Cassandra Lowe
@cassandralowe.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology at University of Exeter studying prefrontal regulation of eating behaviours. Potential Super Villain (she/her)🏳️🌈
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“data show an increase of 10% in submissions & 23% in funded projects from female applicants with the lottery-first approach compared to a previously used procedure. Additionally, the lottery-first approach was estimated to have 68% lower economic costs compared to single-stage peer review approach”
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line - Nature Communications
The authors show evidence from a German funding line that a lottery-first approach followed by peer review is accompanied by increased female representation both at the submission stage and among fund...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“data show an increase of 10% in submissions & 23% in funded projects from female applicants with the lottery-first approach compared to a previously used procedure. Additionally, the lottery-first approach was estimated to have 68% lower economic costs compared to single-stage peer review approach”
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Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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There are strict rules around the advertising of pharmaceuticals in Canada, so it's extremely jarring right now that I can't turn on the radio, watch TV or go to the movies without being inundated by GLP-1 commercials.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There are strict rules around the advertising of pharmaceuticals in Canada, so it's extremely jarring right now that I can't turn on the radio, watch TV or go to the movies without being inundated by GLP-1 commercials.
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Y'all. N>3,800. !!!!!!!
Goodness gracious.
Goodness gracious.
When do interaction/moderation effects stabilize in linear regression?: https://osf.io/35t84
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Y'all. N>3,800. !!!!!!!
Goodness gracious.
Goodness gracious.
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How do internal bodily rhythms influence #brain activity & motor function? @tahnee-engelen.bsky.social &co show that #cardiac, #respiratory & #gastric rhythms independently modulate motor excitability, revealing distinct #interoceptive profiles across individuals @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nMtpLT
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How do internal bodily rhythms influence #brain activity & motor function? @tahnee-engelen.bsky.social &co show that #cardiac, #respiratory & #gastric rhythms independently modulate motor excitability, revealing distinct #interoceptive profiles across individuals @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nMtpLT
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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Katherine J. Michon, Thad Polk, et al:
Brain activation during cognitive control tasks differs substantially between people but is reliable within individuals
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Brain activation during cognitive control tasks differs substantially between people but is reliable within individuals
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Katherine J. Michon, Thad Polk, et al:
Brain activation during cognitive control tasks differs substantially between people but is reliable within individuals
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Brain activation during cognitive control tasks differs substantially between people but is reliable within individuals
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is one of the widely used physiological measures in psychophysiological research. But with over 100 indices to choose from, how do we know which ones to use?
In our latest paper, we take a data-driven approach to help answer this.
doi.org/10.1111/psyp...
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In our latest paper, we take a data-driven approach to help answer this.
doi.org/10.1111/psyp...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Heart rate variability (HRV) is one of the widely used physiological measures in psychophysiological research. But with over 100 indices to choose from, how do we know which ones to use?
In our latest paper, we take a data-driven approach to help answer this.
doi.org/10.1111/psyp...
1/
In our latest paper, we take a data-driven approach to help answer this.
doi.org/10.1111/psyp...
1/
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First time on Bsky and first big announcement!
I am excited to announce that our new study explaining the missing heritability of many phenotypes using WGS data from ~347,000 UK Biobank participants has just been published in @Nature.
Our manuscript is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....
I am excited to announce that our new study explaining the missing heritability of many phenotypes using WGS data from ~347,000 UK Biobank participants has just been published in @Nature.
Our manuscript is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....
Estimation and mapping of the missing heritability of human phenotypes - Nature
WGS data were used from 347,630 individuals with European ancestry in the UK Biobank to obtain high-precision estimates of coding and non-coding rare variant heritability for 34 co...
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
First time on Bsky and first big announcement!
I am excited to announce that our new study explaining the missing heritability of many phenotypes using WGS data from ~347,000 UK Biobank participants has just been published in @Nature.
Our manuscript is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....
I am excited to announce that our new study explaining the missing heritability of many phenotypes using WGS data from ~347,000 UK Biobank participants has just been published in @Nature.
Our manuscript is here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....
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New preprint from the lab led by @violetchae.bsky.social! We debut an open EEG dataset for research into food cognition and dietary choices.
Featuring data from 117 different brains relating to 120 different food stimuli.
@tgro.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social
Featuring data from 117 different brains relating to 120 different food stimuli.
@tgro.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social
Our new preprint on the FOODEEG open dataset is out! EEG recordings and behavioural responses on food cognition tasks for 117 participants will be made publicly available 🧠 @danfeuerriegel.bsky.social @tgro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
FOODEEG: An open dataset of human electroencephalographic and behavioural responses to food images
Investigating the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying food choices has the potential to advance our understanding of eating behaviour and inform health-targeted interventions and policy. Large, publi...
www.biorxiv.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
New preprint from the lab led by @violetchae.bsky.social! We debut an open EEG dataset for research into food cognition and dietary choices.
Featuring data from 117 different brains relating to 120 different food stimuli.
@tgro.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social
Featuring data from 117 different brains relating to 120 different food stimuli.
@tgro.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
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"The idea that people of color are biologically different and less sensitive to pain is a destructive myth with a long, dark history in medicine."
- Dr. Monnica Williams writing in Psychology Today
- Dr. Monnica Williams writing in Psychology Today
Racial Bias in Medicine Isn't Just an American Problem
Mirrianne Mahn, a Black city representative for Frankfurt and German native, was shocked when her doctor said she should be grateful to be in a German hospital at all.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"The idea that people of color are biologically different and less sensitive to pain is a destructive myth with a long, dark history in medicine."
- Dr. Monnica Williams writing in Psychology Today
- Dr. Monnica Williams writing in Psychology Today
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Want to see what a Neuromatch course is like…on your own time? Our full course materials are freely available for anyone to explore, anytime.
While the live courses include team projects, TAs, and learning pods, the content itself is always open.
➡️ neuromatch.io/open-educati...
While the live courses include team projects, TAs, and learning pods, the content itself is always open.
➡️ neuromatch.io/open-educati...
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Want to see what a Neuromatch course is like…on your own time? Our full course materials are freely available for anyone to explore, anytime.
While the live courses include team projects, TAs, and learning pods, the content itself is always open.
➡️ neuromatch.io/open-educati...
While the live courses include team projects, TAs, and learning pods, the content itself is always open.
➡️ neuromatch.io/open-educati...
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ATTENTION CANADIAN POLICYMAKERS, LET'S INVEST IN OUR KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, RESEARCH, AND UNIVERSITIES
A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country.
Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
www.pbs.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
ATTENTION CANADIAN POLICYMAKERS, LET'S INVEST IN OUR KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, RESEARCH, AND UNIVERSITIES
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Gut brain communication. A review of the distinct spinal and vagal afferent types alongside viscerofugal pathways revealed by advances in neurogenetic techniques and high-resolution anterograde tracing www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Gut–brain communication: types of sensory nerves and mechanisms of activation - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
This Review explores the different types of sensory nerves involved in gut–brain communication, detailing the locations of these nerve endings in the gut and their mechanisms of activation. Insights a...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Gut brain communication. A review of the distinct spinal and vagal afferent types alongside viscerofugal pathways revealed by advances in neurogenetic techniques and high-resolution anterograde tracing www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
Assistant Professor in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Cognition
Welcome to the Brain Stimulation and Cognition lab at Maastricht University! Our goal: The Brain Stimulation and Cognition group at Maastricht University aims to unravel the psychological and neural m...
www.academictransfer.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
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We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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📣 Excited to share that my first paper is now published!
📄"Metabolic state shapes cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of metabolic and hormonal modulators"
You can find the full paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
📄"Metabolic state shapes cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of metabolic and hormonal modulators"
You can find the full paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
Redirecting
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📣 Excited to share that my first paper is now published!
📄"Metabolic state shapes cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of metabolic and hormonal modulators"
You can find the full paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
📄"Metabolic state shapes cortisol reactivity to acute stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of metabolic and hormonal modulators"
You can find the full paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...
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How do our senses contribute to food enjoyment?
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How do our senses contribute to food enjoyment?
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
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Identification of five sleep-biopsychosocial profiles with specific neural signatures linking sleep variability with health, cognition, and lifestyle factors journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
October 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Identification of five sleep-biopsychosocial profiles with specific neural signatures linking sleep variability with health, cognition, and lifestyle factors journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Had a great time at the ESM Expert Network Meeting in Rotterdam! I presented the first SHARE study results: we found that paying participants per beep boosts compliance as compared to bulk payment (with or without personalised feedback)—and without harming data quality.
Poster: tinyurl.com/47asuaxj
Poster: tinyurl.com/47asuaxj
October 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Had a great time at the ESM Expert Network Meeting in Rotterdam! I presented the first SHARE study results: we found that paying participants per beep boosts compliance as compared to bulk payment (with or without personalised feedback)—and without harming data quality.
Poster: tinyurl.com/47asuaxj
Poster: tinyurl.com/47asuaxj
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Despite the introduction of calorie labelling regulations in England in 2022, researchers from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, have found only a 2% reduction in the energy content of food available at chain restaurants.
Read – buff.ly/py0yIZQ
Despite the introduction of calorie labelling regulations in England in 2022, researchers from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, have found only a 2% reduction in the energy content of food available at chain restaurants.
Read – buff.ly/py0yIZQ
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Despite the introduction of calorie labelling regulations in England in 2022, researchers from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, have found only a 2% reduction in the energy content of food available at chain restaurants.
Read – buff.ly/py0yIZQ
Despite the introduction of calorie labelling regulations in England in 2022, researchers from the @mrcepid.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, have found only a 2% reduction in the energy content of food available at chain restaurants.
Read – buff.ly/py0yIZQ
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🧠 Why do some brains age faster than others?
🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
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🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
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Genome-wide analysis of brain age identifies 59 associated loci and unveils relationships with mental and physical health - Nature Aging
This genomic study of magnetic resonance imaging-based brain age in 56,348 people identifies 59 genetic loci, links brain aging to mental and physical health, and suggests high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes as causal factors of brain aging.
nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🧠 Why do some brains age faster than others?
🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
Thread below 👇
🧬 Our new Nature Aging study of over 56,000 participants explores the genetics of the “brain age gap” — the difference between your brain’s biological and chronological age.
nature.com/articles/s43587-025-00962-7
Thread below 👇
People complaining about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl are out here acting like they don’t go absolutely feral when Gasolina comes on.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
People complaining about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl are out here acting like they don’t go absolutely feral when Gasolina comes on.
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Preprint is up for the first of my PhD studies on the menstrual cycle and its effects on cortical excitability and neuroplasticty. Feedback welcome!
@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Menstrual cycle phase alters corticospinal excitability and spike-timing-dependent plasticity in healthy females
The known fluctuations in ovarian hormone concentrations across the eumenorrheic menstrual cycle contribute to modulations in cortical excitability and inhibition. However, how such changes affect spi...
www.biorxiv.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Preprint is up for the first of my PhD studies on the menstrual cycle and its effects on cortical excitability and neuroplasticty. Feedback welcome!
@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EAT–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050.
🔗 bit.ly/3W7rxlP
🔗 bit.ly/3W7rxlP
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The world produces enough food, yet billions lack access to healthy & sustainable diets. A new EAT–Lancet report presents a science-based approach to improve health, safeguard our environment & provide for a projected 9.6 billion people by 2050.
🔗 bit.ly/3W7rxlP
🔗 bit.ly/3W7rxlP