Centre for Brain and Behaviour, QMUL
@queenmarycbb.bsky.social
Our interdisciplinary research at Queen Mary University of London focuses on the psychology and neurophysiology of human and non-human species: development, mechanisms, challenges (psychopathology), and triumphs (well-being).
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb
Hugs are good for health! Laura Crucianelli @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social, Lecturer in Psychology at @qmul.bsky.social @qmulsbbs.bsky.social, spoke to Sky tg24, and others about her research on warm hugs, for World Hugs Day this month.
tg24.sky.it/salute-e-ben...
tg24.sky.it/salute-e-ben...
Oggi è la Giornata Mondiale degli Abbracci, perché fanno bene
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Oggi è la Giornata Mondiale degli Abbracci, perché fanno bene
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January 26, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Hugs are good for health! Laura Crucianelli @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social, Lecturer in Psychology at @qmul.bsky.social @qmulsbbs.bsky.social, spoke to Sky tg24, and others about her research on warm hugs, for World Hugs Day this month.
tg24.sky.it/salute-e-ben...
tg24.sky.it/salute-e-ben...
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A blog about the Planet & People conference at which I spoke recently in Newcastle: planetandpeople.online/join-the-dot...
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A blog about the Planet & People conference at which I spoke recently in Newcastle: planetandpeople.online/join-the-dot...
Read a recent piece by Dr Annemieke Apergis-Schoute on @theconversation.com: Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn theconversation.com/why-procrast...
Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn
Why we procrastinate has less to do with willpower than with how flexibly our brains handle stress and discomfort - and the good news is, flexibility is trainable.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Read a recent piece by Dr Annemieke Apergis-Schoute on @theconversation.com: Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn theconversation.com/why-procrast...
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New paper: habituation to threatening stimuli in bumblebees is far from simple! psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
New paper: habituation to threatening stimuli in bumblebees is far from simple! psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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My first presentation of 2026 will be in Pristina/Kosovo for Albanian-language beekeepers and I just have to say I love this totally unique language!
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
My first presentation of 2026 will be in Pristina/Kosovo for Albanian-language beekeepers and I just have to say I love this totally unique language!
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Here's what our researcher on positive psychology @rosiedavis.bsky.social has to say about working with dancers for her Positive Balance project!
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Here's what our researcher on positive psychology @rosiedavis.bsky.social has to say about working with dancers for her Positive Balance project!
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Fun to do this podcast with Stephen Fleming and Richard Rickitt of the journal BeeCraft about my role as a mad scientist in the film The Last Bee: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpPG...
Lars Chittka speaks to BeeCraft about his new film and ongoing work
YouTube video by Bee Craft Magazine
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January 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Fun to do this podcast with Stephen Fleming and Richard Rickitt of the journal BeeCraft about my role as a mad scientist in the film The Last Bee: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpPG...
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“The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI” features our work on #time processing across species
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI - Our Narratives
A new study published in Biology Letters has revealed that bumblebees, with brains smaller than a cubic millimeter, are capable of perceiving and processing
ournarratives.net
December 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI” features our work on #time processing across species
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
Congratulations to @marghmalanchini.bsky.social on receiving the Research & Innovation Excellence Award for her world leading research investigating how diverse developmental pathways influence learning, mental health and life outcomes @qmulsbbs.bsky.social
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/facultyaward...
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/facultyaward...
Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Awards 2025: QMUL Faculty of Science and Engineering - Research
QMUL Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Centres
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Congratulations to @marghmalanchini.bsky.social on receiving the Research & Innovation Excellence Award for her world leading research investigating how diverse developmental pathways influence learning, mental health and life outcomes @qmulsbbs.bsky.social
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/facultyaward...
www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/facultyaward...
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Some coverage on our work on Remote touch
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds
If you’ve always wanted some kind of Jedi-like superpower, you’ve had one all along—and you share it with shorebirds like sandpipers.
www.vice.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Some coverage on our work on Remote touch
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
"Humans Share a Superpower With Shorebirds www.vice.com/en/article/h... "
Original paper ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/doc...
Youtube video youtu.be/6hpuLojesyQ?...
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another very interesting paper by Salvato & @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
December 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
another very interesting paper by Salvato & @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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don't miss @alexdqm.bsky.social's poster [11] at #ASABwinter2025 to discover more about time processing in insects "Time processing in the bumblebee Bombus terretris"
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
don't miss @alexdqm.bsky.social's poster [11] at #ASABwinter2025 to discover more about time processing in insects "Time processing in the bumblebee Bombus terretris"
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and now you have your chance to speak to @robynroachneuro.bsky.social today at #ASABwinter2025 while she presents her poster on early motion detection in chicks!
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
and now you have your chance to speak to @robynroachneuro.bsky.social today at #ASABwinter2025 while she presents her poster on early motion detection in chicks!
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Last ASAB conference of my PhD journey! 🐣
Presenting my poster “Vocal Echo: a closed-loop system for real-time vocal analysis of domestic chicks” at #ASABWinter2025
Come by the poster session to chat and check out the demo via the link below!
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social @emmanouilb.bsky.social
Presenting my poster “Vocal Echo: a closed-loop system for real-time vocal analysis of domestic chicks” at #ASABWinter2025
Come by the poster session to chat and check out the demo via the link below!
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social @emmanouilb.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Last ASAB conference of my PhD journey! 🐣
Presenting my poster “Vocal Echo: a closed-loop system for real-time vocal analysis of domestic chicks” at #ASABWinter2025
Come by the poster session to chat and check out the demo via the link below!
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social @emmanouilb.bsky.social
Presenting my poster “Vocal Echo: a closed-loop system for real-time vocal analysis of domestic chicks” at #ASABWinter2025
Come by the poster session to chat and check out the demo via the link below!
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social @emmanouilb.bsky.social
Full room for yesterday's talk by @summerfieldlab.bsky.social
as part of the @qmulsbbs.bsky.social seminars. We enjoyed learning everything about “How to be both rich and lazy”. Thank you, Christopher!
as part of the @qmulsbbs.bsky.social seminars. We enjoyed learning everything about “How to be both rich and lazy”. Thank you, Christopher!
December 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Full room for yesterday's talk by @summerfieldlab.bsky.social
as part of the @qmulsbbs.bsky.social seminars. We enjoyed learning everything about “How to be both rich and lazy”. Thank you, Christopher!
as part of the @qmulsbbs.bsky.social seminars. We enjoyed learning everything about “How to be both rich and lazy”. Thank you, Christopher!
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Last gig of the year, tomorrow!
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Last gig of the year, tomorrow!
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We discussed the role of thermal signals on bodily self-awareness in our latest paper with @gerardosalvato.bsky.social published on @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Warmth and Hugging Strengthen the Feeling of Being You - Neuroscience News
Changes in skin temperature play a key role in how strongly we experience our bodies as our own.
neurosciencenews.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We discussed the role of thermal signals on bodily self-awareness in our latest paper with @gerardosalvato.bsky.social published on @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
Now featured on @neurosciencenews.bsky.social: neurosciencenews.com/temperature-...
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Super excited that Osseily Hanna's "The Last Bee" won the Best Fiction Film Trophy at the Festival Internacional de Cine Animal y Ambiental in Mexico this week. The film will be released in 2026 - stay tuned!
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Super excited that Osseily Hanna's "The Last Bee" won the Best Fiction Film Trophy at the Festival Internacional de Cine Animal y Ambiental in Mexico this week. The film will be released in 2026 - stay tuned!
Congratulations @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social and @gerardosalvato.bsky.social!
How do thermosensory signals contribute to bodily self-awareness?
Our review on this topic with @gerardosalvato.bsky.social has just been published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences!
Grateful for the collaborations, the shared curiosity, and the scientific community pushing this conversation forward.
Our review on this topic with @gerardosalvato.bsky.social has just been published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences!
Grateful for the collaborations, the shared curiosity, and the scientific community pushing this conversation forward.
Online Now: Shaping bodily self-awareness through thermosensory signals
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Congratulations @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social and @gerardosalvato.bsky.social!
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At HAIR (Healthcare Applications of Interactive Robotics) workshop hair-robotics.github.io/workshop2025... @elisabettaversace.bsky.social has presented our work on #remoteTouch See here all speakers of this inspiring event organised by #IldarFarkhatdinov and #JoshuaBrown
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
At HAIR (Healthcare Applications of Interactive Robotics) workshop hair-robotics.github.io/workshop2025... @elisabettaversace.bsky.social has presented our work on #remoteTouch See here all speakers of this inspiring event organised by #IldarFarkhatdinov and #JoshuaBrown
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Fue un reto interesante interpretar a un científico loco en la película del director Mexicano Osse Hanna Gomez, La Última Abeja, also starring Michelle Maldonado! Aquí esta una primera reseña de la película: periodistasunidos.com.mx/nacional/cul...
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Fue un reto interesante interpretar a un científico loco en la película del director Mexicano Osse Hanna Gomez, La Última Abeja, also starring Michelle Maldonado! Aquí esta una primera reseña de la película: periodistasunidos.com.mx/nacional/cul...
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Prepared Minds Lab at the launch of the Centre for Brain and Behaviour at QMUL @queenmarycbb.bsky.social #Neuroscience #Psychology
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Prepared Minds Lab at the launch of the Centre for Brain and Behaviour at QMUL @queenmarycbb.bsky.social #Neuroscience #Psychology
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Our smart bees in Shaastra, a science and technology magazine published by the Indian Institute of Technology
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Our smart bees in Shaastra, a science and technology magazine published by the Indian Institute of Technology
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New research from our school links a key gene, RBFOX1, to stress and anxiety. 🧠
Zebrafish without this gene showed higher cortisol levels, hyperactivity, and increased anxiety, offering new clues about how genetics shape behaviour and mental health. 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Zebrafish without this gene showed higher cortisol levels, hyperactivity, and increased anxiety, offering new clues about how genetics shape behaviour and mental health. 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
rbfox1 LoF mutants show disrupted bdnf/trkb2 and crhb/nr3c2 expression and increased cortisol levels during development coupled with signs of allostatic overload in adulthood - Translational Psychiatr...
Translational Psychiatry - rbfox1 LoF mutants show disrupted bdnf/trkb2 and crhb/nr3c2 expression and increased cortisol levels during development coupled with signs of allostatic overload in...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New research from our school links a key gene, RBFOX1, to stress and anxiety. 🧠
Zebrafish without this gene showed higher cortisol levels, hyperactivity, and increased anxiety, offering new clues about how genetics shape behaviour and mental health. 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Zebrafish without this gene showed higher cortisol levels, hyperactivity, and increased anxiety, offering new clues about how genetics shape behaviour and mental health. 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sliiiight exaggeration there by CNN, but nonetheless happy about this new collaborative study with Eli Versace's team: @elisabettaversace.bsky.social edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s...
Scientists now know that bees can process time, a first in insects | CNN
Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study has found.
edition.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sliiiight exaggeration there by CNN, but nonetheless happy about this new collaborative study with Eli Versace's team: @elisabettaversace.bsky.social edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s...