Michał Pieniak
@mpieniak.bsky.social
Assistant professor at the Institute of Psychology, Uni of Wrocław | Studying human sense of smell
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We are advertising for a postdoc with skills in psychophysiological measurement for a project on smell and emotions. Closing date is 30th October. Please spread the word.
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Vacancy details | About | University of Stirling
Job vacancy at the University of Stirling.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are advertising for a postdoc with skills in psychophysiological measurement for a project on smell and emotions. Closing date is 30th October. Please spread the word.
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-a...
Our new paper on olfactory plasticity has just been published in Cortex 🧵
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Our new paper on olfactory plasticity has just been published in Cortex 🧵
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
Some people with a healthy sense of smell are unable to perceive a few selected odors, a phenomenon known as specific anosmia. We checked if people can gain some perception of these smells via training.
I genuinely enjoyed The Forgotten Sense by Jonas Olofsson. It covers multiple areas of smell research in an engaging way, making it a great read for both experts and those just discovering the field.
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
February 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I genuinely enjoyed The Forgotten Sense by Jonas Olofsson. It covers multiple areas of smell research in an engaging way, making it a great read for both experts and those just discovering the field.
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
Congratulations @jokriolo.bsky.social!
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Can babies tell good from evil? With 1000+ babies, we tried replicating classic moral psychology finding that infants prefer helpful characters. But... babies chose randomly between helper/hinderer puppets:/
Props to KelseyLucca, Francis Yuen & @jkileyhamlin.bsky.social for leading the project!
Props to KelseyLucca, Francis Yuen & @jkileyhamlin.bsky.social for leading the project!
🚨Publication Alert!🚨
The ManyBabies4 paper is out! 37 labs around the world tested over 1,000 babies in the largest investigation of infants' social evaluation to date.
doi.org/10.1111/desc...
The ManyBabies4 paper is out! 37 labs around the world tested over 1,000 babies in the largest investigation of infants' social evaluation to date.
doi.org/10.1111/desc...
Infants’ Social Evaluation of Helpers and Hinderers: A Large‐Scale, Multi‐Lab, Coordinated Replication Study
Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy is a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluatio...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Can babies tell good from evil? With 1000+ babies, we tried replicating classic moral psychology finding that infants prefer helpful characters. But... babies chose randomly between helper/hinderer puppets:/
Props to KelseyLucca, Francis Yuen & @jkileyhamlin.bsky.social for leading the project!
Props to KelseyLucca, Francis Yuen & @jkileyhamlin.bsky.social for leading the project!
Excited to share that starting December, I’ll be switching my role at the Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, to an assistant professor. Looking forward to this new chapter!
November 28, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Excited to share that starting December, I’ll be switching my role at the Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław, to an assistant professor. Looking forward to this new chapter!