The Centre for Human Brain Health
@thechbh.bsky.social
We are a research facility at the University of Birmingham with the mission to understand what makes a brain healthy, how to maintain health & how to prevent and reverse damage.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/chbh
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We’re excited to share some leadership updates at the CHBH! After three years, Dr @katjakornysheva.bsky.social stepped down this month, we're grateful to Katja for her leadership. Prof @bagshaap.bsky.social will continue as Co-Director and we welcome Prof Stephane De Brito as Co-Director into 25/26.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Finally, we found that people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Finally, we found that people who believe climate change is man-made and support policies to protect the planet had higher pro-environmental motivation specifically.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
People lower in trait apathy and who rated the task as less effortful were more likely to help both causes.
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Read more about the story behind the project here - communities.springernature.com/posts/boosti...
Thanks to all the co-authors across @sdnl.bsky.social, @msnlab.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social, @scanunit.bsky.social & others
Thanks to all the co-authors across @sdnl.bsky.social, @msnlab.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social, @scanunit.bsky.social & others
Boosting climate motivation with psychological interventions
Actions that protect the environment are crucial but often require effort, which people avoid. In a large international collaboration, we identified psychological interventions that can effectively bo...
communities.springernature.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Read more about the story behind the project here - communities.springernature.com/posts/boosti...
Thanks to all the co-authors across @sdnl.bsky.social, @msnlab.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social, @scanunit.bsky.social & others
Thanks to all the co-authors across @sdnl.bsky.social, @msnlab.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social, @scanunit.bsky.social & others
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Day 2 starts with a keynote from Susan Healy on learning from mistakes!
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Day 2 starts with a keynote from Susan Healy on learning from mistakes!
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Nearly ready to go! Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025!
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Nearly ready to go! Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025!
Today we welcome attendees of The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging conference to @uob-sop.bsky.social and @unibirmingham.bsky.social ! Two days of inspiring talks exploring how the brain, body, and environment shape foraging behaviour.
#MechForage2025
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#MechForage2025
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Home - The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging
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November 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Today we welcome attendees of The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging conference to @uob-sop.bsky.social and @unibirmingham.bsky.social ! Two days of inspiring talks exploring how the brain, body, and environment shape foraging behaviour.
#MechForage2025
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#MechForage2025
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Does dopamine modulate the willingness to help?
New Psychology Today post, "How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others", written by me, with special thanks to @drjocutler.bsky.social and @thepsychologist.bsky.social
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
New Psychology Today post, "How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others", written by me, with special thanks to @drjocutler.bsky.social and @thepsychologist.bsky.social
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others
New research shows patients with Parkinson's disease were more willing to help others after taking their dopamine-boosting medication.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Does dopamine modulate the willingness to help?
New Psychology Today post, "How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others", written by me, with special thanks to @drjocutler.bsky.social and @thepsychologist.bsky.social
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
New Psychology Today post, "How Dopamine Affects Our Motivation to Help Others", written by me, with special thanks to @drjocutler.bsky.social and @thepsychologist.bsky.social
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
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Great to see this out! Exciting work led by @shawnrhoadsphd.com on how we learn when actions affect ourselves and others 🧠
w/ @aa-marsh.bsky.social, @k-oconnell.com, Kathryn Berluti, & Lin Gan plus @thepsychologist.bsky.social & me @sdnl.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social
w/ @aa-marsh.bsky.social, @k-oconnell.com, Kathryn Berluti, & Lin Gan plus @thepsychologist.bsky.social & me @sdnl.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social
📢 Thrilled to share our paper is out now in @natcomms.nature.com
Shared computations underlie how we acquire actions that are mutually beneficial, instrumentally harmful (benefits self at the expense of others), altruistic (benefit others at the expense of self), or mutually costly
🧵 rdcu.be/eL8mZ
Shared computations underlie how we acquire actions that are mutually beneficial, instrumentally harmful (benefits self at the expense of others), altruistic (benefit others at the expense of self), or mutually costly
🧵 rdcu.be/eL8mZ
Neurocomputational basis of learning when choices simultaneously affect both oneself and others
Nature Communications - When learning to make choices that simultaneously affect the self and others, asymmetric encoding of information guides future social behaviors across mutually beneficial,...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Great to see this out! Exciting work led by @shawnrhoadsphd.com on how we learn when actions affect ourselves and others 🧠
w/ @aa-marsh.bsky.social, @k-oconnell.com, Kathryn Berluti, & Lin Gan plus @thepsychologist.bsky.social & me @sdnl.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social
w/ @aa-marsh.bsky.social, @k-oconnell.com, Kathryn Berluti, & Lin Gan plus @thepsychologist.bsky.social & me @sdnl.bsky.social, @thechbh.bsky.social, @uob-sop.bsky.social
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🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook (and me!) MIBTP-funded PhD - more details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@thechbh.bsky.social
Get in touch if interested, and please share!
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook (and me!) MIBTP-funded PhD - more details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@thechbh.bsky.social
Get in touch if interested, and please share!
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook (and me!) MIBTP-funded PhD - more details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@thechbh.bsky.social
Get in touch if interested, and please share!
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook (and me!) MIBTP-funded PhD - more details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
@thechbh.bsky.social
Get in touch if interested, and please share!
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Looking for a PhD? Interested in cognitive computational neuroscience, motivation and decision-making? See our project listed in the BBSRC MIBTP competition for funding for a 4-year PhD in the @msnlab.bsky.social in the @thechbh.bsky.social. Deadline 27/11. More info: tinyurl.com/5d5vz8m7
The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The computational and neural dynamics of human motivation and cognitive control at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Looking for a PhD? Interested in cognitive computational neuroscience, motivation and decision-making? See our project listed in the BBSRC MIBTP competition for funding for a 4-year PhD in the @msnlab.bsky.social in the @thechbh.bsky.social. Deadline 27/11. More info: tinyurl.com/5d5vz8m7
Final few days to register for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging Conference!
3rd - 5th November 2025, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham
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#MechanisticForaging #ForagingScience #ComputationalNeuroscience #CognitiveNeuroscience
#BehaviouralScience
3rd - 5th November 2025, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham
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#MechanisticForaging #ForagingScience #ComputationalNeuroscience #CognitiveNeuroscience
#BehaviouralScience
October 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Final few days to register for The Mechanistic Basis of Foraging Conference!
3rd - 5th November 2025, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham
uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
#MechanisticForaging #ForagingScience #ComputationalNeuroscience #CognitiveNeuroscience
#BehaviouralScience
3rd - 5th November 2025, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham
uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...
#MechanisticForaging #ForagingScience #ComputationalNeuroscience #CognitiveNeuroscience
#BehaviouralScience
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Decoding performance (MVPA) better for OPM-MEG than SQUID-MEG 😎. The improved spatial specificity of OPM-MEG due to the reduced brain-sensor distance is key. And more sensors (beyond 40) don't improve decoding.
Preprint from our recent @thechbh.bsky.social study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Preprint from our recent @thechbh.bsky.social study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Decoding with multivariate pattern analysis is superior for optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography compared to superconducting quantum interference device-based systems
Background: Multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) has become an increasingly important method for decoding distributed brain activity from neural electrophysiological recordings by leveraging both temp...
www.biorxiv.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Decoding performance (MVPA) better for OPM-MEG than SQUID-MEG 😎. The improved spatial specificity of OPM-MEG due to the reduced brain-sensor distance is key. And more sensors (beyond 40) don't improve decoding.
Preprint from our recent @thechbh.bsky.social study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Preprint from our recent @thechbh.bsky.social study: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Are you interested in the thalamus, or are you still waiting to discover that you are (these are the only two options)? It is a great pleasure to announce our workshop on the 12-13th January 2026. uobevents.eventsair.com/emerging-tec...
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroscience
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroscience
Homepage - Emerging Techniques and Technologies to Understand the Thalamus
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October 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Are you interested in the thalamus, or are you still waiting to discover that you are (these are the only two options)? It is a great pleasure to announce our workshop on the 12-13th January 2026. uobevents.eventsair.com/emerging-tec...
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroscience
@thechbh.bsky.social #neuroscience
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Ever wondered about the variety and depth of neuroscience research at the University of Birmingham (if not, why not?)? Seek no further: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/pro...
@thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social
@thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social
Birmingham Neuroscience - University of Birmingham
Driving innovation in brain and mental health research to transform care and improve lives through pioneering interdisciplinary science.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ever wondered about the variety and depth of neuroscience research at the University of Birmingham (if not, why not?)? Seek no further: www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/pro...
@thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social
@thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social @imh-uob.bsky.social
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The Sleep Network is up and running at the University of Birmingham, looking forward to talking to more people about sleep and circadian rhythms
October 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Sleep Network is up and running at the University of Birmingham, looking forward to talking to more people about sleep and circadian rhythms
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Ever wonder how you read so fast? Your brain gets a head start—processing the next word before your eyes move. Our MEG + eye tracking study out in Nature Communications study from @thechbh.bsky.social reveals orthographic & semantic previews predicting reading speed www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fast hierarchical processing of orthographic and semantic parafoveal information during natural reading - Nature Communications
Combining MEG, eye-tracking, and representational similarity analysis, this study shows that readers rapidly and sequentially extract orthographic and semantic information from upcoming words before fixation, supporting efficient reading.
www.nature.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ever wonder how you read so fast? Your brain gets a head start—processing the next word before your eyes move. Our MEG + eye tracking study out in Nature Communications study from @thechbh.bsky.social reveals orthographic & semantic previews predicting reading speed www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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First speakers Professor Sean Cain from Flinders University and our very own Dr Isabel Morales-Munoz! @thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
First speakers Professor Sean Cain from Flinders University and our very own Dr Isabel Morales-Munoz! @thechbh.bsky.social @uob-sop.bsky.social
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🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook - @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
MIBTP-funded PhD, using behavioural, computational and pharmacological approaches. Get in touch and please share!
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook - @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
MIBTP-funded PhD, using behavioural, computational and pharmacological approaches. Get in touch and please share!
October 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🚨
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook - @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
MIBTP-funded PhD, using behavioural, computational and pharmacological approaches. Get in touch and please share!
Come investigate the mechanistic role of dopamine in emotion processing with Prof Jennifer Cook - @thechbh.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
MIBTP-funded PhD, using behavioural, computational and pharmacological approaches. Get in touch and please share!
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Thank you so much to everyone who came and to our sponsors @carneyinstitute.bsky.social, Brown CoPsy, Brown Neuro, @unibirmingham.bsky.social, UoB College of Life & Environmental Sciences & @thechbh.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who came and to our sponsors @carneyinstitute.bsky.social, Brown CoPsy, Brown Neuro, @unibirmingham.bsky.social, UoB College of Life & Environmental Sciences & @thechbh.bsky.social
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Marseille is a great place to be thinking about the future of MEG...
@thechbh.bsky.social
@thechbh.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Marseille is a great place to be thinking about the future of MEG...
@thechbh.bsky.social
@thechbh.bsky.social
Join us for a CHBH Seminar with @danieljamesyon.bsky.social on 'Learning about uncertainty from ourselves and others'
Thur 9 Oct 1–2pm
LT6 Strathcona/Zoom
Hosted by Prof Jennifer Cook
Event info/registration: bit.ly/4gWAPdO
#CognitiveNeuroscience#Metacognition#Learning #Uncertainty #SocialCognition
Thur 9 Oct 1–2pm
LT6 Strathcona/Zoom
Hosted by Prof Jennifer Cook
Event info/registration: bit.ly/4gWAPdO
#CognitiveNeuroscience#Metacognition#Learning #Uncertainty #SocialCognition
October 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Join us for a CHBH Seminar with @danieljamesyon.bsky.social on 'Learning about uncertainty from ourselves and others'
Thur 9 Oct 1–2pm
LT6 Strathcona/Zoom
Hosted by Prof Jennifer Cook
Event info/registration: bit.ly/4gWAPdO
#CognitiveNeuroscience#Metacognition#Learning #Uncertainty #SocialCognition
Thur 9 Oct 1–2pm
LT6 Strathcona/Zoom
Hosted by Prof Jennifer Cook
Event info/registration: bit.ly/4gWAPdO
#CognitiveNeuroscience#Metacognition#Learning #Uncertainty #SocialCognition
Marseille is a great place to be thinking about the future of MEG...
@thechbh.bsky.social
@thechbh.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We’re excited to share some leadership updates at the CHBH! After three years, Dr @katjakornysheva.bsky.social stepped down this month, we're grateful to Katja for her leadership. Prof @bagshaap.bsky.social will continue as Co-Director and we welcome Prof Stephane De Brito as Co-Director into 25/26.
September 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We’re excited to share some leadership updates at the CHBH! After three years, Dr @katjakornysheva.bsky.social stepped down this month, we're grateful to Katja for her leadership. Prof @bagshaap.bsky.social will continue as Co-Director and we welcome Prof Stephane De Brito as Co-Director into 25/26.
Join us 🗓️ DEADLINE THIS THU 2 Oct! Last call for applications for two exciting & fun positions in the Birmingham BabyLab to work on multisensory development in term-born and preterm infancy w Andy Bremner, Monica Gori, and Andy Surtees. Please repost:
👉 lnkd.in/gczD5EwX (postdoc)
👉 lnkd.in/ga92z3sM
👉 lnkd.in/gczD5EwX (postdoc)
👉 lnkd.in/ga92z3sM
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September 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Sleep EEG-fMRI finally starting @thechbh.bsky.social!
September 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Sleep EEG-fMRI finally starting @thechbh.bsky.social!