Neil Mennie, DPhil
neil-me.bsky.social
Neil Mennie, DPhil
@neil-me.bsky.social
Lectures at #Chulalongkorn University. #Neuroscience & #Neuroethology & #Cognitive #Biology. Eye movements & actions in the Real World. Sometimes Applied. Views are my own. RT =\= Endorsement. Sardonic
RIP Dr Jane Goodall.
October 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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.
www.bbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 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
@nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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.
www.nature.com
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.
go.nature.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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
www.labmanager.com
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 🧪🧠🧬🌱🪰
www.mpg.de/lise-meitner...
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
March 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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
animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
February 20, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
China’s Tiangong experiments generate oxygen, rocket fuel in exploration advance
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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.
www.scmp.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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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
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...
www.cell.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
RIP Eileen Kowler. Always encouraging, always supportive. It meant a lot.
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.
January 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM

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