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Neil Mennie, DPhil
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Lectures at #Chulalongkorn University. #Neuroscience & #Neuroethology & #Cognitive #Biology. Eye movements & actions in the Real World. Sometimes Applied. Views are my own. RT =\= Endorsement. Sardonic
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'Brain scars': The hidden forms of sexism that harm women's health
Subtle sexism that pervades everyday life often gets shrugged off. But research shows it can still have lasting psychological effects – including "thinning" parts of the brain.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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RIP Dr Jane Goodall.
October 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Yay! The last, and most interesting, data on my handwriting study has arrived in my inbox. It’s handwritten of course. Time to write it up. #gaze #attention #BCI #saccade #memory #AI www.bbc.com/news/article...
No more scribbles: Indian court tells doctors to fix their handwriting
A legible medical prescription can make a difference between life and death, the court says.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Scientists explore where consciousness arises in the brain - www.reuters.com/science/scie...
Scientists explore where consciousness arises in the brain
Consciousness is at the center of human existence, the ability to see, hear, dream, imagine, feel pain or pleasure, dread, love and more. But where precisely does this reside in the brain? That is a question that has long confounded scientists and clinicians. A new study is offering fresh insight.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy - An exclusive story from the Nature News team

This NIH move threatens thousands of collaborative projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more
🧪 #AcademicSky #MedSky
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Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy
Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
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May 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Researchers in the US are seeking career opportunities abroad as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes science funding and workforce numbers, finds an analysis of Nature’s jobs-board data. #Academicsky 🧪
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Eye eye. #AcademicSky #eye #vision #chromaticity www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before
Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cells
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April 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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#AcademicSky #Psychology www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Bonobos may combine words in ways previously thought unique to humans
Phrases used to smooth over tense social situations have meanings beyond the sum of their parts, study suggests
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April 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Classrooms decorated like woodlands seem to slow myopia progression
Spending a lot of time outdoors may be the best way to prevent myopia, or delay its progression, but this isn't always practical. Now, research suggests that bringing the outside in may be a valid wor...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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I really need to revisit my failed grant proposals from pre-covid times on dyadic performance. #AcademicSky www.labmanager.com/how-parentho...
How Parenthood May Help Keep Your Brain Young
Researchers find that parents show patterns of brain connectivity that oppose age-related changes
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March 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists.
W2 tenure-track position for 6 years plus 1 additional for parental leave.
Deadline: April 8th 2025

#academicsky #sciencejobs #medsky 🧪🧠🧬🌱🪰
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maxplanck.de Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Feb 12
A new round of the Lise Meitner Excellence Program for #tenuretrack group leaders opened today - please consider applying! The program aims to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #LiseMeitnerGroups #WomeninScience #ScienceCareer
Pictures of Lise Meitner Group leaders: Sofie Valk, Flore Kunst, Anna-Maria Meister, Maria Sokolova, Heidi Colleran, Nathalie Feiner und Ulrike Kraft.
March 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Even the algorithms can recognise it -> Apple to fix iPhone dictation bug that replaces word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’
February 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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We're thrilled to announce our CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2025 AASA Conference: "Centring Animals Across the Disciplines"!
📆 5th Nov. - 7th. Nov. at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
⏰ Proposals due 20 June 2025
#animalstudies #academia
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AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
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February 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Bonobos can tell when they know something you don't
Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective communication and cooperation, and bonobos seem to share this skill with humans
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February 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Wait, impaired perception or something else? #academicbluesky Its clearing here in Bangkok now, but still reduced visibility. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds
Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition
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February 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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China’s Tiangong experiments generate oxygen, rocket fuel in exploration advance
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China’s Tiangong experiments generate oxygen, rocket fuel in exploration advance
Shenzhou-19 astronauts simulate natural photosynthesis, bringing long-haul crewed missions a step closer to reality.
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February 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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How the brain's little blue dot regulates your sleep
The locus coeruleus is emerging as a major new area of research interest, with many important functions such as regulating our attention and sleep.
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February 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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How one brain circuit encodes memories of both places and events
A computational model developed by MIT researchers explains how place cells in the hippocampus can be recruited to form any kind of episodic memory, even when there’s no spatial component.
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February 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Do you have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or Neuroimaging & are looking for a post-doc?

Do you want to join a friendly lab?

Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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If you use BOLD based fMRI in your research, take a moment to wish Seiji Ogawa a happy 91st birthday on Sunday, Jan 19th. His research launched thousands of careers and provided an invaluable to look inside our brains.
January 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Are we a racist society? The majority of us say no – but science begs to differ. A largely ignored problem in #Academia
January 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I guess I hadn't posted this yet and didn't even know it had come out-- I was interviewed for (and co-wrote w/Daniel Rabosky) a Trends in Ecology & Evolution "TrendsTalk" article on "Disability in ecology and evolution" -- www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #DisabledInSTEM #academicchatter #academia
Disability in ecology and evolution
In this TrendsTalk series ‘Disability in ecology and evolution’ in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled or having a chronic condition an...
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January 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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RIP Eileen Kowler. Always encouraging, always supportive. It meant a lot.
neurocircuits.bsky.social Marc Sommer @neurocircuits.bsky.social · Jan 1
Very sad to hear about the passing of Eileen Kowler, a true giant in the field of eye movements & their interaction with vision & cognitive processes. She helped me as a grad student & it was always wonderful to talk to her. Her body of work is foundational to our field. Thank you, Eileen.
Photo of Eileen from her Rutgers-New Brunswick faculty page
January 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Moving to #Bangkok presents new, welcome challenges. One is another novel #language. I don't know if they are laughing at me, or just trying to be friendly, but the locals are communicating using previously unencountered sounds. Have you observed this? #mimicry #corvid #Banthatthong #smart
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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The sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet' revealed by AI
Researchers studying sperm whale communication say they've uncovered sophisticated structures similar to those found in human language.
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December 26, 2024 at 5:15 AM