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The debate on evidence accumulation in decisions continues, well done to @laurencf.bsky.social and @danfeuerriegel.bsky.social for this inspiring preprint validating our earlier work on neural correlates of evidence accumulation in value-based decisions.
Interested in how we make preference-driven decisions, and how this is implemented in the brain?
We report that neural correlates of evidence accumulation (CPP, Mu/Beta) are also observed during value-based decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We report that neural correlates of evidence accumulation (CPP, Mu/Beta) are also observed during value-based decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @laurencf.bsky.social (Lauren Fong)
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Tracing the neural trajectories of evidence accumulation and motor preparation processes during voluntary decisions
Voluntary decisions have previously been described by where they arise in the brain and how actions corresponding to one's choice are prepared. However, the processes by which these internally guided ...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The debate on evidence accumulation in decisions continues, well done to @laurencf.bsky.social and @danfeuerriegel.bsky.social for this inspiring preprint validating our earlier work on neural correlates of evidence accumulation in value-based decisions.
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📢 CHT is thrilled to share that PEC has published a new paper by Dr Kieran Green, Dr John Downey and Prof Sheena Asthana exploring the foundational philosophy behind “what matters to you” conversations in healthcare and patient care.
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/5KXigdf
#CHT #UoP
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/5KXigdf
#CHT #UoP
"Mattering" is the foundation of identifying 'What Matters' in patient care
The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article. Where applicable, activities on preceding…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 CHT is thrilled to share that PEC has published a new paper by Dr Kieran Green, Dr John Downey and Prof Sheena Asthana exploring the foundational philosophy behind “what matters to you” conversations in healthcare and patient care.
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/5KXigdf
#CHT #UoP
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/5KXigdf
#CHT #UoP
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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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A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Brain Injury During Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorder
www.sciencedirect.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
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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 🎉!
📌Visit the #APP2026 website for more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...
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📌Visit the #APP2026 website for more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...
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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...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
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 🎉!
📌Visit the #APP2026 website for more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...
📬Join our mailing list: stats.sender.net/forms/bqxQO0...
📌Visit the #APP2026 website for more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...
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Yay! Daniela Austin has been awarded her PhD for her thesis on Engaging Student Nurses in Lifestyle Management: The Role of Technology-Based Interventions and Mobile Health Applications'. @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Yay! Daniela Austin has been awarded her PhD for her thesis on Engaging Student Nurses in Lifestyle Management: The Role of Technology-Based Interventions and Mobile Health Applications'. @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
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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...
🎉Great to see so many staff and students attend our first departmental talk of the new academic year. Thanks to our very own Dr Charles Or for kicking the season off with a fascinating talk on "Identifying faces under imperfect conditions"😷. 📌See our upcoming School of Psychology talks here.
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎉Great to see so many staff and students attend our first departmental talk of the new academic year. Thanks to our very own Dr Charles Or for kicking the season off with a fascinating talk on "Identifying faces under imperfect conditions"😷. 📌See our upcoming School of Psychology talks here.
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Had a great time last week presenting at the @biswg-uk.bsky.social annual conference speaking about the Brain Injury Social Care Network Incubator and the follow up to our Heads Together project
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Had a great time last week presenting at the @biswg-uk.bsky.social annual conference speaking about the Brain Injury Social Care Network Incubator and the follow up to our Heads Together project
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40 minutes of functional imagery training reduced anxiety and motivated students with high anxiety achieve their goals. Here's the evidence: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
40 minutes of functional imagery training reduced anxiety and motivated students with high anxiety achieve their goals. Here's the evidence: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📅 September Wrap-Up | Centre for Health Technology
🏛️September has been a milestone month at CHT, from formal Centre status to new NHS partnerships, publications & exciting new collaborations!
👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ
📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
🏛️September has been a milestone month at CHT, from formal Centre status to new NHS partnerships, publications & exciting new collaborations!
👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ
📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
Physiological evidence of escalating stress during COVID-19: a longitudinal assessment of child welfare workers
Studies have shown that stress has contributed to employee turnover and retention problems for agencies, and at the individual level, chronic stress has been associated with coronary heart disease,...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📅 September Wrap-Up | Centre for Health Technology
🏛️September has been a milestone month at CHT, from formal Centre status to new NHS partnerships, publications & exciting new collaborations!
👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ
📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
🏛️September has been a milestone month at CHT, from formal Centre status to new NHS partnerships, publications & exciting new collaborations!
👉 Read the full wrap-up on LinkedIn: buff.ly/M5tJZcJ
📢 Follow #CHT for all updates!
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Such a privilege to be part of a @plymuni.bsky.social
inter-professional learning event yesterday which brought together students from across different health programmes to work together with experts by experience with a range of physical & mental health issues, with help from Well Connected SW
inter-professional learning event yesterday which brought together students from across different health programmes to work together with experts by experience with a range of physical & mental health issues, with help from Well Connected SW
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Such a privilege to be part of a @plymuni.bsky.social
inter-professional learning event yesterday which brought together students from across different health programmes to work together with experts by experience with a range of physical & mental health issues, with help from Well Connected SW
inter-professional learning event yesterday which brought together students from across different health programmes to work together with experts by experience with a range of physical & mental health issues, with help from Well Connected SW
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Colleague Angela Piccini is collaborating with Ruby Nation, researching the histories of lesbian lives in Plymouth, UK. Please support this free event at the wonderful The Box, Plymouth @theboxplymouth.bsky.social
INTERNATIONAL HOME MOVIE DAY
18.10.2025
11.00-15.00
THE BOX
Free event!
www.linkedin.com/posts/angela... Are there lesbians in your attic? Come to The Box for International Home Movie Day to celebrate Plymouth’s lesbian past and present! www.centerforhomemovies.org/hmd/
[Img: CND protest © The Box]
18.10.2025
11.00-15.00
THE BOX
Free event!
www.linkedin.com/posts/angela... Are there lesbians in your attic? Come to The Box for International Home Movie Day to celebrate Plymouth’s lesbian past and present! www.centerforhomemovies.org/hmd/
[Img: CND protest © The Box]
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Colleague Angela Piccini is collaborating with Ruby Nation, researching the histories of lesbian lives in Plymouth, UK. Please support this free event at the wonderful The Box, Plymouth @theboxplymouth.bsky.social
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Very nice new framework for social games flexibly combining continuous social interactions with their sensorimotor implementation. A wonderful work of @violapriesemann.bsky.social and colleagues.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
Dyadic Interaction Platform: A novel tool to study transparent social interactions
elifesciences.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Very nice new framework for social games flexibly combining continuous social interactions with their sensorimotor implementation. A wonderful work of @violapriesemann.bsky.social and colleagues.
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...
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With 89% of children gaming, we need tools to understand risk factors. yRAFFLE, our new validated tool, measures 7 motivations for young people purchasing loot boxes. Distraction/compulsion and FOMO are linked to problematic gaming.
BMC Digital Health (open access): doi.org/10.1186/s442...
BMC Digital Health (open access): doi.org/10.1186/s442...
Validation of the yRAFFLE: an implementation of the RAFFLE inventory for loot box engagement in a youth cohort - BMC Digital Health
Background Play is pivotal in human development, and as such the human experience. In young people, play is increasingly taking the form of video gaming—capturing a large share of the entertainment se...
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
With 89% of children gaming, we need tools to understand risk factors. yRAFFLE, our new validated tool, measures 7 motivations for young people purchasing loot boxes. Distraction/compulsion and FOMO are linked to problematic gaming.
BMC Digital Health (open access): doi.org/10.1186/s442...
BMC Digital Health (open access): doi.org/10.1186/s442...
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The study involved 506 young people aged 10-14 across UK schools.
Press release with more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-do-...
@plymuni.bsky.social
@plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
Press release with more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-do-...
@plymuni.bsky.social
@plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
Why do young people buy loot boxes in video games?
University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University have said a tool designed to understand why young video gamers purchase loot boxes could...
www.plymouth.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The study involved 506 young people aged 10-14 across UK schools.
Press release with more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-do-...
@plymuni.bsky.social
@plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
Press release with more details: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-do-...
@plymuni.bsky.social
@plymouthpsychology.bsky.social
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Have you been experiencing low mood or lost interest in things you previously found enjoyable? Help BRIC scientists better understand mood and motivation by taking part in a paid study of brain stimulation using focal ultrasound. #neuroskience #mood #psychology www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psy...
Join the motivational intervention study in low mood
Help shape a brighter future for those struggling with depression and mood disorders.
www.plymouth.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Have you been experiencing low mood or lost interest in things you previously found enjoyable? Help BRIC scientists better understand mood and motivation by taking part in a paid study of brain stimulation using focal ultrasound. #neuroskience #mood #psychology www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psy...
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Our (short) perspectives piece on challenging dyads as defaults in developmental psychology research is out (open access). Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
With Roman Stengelin (MPI EVA)
With Roman Stengelin (MPI EVA)
Challenging dyads as defaults in research on childhood social cognition
www.sciencedirect.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Our (short) perspectives piece on challenging dyads as defaults in developmental psychology research is out (open access). Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
With Roman Stengelin (MPI EVA)
With Roman Stengelin (MPI EVA)
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We are delighted to share that we've been shortlisted for two prizes at the 2025 Green Gown Awards. 🌼🌺🌱
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
July 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We are delighted to share that we've been shortlisted for two prizes at the 2025 Green Gown Awards. 🌼🌺🌱
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/univers...
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I will be speaking tomorrow at the APPG ABI's event at Westminster on the @ukabif.bsky.social Right to Rehab report and the Goverment's committment to develop an action plan based on the recommendations. For more information, see my previous blog post below: medium.com/@dralysonnor...
Medium
medium.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I will be speaking tomorrow at the APPG ABI's event at Westminster on the @ukabif.bsky.social Right to Rehab report and the Goverment's committment to develop an action plan based on the recommendations. For more information, see my previous blog post below: medium.com/@dralysonnor...
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BRIC now has a LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/company/brai... We'll let you know what is happening at BRIC and repost the work done by BRIC researchers, teachers, and collaborators.
Brain Research and Imaging Centre | LinkedIn
Brain Research and Imaging Centre | 136 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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July 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
BRIC now has a LinkedIn page www.linkedin.com/company/brai... We'll let you know what is happening at BRIC and repost the work done by BRIC researchers, teachers, and collaborators.
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Had a lovely lunch to say goodbye to my colleagues at @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social youtu.be/Tuhjw9xQMUA
Tears in the rain (revised)
YouTube video by Jon May
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June 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Had a lovely lunch to say goodbye to my colleagues at @plymouthpsychology.bsky.social youtu.be/Tuhjw9xQMUA
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After entirely too many months of stalking and hoping, I finally did it! Got a selfie with the bus that has my face on it! Score! Here's to making it count!
July 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
After entirely too many months of stalking and hoping, I finally did it! Got a selfie with the bus that has my face on it! Score! Here's to making it count!
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We are building links between researchers, clinicians and health professionals. You can read more about the Brain Research and Imaging Centre here www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psy...
July 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We are building links between researchers, clinicians and health professionals. You can read more about the Brain Research and Imaging Centre here www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psy...