Nice new paper here providing a model of why we want to move. #musiccognition #music #research #musicscience nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Not even finished data collection, and this magician has already declared us victorious, and built an AI model to select music based on facial expressions. NO IDEA how or why you would want to select music this way, but allegedly now we can. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Phenomenal discussions today with Artist Moss Russell exploring how socially engaged art can foster autonomy and agency - in preparation for het new performance ‘Uncooth’ as part of the disability arts festival in March 2026 @artscouncilireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

It was great to see everyone at the exhibition "How Music and Arts Support Neurodiversity"! Thanks so much to Rachel for the photos. #neurodiverse #neurosciences #psychology #art #neurodiversityireland @dancingresearch.bsky.social

I just backed YES! Dublin – A New LGBTQ+ Café & Nightclub on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/yes...

We had a great time at the launch today, it was a full public display of emotion and we got a great response from the attendees. Still time to check it out tomorrow…

This amazing exhibition will run today and tomorrow from 12:00 - 20:00 at the Trinity Business School. #neurodiversity #ireland #art #exhibition #music #psychology Hosted by Claire Howlin 🎶🧠

Join us today and tomorrow (30th-31st) for the "Music and Arts Supporting Neurodivergence: A Photovoice Exhibition" in the Trinity Business School from 12:00 - 20:00 Claire Howlin 🎶🧠@geo

Here we are setting up the photovoice exhibition - thankfully we had an expert in straight lines with us… Looking forward to the public launch tomorrow - but the tickets are now sold out! @georginacoyle.bsky.social #Photovoice @researchireland.ie

Join us for the launch Tomorrow at 2pm - "Music and Arts Supporting Neurodivergence: A Photovoice Exhibition" Grab a free ticket here: tinyurl.com/3wub8377 The exhibition is open daily from 12:00–20:00 on 29th, 30th, and 31st October 2025 at Trinity Business School. @dancingresearch.bsky.social

Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract. To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly, including non speaking people, and professional artists. 🧑‍🎨 🧠🌈 #dublin #psychology

"Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening" - Dr Claire Howlin, Assistant Professor, was featured in the Associated Press. Please read the full article below: @dancingresearch.bsky.social apnews.com/article/musi...

Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract. To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly, including non speaking people, and professional artists. 🧑‍🎨 🧠🌈 #dublin #psychology

Nice opportunity opening up here in Dublin for someone to design a Clinical Creativity course for medical students www.artsandhealth.ie/2025/10/03/n...

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for an exchange of Israeli hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners. President Trump, who pushed to broker the deal, said both sides had agreed to the first phase of his peace plan, which involves a pullback of Israeli troops. Follow live: nyti.ms/48ifs4o

QUIET HOUR at the Museum A sensory-friendly space with low lighting, reduced noise & fewer crowds—ideal for neurodivergent visitors & anyone seeking calm. 📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin 📅Saturday 11 October, 10:00am - 11:00am 🔗 Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #SensoryFriendly

Does anyone have any boring music for music for experiments? I need music that people are unlikely to find absorbing. #musicscience @musicpsychshef.bsky.social @musicpsychleeds.bsky.social @musicpsychologylab.bsky.social #aesthetics #musicpsych

Join us at Trinity Business School on Oct 30 @ 2 PM for our Photovoice Exhibition on music, arts & neurodiversity. Free but limited tickets! Hosted by @dancingresearch.bsky.social Register below: www.eventbrite.ie/e/music-and-...

Want better sleep? Nature reports how circadian research shows how important your body’s internal clock is to blissful slumber. Scientists emphasize three basics: contrasting light and dark, consolidating mealtimes and keeping sleep times consistent. 🧪

💡 #Opportunity 👉Running Up That Hill: Arts Funding Conference @universityofgalway.bsky.social 🗣Concluding the Research Ireland Laureate award 'The Price of Performance: A Question of Economic Sustainability for Independent Theatre & Performance 📋 www.performingartsforum.ie/.../running-...

My talk at the ESI Systems Neuroscience Conference (ESISyNC) 2025 on "Subjective Time and Self in Altered States: Exploring Floatation-REST", Frankfurt, 9.9.2025, to be found here on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=phDq...

‘You’ll never get much of a job with a Masters in Music and Dance’.. Well, in 2025 I’m starting a permanent post as Assistant Professor of Psychology at UCD. my new music cognition lab will study music from neural mechanisms to public health +ask how music supports agency+identity. #MusicScience

This is going to be a great event, really looking forward to it.. We actually used body mapping (usually used for pain) to encourage people to explore their embodied responses to #music photovoice is a radical way to give people agency in research #neurodiversity #creativity #wellbeing #photo

Photovoice Exhibition 29th - 31st October at Trinity Business school led by Dr. Claire Howlin. ‘How Music and Arts Support Neurodiversity’ will showcase photos and stories from neurodivergent adults about how creativity helps them thrive. Join us for the LAUNCH Oct 30th @dancingresearch.bsky.social

Trinity College unveils 'gamechanger' brain scanner. Watch the full interview with Professor Redmond O'Connell with RTE here: www.rte.ie/news/ireland... @redmondoconnell.bsky.social

Great to see the new OPM-MEG scanner @tcdpsychology.bsky.social is up and running! Can’t wait to see the new projects that will emerge from it. #neuroscience #imaging #TPJ @redmondoconnell.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

So here I am on IrelandAM! Talking music development in babies + a new dance album by Graham Smyth made for babies and parents together -drum breaks with a pianola it was ALOT more relaxed than the breakfast show, presenters were super friendly. #music #dance #babyrave @tcdpsychology.bsky.social

Next Monday I’ll be appearing on IrelandAM to talk about music development in infants, and how to nurture their dancebility. Bit nervous to be honest but hey ho, back to school we go. #dance #music #dublin

Dr Claire Howlin, School of Psychology, speaks to the Belfast Telegraph about why lullabies work so well. @dancingresearch.bsky.social Read the full article here: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/family/...

Did a little interview today with bbc focus magazine on where the science is on the health benefits of art experiences.

Nice paper here using large language models to examine music selection by adhd people #musicscience journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

We’re at an opera in the park here in Drumcondra this evening - it’s fab (Crowd is huge we’re side stage) #dublin #summer #outdoor #opera #28degrees

It’s always sunny like this in Dublin I swear. #Summer

Here's a link to freely access my recent comment on debates in arts and health research. Yes free. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The joys of algorithms. For the first time in my life, Rod Stewart was played in my house because we asked the machine to play #Doechii. Both played in Glastonbury - but to very different audiences Music choice intervention underway. #Choice #Music #Algorithims #HumanI @sosiriux.bsky.social

We were thrilled to host Dr. Claire Howlin @dancingresearch.bsky.social in our lab last week! Her talk on music, pain, and wellbeing was truly inspiring. We are excited for future collaborations! 🎵🔬📊

Fully enjoyed #Dublin #Pride festival - a strong mix of protest and celebration. It may have rained on the parade a little, but it only made everyone cheer even louder. Big shout out to the Dublin Gay Men’s Choi 🎶 🏳️‍🌈🥳 🏳️‍⚧️✌️🇵🇸❤️🇭🇺 #DublinPride #MakePeaceNotWar #LGBTQIA #Love #DGMC #ChooseLove

We are delighted to host you and enjoying our inspiring discussions about music research! Looking forward to your talk! 🎶📊

It was such a pleasure to visit the @stresslabvienna.bsky.social this week and present a guest lecture on the cognitive mechanisms that underpin music based analgesia. 🎶🧠☺️ Such an impressive department - thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome.

Delighted to share a new comment published today in physics of life sciences providing context for recent attempts to dismiss the emerging evidence for arts-based interventions 🤓🎨🎶 @evalabs.bsky.social @rsph.bsky.social @tcdpsychology.bsky.social #psychology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m @univie.ac.at on a research visit to the faculty of #psychology hosted by Anna Fekete in Urs Nater’s lab.. We’ve a busy week ahead planning some new music and pain studies focused on absorption - and turns out there’s a few other guest speakers in the department this week… 🤓 🎶 ❤️ #musicscience

Nice addition in Dublin airport. Also when you self-check your bag in Dublin they’ve a reminder not to check in your own passport. Very helpful. ✈️ 🇦🇹 👩🏻‍🏫 🎶

Yuko Kanai - Hashire Usagi [Japan, Synthpop, New Wave, Citypop, Electronic](1981), written by Haruomi Hosono https://redd.it/1lfaj59 https://youtu.be/xIVpYm0p3UA

This week at the Music and Health Psychology Lab we were thrilled to have @bleizdelsette.bsky.social in Queen Mary University of London discuss his development of a #genAI platform to support #music selection for people with #chronicpain. #psychology #musicscience @tcdpsychology.bsky.social

Still some time to take part in an online study exploring the links between musicality and neurodivergent traits… 🧠🎶🔥 #adhd #autism #music #takepart

New research study from my music and health psychology lab - Masters student Erin Smith is looking for adults to answer her 15 minute survey about musicality and neurodivergent traits. #music #autism #adhd #skills eu.surveymonkey.com/r/XL38HFY

Tell me, does this happen in any other country - they deliver FRESH MILK by just leaving it outside on the ground?