Emilie Caspar
@emiliecaspar.bsky.social
Associate Professor @Ugent / Social Neuroscientist / Humanist / Author of "Just following orders"
New research in Rwanda has started ! We continue to try to understand what differs those who participate in a génocide, and those who instead risk their lives to save others.
Here is a picture of our novel and ecological risk-taking task, inspired by the BART.
Here is a picture of our novel and ecological risk-taking task, inspired by the BART.
October 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New research in Rwanda has started ! We continue to try to understand what differs those who participate in a génocide, and those who instead risk their lives to save others.
Here is a picture of our novel and ecological risk-taking task, inspired by the BART.
Here is a picture of our novel and ecological risk-taking task, inspired by the BART.
New paper on the neural mechanisms associated with resistance to immoral orders in civilian and military populations
@leslie-tricoche.bsky.social, Antonin Rovai & Salvatore Lo Bue
Open Access: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@moralsocialbrain.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu BIAL @ghentccn.bsky.social
@leslie-tricoche.bsky.social, Antonin Rovai & Salvatore Lo Bue
Open Access: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@moralsocialbrain.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu BIAL @ghentccn.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
New paper on the neural mechanisms associated with resistance to immoral orders in civilian and military populations
@leslie-tricoche.bsky.social, Antonin Rovai & Salvatore Lo Bue
Open Access: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@moralsocialbrain.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu BIAL @ghentccn.bsky.social
@leslie-tricoche.bsky.social, Antonin Rovai & Salvatore Lo Bue
Open Access: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@moralsocialbrain.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu BIAL @ghentccn.bsky.social
We are glad to welcome Alisha Vabba who has received a 3-year postdoc grant from Ugent in our @moralsocialbrain.bsky.social
She'll combine VR with EEG to investigate what happens in the brain when prison guards witness violent misconduct by colleagues and must decide whether to intervene or not
She'll combine VR with EEG to investigate what happens in the brain when prison guards witness violent misconduct by colleagues and must decide whether to intervene or not
June 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We are glad to welcome Alisha Vabba who has received a 3-year postdoc grant from Ugent in our @moralsocialbrain.bsky.social
She'll combine VR with EEG to investigate what happens in the brain when prison guards witness violent misconduct by colleagues and must decide whether to intervene or not
She'll combine VR with EEG to investigate what happens in the brain when prison guards witness violent misconduct by colleagues and must decide whether to intervene or not
Honored to be featured in the special edition of "The War Within. Neuroscience to understand today's violent conflict" from the ABC journal!
Discover the full issue: abcjournal.nl
#neuroscience #war
Discover the full issue: abcjournal.nl
#neuroscience #war
June 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Honored to be featured in the special edition of "The War Within. Neuroscience to understand today's violent conflict" from the ABC journal!
Discover the full issue: abcjournal.nl
#neuroscience #war
Discover the full issue: abcjournal.nl
#neuroscience #war
Came across this paper while reviewing literature on genocide rescuers and… I am honestly (really) puzzled by the abstract.
Does anyone have access to the full text?
#WonderWoman #Science ?
Does anyone have access to the full text?
#WonderWoman #Science ?
May 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Came across this paper while reviewing literature on genocide rescuers and… I am honestly (really) puzzled by the abstract.
Does anyone have access to the full text?
#WonderWoman #Science ?
Does anyone have access to the full text?
#WonderWoman #Science ?
I think I have a spy pigeon watching me from my office window 🕵️♀️🕊️
May 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I think I have a spy pigeon watching me from my office window 🕵️♀️🕊️
We are pleased to invite you to the first edition of the Social & Moral Brain seminar: Emotions, Others, and Morality, October 16–17, 2025, at the Ghent University Museum (GUM) Forum Belgium.
Call for abstracts until May 19th
🔗 Submission : thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
Call for abstracts until May 19th
🔗 Submission : thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
April 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We are pleased to invite you to the first edition of the Social & Moral Brain seminar: Emotions, Others, and Morality, October 16–17, 2025, at the Ghent University Museum (GUM) Forum Belgium.
Call for abstracts until May 19th
🔗 Submission : thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
Call for abstracts until May 19th
🔗 Submission : thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
🧠 New preprint with @evalisavives.bsky.social
Psych & neuro research often prioritize internal validity—at the cost of real-world relevance. Do our models reflect true brain function, or just lab-specific tasks?
We propose concrete steps for boosting ecological validity osf.io/preprints/ps...
Psych & neuro research often prioritize internal validity—at the cost of real-world relevance. Do our models reflect true brain function, or just lab-specific tasks?
We propose concrete steps for boosting ecological validity osf.io/preprints/ps...
April 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🧠 New preprint with @evalisavives.bsky.social
Psych & neuro research often prioritize internal validity—at the cost of real-world relevance. Do our models reflect true brain function, or just lab-specific tasks?
We propose concrete steps for boosting ecological validity osf.io/preprints/ps...
Psych & neuro research often prioritize internal validity—at the cost of real-world relevance. Do our models reflect true brain function, or just lab-specific tasks?
We propose concrete steps for boosting ecological validity osf.io/preprints/ps...
Someone sent me this photo. It’s honestly chilling how many examples of "Just Following Orders" we can find — in the past, and still today. 😔
#HistoryRepeatsItself #Obedience #Inhuman
#HistoryRepeatsItself #Obedience #Inhuman
April 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Someone sent me this photo. It’s honestly chilling how many examples of "Just Following Orders" we can find — in the past, and still today. 😔
#HistoryRepeatsItself #Obedience #Inhuman
#HistoryRepeatsItself #Obedience #Inhuman
How long do neural alterations last after a human-related trauma, such as a genocide? And can they be transmitted across generations?
→ New in Biological Psychology on survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
with @guillaumepech.bsky.social & P. Ros
→ New in Biological Psychology on survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
with @guillaumepech.bsky.social & P. Ros
April 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
How long do neural alterations last after a human-related trauma, such as a genocide? And can they be transmitted across generations?
→ New in Biological Psychology on survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
with @guillaumepech.bsky.social & P. Ros
→ New in Biological Psychology on survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
with @guillaumepech.bsky.social & P. Ros
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the front page of the Korean version of my book features the question: 한나 아렌트가 뇌과학자였다면?—which translates to "What if #HannahArendt were a neuroscientist?"
What an honor 😃
But these questions remain unfortunately so timely...
@cambridgepress.bsky.social
What an honor 😃
But these questions remain unfortunately so timely...
@cambridgepress.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I was pleasantly surprised to see that the front page of the Korean version of my book features the question: 한나 아렌트가 뇌과학자였다면?—which translates to "What if #HannahArendt were a neuroscientist?"
What an honor 😃
But these questions remain unfortunately so timely...
@cambridgepress.bsky.social
What an honor 😃
But these questions remain unfortunately so timely...
@cambridgepress.bsky.social
🔔 Call for Participation – Social & Moral Brain Seminar 🔬🧠
focusing on the theme #Emotions, #Others, & #Morality.
📅 October 16–17, 2025
📍 Ghent University Museum (GUM), Belgium
👉 Submit your abstract for a short talk or a poster by May 4, 2025: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
focusing on the theme #Emotions, #Others, & #Morality.
📅 October 16–17, 2025
📍 Ghent University Museum (GUM), Belgium
👉 Submit your abstract for a short talk or a poster by May 4, 2025: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
March 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🔔 Call for Participation – Social & Moral Brain Seminar 🔬🧠
focusing on the theme #Emotions, #Others, & #Morality.
📅 October 16–17, 2025
📍 Ghent University Museum (GUM), Belgium
👉 Submit your abstract for a short talk or a poster by May 4, 2025: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
focusing on the theme #Emotions, #Others, & #Morality.
📅 October 16–17, 2025
📍 Ghent University Museum (GUM), Belgium
👉 Submit your abstract for a short talk or a poster by May 4, 2025: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag...
First lab meeting of the year!
We had an impressive turnout of 26 attendees, including 11 Ph.D. students, 5 postdocs, and several national and international interns.
Excited to see all the exciting projects that will emerge from this ! 🧪🧠
You can follow us @moralsocialbrain.bsky.social
We had an impressive turnout of 26 attendees, including 11 Ph.D. students, 5 postdocs, and several national and international interns.
Excited to see all the exciting projects that will emerge from this ! 🧪🧠
You can follow us @moralsocialbrain.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
First lab meeting of the year!
We had an impressive turnout of 26 attendees, including 11 Ph.D. students, 5 postdocs, and several national and international interns.
Excited to see all the exciting projects that will emerge from this ! 🧪🧠
You can follow us @moralsocialbrain.bsky.social
We had an impressive turnout of 26 attendees, including 11 Ph.D. students, 5 postdocs, and several national and international interns.
Excited to see all the exciting projects that will emerge from this ! 🧪🧠
You can follow us @moralsocialbrain.bsky.social
On March 30th, I will be discussing what makes us follow orders and go from peacefully living together to carrying out violent and brutal acts at the #Oxford Literary Festival, alongside Leor Zmigrod & Laurence Rees.
@cambridgeup.bsky.social
To join --> oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
@cambridgeup.bsky.social
To join --> oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
February 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
On March 30th, I will be discussing what makes us follow orders and go from peacefully living together to carrying out violent and brutal acts at the #Oxford Literary Festival, alongside Leor Zmigrod & Laurence Rees.
@cambridgeup.bsky.social
To join --> oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
@cambridgeup.bsky.social
To join --> oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-e...
My book "Just Following Orders" is now available in #Korean.
Interestingly, its release in #SouthKorea almost coincided with the recent declaration of martial law by the former president in an authoritarian manner.
Article --> www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
Interestingly, its release in #SouthKorea almost coincided with the recent declaration of martial law by the former president in an authoritarian manner.
Article --> www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
February 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My book "Just Following Orders" is now available in #Korean.
Interestingly, its release in #SouthKorea almost coincided with the recent declaration of martial law by the former president in an authoritarian manner.
Article --> www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
Interestingly, its release in #SouthKorea almost coincided with the recent declaration of martial law by the former president in an authoritarian manner.
Article --> www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2...
Not an academic success, but a success in patience!
After 1.2 years, Popoleon (the black and white) finally accepted a candy from my hand!
Maybe two more years before I can touch him, I guess! 😅
#patience
#perseverance
After 1.2 years, Popoleon (the black and white) finally accepted a candy from my hand!
Maybe two more years before I can touch him, I guess! 😅
#patience
#perseverance
January 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not an academic success, but a success in patience!
After 1.2 years, Popoleon (the black and white) finally accepted a candy from my hand!
Maybe two more years before I can touch him, I guess! 😅
#patience
#perseverance
After 1.2 years, Popoleon (the black and white) finally accepted a candy from my hand!
Maybe two more years before I can touch him, I guess! 😅
#patience
#perseverance
#DeepSeek is clearly biased.
When asked about the current situation of the Uyghurs, the response starts but is then suppressed.
This does not happen with other historical events.
#NotReliable
When asked about the current situation of the Uyghurs, the response starts but is then suppressed.
This does not happen with other historical events.
#NotReliable
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
#DeepSeek is clearly biased.
When asked about the current situation of the Uyghurs, the response starts but is then suppressed.
This does not happen with other historical events.
#NotReliable
When asked about the current situation of the Uyghurs, the response starts but is then suppressed.
This does not happen with other historical events.
#NotReliable
Call for stories from individuals who resisted undue influence for an upcoming project based on my research.
Please share or contact me.
#comics
#socialinfluence
#resistance
#academia
#whistelblowing
#rescue
#help
Please share or contact me.
#comics
#socialinfluence
#resistance
#academia
#whistelblowing
#rescue
#help
January 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Call for stories from individuals who resisted undue influence for an upcoming project based on my research.
Please share or contact me.
#comics
#socialinfluence
#resistance
#academia
#whistelblowing
#rescue
#help
Please share or contact me.
#comics
#socialinfluence
#resistance
#academia
#whistelblowing
#rescue
#help
My cat, Euclid, always applies weird geometrical laws to drink his water. 🧐😼
He had earned a feature in my book for his impressive grasp of causal laws. Now I'm thinking how to integrate this unique way to drink water into the next one!
#science 🧪
#catlovers
He had earned a feature in my book for his impressive grasp of causal laws. Now I'm thinking how to integrate this unique way to drink water into the next one!
#science 🧪
#catlovers
December 30, 2024 at 8:37 PM
My cat, Euclid, always applies weird geometrical laws to drink his water. 🧐😼
He had earned a feature in my book for his impressive grasp of causal laws. Now I'm thinking how to integrate this unique way to drink water into the next one!
#science 🧪
#catlovers
He had earned a feature in my book for his impressive grasp of causal laws. Now I'm thinking how to integrate this unique way to drink water into the next one!
#science 🧪
#catlovers
Today, I was asked by 2 lab members if we should exclude Afro hairstyles for EEG studies
It should not be an exclusion criterion for #EEG studies in #neuroscience. I've tested >200 participants with great signal quality—this exclusion is unnecessary and limits inclusivity
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
It should not be an exclusion criterion for #EEG studies in #neuroscience. I've tested >200 participants with great signal quality—this exclusion is unnecessary and limits inclusivity
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Today, I was asked by 2 lab members if we should exclude Afro hairstyles for EEG studies
It should not be an exclusion criterion for #EEG studies in #neuroscience. I've tested >200 participants with great signal quality—this exclusion is unnecessary and limits inclusivity
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
It should not be an exclusion criterion for #EEG studies in #neuroscience. I've tested >200 participants with great signal quality—this exclusion is unnecessary and limits inclusivity
@sfnjournals.bsky.social
Small reward for myself : ice cream with dark Belgian chocolate ! 😃
Teaching duties are indeed wrapped up for the year! Time to dive into a full month of science and discovery 🎊🧠🧪
Teaching duties are indeed wrapped up for the year! Time to dive into a full month of science and discovery 🎊🧠🧪
December 5, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Small reward for myself : ice cream with dark Belgian chocolate ! 😃
Teaching duties are indeed wrapped up for the year! Time to dive into a full month of science and discovery 🎊🧠🧪
Teaching duties are indeed wrapped up for the year! Time to dive into a full month of science and discovery 🎊🧠🧪