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Natasha Sigala @neuronatasha.bsky.social · Aug 11

A wonderful scheme that has given me the opportunity to work with brain injury patients in an NHS Trust, and research executive functions and self awareness. This will hopefully improve diagnosis and treatment pathways.

Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're proud to announce Academy funding for 13 cross-sector partnerships 🤝

Our Cross-Sector Experience Awards supports awardees to work for up to a year in a different sector, sparking collaboration and transformative ideas 🚀

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3HsZvgD

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Natasha Sigala @neuronatasha.bsky.social · May 16

Preprint with brilliant medical student, Melis, on the effectiveness of the AVATAR method for treating auditory verbal hallucinations @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @sussexneuro.bsky.social

medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · May 8

The effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.08.25327225v1

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Professor Carrie Llewellyn @profcdllewellyn.bsky.social · Feb 27

Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree

University announces new BA, after survey found most 14- to 18-year-olds want more rigorous climate change education

www.theguardian.com

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Christos Constantinidis @cconstan.bsky.social · Jan 14

New preprint from the lab!
Frontoparietal activity related to neuropsychological assessment of working memory (1/10)

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Frontoparietal activity related to neuropsychological assessment of working memory

Executive functions, including working memory, are typically assessed clinically with neuropsychological instruments. In contrast, computerized tasks are used to test these cognitive functions in labo...

www.biorxiv.org

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Miguel Maravall @mmaravall.bsky.social · Nov 27

A huge pleasure to repost this announcement - over 40 students have graduated from our fantastic @sussexneuro.bsky.social PhD programme, and each year brings new perspectives and opportunities for both the new joiners and ourselves as their hosts. Do consider applying!

Sussex Neuroscience @sussexneuro.bsky.social · Nov 27

Our Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme is open for applications! Deadline Jan 13th, for Sept 2025 entry. Brilliant community of students and supervisors, and a choice of >60 labs for rotations- come and join us by the sea! www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme : PhD Programmes in Neuroscience : Sussex Neuroscience : University of Sussex

www.sussex.ac.uk

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Thomas Nowotny @drtnowotny.bsky.social · Dec 11

Sussex AI, the multi-disciplinary centre of things AI and data science at University of Sussex is now also on BlueSky: @sussexai.bsky.social

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Dec 10

Another new follower to shout out - @neuronatasha.bsky.social, who recently revisited her piece on women scientists in Psychology for us…
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

From the archive: Women scientists in psychology – time for action | BPS

A decade later, Fionnuala C. Murphy and Natasha Sigala revisit their cover feature in The Psychologist.

www.bps.org.uk

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Sussex Neuroscience @sussexneuro.bsky.social · Nov 27

Our Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme is open for applications! Deadline Jan 13th, for Sept 2025 entry. Brilliant community of students and supervisors, and a choice of >60 labs for rotations- come and join us by the sea! www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...

Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme : PhD Programmes in Neuroscience : Sussex Neuroscience : University of Sussex

www.sussex.ac.uk

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