@AlexBrainSel

Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Essex. Head of the SeLab https://xitter.cf/t.co/YpB5hLovBQ Formerly @OxExpPsy Mum of two. Opinions are mine

 Colchester, England
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Joined February 2012
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Increasing and decreasing inter-regional brain coupling increases and decreases oscillatory activity in the human brain. New paper out in @PNASNews pnas.org/content/118/37/e210… With @LennartVerhagen @MKFlugge @RalucaFDavid and Matthew Rushworth. Summary 👇👇

Increasing and decreasing interregional brain coupling increases and decreases oscillatory activity...

The origins of oscillatory activity in the brain are currently debated, but common to many hypotheses is the notion that they reflect interactions ...

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Summer at #essexpsychology is bittersweet. We celebrate and say goodbye to the Class of 2024 but prepare to welcome all of the new students of the Class of 2027! We can't wait to see you on campus this October!
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Dr. Max Roberts of #essexpsychology (@tubemapcentral) has released an updated version of his innovative concentric circle map of the London Underground and Overground. Easier to read and more geographically accurate than the official Tfl map, ... 1/2
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Excited to share this article highlighting our recent paper on #PNAS! Proud of my team's hard work and the insights we've uncovered. Check it out! Mirroring Minds: How Brain Circuits Drive Imitative Behavior - neurosciencenews.com/imitati… via @neurosciencenew

Mirroring Minds: How Brain Circuits Drive Imitative Behavior - Neuroscience News

Researchers have discovered how the brain's neural circuits regulate imitative behavior, a key component of social interaction.

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Worth reading amp.theguardian.com/environm…

Sunday was world’s hottest ever recorded day, data suggests

Preliminary data from Copernicus suggests temperature records were shattered, taking world into ‘uncharted territory’

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The cardiac cycle modulates learning-related interoception. We wrote a Spotlight with @weiyong_xu and @drIronwire on the paper by Fouragnan et al (2024). It is now out in @TrendsCognSci : doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2024.… @JKLBrainMind @JYUedupsy
Alex Sel@AlexBrainSel8 Apr 2024
Finally out in Nature Communications! Great team effort with @EFouragnan In this new work we show that cardiac fluctuations can influence learning-related internal representations nature.com/articles/s41467-0… nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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We look forward to seeing you!
EssexPsychology@EssexPsychology27 May 2024
Want to come and see all of the incredible opportunities the Psychology department offers? Sign up to visit campus during one of our Open Days! Next chance is on June 15th - hope to see you there! #essexpsychology #openday Book here: buff.ly/4dJR2kJ
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Want to come and see all of the incredible opportunities the Psychology department offers? Sign up to visit campus during one of our Open Days! Next chance is on June 15th - hope to see you there! #essexpsychology #openday Book here: buff.ly/4dJR2kJ
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Proud to work in an AMAZING department! If you are looking for a Psychology degree with outstanding research-led teaching, you should come to study with us! You'll love it! #essexpsychology
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HAVE YOU HEARD? The Psychology Department at the University of Essex is 2nd in the East of England according to the Guardian University Guide (2024). #essexpsychology #wherechangehappens #guardian #understandOURplace
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Finally out in Nature Communications! Great team effort with @EFouragnan In this new work we show that cardiac fluctuations can influence learning-related internal representations nature.com/articles/s41467-0… nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Come to our Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 20 March. Hear about Postgrad life, talk to your department, go on tours, and ask any questions you have. Offered in-person at our Colchester Campus and virtually. Find out more and sign up here: brnw.ch/21wHQ3y
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Important publication for my lab, spearheaded by the great @ThemisEfth. 500ms of weak smiling creates the illusion of happiness in ambiguous faces. Is this the most controlled demonstration yet of how facial muscle activation impacts facial emotion recognition? We think so.
Themis Efthimiou@ThemisEfth9 Feb 2024
New paper out! 🧠 @sebkorb, @AlasdairClarke, @_Neurobaker, @artelse, @MarcMehu academic.oup.com/scan/advanc…
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Grateful to the @Uni_of_Essex for featuring my research on Women in STEM day
University of Essex@Uni_of_Essex17 Jan 2024
National Women in Science and Engineering Day: Spotlight Dr Alex Sel. @AlexBrainSel of @EssexPsychology uses cutting-edge techniques to explore how to fight the effect of ageing on the brain. @thewisecampaign #MoveTheDial #WomenInSTEM Watch more: brnw.ch/21wG9kV
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you RT this? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!💙)
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Grateful to receive open appreciations from my students :)
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Tories out now. RT if you agree #RishiSunak #GeneralElection
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Another great reason for choosing Essex. We’re a Top 30 University in the latest @guardian University Guide. We offer a fantastic student experience, incredible support and loads of opportunities to kick-start your career.
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Essex is among the best universities for ‘value-added’ according to the @guardian Good University Guide and in the top 10 for four subjects. The 'value-added' score compares degree results with entry qualification to show progress and effective teaching. okt.to/tRvB9I
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Extremely happy about this brilliant work by the @Uni_of_Essex showing some of the facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation work we're doing in my lab!! essex.ac.uk/news/2023/09/04/…

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