@ocklenBLOG

Neuroscientist, author & baker. Research and writing is focused on laterality 🧠, left-handedness ✍️ & social touch 👥.

 Hamburg, Deutschland
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Joined November 2018
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Markus Werning@MarkusWerningOct 7
Looking for a PhD position in memory research? @ruhrunibochum, we offer an Employed PhD Position in Cognitive Science/Philosophy of Mind (m/f/x) within the Collaborative Research Center “Episodic Memory” (CRC 1844). jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobp…
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Kirsten Hilger@Kirsten_HilgerOct 7
🙏😃NOW published in Nature Communications Psychology: Our work on the Neural Code of Neuroticism 😯 >> >> Similarity in Brain 🧠 Responses to Movies 🎥 relate to Similarity in Neuroticism Scores!! @NatureComms @CommsPsychol rdcu.be/BX5ivn2W28Va
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The Nobel Prize
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BREAKING NEWS The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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New Scientist
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The 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine goes to a trio for the development of techniques for controlling brain cells with light.
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Our lab (shazhiqiang.wixsite.com/sha-…) has an open PhD position. We use neuroimaging (MRI) to study human brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders. Students who are interested in computational neuroscience and neuroimaging are welcome to contact me for more information.
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New book out in print link.springer.com/book/10.10…

Forschungsmethoden klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

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The Secret Health Benefits of Partner Touch in Older Couples | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

The Secret Health Benefits of Partner Touch in Older Couples

Partner touch has many positive effects on how we feel, and a new study found that it may also have substantial health benefits in older couples.

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The Most Dangerous Form of Left-Right Confusion | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

The Most Dangerous Form of Left-Right Confusion

Most of the time, confusing left and right is harmless. However, when it happens during surgery, it can be life-threatening.

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New article on left-right confusion out: frontiersin.org/journals/cog…

Frontiers | Understanding never events: developing an ecologically valid behavioral test for...

IntroductionThe accurate distinction between left and right is a critical cognitive function. A failure to correctly distinguish left and right during surger...

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Springer Psychologie@SpringerPsySep 14
+++NEU+++ Forschungsmethoden klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie von Annakarina Mundorf, Jutta Peterburs & @ocklenBLOG . Das erste deutschsprachige Lehrbuch mit praxisorientierter Open-Science-Perspektive – für Studium, Forschung und Lehre. link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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Psychology Today
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Handedness is actually a continuum between being 100% left-handed and 100% right-handed. A recent study reveals the percentage of people who land at each end, reports @ocklenBLOG psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

How Rare Is It for Someone to Be 100 Percent Left-Handed?

Handedness is actually a continuum between being 100% left-handed and 100% right-handed. A recent study reveals the percentage of people who land at each end.

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How Rare Is It to Be 100% Left-Handed? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

How Rare Is It for Someone to Be 100 Percent Left-Handed?

Handedness is actually a continuum between being 100% left-handed and 100% right-handed. A recent study reveals the percentage of people who land at each end.

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Nat Rev Neurology@NatRevNeurolAug 11
New online! Brain asymmetry patterns associated with age-related disease dlvr.it/TTych8

Brain asymmetry patterns associated with age-related disease

Nature Reviews Neurology - Differences in structural brain asymmetry could be associated with age-related diseases such as Alzheimer disease, new research suggests.

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Clare Porac@hilefthanderAug 13
Today is International Left-handers Day. Best wishes to left-handers & a reminder that my blog, In Your Hands, has over 150 posts with science-based information about left-handedness. Find my blog at sites.psu.edu/clarep #lefthanded #laterality
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New book out in print: Never Events im Gesundheitswesen with Rainer Petzina! link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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Are People With ADHD Symptoms More Likely to Be Left-Handed? | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

Are People With ADHD Symptoms More Likely to Be Left-Handed?

Have you ever wondered whether people with hyperactivity and inattention symptoms are more likely to be left-handed or mixed-handed? A new study has the answer.

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Giorgio Vallortigara@gVallortigaraJul 23
Thank you @ForresterGilly !
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Giorgio Vallortigara@gVallortigaraJul 18
We tend to read a wagging tail as pure canine joy, but scientists who watched dogs closely suggest something subtler: a wag marks excitement of any kind, leaning right when a dog feels good and left when it feels uneasy scienceblog.com/m-we-tend-to…

We tend to read a wagging tail as pure canine joy, but scientists who watched dogs closely suggest...

There's a piece of folk wisdom so widely shared that almost nobody questions it: a wagging tail means a happy dog.

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Brain Products@Brain_ProductsJul 6
🎉Congratulations Melanie Klapprott, 2nd place winner🏆#MoBIAward 2026! Her pioneering study uses mobile EEG during swimming and pair innovation with a clear look at data‑quality challenges. Bravo for taking mobile EEG to new depths — and new heights! 🔗 mobi-award.com/submissions26…
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New (German) popular science article in @spektrum on what heat does to cognition: spektrum.de/frage/hitze-und-…

Können wir bei Hitze schlechter denken?

Hohe Temperaturen fordern nicht nur Herz und Kreislauf. Auch das Gehirn reagiert sensibel. Unser Autor empfiehlt die gute alte Siesta.

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