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Friederike Hedley
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PhD student @ University of Cambridge | computational psychiatry • cognitive neuroscience | Gates Scholar | 🧠🏃🏼‍♀️⛵️⛰️🍵 †
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naziajassim.bsky.social
This work is now out in Nature Communications! 🎉

Computational signatures of uncertainty are reflected in motor cortex excitatory neurochemistry: www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64702-6

Huge thanks to our amazing team! @beckyneuro.bsky.social @campsydept.bsky.social @camneuro.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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natneuro.nature.com
Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI - Nature Neuroscience
The brain is constantly monitoring the systems in the body. Here the authors use 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging to map a large-scale brain system for body regulation in humans, includin...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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lukasgunschera.com
🚨 New Preprint 🚨

Some people are at greater risk of experiencing negative mental health outcomes of social media use than others, but why?

🧵

We examined whether individual differences in cognitive processes shape risk and resilience to mental health effects on social media: osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
fhedley.bsky.social
Scholars like Jane Goodall first inspired me to apply to Newnham, a college for "strong, witty and rebellious" women.

In our studies and actions, let her vision ignite, a world where compassion and science unite.
🧬🌱

@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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camillanord.bsky.social
What drives the bidirectional relationship between metabolic and mental ill-health?

Read our new metabolic psychiatry paper, “An interoceptive model of energy allostasis linking metabolic and mental health” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... led by @saramehrhof.bsky.social @hugofleming.bsky.social
An interoceptive model of energy allostasis linking metabolic and mental health
Interactions between metabolic interoception and regulation may drive comorbidity between mental and metabolic ill-health.
www.science.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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sjblakemore.bsky.social
Press release on our new paper

Acute isolation is associated with increased reward seeking and reward learning in human adolescents.

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Teen loneliness triggers ‘reward seeking’ behaviour
A study has found that adolescents become highly motivated to seek rewards after just a few hours of social isolation. This may be beneficial in driving them
www.cam.ac.uk
September 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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xiaoboweneddie.bsky.social
My pre-PhD work with @noham-wolpe.bsky.social is finally out! doi.org/10.1037/mot0000411

How does progress feedback influence effort-based decision-making? Our study involved a novel effort manipulation designed for online testing and mouse-tracking. The results came with a twist on apathy… (🧵1/3)
APA PsycNet
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September 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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gatescambridge.bsky.social
Friederike Hedley talks about her research into the impact of uncertainty on cognitive & neural processing, with a focus on the mental health impact on adolescents - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h...

#MentalHealth #uncertainty

@uniofcam.bsky.social @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
How uncertainty affects our mental health - Gates Cambridge
Friederike Hedley talks about her research into the impact of uncertainty on cognitive and neural processing, with a focus on the mental health impact on adolescents.
www.gatescambridge.org
August 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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drdamienfair.bsky.social
I still get chills

Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts

Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE

see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
fhedley.bsky.social
🚨Thrilled to share a new paper on emotion ensemble processing in anxiety.

Threat biases arose in dual fashion, such that individuals with anxiety displayed:
• an attentional bias indicating threat avoidance
• a judgemental bias favouring threat
➡️ doi.org/10.1037/abn0...
🧠 @pandmlabhku.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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drdamienfair.bsky.social
Alert! ... for the child development world!

@fluxsociety.bsky.social @fitngin.bsky.social ‪

The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study has released its first data wave - it’s massive.

Check here:
docs.hbcdstudy.org

and here:
nbdc-datahub.org

Here’s why it matters 🧠🍼
June 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
fhedley.bsky.social
An all-female lineup of Cambridge students discusses uncertainty.

Read more: newn.cam.ac.uk/newnham-news...

@cam.ac.uk
@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@gatescambridge.bsky.social

📸 Dasha Tenditna
June 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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oxhealthbrc.bsky.social
From Oxford to Chile
OH BRC and @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social Prof Cathy Creswell is leading a new global project to adapt Oxford research on #childanxiety.

The OSI programme, supported by our BRC & NIHR ARC OxTV, is now being tailored for Chilean families.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ProfCCChile
June 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
As a student, Alex Kachkine can only afford damaged art in need of repair. Nature describes how they turned their art conservation work into a science. go.nature.com/4kPemRd

Read their research paper: go.nature.com/43Wv35Y

#Academicsky 🧪
Meet the engineer using deep learning to restore Renaissance art
As a student, Alex Kachkine can only afford damaged art in need of repair. Here’s how they turned their conservation work into a science.
go.nature.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
fhedley.bsky.social
The Sunken Rose Garden, Newnham College - 28 May 2025

@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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sjblakemore.bsky.social
PhD studentship available in developmental cognitive neuroscience, in Cambridge - please publicise.

Open to women candidates, as the student will be based at Newnham College.
duncanastle.bsky.social Duncan Astle @duncanastle.bsky.social · May 27
Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
Funded PhD opportunity.pdf
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May 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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simoneschnall.bsky.social
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Transcendence Through Art: Connecting with Higher Values | Simone Schnall, University of Cambridge
YouTube video by Templeton Religion Trust
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May 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
Europe’s choice is clear.

To put science at the heart of its economy.

To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.

And to welcome talent from all over the world.

I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.

→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
May 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
fhedley.bsky.social
🚨 We live in an era of global uncertainty. How do anxiety, depression and intolerance of uncertainty interact in this context? What are promising targets to alleviate mental distress?

Come and check out my poster #21 at CNS2025.
#CamNeuro2025 🧠🎓
@camneuro.bsky.social
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
A feature in Nature explores the debate among researchers about the strength of scientific evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. Researchers do have some clear advice for parents. 🧪
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
go.nature.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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royalsociety.org
With the 80th anniversary of the first two female Fellows being elected to the Royal Society, watch our short documentary on pioneering microbiologist Marjory Stephenson FRS with Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Judy Armitage FRS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK7B...
March 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
fhedley.bsky.social
🚨In this new paper, we present a novel approach to integrating clinical theory and computational modelling.

Using social anxiety disorder (SAD) as an example, we combine cognitive-behavioural theory with an active inference approach.
➡️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40048236/
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March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Happy International Women’s Day!

Today we are celebrating the Women in Leadership across the School of Biological Sciences driving Research and Education Strategy.

Read their reflections on the importance of involving women in leadership teams.

#IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay
Kate Baker, Genetics, Infection and Immunity Research Theme Lead, smiling, wearing glasses, in a black shirt, with quote on Cambridge Blue background: 'True progress happens when leadership reflects the communities it impacts. Fairness isn’t about idealism – it’s smart strategy.' Lida Derevnina, Plant Sciences, Crop Science MPhil Lead, smiling, in a plant laboratory with quote on Cambridge Blue background: 'The most powerful educational systems are built by diverse voices that challenge traditional boundaries. As women step into leadership roles, we're not just filling seats—we're fundamentally reshaping how we nurture future thinkers and leaders. Where I once saw few role models, I now see possibility. For the next generation, these leadership roles will be normal, expected, and simply the way the world should work. We are reimagining learning, potential, and success, one leadership position at a time.' Rebecca Lawson, Psychology, Acting Deputy Head of School for Research Strategy, smiling, in a black shirt with quote on Cambridge Blue background: "Scientific progress thrives on diversity, and the inclusion of women in research strategy and leadership is not just about equity—it’s about excellence. A diverse research leadership enriches the way we approach problems, challenge assumptions, and translate discoveries into meaningful change. At Cambridge, we recognise that the future of biological sciences depends on fostering leadership that reflects the full breadth of talent in our community" Laura Itzhaki, Pharmacology, Head of the Department of Pharmacology, smiling, in a black shirt with quote on Cambridge Blue background: "I have found being Head of Department great fun and rewarding. It has been exciting and empowering to see what can be done. Often women don't see themselves in leadership positions, but I'm sure they'd be pleasantly surprised if they tried, and the more diverse the leadership the better for everyone."
March 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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sjblakemore.bsky.social
Very proud to have recently joined @newnhamcollege.bsky.social as a dining fellow. Newnham is the oldest college run by women, for women, and the only remaining women's college in Cambridge
newn.cam.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM