Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
@sjblakemore.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge, FBA FMedSci FRS. Adolescent brain development. Views my own. Book: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1784161349
Pinned
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
Social and non-social risk-taking in adolescence
Nice paper by Weike Wang, Kylie Evans & Susanne Schweizer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nice paper by Weike Wang, Kylie Evans & Susanne Schweizer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Social and non-social risk-taking in adolescence - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Social and non-social risk-taking in adolescence
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Social and non-social risk-taking in adolescence
Nice paper by Weike Wang, Kylie Evans & Susanne Schweizer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nice paper by Weike Wang, Kylie Evans & Susanne Schweizer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)
New @mrccbu.bsky.social @campsydept.bsky.social study by Alexa Mousley, Richard Bethlehem, Fang-Cheng Yeh & @duncanastle.bsky.social shows four pivotal ages during brain development
bbc.com/news/article...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
bbc.com/news/article...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Four pivotal ages in your brain's development revealed in new scientific study
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
New @mrccbu.bsky.social @campsydept.bsky.social study by Alexa Mousley, Richard Bethlehem, Fang-Cheng Yeh & @duncanastle.bsky.social shows four pivotal ages during brain development
bbc.com/news/article...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
bbc.com/news/article...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The developmental trajectories of executive function from adolescence to old age
Heather J. Ferguson, Victoria E. A. Brunsdon & Elisabeth E. F. Bradford
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Heather J. Ferguson, Victoria E. A. Brunsdon & Elisabeth E. F. Bradford
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The developmental trajectories of executive function from adolescence to old age - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The developmental trajectories of executive function from adolescence to old age
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The developmental trajectories of executive function from adolescence to old age
Heather J. Ferguson, Victoria E. A. Brunsdon & Elisabeth E. F. Bradford
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Heather J. Ferguson, Victoria E. A. Brunsdon & Elisabeth E. F. Bradford
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
New paper! By Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer & collaborators
Investigating the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, perceived social support and psychological wellbeing in Spanish adolescents
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, perceived social support and psychological wellbeing in Spanish adolescents
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, perceived social support and psychological wellbeing in Spanish adolescents - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Investigating the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, perceived social support and psychological wellbeing in Spanish adolescents
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New paper! By Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer & collaborators
Investigating the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, perceived social support and psychological wellbeing in Spanish adolescents
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, perceived social support and psychological wellbeing in Spanish adolescents
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The association between academic pressure and adolescent mental health problems: A systematic review
By Thomas Steare, Carolina Gutiérrez Muñoz, Alice Sullivan, Gemma Lewis
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By Thomas Steare, Carolina Gutiérrez Muñoz, Alice Sullivan, Gemma Lewis
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The association between academic pressure and adolescent mental health problems: A systematic review
Academic pressure is a potential contributor to adolescent mental health problems, but international evidence on this association has never been synth…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The association between academic pressure and adolescent mental health problems: A systematic review
By Thomas Steare, Carolina Gutiérrez Muñoz, Alice Sullivan, Gemma Lewis
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By Thomas Steare, Carolina Gutiérrez Muñoz, Alice Sullivan, Gemma Lewis
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
The government’s curriculum and assessment review is a huge missed opportunity but it’s not too late for the PM to champion radical reform. My piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on why education should be Keir Starmer’s overriding mission observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The government has flunked its curriculum review
Keir Starmer promised radical change to an outdated education system that fails our children and our employers. This is not it
observer.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The government’s curriculum and assessment review is a huge missed opportunity but it’s not too late for the PM to champion radical reform. My piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on why education should be Keir Starmer’s overriding mission observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Job alert!
Check out this AMAZING job at the new Centre for Emerging Minds at University of Oxford
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE418/d...
Check out this AMAZING job at the new Centre for Emerging Minds at University of Oxford
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE418/d...
Deputy Director Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research at University of Oxford
Apply now for the Deputy Director Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Job alert!
Check out this AMAZING job at the new Centre for Emerging Minds at University of Oxford
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE418/d...
Check out this AMAZING job at the new Centre for Emerging Minds at University of Oxford
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPE418/d...
Fantastic TEDx talk on adolescence
Excited to share that my TEDx talk is finally available online. I loved sharing what the science shows us: that it's time to reframe adolescence - from problem to ✨ potential ✨ 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr8V...
The surprising science of adolescent brains | Jennifer Pfeifer | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Fantastic TEDx talk on adolescence
Talk in Cambridge this Friday at 4.30pm
Trust in “Moral” Machines
Prof Jim A.C. Everett, University of Kent
Details below
talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...
Trust in “Moral” Machines
Prof Jim A.C. Everett, University of Kent
Details below
talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...
talks.cam : Trust in “Moral” Machines
talks.cam.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Talk in Cambridge this Friday at 4.30pm
Trust in “Moral” Machines
Prof Jim A.C. Everett, University of Kent
Details below
talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...
Trust in “Moral” Machines
Prof Jim A.C. Everett, University of Kent
Details below
talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...
Interesting blog by Baroness Beeban Kidron
The UK Is Doing the Hard Work of Protecting Children Online
www.afterbabel.com/p/the-uk-is-...
The UK Is Doing the Hard Work of Protecting Children Online
www.afterbabel.com/p/the-uk-is-...
The UK Is Doing the Hard Work of Protecting Children Online
Commentary and advice from Beeban Kidron, who helped start it all
www.afterbabel.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Interesting blog by Baroness Beeban Kidron
The UK Is Doing the Hard Work of Protecting Children Online
www.afterbabel.com/p/the-uk-is-...
The UK Is Doing the Hard Work of Protecting Children Online
www.afterbabel.com/p/the-uk-is-...
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PhD ✔️
After five amazing years at Cambridge, I'm thrilled to have completed my PhD in Psychology!
Huge thanks to my incredible supervisor @sjblakemore.bsky.social for being a brilliant scientist and compassionate mentor and to my Blakemore Lab colleagues and Cambridge friends who became family. 💙
After five amazing years at Cambridge, I'm thrilled to have completed my PhD in Psychology!
Huge thanks to my incredible supervisor @sjblakemore.bsky.social for being a brilliant scientist and compassionate mentor and to my Blakemore Lab colleagues and Cambridge friends who became family. 💙
October 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
PhD ✔️
After five amazing years at Cambridge, I'm thrilled to have completed my PhD in Psychology!
Huge thanks to my incredible supervisor @sjblakemore.bsky.social for being a brilliant scientist and compassionate mentor and to my Blakemore Lab colleagues and Cambridge friends who became family. 💙
After five amazing years at Cambridge, I'm thrilled to have completed my PhD in Psychology!
Huge thanks to my incredible supervisor @sjblakemore.bsky.social for being a brilliant scientist and compassionate mentor and to my Blakemore Lab colleagues and Cambridge friends who became family. 💙
Reposted by Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
September 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Reposted by Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
The brilliant @kasiamojescik.bsky.social and Martha McGill join @claudiahammond.bsky.social and @catherineloveday.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 All in the Mind this morning to launch our new public survey of vivid memories. You can take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
BBC Radio 4 - All in the Mind, Are there multiple subtypes of autism, and how vivid are your memories?
A new study suggests that autism’s genetic profile differs with age at diagnosis.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The brilliant @kasiamojescik.bsky.social and Martha McGill join @claudiahammond.bsky.social and @catherineloveday.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 All in the Mind this morning to launch our new public survey of vivid memories. You can take part here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
⭐New Episode of MQ Open Mind⭐
in which I talk with @roryoc.bsky.social
about the teenage brain, myths about adolescence, and how neuroscience can reshape how we support young people
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy7j...
in which I talk with @roryoc.bsky.social
about the teenage brain, myths about adolescence, and how neuroscience can reshape how we support young people
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy7j...
The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
YouTube video by MQ Mental Health Research
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
⭐New Episode of MQ Open Mind⭐
in which I talk with @roryoc.bsky.social
about the teenage brain, myths about adolescence, and how neuroscience can reshape how we support young people
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy7j...
in which I talk with @roryoc.bsky.social
about the teenage brain, myths about adolescence, and how neuroscience can reshape how we support young people
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy7j...
Brilliant episode of All in the Mind with @claudiahammond.bsky.social, who discusses autism with @utafrith.bsky.social, brain development with @catherineloveday.bsky.social, as well as memory, music and other interesting topics
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
All in the Mind - Are there multiple subtypes of autism, and how vivid are your memories? - BBC Sounds
A new study suggests that autism’s genetic profile differs with age at diagnosis.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Brilliant episode of All in the Mind with @claudiahammond.bsky.social, who discusses autism with @utafrith.bsky.social, brain development with @catherineloveday.bsky.social, as well as memory, music and other interesting topics
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
New paper by brilliant final yer PhD student Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer and colleagues, including 3 undergraduate students (Evans, Ratcliffe, Janaarthanan) 🤩
The Relationship between Perceived Friendship Quality and Self-Judgements in Adolescent Girls from London
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
The Relationship between Perceived Friendship Quality and Self-Judgements in Adolescent Girls from London
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New paper by brilliant final yer PhD student Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer and colleagues, including 3 undergraduate students (Evans, Ratcliffe, Janaarthanan) 🤩
The Relationship between Perceived Friendship Quality and Self-Judgements in Adolescent Girls from London
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
The Relationship between Perceived Friendship Quality and Self-Judgements in Adolescent Girls from London
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Reposted by Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer on how to make the world a better place for young people, the cumulative impact of adversity & how to mitigate it in the Gates Cambridge podcast, So, now what? - @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer on how to make the world a better place for young people, the cumulative impact of adversity & how to mitigate it in the Gates Cambridge podcast, So, now what? - @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
Applications now open for an international PhD program investigating child and adolescent health and wellbeing.
This provides funding for 4 students to do PhDs in Australia and Singapore, starting Jan 2026
comms.mcri.edu.au/v/110977/100...
This provides funding for 4 students to do PhDs in Australia and Singapore, starting Jan 2026
comms.mcri.edu.au/v/110977/100...
MCRI & A*STAR Singapore PhD Placement Opportunity - Apply Now!
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October 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Applications now open for an international PhD program investigating child and adolescent health and wellbeing.
This provides funding for 4 students to do PhDs in Australia and Singapore, starting Jan 2026
comms.mcri.edu.au/v/110977/100...
This provides funding for 4 students to do PhDs in Australia and Singapore, starting Jan 2026
comms.mcri.edu.au/v/110977/100...
Morning run in Delft
October 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Morning run in Delft