Enhanced processing of cartoons in infant visual cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.11.724345v1

Caregiver-infant interactions selectively shape emerging functional connectivity in the neonatal brain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.13.724776v1

Infants develop helping behaviors through shared routines with caregivers, with early prosocial actions shaped by caregiver modeling, motor skills, and social understanding. doi.org/hb3s38

Just in time for #NCMKobe26, our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... Attaching an exoskeleton leads to rapid perceptual integration; ~20 min of training makes it feel even lighter. See supplement for model details! w/ Arina Schippers @mattlongo.bsky.social @lukemillerneuro.bsky.social 🦾🧠

Fave things, one title #interoception 🫁🧠❤️

Journal Club - Breath, Belief, and Brain: A Tripartite Map of Respiratory Interoception www.jneurosci.org/content/46/1...

If breathing has separable components, do they have separable brain bases? Evidence from qMRI suggests yes: insula & ACC for sensitivity, somatosensory cortex for affect, and midline & PAG for confidence. More in our Journal Club on Nikolova et al. (2025) 👇 www.jneurosci.org/content/46/1...

Breathing seems to break down into separable parts: sensing, interpreting, and feeling, each linked to different brain systems. In our Journal Club on Nikolova et al. (2025), we explore how this helps explain why the same breath can feel so different across people. www.jneurosci.org/content/46/1...

Job ad: Postdoc to work with me & @rogierk.bsky.social at the Donders on lifespan development questions from Sept onward! Profile: independent, good quant skills, interested in theory-driven work Please share widely www.careersatradboudumc.com/vacancies/po... #Postdoc #AcademicJobs

Neuroscientists have created a continuous atlas showing how patterns of functional connectivity between brain regions change from birth to old age go.nature.com/47rmMtk

New paper led by @pevianiv.bsky.social! We show maps of a hand-held tool can be built with accuracy comparable to arm. Tool use did not change accuracy but affected precision. This suggests the sensorimotor system can extend body-like representations to tools. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

How dynamics arise from the structure is my biggest interest. In this study, we started with a small step and asked how structure constrains dynamics. Spoiler: would that it were so simple… (1/6)

We think of white matter as the highways of the brain. But when we followed development along those highways, we were surprised. The journey is more complex than we thought. My final PhD paper, “Two Axes of White Matter Development”, is now out in @natcomms.nature.com! 🛣️🧠✨ 🔗 bit.ly/wm2axes

As body-augmenting technologies become more common, it is important to understand how the brain decides what counts as "the body", and how that changes over time. My first postdoc paper 🦾 now out in @elife.bsky.social 👇

The human body is remarkably adaptable, capable of integrating artificial enhancements from tools to prosthetic limbs. Researchers have used finger extensions to test how the brain updates its expectations over time. 🔗 buff.ly/HxxCzTz

How does the brain adapt to artificial body extensions over time? With a wearable finger-extension device, we reveal distinct phases of proprioceptive plasticity: during wear, after active use, and even after removal. Now in @elife.bsky.social: elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

New paper led by @pevianiv.bsky.social! Using EEG and varied hand positions, we tested how the brain localizes touch. Neural gradients showed limb-specific, intrinsic coding emerging ~160 ms after touch, challenging extrinsic remapping theories. www.jneurosci.org/content/46/5...

It's this time of the year again! Does anyone know of a cognitive neuroscience (or adjacent) travel grant for researchers based in the Netherlands, but presenting data from a previous position (e.g., PhD work)? Looking for options to support conference travel! Any leads appreciated 🧠

Super excited that our paper on velocity (longitudinal) normative modelling is finally out!

I am very excited about this new preprint! @likeajumprope.bsky.social presents an approach for charting growth velocity using normative models. It provides a fundamental framework for detecting individualised deviations from an assumed developmental trajectory. Enjoy! arxiv.org/abs/2601.07591

A bit belated, but here are some new papers! first, a conceptual framework for modelling extremes in neuroimaging data onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Great work from the inimitable Charlotte Fraza!

Really happy to share that my talk on how spatial finger augmentation reshapes proprioceptive and tactile maps was accepted as an oral presentation at @ncmsociety.bsky.social meeting in Kobe 🇯🇵 I will present a computational framework for how artificial extensions integrate into body representation.

Ever wondered how MRI creates images from inside the body? We made a child-friendly explainer video (german) 🎥👇 youtu.be/k-KCyoUP9vA #scicomm

In 1000 days, a baby learns to speak, walk, reason, acquires social norms, and begins to shape their own personality. At the @babylyon.bsky.social, we are dedicated to understanding how this extraordinary journey unfolds. Here’s our story www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sMn... @cnrs.fr @erc.europa.eu

Happy to share our review "Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment” in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We examine neurobiological, environmental & behavioral evidence for human critical periods in sensory and association cortex +discuss new research directions rdcu.be/eMkVU 🧵

Researchers from BICAN have expanded their cell-type atlases to include developing human, mouse, and non-human primate brains using multimodal genomics, which was published in Nature. 🧪

One of the most exciting challenges in neuroscience today - if you're looking for a PhD or Postdoc position tackling cutting-edge questions, reach out to @sarangnemo.bsky.social!

📈🧠 We're looking for brains! 🧠📈 Postdoc + PhD positions are available to help pioneer fetal MEG with optically pumped magnetometers, measuring prenatal responses to sound and light to understand how we start making sense of the world even before we're born. 🐣 Please get in touch to hear more!

For a summary, check this out: www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2... More to come out of this data set soon!

Save the date 📆. On Oct 22/23, @nationalacademies.org will hold a stellar virtual workshop on brain/body interations (open to all). www.nationalacademies.org/en/our-work/...

Interested in the link between cardiovascular and mental health or, in other “words” the ❤️ and 🧠 through brain-body states? A new paper by our speaker and fellow Arno Villringer with @michaelgaebler.com and Vadim Nikulin sheds more light on these interactions: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Does fetal movement mean more than a sign of the health and well-being of the developing child? Our recent findings suggest fetal movement may also play a role in shaping maternal neurodevelopment. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out our new article for young readers (ages 8-15) on heart-brain interactions and interoception! 🧠🫀 I had so much fun co-writing this with @agatapatyczek.bsky.social @el-rei.bsky.social with the support of @michaelgaebler.com ✍️ 👉 Share it widely with curious young minds Yay for #scicomm ✨

🧠🫀 New from our lab on Frontiers for Young Minds: Ever wondered how the heart and brain communicate? Think the heart as the drummer 🥁 & the brain as the singer 🎤 keeping the body's band in tune! Read here (for ages 8–15): kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2025.1536787/full [1/2]

Exciting news: I’ve started a Humboldt Fellowship @humboldt-foundation.de! First stop: Hamburg for German training, then in January to Kiel to join Prof. Michael Skeide's group at the Faculty of Medicine of Kiel University @uni-kiel.de. Happy to connect in Hamburg and Kiel!

🚨 New paper out! Phase confusion: How inconsistent cardiac labeling obscures interoception research 🫀🧠 We unpack methodological incosistencies and propose a way forward with the HEARTS framework. In Biol. Psychol. - Open Access: 🔗 shorturl.at/YJhyn 1st paper of great @angeliacaparco.bsky.social!

It’s time to listen to Dennis Larsson talk about #heartbeat sensations in #autism at #BRNet2025 🧠🫀

How does the brain integrate artificial body extensions? Using a custom-built finger-extending exoskeleton, we show that wearable augmentations are quickly integrated into body representation, with proprioceptive space adapting to the device’s structure and function. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Attending the #BRNet2025 Conference in Utrecht, Netherlands. Will be presenting my work on interoception in autism tomorrow. Come and say hi!

🧠 Paper out! We investigated how hippocampal and cortical ripples support memory during movie watching. We found that: 🎬 Hippocampal ripples mark event boundaries 🧩 Cortical ripples predict later recall Ripples may help transform real-life experiences into lasting memories! rdcu.be/eui9l

📣 Open PhD & Postdoc Positions 📣 More info here: mariechancel.com/open-positio... or by contacting me directly !

Really pleased that this paper from my PhD has been published in Nature Scientific Reports! www.nature.com/articles/s41... We used mixed reality to explore how manipulating multisensory integration leads to dis-ownership from the body and how those experiences relate to trait dissociation

Attending the second day of the #MindBrainBody symposium in Berlin. Will be presenting a poster on interoception and heartbeat perception in autistic individuals at 15:25. Come by and say hi!

🚨 I'm hiring! 🚨 Passionate about motor learning in #dyspraxic and typically developing #children? Become a Research Assistant @modilab-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social 🗓️ Apply by 12th Feb 🔄 Spread the word! jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #neurojobs