Julian Koenig
@koeniglab.bsky.social
Prof @ Uni of Cologne
Precision Psychiatry, Autonomic Neuroscience, Neuromodulation. Editor: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
www.koeniglab.de
Precision Psychiatry, Autonomic Neuroscience, Neuromodulation. Editor: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
www.koeniglab.de
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Julian Koenig
@koeniglab.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Very honored to receive the 2025 Outstanding New Investigator Award by the International Society of Behavioral Medicine at #ICBM2025 in Vienna. Award granted in view of our scientific work on early biological markers of susceptibility to illness, and the development of innovative treatments. 1/5
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The November issue of our ECAP Journal is out now:
➡️ www.escap.eu/ecap-journal...
Editorial by Christine M. Freitag: Research in child and adolescent mental Health – How does it relate to clinical research and practice in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy?
➡️ www.escap.eu/ecap-journal...
Editorial by Christine M. Freitag: Research in child and adolescent mental Health – How does it relate to clinical research and practice in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy?
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The November issue of our ECAP Journal is out now:
➡️ www.escap.eu/ecap-journal...
Editorial by Christine M. Freitag: Research in child and adolescent mental Health – How does it relate to clinical research and practice in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy?
➡️ www.escap.eu/ecap-journal...
Editorial by Christine M. Freitag: Research in child and adolescent mental Health – How does it relate to clinical research and practice in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy?
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** 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)
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Affective science has lost an extraordinary member of our community: Dr. Paul Ekman, who passed peacefully at home at the age of 91 on Monday. Dr. Ekman's pioneering cross-cultural research on the interpretation of facial expressions in emotional terms...(1)
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Affective science has lost an extraordinary member of our community: Dr. Paul Ekman, who passed peacefully at home at the age of 91 on Monday. Dr. Ekman's pioneering cross-cultural research on the interpretation of facial expressions in emotional terms...(1)
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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ESCAP practice guidance on #autism now available in Romanian: www.escap.eu/uploads/Clin...
The paper is also available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Turkish, and Bulgarian and can be accessed from our website:
www.escap.eu/resources/gu...
Many thanks to our authors and translaters!
The paper is also available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Turkish, and Bulgarian and can be accessed from our website:
www.escap.eu/resources/gu...
Many thanks to our authors and translaters!
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
ESCAP practice guidance on #autism now available in Romanian: www.escap.eu/uploads/Clin...
The paper is also available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Turkish, and Bulgarian and can be accessed from our website:
www.escap.eu/resources/gu...
Many thanks to our authors and translaters!
The paper is also available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Turkish, and Bulgarian and can be accessed from our website:
www.escap.eu/resources/gu...
Many thanks to our authors and translaters!
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The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
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Anti-psychiatry professors when confronted with the reality of mental illness:
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Anti-psychiatry professors when confronted with the reality of mental illness:
Was ist dran am “Vagus-Hype”? Auszüge aus meinem Gespräch mit Carolina Torres jetzt zu hören in der aktuellen Episode von Wissen Weekly “Breathwork, Vagusnerv & Eisbaden: wie beruhigen wir unser Nervensystem?” @unicologne.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/w...
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Breathwork, Vagusnerv & Eisbaden: Wie beruhigen wir unser Nervensystem?
Podcast Episode · Wissen Weekly · 09/11/2025 · 35m
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November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Was ist dran am “Vagus-Hype”? Auszüge aus meinem Gespräch mit Carolina Torres jetzt zu hören in der aktuellen Episode von Wissen Weekly “Breathwork, Vagusnerv & Eisbaden: wie beruhigen wir unser Nervensystem?” @unicologne.bsky.social @uniklinikkoeln.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/w...
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ERC Synergy Grant für Physiker Michael Lässig und Virologen Florian Klein!🎉🦠
Das Projekt CoEvolve wird vom Europäischen Forschungsrat für die Dauer von sechs Jahren mit rund 10,5 Millionen Euro gefördert.
Mehr dazu: ➡️ uni.koeln/PGFFM
#uniköln #uniklinikkoeln #ERCSyG #virologie @erc.europa.eu
Das Projekt CoEvolve wird vom Europäischen Forschungsrat für die Dauer von sechs Jahren mit rund 10,5 Millionen Euro gefördert.
Mehr dazu: ➡️ uni.koeln/PGFFM
#uniköln #uniklinikkoeln #ERCSyG #virologie @erc.europa.eu
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
ERC Synergy Grant für Physiker Michael Lässig und Virologen Florian Klein!🎉🦠
Das Projekt CoEvolve wird vom Europäischen Forschungsrat für die Dauer von sechs Jahren mit rund 10,5 Millionen Euro gefördert.
Mehr dazu: ➡️ uni.koeln/PGFFM
#uniköln #uniklinikkoeln #ERCSyG #virologie @erc.europa.eu
Das Projekt CoEvolve wird vom Europäischen Forschungsrat für die Dauer von sechs Jahren mit rund 10,5 Millionen Euro gefördert.
Mehr dazu: ➡️ uni.koeln/PGFFM
#uniköln #uniklinikkoeln #ERCSyG #virologie @erc.europa.eu
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(Vicarious) Paper Alert for @finnluebber.bsky.social et al.
Funding schemes that run a lottery to select scientists for submission of full grant proposals can counteract gender bias and reduce societal monetary costs of research funding. Check it out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Funding schemes that run a lottery to select scientists for submission of full grant proposals can counteract gender bias and reduce societal monetary costs of research funding. Check it out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lottery before peer review is associated with increased female representation and reduced estimated economic cost in a German funding line - Nature Communications
The authors show evidence from a German funding line that a lottery-first approach followed by peer review is accompanied by increased female representation both at the submission stage and among fund...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
(Vicarious) Paper Alert for @finnluebber.bsky.social et al.
Funding schemes that run a lottery to select scientists for submission of full grant proposals can counteract gender bias and reduce societal monetary costs of research funding. Check it out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Funding schemes that run a lottery to select scientists for submission of full grant proposals can counteract gender bias and reduce societal monetary costs of research funding. Check it out:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Our paper and research on a #taVNS #MRI setup has now been published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@nbkroemer.bsky.social @glassybrain.bsky.social
@nbkroemer.bsky.social @glassybrain.bsky.social
#TaVNS inside the MR scanner IS POSSIBLE! ⚡🧠
I hope that this paper and its guidance on the taVNS MRI set-up will help those planning concurrent #fMRI and #vagusnervstimulation
Checkout our new preprint
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Endless gratitude to @nbkroemer.bsky.social & @glassybrain.bsky.social
I hope that this paper and its guidance on the taVNS MRI set-up will help those planning concurrent #fMRI and #vagusnervstimulation
Checkout our new preprint
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Endless gratitude to @nbkroemer.bsky.social & @glassybrain.bsky.social
In our new preprint, we share insights on improvements to the conventional hardware used for concurrent fMRI + vagus nerve stimulation. It attenuates temperature increases and artifacts. #neuroskyence
Led by @glassybrain.bsky.social & @cogneuroludwig.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Led by @glassybrain.bsky.social & @cogneuroludwig.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Our paper and research on a #taVNS #MRI setup has now been published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@nbkroemer.bsky.social @glassybrain.bsky.social
@nbkroemer.bsky.social @glassybrain.bsky.social
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📌 PhD positions in Precision and Personalized Medicine at Danube Private University!
▶️ Proud to be involved as one of the PhD supervisors that can be selected by prospective applicants!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/danube...
🌐 #DHPSP #ScienceCommunication #PublicHealth
▶️ Proud to be involved as one of the PhD supervisors that can be selected by prospective applicants!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/danube...
🌐 #DHPSP #ScienceCommunication #PublicHealth
Jetzt bewerben: DPU startet englischsprachiges PhD-Programm in Präzisions- und Personalisierter Medizin | Danube Private University Austria (DPU)
🎓 Apply now: PhD in Precision and Personalized Medicine at DPU
The Danube Private University Austria (DPU) is launching a new, six-semester PhD program designed for graduates in science, medicine, ...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📌 PhD positions in Precision and Personalized Medicine at Danube Private University!
▶️ Proud to be involved as one of the PhD supervisors that can be selected by prospective applicants!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/danube...
🌐 #DHPSP #ScienceCommunication #PublicHealth
▶️ Proud to be involved as one of the PhD supervisors that can be selected by prospective applicants!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/danube...
🌐 #DHPSP #ScienceCommunication #PublicHealth
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A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Brain Injury During Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorder
www.sciencedirect.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A brain injury was reported in a trial using ultrasound, framed as low-intensity TUS. Kim Butts Pauly and I reviewed the case and disagreed with how it's presented. Key acoustic data are missing.
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
Case: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
Letters: www.elsa-fouragnan.com/blog | web.stanford.edu/~kimbutts/Le...
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#Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your #research experience with a stay abroad. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 17. November 2025.
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your #research experience with a stay abroad. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 17. November 2025.
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
➡️ sohub.io/51a4
🗓️Submission deadline: 3 February 2026
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Dopamin und das Warten auf Belohnungen🤩🎁
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass L-DOPA, eine Vorstufe des Neurotransmitters Dopamin, Menschen dazu bringt, länger auf Belohnungen zu warten. Sie zeigt, dass der Effekt einer Verringerung der Impulsivität um etwa 20 % entspricht.
▶️ https://uni.koeln/WV6NT
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass L-DOPA, eine Vorstufe des Neurotransmitters Dopamin, Menschen dazu bringt, länger auf Belohnungen zu warten. Sie zeigt, dass der Effekt einer Verringerung der Impulsivität um etwa 20 % entspricht.
▶️ https://uni.koeln/WV6NT
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Dopamin und das Warten auf Belohnungen🤩🎁
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass L-DOPA, eine Vorstufe des Neurotransmitters Dopamin, Menschen dazu bringt, länger auf Belohnungen zu warten. Sie zeigt, dass der Effekt einer Verringerung der Impulsivität um etwa 20 % entspricht.
▶️ https://uni.koeln/WV6NT
Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass L-DOPA, eine Vorstufe des Neurotransmitters Dopamin, Menschen dazu bringt, länger auf Belohnungen zu warten. Sie zeigt, dass der Effekt einer Verringerung der Impulsivität um etwa 20 % entspricht.
▶️ https://uni.koeln/WV6NT
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🚀 We’re hiring - Join our lab 🚀
🔍 Hiring: PhD (75% TV-L) & Postdoc (100% TV-L)
🧠 fMRI, VR, EEG, modelling
We combine a range of cognitive neuroscience methods to study flexible behaviour.
📅 Start: Feb 2026 or later | ⏳ Apply by Nov 3!
More details:
tinyurl.com/ms3a9ajt
#CognitiveNeuroscience
🔍 Hiring: PhD (75% TV-L) & Postdoc (100% TV-L)
🧠 fMRI, VR, EEG, modelling
We combine a range of cognitive neuroscience methods to study flexible behaviour.
📅 Start: Feb 2026 or later | ⏳ Apply by Nov 3!
More details:
tinyurl.com/ms3a9ajt
#CognitiveNeuroscience
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚀 We’re hiring - Join our lab 🚀
🔍 Hiring: PhD (75% TV-L) & Postdoc (100% TV-L)
🧠 fMRI, VR, EEG, modelling
We combine a range of cognitive neuroscience methods to study flexible behaviour.
📅 Start: Feb 2026 or later | ⏳ Apply by Nov 3!
More details:
tinyurl.com/ms3a9ajt
#CognitiveNeuroscience
🔍 Hiring: PhD (75% TV-L) & Postdoc (100% TV-L)
🧠 fMRI, VR, EEG, modelling
We combine a range of cognitive neuroscience methods to study flexible behaviour.
📅 Start: Feb 2026 or later | ⏳ Apply by Nov 3!
More details:
tinyurl.com/ms3a9ajt
#CognitiveNeuroscience
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So excited about a Special Issue we are co-editing in @therealspr.bsky.social 's journal Psychophysiology on Physiological and Neurophysiological Synchronisation between individuals – Methodological Approaches and Evaluations. Please spread the word & submit by 28 February 2026
tinyurl.com/ywjjxkbt
tinyurl.com/ywjjxkbt
<em>Psychophysiology</em> | SPR Journal | Wiley Online Library
<em>Psychophysiology</em> is a human neuroscience journal covering research on the interrelationships between the physiological and psychological aspects of brain and behavior.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
So excited about a Special Issue we are co-editing in @therealspr.bsky.social 's journal Psychophysiology on Physiological and Neurophysiological Synchronisation between individuals – Methodological Approaches and Evaluations. Please spread the word & submit by 28 February 2026
tinyurl.com/ywjjxkbt
tinyurl.com/ywjjxkbt
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Nice things for the
**13th #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026**
happening under the hood 😊
Save the date: 📆 March 9-11, 2026 (Berlin and virtual)
Stay tuned for the call and announcement!
(For info about the last 12 MBBSymposia: mindbrainbody.de)
#interoception #neuroskyence
**13th #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026**
happening under the hood 😊
Save the date: 📆 March 9-11, 2026 (Berlin and virtual)
Stay tuned for the call and announcement!
(For info about the last 12 MBBSymposia: mindbrainbody.de)
#interoception #neuroskyence
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Nice things for the
**13th #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026**
happening under the hood 😊
Save the date: 📆 March 9-11, 2026 (Berlin and virtual)
Stay tuned for the call and announcement!
(For info about the last 12 MBBSymposia: mindbrainbody.de)
#interoception #neuroskyence
**13th #MindBrainBody Symposium 2026**
happening under the hood 😊
Save the date: 📆 March 9-11, 2026 (Berlin and virtual)
Stay tuned for the call and announcement!
(For info about the last 12 MBBSymposia: mindbrainbody.de)
#interoception #neuroskyence
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The official 2026 Psychology and Brain meeting website is now online!
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
PUG2026 – PUG 2026: June 4–6, 2026, Heidelberg, Germany
pug2026.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The official 2026 Psychology and Brain meeting website is now online!
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
Save the date: June 4 – 6, 2026 in Heidelberg, Germany
More information to follow shortly on the website. We already have some awesome keynotes lined up.
pug2026.org
@biodgps-dgpa.bsky.social @igor-dgps.bsky.social
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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#Mentalhealth of children and young people in the WHO Europe region - now published in @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social
This Series paper discusses the problems that contribute to the growing child, adolescent & youth mental health crisis in Europe:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#youthmentalhealth
This Series paper discusses the problems that contribute to the growing child, adolescent & youth mental health crisis in Europe:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#youthmentalhealth
Mental health of children and young people in the WHO Europe region
Most mental health disorders start before adulthood. They are highly prevalent, disabling
and often treatable. This Series paper discusses the current problems that contribute
to the growing child, ad...
www.thelancet.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#Mentalhealth of children and young people in the WHO Europe region - now published in @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social
This Series paper discusses the problems that contribute to the growing child, adolescent & youth mental health crisis in Europe:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#youthmentalhealth
This Series paper discusses the problems that contribute to the growing child, adolescent & youth mental health crisis in Europe:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#youthmentalhealth
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📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
October 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
📣 #PNIRS2026: Save the Date‼️
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
🗓️ June 22–25, 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana 🇺🇸
✨ Whether your PsychoNeuroImmunology research emphasizes the P, N, or I — we look forward to seeing your work and connecting in The Big Easy!
📻 Stay tuned for more info re: call for abstracts. Please spread the word 🙏🏼
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job alert 🚨 come join us in beautiful Würzburg 🏰🌳🍷🫧this 3yrs Postdoc position is for German speakers interested in child&adolescent clinical psych. Although initially limited to 3 years, this position offers a possibility of tenure! happy to answer any question in advance-shoot me an📨&pls share🙃
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
job alert 🚨 come join us in beautiful Würzburg 🏰🌳🍷🫧this 3yrs Postdoc position is for German speakers interested in child&adolescent clinical psych. Although initially limited to 3 years, this position offers a possibility of tenure! happy to answer any question in advance-shoot me an📨&pls share🙃
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Really excited to share the results from our recent Randomized Clinical Trail of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for those in early SUD recovery just published in JAMA Psychiatry led by the intrepid David Eddie.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Substance Use Disorder
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effects of second-generation heart rate variability biofeedback on negative affect, positive affect, craving, and alcohol and other drug use in adults with...
jamanetwork.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Really excited to share the results from our recent Randomized Clinical Trail of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for those in early SUD recovery just published in JAMA Psychiatry led by the intrepid David Eddie.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...