Leya
@aleyamarzuki.bsky.social
Post-doc in computational psychiatry. Passionate about human rights and social justice.🍉🌈
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** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
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We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?
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The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note
Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis | Richard Partington
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note
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Come and say hi to @seowxft.bsky.social @floorburghoorn.bsky.social @lenarddome.bsky.social & @kenzakdr.bsky.social who will be demonstrating our brain explorer app and research at the @medresfdn.bsky.social stand at New Scientist Live event in London
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
New Scientist Live 2025 is taking place next weekend! ✨
📍 18-19 October | Excel London
We're thrilled to be returning to the exhibition once again! Visit us at stand C20, where you can meet our wonderful staff volunteers and world-class researchers.
➡️ See what we've got planned: shorturl.at/dEVmn
📍 18-19 October | Excel London
We're thrilled to be returning to the exhibition once again! Visit us at stand C20, where you can meet our wonderful staff volunteers and world-class researchers.
➡️ See what we've got planned: shorturl.at/dEVmn
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Come and say hi to @seowxft.bsky.social @floorburghoorn.bsky.social @lenarddome.bsky.social & @kenzakdr.bsky.social who will be demonstrating our brain explorer app and research at the @medresfdn.bsky.social stand at New Scientist Live event in London
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
@uclqsion.bsky.social @unituebingen.bsky.social
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Interested in building computational models of anxiety? See below for a potential PhD opportunity with me
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Understanding Negative Cognition in Anxiety Using Artificial Neural Networks - MRC DTP
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental health problems, but the mechanisms underpinning its symptoms remain poorly understood, limiting the development of novel interventi...
kcl-mrcdtp.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Interested in building computational models of anxiety? See below for a potential PhD opportunity with me
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
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🚀 Job Opportunity!
Are you passionate about neuroscience, women’s health, and large-scale neuroimaging studies?
I am hiring a 3-year Postdoc to join the @erc.europa.eu project #MappingPerimenopause!
karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...
Are you passionate about neuroscience, women’s health, and large-scale neuroimaging studies?
I am hiring a 3-year Postdoc to join the @erc.europa.eu project #MappingPerimenopause!
karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...
Postdoctoral Researcher (d/f/m) in Women’s Brain Health (Neuroimaging)
full-time, part-time | 14.10.2025 | Campus Charité Mitte
karriere.charite.de
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚀 Job Opportunity!
Are you passionate about neuroscience, women’s health, and large-scale neuroimaging studies?
I am hiring a 3-year Postdoc to join the @erc.europa.eu project #MappingPerimenopause!
karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...
Are you passionate about neuroscience, women’s health, and large-scale neuroimaging studies?
I am hiring a 3-year Postdoc to join the @erc.europa.eu project #MappingPerimenopause!
karriere.charite.de/en/job-vacan...
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📢 NEW PREPRINT 📢 We show a metacognitive paradox (not blanket deficit!) in OCD: confidence is persistently lower, but fluctuations track evidence more tightly and are nearer Bayes-optimal.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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The metacognitive paradox of OCD: confidence is globally reduced but shows increased
sensitivity to local evidence
Confidence is a critical metacognitive signal that guides performance. Biases in confidence, such
as excessive doubt, are hallmark features of mental health disorders, especially obsessive-
compulsive...
www.researchsquare.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📢 NEW PREPRINT 📢 We show a metacognitive paradox (not blanket deficit!) in OCD: confidence is persistently lower, but fluctuations track evidence more tightly and are nearer Bayes-optimal.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
🧵👇
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
🧵👇
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A new preprint 📝 with @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social @kenzakdr.bsky.social @benjwagner.bsky.social
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
September 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A new preprint 📝 with @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social @kenzakdr.bsky.social @benjwagner.bsky.social
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
and Andrew Webb accompanying our cpm-toolbox.net python modelling library - including details about our motivations, toolbox features, framework and workflows!
👉 osf.io/preprints/ps...
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A short, relatable message about a migrant worker boosted positivity toward EU #immigration by 20 points among UK voters.
The latest @campsydept.bsky.social #research suggests that pro-immigration arguments can be effective for the UK electorate 👇
https://bit.ly/3HYkEQi
The latest @campsydept.bsky.social #research suggests that pro-immigration arguments can be effective for the UK electorate 👇
https://bit.ly/3HYkEQi
British attitudes to immigrants from Europe can be shifted by relatable messaging, study finds
A short profile of a migrant NHS worker that taps into values of duty and hard work produces a 20-point swing in positivity towards EU immigration among British voters, according to a Cambridge psycho...
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A short, relatable message about a migrant worker boosted positivity toward EU #immigration by 20 points among UK voters.
The latest @campsydept.bsky.social #research suggests that pro-immigration arguments can be effective for the UK electorate 👇
https://bit.ly/3HYkEQi
The latest @campsydept.bsky.social #research suggests that pro-immigration arguments can be effective for the UK electorate 👇
https://bit.ly/3HYkEQi
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German police, often accused of targeting protesters in support of Palestine, punched Irish demonstrator Kitty O’Brien at a Berlin rally, breaking her arm and causing potentially long-term injuries aje.io/46uphs
German police brutality targets pro-Palestine movement: Injured protester
Police punch Kitty O’Brien, an Irish citizen, and break their arm at a recent rally in Berlin.
aje.io
September 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
German police, often accused of targeting protesters in support of Palestine, punched Irish demonstrator Kitty O’Brien at a Berlin rally, breaking her arm and causing potentially long-term injuries aje.io/46uphs
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Very cool new preprint from @aleyamarzuki.bsky.social : using app tracking, we show that drops in metacognition predict OCD symptom fluctuations - across tasks and self-reports!
Check out this thread for all the details 👇🏼
Check out this thread for all the details 👇🏼
🚨New pre-print out! 🍂
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Metacognitive antecedents to states of mental ill-health: Drops in confidence precede symptoms of OCD
Mental health symptoms, like those in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), show pronounced fluctuations over time. However, little is known about the underlying factors driving these fluctuations. Whi...
www.researchsquare.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Very cool new preprint from @aleyamarzuki.bsky.social : using app tracking, we show that drops in metacognition predict OCD symptom fluctuations - across tasks and self-reports!
Check out this thread for all the details 👇🏼
Check out this thread for all the details 👇🏼
🚨New pre-print out! 🍂
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Metacognitive antecedents to states of mental ill-health: Drops in confidence precede symptoms of OCD
Mental health symptoms, like those in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), show pronounced fluctuations over time. However, little is known about the underlying factors driving these fluctuations. Whi...
www.researchsquare.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨New pre-print out! 🍂
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Using daily gamified smartphone 📱 tracking, we found that reductions in both self- and decision-making confidence precede when people are likely to report experiencing symptoms of OCD.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🧠 We're hiring a computational postdoc!
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
3+ years with me & @mitulamehta.bsky.social on @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded social cognition/paranoia research at the IoPPN.
Lead & develop computational work, collaborate with experimentalists on psychosis/THC data.
DM for details! lnkd.in/eCMy9Jf5
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The Royal Society's Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship scheme is now open for applications. This scheme offers a first step into an independent research career for early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern. Find out more and apply now: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/dorot...
September 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Royal Society's Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship scheme is now open for applications. This scheme offers a first step into an independent research career for early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern. Find out more and apply now: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/dorot...
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📢 We are hiring! 📢
For our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant on information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia, we are looking for a Postdoc in Computational Modelling, supervised by Peter Dayan and myself.
Interested? See all the details in the job advert here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
For our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant on information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia, we are looking for a Postdoc in Computational Modelling, supervised by Peter Dayan and myself.
Interested? See all the details in the job advert here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
a penguin is sticking his head out of a hole next to a job application
ALT: a penguin is sticking his head out of a hole next to a job application
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August 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
📢 We are hiring! 📢
For our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant on information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia, we are looking for a Postdoc in Computational Modelling, supervised by Peter Dayan and myself.
Interested? See all the details in the job advert here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
For our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant on information gathering biases in #OCD and #Schizophrenia, we are looking for a Postdoc in Computational Modelling, supervised by Peter Dayan and myself.
Interested? See all the details in the job advert here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
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We are very excited to host the 2026 conference of @ambulatory-assessment.org at @univie.ac.at! Save the date: 3-5 August 2026 #SAA2026
Follow us for updates on the exciting conference programme and networking opportunities.
Follow us for updates on the exciting conference programme and networking opportunities.
August 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We are very excited to host the 2026 conference of @ambulatory-assessment.org at @univie.ac.at! Save the date: 3-5 August 2026 #SAA2026
Follow us for updates on the exciting conference programme and networking opportunities.
Follow us for updates on the exciting conference programme and networking opportunities.
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BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq
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Looking for a PhD in #psychology or #cogneuro ? I’m recruiting a fully-funded @leverhulme.ac.uk PhD student to join my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social. If you’re interested in metacognition, learning, social cognition and culture I’d love you to apply 🧠👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence at Birkbeck, University of London
Find a PhD Studentship: Public Communication and Private Confidence on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view more!
www.jobs.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Looking for a PhD in #psychology or #cogneuro ? I’m recruiting a fully-funded @leverhulme.ac.uk PhD student to join my lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social. If you’re interested in metacognition, learning, social cognition and culture I’d love you to apply 🧠👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNJ330/p...
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📢 We still have some places left, but they are limited – so don't miss out!
New to computational modelling? Or want to sharpen your workflow? This workshop is for you – based on our easy-to-use library that does modelling for you: cpm-toolbox.net
Extend your stay at #CPConf2025
Sign up now👇
New to computational modelling? Or want to sharpen your workflow? This workshop is for you – based on our easy-to-use library that does modelling for you: cpm-toolbox.net
Extend your stay at #CPConf2025
Sign up now👇
We are excited to announce our hands-on workshop aimed at lowering barriers to entry into the world of computational modeling using our user-friendly python toolbox, cpm (cpm-toolbox.net)!
📢 Limited seats – don't miss out!
📅 17.07.2025 9.00 – 13.00 📍 Tübingen
Apply 👉 forms.office.com/e/xtqb6sv604
📢 Limited seats – don't miss out!
📅 17.07.2025 9.00 – 13.00 📍 Tübingen
Apply 👉 forms.office.com/e/xtqb6sv604
May 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📢 We still have some places left, but they are limited – so don't miss out!
New to computational modelling? Or want to sharpen your workflow? This workshop is for you – based on our easy-to-use library that does modelling for you: cpm-toolbox.net
Extend your stay at #CPConf2025
Sign up now👇
New to computational modelling? Or want to sharpen your workflow? This workshop is for you – based on our easy-to-use library that does modelling for you: cpm-toolbox.net
Extend your stay at #CPConf2025
Sign up now👇
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As my first post, I decided to share our systematic review on the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in healthy older adults. Read more here:
doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
#CognitiveAgeing
#Intervention
#Ageing
doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
#CognitiveAgeing
#Intervention
#Ageing
The effectiveness of real‐life cognitive and physical interventions on cognitive functioning in healthy older adults: A systematic review of the effects of education and training duration
Physical and cognitive interventions are deemed the primary methods of improving cognitive functioning in healthy older adults. However, the effectiveness of these interventions is still debated. Thi....
doi.org
May 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
As my first post, I decided to share our systematic review on the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in healthy older adults. Read more here:
doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
#CognitiveAgeing
#Intervention
#Ageing
doi.org/10.1111/aphw...
#CognitiveAgeing
#Intervention
#Ageing
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Our lab is dedicated to understanding the core mechanisms driving OCD. To achieve this, we are recruiting participants for a range of engaging clinical, game-based, and MRI research studies. Do get in contact with us if you have OCD and would like to contribute to science! devcompsy.org/research-2/
Research
devcompsy.org
May 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Our lab is dedicated to understanding the core mechanisms driving OCD. To achieve this, we are recruiting participants for a range of engaging clinical, game-based, and MRI research studies. Do get in contact with us if you have OCD and would like to contribute to science! devcompsy.org/research-2/
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Did you know OCD is a complex brain-based disorder.
In this podcast (in German), we dive into the neuroscience of OCD and our lab’s cutting-edge research: www.ocdland.com/podcast/34 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
In this podcast (in German), we dive into the neuroscience of OCD and our lab’s cutting-edge research: www.ocdland.com/podcast/34 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Prof. Dr. Tobias Hauser: Können wir OCD im Gehirn sehen? (#34)
Erfahre in unserem Podcast von erfahrenen Spezialisten und Betroffenen, wie man eine Zwangsstörung überwindet.
www.ocdland.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Did you know OCD is a complex brain-based disorder.
In this podcast (in German), we dive into the neuroscience of OCD and our lab’s cutting-edge research: www.ocdland.com/podcast/34 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
In this podcast (in German), we dive into the neuroscience of OCD and our lab’s cutting-edge research: www.ocdland.com/podcast/34 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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#OCD is a understudied disorder, meaning that we know way too little about the underlying (brain) processes.
We have thus built the Brain Explorer app www.brainexplorer.net where everyone can easily contribute to understanding OCD.
#MentalHealthAwareness @tueneurocampus.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
We have thus built the Brain Explorer app www.brainexplorer.net where everyone can easily contribute to understanding OCD.
#MentalHealthAwareness @tueneurocampus.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Brain Explorer - Test your brain power
The brain explorer app for Apple and Android tests your brain functions and helps researchers to understand the brain. Explore your brain power and how brain functions are important for mental health.
www.brainexplorer.net
May 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#OCD is a understudied disorder, meaning that we know way too little about the underlying (brain) processes.
We have thus built the Brain Explorer app www.brainexplorer.net where everyone can easily contribute to understanding OCD.
#MentalHealthAwareness @tueneurocampus.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
We have thus built the Brain Explorer app www.brainexplorer.net where everyone can easily contribute to understanding OCD.
#MentalHealthAwareness @tueneurocampus.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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Our lab is dedicated to understanding the core mechanisms driving OCD. To achieve this, we are recruiting participants for a range of engaging clinical, game-based, and MRI research studies. Do get in touch with us if you have OCD and would like to contribute to science! devcompsy.org/participate/
Research
devcompsy.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Our lab is dedicated to understanding the core mechanisms driving OCD. To achieve this, we are recruiting participants for a range of engaging clinical, game-based, and MRI research studies. Do get in touch with us if you have OCD and would like to contribute to science! devcompsy.org/participate/