Maria Niedernhuber
@mariandrnh.bsky.social
neuroscientist in consciousness they/them
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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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My wife was sexually harassed by Miles Hewstone as a phd student. He was still asked to review her (and other women he harassed) for jobs and promotions. This is so fucked up.
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My wife was sexually harassed by Miles Hewstone as a phd student. He was still asked to review her (and other women he harassed) for jobs and promotions. This is so fucked up.
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
Thankfully, she and many other women testified against him and something was finally done. This is her take on his case:
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There is so much to be disappointed about in this story--from the institutional response to Miles Hewstone himself. We still have a lot of work to do to make academic environments inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive, and where harassers are held accountable.
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 6:36 PM
There is so much to be disappointed about in this story--from the institutional response to Miles Hewstone himself. We still have a lot of work to do to make academic environments inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive, and where harassers are held accountable.
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
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Very excited to introduce InteroMap, a new bodily mapping tool designed to measure how we subjectively experience our bodily sensations, what we call interoceptive phenomenology 🧵👇
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Very excited to introduce InteroMap, a new bodily mapping tool designed to measure how we subjectively experience our bodily sensations, what we call interoceptive phenomenology 🧵👇
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
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Lisa Bero with shocking admission of how the sponsor was involved in their studies. #AIMOS2025
But almost all article sponsor involvement says they werent involved, should ask her if these authors also wrote that in their articles. #metascience
But almost all article sponsor involvement says they werent involved, should ask her if these authors also wrote that in their articles. #metascience
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Lisa Bero with shocking admission of how the sponsor was involved in their studies. #AIMOS2025
But almost all article sponsor involvement says they werent involved, should ask her if these authors also wrote that in their articles. #metascience
But almost all article sponsor involvement says they werent involved, should ask her if these authors also wrote that in their articles. #metascience
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If you are new to Bluesky, check out our Starter Packs:
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And send us a message if you want to be included (just know that today is manic, so maybe bookmark this and get in touch at a later day - this is still our gay job, not day job 😜)
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And send us a message if you want to be included (just know that today is manic, so maybe bookmark this and get in touch at a later day - this is still our gay job, not day job 😜)
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you are new to Bluesky, check out our Starter Packs:
go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf
go.bsky.app/Cw9bRYZ
go.bsky.app/3mRkF5i
And send us a message if you want to be included (just know that today is manic, so maybe bookmark this and get in touch at a later day - this is still our gay job, not day job 😜)
go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf
go.bsky.app/Cw9bRYZ
go.bsky.app/3mRkF5i
And send us a message if you want to be included (just know that today is manic, so maybe bookmark this and get in touch at a later day - this is still our gay job, not day job 😜)
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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Congratulations 👏👏👏 to @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social who has been selected as one of @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars of Neuroscience, 2025!
⭐️🧠🌏🤩💫
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
⭐️🧠🌏🤩💫
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Congratulations 👏👏👏 to @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social who has been selected as one of @thetransmitter.bsky.social Rising Stars of Neuroscience, 2025!
⭐️🧠🌏🤩💫
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
⭐️🧠🌏🤩💫
www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
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Out now in Communications Biology 🧠 🫀We show that cardiac oscillations associated with vagal tone influence the strength of the heartbeat as sensed at brain level. We hypothesize that the heart may send information to the brain, encoded by the heartbeat strength doi.org/10.1038/s420...
Cardiac-vagal rhythm echoes on the heartbeat’s mechanosensory imprint in the brain - Communications Biology
Vagal-driven heart rhythm fluctuations modulate the heartbeat strength sensed in the head, linking cardiac rhythms to brain mechanosensation. These findings highlight vagal tone’s role in shaping brai...
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Out now in Communications Biology 🧠 🫀We show that cardiac oscillations associated with vagal tone influence the strength of the heartbeat as sensed at brain level. We hypothesize that the heart may send information to the brain, encoded by the heartbeat strength doi.org/10.1038/s420...
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Bees, blindsight, and consciousness, by Tamietto et al. www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
Bees, blindsight, and consciousness
Blindsight patients lack conscious visual perception yet perform visual tasks effectively,
suggesting many animals may similarly rely on non-conscious vision. Here, we discuss
how to investigate visua...
www.cell.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Bees, blindsight, and consciousness, by Tamietto et al. www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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After initially being place on the reserve list, my Academy Research Fellowship has now received a positive result from the Research Council of Finland 🥳 Next year I will be starting my own team where we will work on identifying new interoception-based treatment targets for mental health disorders!
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
After initially being place on the reserve list, my Academy Research Fellowship has now received a positive result from the Research Council of Finland 🥳 Next year I will be starting my own team where we will work on identifying new interoception-based treatment targets for mental health disorders!
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indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
I refuse to believe that Larry Summers' expertise and skills are indispensable in any way. Please find another economist and policy expert, @americanprogress.bsky.social. There are loads out there.
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... instead of making this about immigration, it would be best to make it about the cost of living crisis. people are fed up about the cost of living.
Asylum seekers to lose benefits under Labour immigration system overhaul
Home secretary will also lay out plans meaning refugees who arrive in Britain on small boats or lorries need to wait 20 years before applying to settle permanently
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... instead of making this about immigration, it would be best to make it about the cost of living crisis. people are fed up about the cost of living.
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Absolutely! We take Women to include anyone who identifies as a woman, as well any non-binary or gender non-conforming individual who has identified as a woman at any point 💜
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Absolutely! We take Women to include anyone who identifies as a woman, as well any non-binary or gender non-conforming individual who has identified as a woman at any point 💜
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So happy this paper is now out in @plosbiology.org! We investigated whether fluctuations in MEPs can be explained by phasic influences from internal bodily rhythms, and whether this might happen independently per organ system.
#interoception #neuroskyence
#interoception #neuroskyence
How do internal bodily rhythms influence #brain activity & motor function? @tahnee-engelen.bsky.social &co show that #cardiac, #respiratory & #gastric rhythms independently modulate motor excitability, revealing distinct #interoceptive profiles across individuals @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nMtpLT
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
So happy this paper is now out in @plosbiology.org! We investigated whether fluctuations in MEPs can be explained by phasic influences from internal bodily rhythms, and whether this might happen independently per organ system.
#interoception #neuroskyence
#interoception #neuroskyence
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Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...
Obituary – Jonathan Smallwood
www.cbs.mpg.de
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...
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How do internal bodily rhythms influence #brain activity & motor function? @tahnee-engelen.bsky.social &co show that #cardiac, #respiratory & #gastric rhythms independently modulate motor excitability, revealing distinct #interoceptive profiles across individuals @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nMtpLT
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
How do internal bodily rhythms influence #brain activity & motor function? @tahnee-engelen.bsky.social &co show that #cardiac, #respiratory & #gastric rhythms independently modulate motor excitability, revealing distinct #interoceptive profiles across individuals @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4nMtpLT
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Proud to share L'Oréal USA’s 2025 For Women in Science awardees — five brilliant women driving discovery & innovation in STEM. Honored to be quoted in the release. 🌍🧪
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
L'Oréal USA Announces 2025 For Women in Science Awardees, Underscoring Commitment to Advancing Careers in STEM
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, L'Oréal USA revealed the 2025 For Women in Science (FWIS) awardees, providing five women postdoctoral scientists grants to advance their...
prn.to
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Proud to share L'Oréal USA’s 2025 For Women in Science awardees — five brilliant women driving discovery & innovation in STEM. Honored to be quoted in the release. 🌍🧪
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
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Very pleased to share our new review in @natrevpsychol.nature.com on integrating cognitive neuroscience and clinical perspectives of metacognition in mental health! With @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social, Lena Jelinek, and Steffen Moritz. (1/3)
Web: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
PDF: rdcu.be/ePxUG
Web: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
PDF: rdcu.be/ePxUG
Integrating cognitive neuroscience and clinical perspectives on metacognitive mechanisms in psychopathology - Nature Reviews Psychology
Cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology have made substantial advances in knowledge about metacognitive processes, but these fields have progressed in parallel. In this Review, Seow et al. inte...
eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Very pleased to share our new review in @natrevpsychol.nature.com on integrating cognitive neuroscience and clinical perspectives of metacognition in mental health! With @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social, Lena Jelinek, and Steffen Moritz. (1/3)
Web: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
PDF: rdcu.be/ePxUG
Web: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
PDF: rdcu.be/ePxUG
I gave a guest lecture broadly on consciousness research in neurology and psychiatry at Cambridge University and also at Queen Mary University. Does anyone in London need a guest lecture in their consciousness module (potentially next year, this year is almost over)?
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I gave a guest lecture broadly on consciousness research in neurology and psychiatry at Cambridge University and also at Queen Mary University. Does anyone in London need a guest lecture in their consciousness module (potentially next year, this year is almost over)?