎉!
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Autobiographical Processing and Psychopathology Conference 2026
What's on at the University of Plymouth: Autobiographical Processing and Psychopathology Conference 2026. Special interest meeting. University of...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📢 Submissions are now open for the 2026 Autobiographical Processing & Psychopathology Conference, at the University of Plymouth 🌊 on 23rd - 24th June 2026 🎉!
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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Kent County Council is getting underway.
Slightly odd arrangements in place where usual press seats have been closed, leaving us in the public gallery, which has 14 seats. Far more than 14 people are here, leading to several journalists and others being left outside of the room.
But we’re in.
Slightly odd arrangements in place where usual press seats have been closed, leaving us in the public gallery, which has 14 seats. Far more than 14 people are here, leading to several journalists and others being left outside of the room.
But we’re in.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Kent County Council is getting underway.
Slightly odd arrangements in place where usual press seats have been closed, leaving us in the public gallery, which has 14 seats. Far more than 14 people are here, leading to several journalists and others being left outside of the room.
But we’re in.
Slightly odd arrangements in place where usual press seats have been closed, leaving us in the public gallery, which has 14 seats. Far more than 14 people are here, leading to several journalists and others being left outside of the room.
But we’re in.
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People deserve to know that chewing gum contains plastic. In fact, just one piece of gum can release up to 250,000 microplastics into your body in an hour.
That’s why I’m calling to clearly label gum as containing plastic. It’s time to make this information visible on every pack.
That’s why I’m calling to clearly label gum as containing plastic. It’s time to make this information visible on every pack.
Campaign group lobbies Parliament to raise awareness of plastic in gum
Kids Against Plastic group launch early day motion on dangers of plastic in chewing gum to Parliament
www.conveniencestore.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
People deserve to know that chewing gum contains plastic. In fact, just one piece of gum can release up to 250,000 microplastics into your body in an hour.
That’s why I’m calling to clearly label gum as containing plastic. It’s time to make this information visible on every pack.
That’s why I’m calling to clearly label gum as containing plastic. It’s time to make this information visible on every pack.
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Ever heard that we only use '10%' of our brains? That's just one neuromyth – and there's loads more. But why do these myths persist? Find out in our #BlackhamLecture with Professor Paul Howard-Jones. Book now. 19 November 2025.
humanists.uk/events/black...
humanists.uk/events/black...
Neuromyths: classrooms, culture, and climate change | The Blackham Lecture 2025, with Professor Paul Howard-Jones, chaired by Dr Ginny Smith
humanists.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ever heard that we only use '10%' of our brains? That's just one neuromyth – and there's loads more. But why do these myths persist? Find out in our #BlackhamLecture with Professor Paul Howard-Jones. Book now. 19 November 2025.
humanists.uk/events/black...
humanists.uk/events/black...
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Hugely important case this, with many dimensions not picked up here.
A compelling reminder that 1st-rate research is not the preserve of the Russell Group.
And writers of the recent post-16 education & skills White Paper need to read it to grasp the complexity of how university funding works. 3/3
A compelling reminder that 1st-rate research is not the preserve of the Russell Group.
And writers of the recent post-16 education & skills White Paper need to read it to grasp the complexity of how university funding works. 3/3
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hugely important case this, with many dimensions not picked up here.
A compelling reminder that 1st-rate research is not the preserve of the Russell Group.
And writers of the recent post-16 education & skills White Paper need to read it to grasp the complexity of how university funding works. 3/3
A compelling reminder that 1st-rate research is not the preserve of the Russell Group.
And writers of the recent post-16 education & skills White Paper need to read it to grasp the complexity of how university funding works. 3/3
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Almost as if you shouldn’t allow your research infrastructure to be dependent on the manipulatable income stream of students from foreign powers? Put universities on stable funding so they’re not beholden to this kind of manipulation.
Pretty extraordinary story here
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Almost as if you shouldn’t allow your research infrastructure to be dependent on the manipulatable income stream of students from foreign powers? Put universities on stable funding so they’re not beholden to this kind of manipulation.
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A pioneering service at University College London will support thousands of people diagnosed decades before old age, combining science with emotional support
‘I see people with dementia in their 20s’: first centre for young patients
A pioneering service at University College London will support thousands of people diagnosed decades before old age, combining science with emotional support
www.thetimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A pioneering service at University College London will support thousands of people diagnosed decades before old age, combining science with emotional support
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It is excellent that the Conservatives are readopting a core principle of no retrospective changes.
It is a big policy change.
The media shouldn't collude in attempts to misinform the public that this was all some big misunderstanding while their policy hasn't changed
It is a big policy change.
The media shouldn't collude in attempts to misinform the public that this was all some big misunderstanding while their policy hasn't changed
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It is excellent that the Conservatives are readopting a core principle of no retrospective changes.
It is a big policy change.
The media shouldn't collude in attempts to misinform the public that this was all some big misunderstanding while their policy hasn't changed
It is a big policy change.
The media shouldn't collude in attempts to misinform the public that this was all some big misunderstanding while their policy hasn't changed
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My co-authors have yet to move to Bluesky, so I'm pleased to announce our latest work has just been published in @nature.com Neuroscience. Amazing work led by Junheng Li, revealing that falling asleep follows a predictable bifurcation pattern #neuroskyence #sleep
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Falling asleep follows a predictable bifurcation dynamic - Nature Neuroscience
Li et al. propose a conceptual framework to study the phenomenon of falling asleep based on electroencephalogram data. They show that a tipping point marks the brain’s nonlinear wake-to-sleep transiti...
www.nature.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My co-authors have yet to move to Bluesky, so I'm pleased to announce our latest work has just been published in @nature.com Neuroscience. Amazing work led by Junheng Li, revealing that falling asleep follows a predictable bifurcation pattern #neuroskyence #sleep
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New preprint!
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
ADHD-like traits reshape the balance between inhibitory control and predictive processes
Adaptive behavior relies on a dynamic balance between flexible, goal-directed control and efficient, automatic processes. This equilibrium is often disrupted in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorde...
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
New preprint!
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction.
A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#neuroscience
#learning
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
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Love this. Would you prefer a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in place of a Bible in your hotel room?
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Love this. Would you prefer a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in place of a Bible in your hotel room?
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Nothing here is moving
October 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Nothing here is moving
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For your enjoyment (by @jagarikin)
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
For your enjoyment (by @jagarikin)
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Why defending a free speech culture in Britain can find common ground if we realise we are not America. My column this week reflects on debating Toby Young and others at the University of Oxford on 'cancel culture' and how we decide the boundaries
www.easterneye.biz/uk-freedom-o...
www.easterneye.biz/uk-freedom-o...
Why America’s first amendment model doesn’t fit Britain
How far do we need to draw a line between free speech and hate speech? The US doctrine tries to duck that.
www.easterneye.biz
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Why defending a free speech culture in Britain can find common ground if we realise we are not America. My column this week reflects on debating Toby Young and others at the University of Oxford on 'cancel culture' and how we decide the boundaries
www.easterneye.biz/uk-freedom-o...
www.easterneye.biz/uk-freedom-o...
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After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
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Stephen Bush on the extraordinary draft legislation which Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, Matt Vickers, Katie Lam and backbench colleagues have proposed in parliament
It is a proposal that would seek to deport around 5% of the resident population, including over a quarter of a million with ILR
It is a proposal that would seek to deport around 5% of the resident population, including over a quarter of a million with ILR
October 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Stephen Bush on the extraordinary draft legislation which Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, Matt Vickers, Katie Lam and backbench colleagues have proposed in parliament
It is a proposal that would seek to deport around 5% of the resident population, including over a quarter of a million with ILR
It is a proposal that would seek to deport around 5% of the resident population, including over a quarter of a million with ILR
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The constants of British policy over my life:
- pledges to cut red tape/regulation
- talk of a ‘contributory welfare system’
- calls for more ‘on the beat’ police officers
The cyclical one: a pledge to cut backroom health/education staff & promises of more support staff to free up frontline staff
- pledges to cut red tape/regulation
- talk of a ‘contributory welfare system’
- calls for more ‘on the beat’ police officers
The cyclical one: a pledge to cut backroom health/education staff & promises of more support staff to free up frontline staff
Nostalgia time for policy geeks - the Red Tape Challenge is back!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Unlocking business: reform driven by you
This questionnaire asks businesses large and small to tell government about regulation which is not fit for purpose and unjustifiably inhibits growth, innovation and investment.
www.gov.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The constants of British policy over my life:
- pledges to cut red tape/regulation
- talk of a ‘contributory welfare system’
- calls for more ‘on the beat’ police officers
The cyclical one: a pledge to cut backroom health/education staff & promises of more support staff to free up frontline staff
- pledges to cut red tape/regulation
- talk of a ‘contributory welfare system’
- calls for more ‘on the beat’ police officers
The cyclical one: a pledge to cut backroom health/education staff & promises of more support staff to free up frontline staff
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Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Peston tells Lam that she said something that he "genuinely didn't understand". "But who are these people who came legally who should leave?"
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
This does not look like faux naivety.
He should know the answer!
She misleads in her answer to him.
So he gives a misleading summary of her policy on air.
Reposted by Matt Roser
made a mini-game for events: find pairs of matching brains, the Allen mouse brain & a macaque brain are smuggled in to make it easier. meanwhile, we can talk about brain structure, cortical folding, twins, individual differences, & etc. 🙂💗🧠
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
made a mini-game for events: find pairs of matching brains, the Allen mouse brain & a macaque brain are smuggled in to make it easier. meanwhile, we can talk about brain structure, cortical folding, twins, individual differences, & etc. 🙂💗🧠
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Our brand new LinkedIn page can be found here. www.linkedin.com/company/brai...
Brain Research and Imaging Centre | LinkedIn
Brain Research and Imaging Centre | 167 followers on LinkedIn. The University of Plymouth's leading brain research and teaching centre. | BRIC is a combined research, clinical and teaching facilit...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our brand new LinkedIn page can be found here. www.linkedin.com/company/brai...
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📢 New Publication Alert!
👏CHT is excited to share a recently published paper by Dr Oliver W. J. Beer:
“Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review”
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/nAVJcDB
#CHT #UoP #SexualHealth
👏CHT is excited to share a recently published paper by Dr Oliver W. J. Beer:
“Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review”
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/nAVJcDB
#CHT #UoP #SexualHealth
Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review - Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Introduction Heterosexual-identified men who have sex with men (H-MSM) experience sexual identity and behavior discordance. H-MSM may comprise 0.5–3.5% of adult heterosexual men. Understanding and…
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October 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 New Publication Alert!
👏CHT is excited to share a recently published paper by Dr Oliver W. J. Beer:
“Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review”
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/nAVJcDB
#CHT #UoP #SexualHealth
👏CHT is excited to share a recently published paper by Dr Oliver W. J. Beer:
“Identity Development, Attraction, and Behavior of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Scoping Review”
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/nAVJcDB
#CHT #UoP #SexualHealth