Let's not give him/this any more attention than necessary, but I want to at least state this very clearly... This is so, so wrong. On so many levels.

🌟 Join the In-Mind Social Media Team! 🌟 Do you want to help make psychology research accessible to a wider audience while sharpening your skills in science communication? In-Mind is looking for 3–4 new volunteers to join our Social Media Team!

Verwachtingen kunnen ons onderzoeksproces sturen en resultaten vervormen. Daarom moeten wetenschappers zich tegen die verwachtingen beschermen en #openscience kan daarbij helpen. In het kader van #openscienceweek schreef @liannewolsink.bsky.social hierover een blog: nl.in-mind.org/blog/post/wr...

Our 2-day social cognition workshop "From Self-knowledge to knowing others" in Brussels on Dec1-2 now welcomes registration and abstracts for poster/talk ! Go www.self-knowing-others.org @selfknowingothers.bsky.social @escaneu.bsky.social @escop.bsky.social @scanunit.bsky.social

Join our team at In-Mind: We are looking for 2 new editors and 3-4 people for our social media team!

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝟮: 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 💬 Finding the right topic is one of the most important steps when writing about science for the public. Your goal shouldn't be just to share your research, but to make your article 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 for people outside your field.

Had the best time volunteering at Lowlands Science with Prof Suzanne Dikker's 'Empathy Machine' - see lowlands.nl/acts/ll-scie... - hyperscanning at a festival, because why not? 😁

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We're the M-WAY study team, based at UCL. We're researching mental health and wellbeing in autistic young people. Check out our intro blog post below to find our more about what we're doing 🙂 m-way24.blogspot.com/p/what-is-m-...

Hoe dragen computers bij aan ons begrip over taalverwerving? Wat hebben #ChatGPT en AVI-niveaus met elkaar te maken? Ontdek in dit artikel van Sam Boeve hoe taalmodellen niet alleen tekst genereren, maar ook taalpsychologische inzichten uitdagen en verdiepen: nl.in-mind.org/article/taal...

We are opening a self-funded trainee/intern position of 3-6 months (starting at September 2025). For more information see internship #2 here: bardilab.com/join-us/ (and please reshare!)

Zweetreacties, gemeten via huidgeleiding, kunnen onbewust verraden wat iemand weet of voelt, doordat ze worden beïnvloed door emoties zoals angst of spanning. Meer weten? Lees het blog van Lianne Wolsink op onze website (inclusief prachtige eigen tekening)! nl.in-mind.org/blog/post/ho...

Sociale media lijken een verzamelplaats voor huis-, tuin- en keukenartsen, doemdenkers, en complottheoretici geworden. Wat zijn de gevolgen van 'fake news', wie is er vatbaar voor en vooral: wat doen we ertegen? Lotte Slootmaekers bespreekt het in dit nieuwe artikel! nl.in-mind.org/article/www-...

May was EXPLORA conference month! 🙋🙋@mauranevejans.bsky.social and @joskerijmen.bsky.social presented at BAPS (Brussels) in a panel on Autism and Neurodiversity, where @annabelnijhof.bsky.social discussed with others on Uncertainty in Academia. Annabel also presented results of an fMRI study at VSS!

Are you passionate about #scicomm & psychology in the context of #Sustainability? We are looking for a PhD-candidate (75%; 4 yrs) for the Hub Science project "Psychology of Transformation" at Leuphana University Lüneburg! www.leuphana.de/universitaet...

From VSS in Florida (almost) straight to BAPS in Brussels - speaking in this panel later this afternoon! Given that my contract ends soon, I will have a few things to say on the topic 😅

Tomorrow! 😍 (really enjoying VSS so far!)

As I had to cancel last year, SO thrilled to be traveling today for the VSS meeting (16-20 May) - for those joining, come find me on the final day of the conference with a poster on face- and name-processing in autistic adults (www.visionsciences.org/presentation...)!

🔔 Deadline extended – Social & Moral Brain Seminar Join us in Ghent 🇧🇪 on Oct 16–17, 2025 to explore Emotions, Others & Morality 🧠 🗣️ Keynotes | Talks | Posters 📅 Deadline: May 19 📎 Info & submission: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org #Neuroscience #SocialCognition #MoralBrain

Excited to be presenting my poster this Friday at #INSAR25! It dives into the theory of the double empathy problem, with a focus on how well people with and without autism can understand each other’s thoughts when they share (or don’t share) the same neurotype. Come say hi!

🧠 Gezocht: nieuwe bloggers voor InMind! ✍️ Ben jij een psychologie-onderzoeker met interesse in wetenschapscommunicatie en schrijven? Dan is dit wellicht iets voor jou! Meer informatie? Zie onze LinkedIn-post hier: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... of stuur een mailtje naar [email protected]

🚨 Come work with us! 3-year fully funded PhD position in Social and Cognitive Neuroscience @univie.ac.at @clauslamm.bsky.social to join our project investigating prosocial behavior under uncertainty. More info: shorturl.at/1fnb2 Please share widely 🔁

Vorige week was ik samen met Arnoud Wokke te gast bij de podcast 'Met Nerds Om Tafel' om te praten over autisme. Wat was dit leuk! 😍 Dank lieve Randal Peelen en Jur Ubachs, voor de uitnodiging. Audio: open.spotify.com/episode/5EvW... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7w-...

During the Inclusive Autism Research Day, people with autism shared with researchers what needs to change in research! The day started with presentations and continued with engaging round table discussions. Immensely proud of what we organized! @mauranevejans.bsky.social @explora-gent.bsky.social

🚨 Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue on the Negative Psychological Consequences of Social Media 🚨 We are currently seeking abstracts for the special issue “The Dark Side of Social Media — Unpacking its Psychological Impact”. 🗓️ Abstracts submission deadline: May 2, 2025

💡 1 op de 7 jongeren wereldwijd heeft een psychische aandoening. Maar mentale gezondheid is meer dan klachten verminderen. 🚀 Een ontwikkelingsgerichte aanpak in de GGZ kan veerkracht en toekomstkansen versterken. Lees meer in ons nieuwste artikel: nl.in-mind.org/article/leef...

🔔 Call for Abstracts – Social & Moral Brain Seminar Join us in Ghent 🇧🇪 on Oct 16–17, 2025 to explore Emotions, Others & Morality 🧠 🗣️ Keynotes | Talks | Posters 📅 Deadline: May 4 📎 Info & submission: thesmbseminar.sciencesconf.org #Neuroscience #SocialCognition #MoralBrain

Last week I was invited to present on 'Autism and the Predictive Brain', alongside Prof Floris De Lange, at the Science Cafe Nijmegen. Thanks to Floris, the organizers, the amazing audience that made for a lively discussion afterwards, the live musicians... I had a great time!

Voor een online experiment zoeken we 20 volwassenen MET AUTISME die: - Tussen 18 en 50 jaar oud zijn - Broer(s) en/of zus(sen) hebben - Student zijn en/of een job hebben Duur: +/- 1,5 uur, vergoeding: 15 euro! 💰 Sluit tussendoor uw scherm/PC niet af! Interesse? research.sc/participant/...

Veel topsporters starten na hun tijd in de topsport een nieuwe carrière. Onderzoek laat zien dat dit vaak een zeer ingrijpende transitie is die gepaard gaat met allerlei uitdagingen. Lees er meer over in de nieuwe In-Mind-blog van Sofie Smismans: nl.in-mind.org/blog/post/va...

Was happy to present on Autism and the Brain (and Neurodiversity!) for a full house at @breinwijzervzw.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to the organisers and enthusiastic audience :)

Waarom dromen we? Het is een vraag die de mens al eeuwenlang fascineert. Sebastiaan Legemaat geeft in deze In-Mind-blog antwoorden op basis van wetenschappelijke studies. Tipje van de sluier? Dromen zijn in ieder geval veel meer dan willekeurige hersenspinsels! nl.in-mind.org/blog/post/wa...

Lovely to be in Marcel Brass' "Social Intelligence" lab today to share an overview of my recent research projects! (And I don't mind staying in Berlin until Sunday, either ❤️)

New paper out (the first one from my PhD! 😊): "The impact of model eyesight and social reward on automatic imitation in virtual reality" doi.org/10.1037/xhp0... (With Roeljan Wiersema, Jan de Houwer & @craccoemiel.bsky.social)

More (Dutch) #scicomm fun! 🥳 On March 13, I will present on Autism & The Brain for school children: www.breinwijzer.be/evenementen/... On March 19, I will be back in Nijmegen (yay!) for the Science Cafe, also on Autism & The Brain (& Predictive Processing). www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl

𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 We are excited to launch NeuroNarratives, an art-science residency bringing neuroscientists and artists together to create meaningful art based on science! Sign up via de link in bio! #opencall #artandscience #art #science #artscienceresidency #neuroscience

Aaaand another paper where the title is a good description of our findings: 'Self-Bias and Self-Related Mentalizing are Unaltered in Adolescents with Autism' link.springer.com/article/10.1... - by Letizia Amodeo, with myself, David Williams, and Roeljan Wiersema @explora-gent.bsky.social

🚨 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 🚨 🗓️ Abstracts submission deadline: 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📜 Publication of the special issue: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 👉 See the full call for abstracts attached or here: lnkd.in/ethEfzJR @wischnewski.bsky.social

New paper out! The title says what we found 🙃: "Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism" (ages 7-13, ERP analysis). Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... (by Rachida El Kaddouri, myself, Roeljan Wiersema and Marcel Brass)

Lastly, an English translation of the blog can be found here: www.ugent.be/pp/en/resear...

The preprint of our questionnaire study is out now! The title already gives away our main finding: “Adults with autism prefer to communicate with others who also have autism: a mixed-method study”. You can find it here: doi.org/10.31234/osf... w/ @annabelnijhof.bsky.social and Roeljan Wiersema

Save the date: op 13 februari om 20u presenteer ik voor Breinwijzer in de Zebrastraat te Gent. Working title: 'Allemaal Anders: Wat we (niet) weten over autisme en het brein'!

Pre-holiday lab drinks - EXPLORA is ready for a small break. Enjoy the holidays and see you in 2025! 💫

I wrote a (Dutch) piece on 'looking forward to 2025' in my research field. Thanks to the #doubleempathy theory, I predict it will be an interesting year for autism research! www.eoswetenschap.eu/psyche-brein...

Really love this initiative "Growing up in Science" where professors share their (academic) life story, "with a focus on struggles, failures, doubts, detours, and weaknesses". Thanks to host @sebraem.bsky.social, and Louisa Bogaerts for her openness!

Very grateful for the opportunity to present our research at the Social Cognition Workshop as a blitz talk (and a poster)! Thank you for the interesting questions and discussions. I’m already looking forward to next year’s edition! 😄

The first EOS POWER was awarded to Glenn Kiekens, who developed a digital tool to identify young people at risk of developing self-harm behaviour or mental health problems. Honoured to have been invited to be part of the jury!

Happy to present my Dutch validation of the MASC (social cognition measure), in autistic and neurotypical adults, at the "From self-knowledge to knowing others" workshop in Brussels!

EXPLORA was present at the Delacroix meeting in Brussels last week - so many new AND familiar faces! 🤩 @hannahdelaet.bsky.social presented her study on communication between individuals with autism, and @mauranevejans.bsky.social her study linking deictic reasoning to autism traits. 💡

Pleased to be at the Delacroix Foundation Workshop on Autism Research in Brussels! Great meeting

Great keynote by @mengchuanlai.bsky.social here at the Delacroix meeting, on integrating sex and gender science into autism research, with a nice summarizing visual by Kelly Mo.