@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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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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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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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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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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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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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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We couldn’t agree with this more. Please RT if you do too.
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Rosie@Rosiecosy5 Jul 2023
This is my uncle James - he died at 21 months in 1939 because my grandparents knew they had to pay for a Dr and waited till it was too late. Look at his beautiful face and a life lost because there was no #NHS He is why the #NHS is so important #NHS75
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Politicians are destroying the NHS. If you want to fight for its future, please RT this 💙💙💙
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Are you now going to upgrade to paid? I’m only doing it if the people I connect with do it! (If not we should go somewhere else). Pls RT if you care about the NHS- that’s the group of people I want to connect with! Ju
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I think something weird is happening with the algorithm, and it’s affecting my ability to connect with people who care about NHS privatisation🚨 I’m losing followers every day +some people are no longer seeing my tweets. If you oppose NHS privatisation please RT + follow me!🌟
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Women receive fewer research grants than men. Our @WomenInSTEMAu analysis, led by @dr_isa_kingsley, points to one source of this disparity: fewer women researchers mean fewer women applicants, in turn leading to fewer women receiving grants. theconversation.com/fewer-wo… 🧵:

Fewer women receive research grants – but the reasons are more complicated than you’d think

Overall, women receive a smaller share of research funding – but it’s not due to how applications are weighed up. The problem starts with the workforce itself.

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I imagine the government wouldn’t be enormously happy if this map was shared widely, the day before local elections. So…shall we do it? It’s an absolute travesty to see what politicians are doing to our NHS 💙🚨 👉everydoctor.org.uk/map-of-nh…
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NHS nurses began striking 10 minutes ago. They’re doing this for all of us. Please support them 💙💙💙
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