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Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu · 1d

Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...

In 1916 the BMJ published an article about the work done by James Shearer, an American physician working in the British Army as a sergeant (because he had no British qualification). He had described a
"delineator" which was better than x rays for portraying gunshot wounds. This caused a sensation and a lot of interest — but on investigation the work was found to have been invented. The BMJ published a retraction, but Shearer was tried by court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad.

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 19h

"So this photo will be used to illustrate a story about therapy?"
"Yep"
"And nothing else, right?"
"..."

New Scientist @newscientist.com · 3d

Types of therapy may ease irritable bowel syndrome more effectively than existing go-to treatments.

Therapy may be the most effective way to ease irritable bowel syndrome

People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought

www.newscientist.com

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 4d

This is what meetings with undergraduate dissertation students are like.

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 5d

BTW - I am "first gen" by this definition, but my grandfather was a failed doctoral student and therefore a failed academic. I think I went into this business to correct that!

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 5d

Oh I wondered if it was Turner, but it seemed too naive. He knew how to paint ships and skies!

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 5d

"Attorneys general"! Very good. Might have a couple of gins and tonic while reading this!

Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 5d

That's a lovely reflection Rolf! But what's the image? Can't place the artist!

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 9d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 7d

I follow this account mainly to marvel at the sort of stuff that gets through ethics committees at other institutions.

PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 7d

White people may dance worse under stereotype threat

When White people are reminded of stereotypes about their rhythm, their performance suffers, a new study finds. Published in The Journal of Social Psychology, the research sheds light on how stereotypes may shape behavior beyond traditionally studied groups.

www.psypost.org

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TCD School of Psychology @tcdpsychology.bsky.social · 8d

A global expert panel – including Prof Sven Vanneste – developed RATES, a checklist for reporting transcranial electrical stimulation #tES studies (including tDCS, tACS, tRNS). Sven Vanneste

Please read the full consensus in Nature Protocols: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-025-01259-0

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Padraig Spillane @padraig-spillane.bsky.social · 11d

Preprint is up for the first of my PhD studies on the menstrual cycle and its effects on cortical excitability and neuroplasticty. Feedback welcome!

@paul-ansdell.bsky.social @nuneurofunc.bsky.social @elisanedelec.bsky.social @stuart-goodall.bsky.social

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

Menstrual cycle phase alters corticospinal excitability and spike-timing-dependent plasticity in healthy females

The known fluctuations in ovarian hormone concentrations across the eumenorrheic menstrual cycle contribute to modulations in cortical excitability and inhibition. However, how such changes affect spi...

www.biorxiv.org

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 8d

This was super-interesting to be part of, and it's great to see it out!

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 8d

How can we make sure that studies using transcranial electric stimulation (tDCS, tACS, etc.) are interpretable and reproducible? This new work is a consensus stement about what information is needed when reporting tES studies: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Report Approval for Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (RATES): expert recommendation based on a Delphi consensus study - Nature Protocols

An expert recommendation is presented for the design and evaluation of research studies using transcranial electrical stimulation, resulting in the selection of a 66-point checklist aimed at improving the quality of transcranial electrical stimulation studies.

www.nature.com

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Lottie @sellottie.bsky.social · 8d

It’s happened again

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 11d

Oh no - are they taking this away from us? I was excited about the idea of it being still out there!

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 12d

Awful, shocking incident in Manchester today 😢

Manchester Metropolitan University @manmetuni.bsky.social · 12d

The thoughts of everyone at Manchester Metropolitan University are with all those affected by the horrific events at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue this morning (Thursday 2nd October).

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Richard J. Binney @rjbinney.bsky.social · 12d

Reminder: we have a call for papers for a new virtual special issue in Cortex on Concept Knowledge.

Our opening editorial, plus further information and guidance for authors can be found here:

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 14d

I have just become aware of Lovely Professional University, in Punjab, India. What a brilliant name.
www.lpu.in

Lovely Professional University is India's Best Private University

LPU ranks 31st among all top government and private universities in India according to the NIRF Rankings 2025. LPU offers the best diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate courses in management, engin...

www.lpu.in

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TMSMultiLab @tmsmultilab.bsky.social · 15d

#TMS users, this needs your attention!

EMG data are often collected in TMS experiments. BIDS can help us to annotate and share that data.

Take a look!

BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure) @bidsstandard.bsky.social · 15d

We are pleased to announce that BIDS Extension Proposal 42 - Electromyogrpahy is open for community review!

github.com/bids-standar...

The review period is open from September 29 - October 10.
#bids #neuroimaging #electromyography #emg

Community Review: BEP042 - Electromyography (EMG) · bids-standard bids-specification · Discussion #2219

We are pleased to announce the community review period for BIDS Extension Proposal (BEP) 042! BEP042 extends the BIDS standard to include electromyography recordings. The draft specification may be...

github.com

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Biological Psychiatry @biologicalpsych.bsky.social · 19d

The Biological Psychiatry family of journals is now officially on Bluesky!

Follow us for the latest research in psychiatric neuroscience, cognitive neuroimaging, and global open science from our three leading journals.

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 20d

I feel that body organs should be hot-swappable, like computer devices. Just pop to John Lewis for a new liver or lung (promotion: free spleen with every major organ!). Wishing you well x

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 20d

I saw @behrenstimb.bsky.social talk about this work at @bacn.co.uk a couple of weeks ago, and it blew my mind. Absolutely lovely work.

Kris Jensen @kristorpjensen.bsky.social · 20d

I’m super excited to finally put my recent work with @behrenstimb.bsky.social on bioRxiv, where we develop a new mechanistic theory of how PFC structures adaptive behaviour using attractor dynamics in space and time!

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

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 20d

Oh! That sounds rough. Hope things get better soon.

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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 20d

Hey Janet! I'm not sure what EPR is, but if you tag me or #neuroskyence in anything related to scanning squishy things like brains, I'd be happy to repost!

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Janet Lovett @spinlovett.bsky.social · 20d

Please head over to Magnetic Resonance, lots of papers of interest and this one is open for discussion: mr.copernicus.org/preprints/mr... Thanks!

Optimized shaped pulses for 2D-SIFTER

Abstract. Fast and accurate arbitrary waveform generators (AWG) for generating shaped pulses in EPR have been commercially available for over a decade now. However, while the use of chirp pulses as in...

mr.copernicus.org

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