Marieke van Vugt
@mvugt.bsky.social
computational cognitive neuroscientist (assoc prof
@unigroningen.bsky.socialc) studying mind-wandering using cogsci and AI techniques, also amateur ballet dancer and Tibetan buddhist
@unigroningen.bsky.socialc) studying mind-wandering using cogsci and AI techniques, also amateur ballet dancer and Tibetan buddhist
I also had a very special meeting last week at the @mindandlife.bsky.social @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social dialogue on AI
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I also had a very special meeting last week at the @mindandlife.bsky.social @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social dialogue on AI
So much fun hanging around these characters every day!
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
So much fun hanging around these characters every day!
View from my window here in Mcleodganj
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
View from my window here in Mcleodganj
It's quite an amazing time in Dharamsala preparing for the upcoming @mindandlife.bsky.social @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social meeting
October 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It's quite an amazing time in Dharamsala preparing for the upcoming @mindandlife.bsky.social @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social meeting
Advantage of a sabbatical in India: beautiful flowers (here at IIT Kanpur)
September 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Advantage of a sabbatical in India: beautiful flowers (here at IIT Kanpur)
I spent part 2 of my vacation cycling up and down mountains to get from Srinagar to Leh in India. So refreshing!
September 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I spent part 2 of my vacation cycling up and down mountains to get from Srinagar to Leh in India. So refreshing!
That was it. Thanks @eaclipt.bsky.social Goodbye Frankfurt!
May 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
That was it. Thanks @eaclipt.bsky.social Goodbye Frankfurt!
And interestingly mindfulness is a key skill across approaches!
May 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
And interestingly mindfulness is a key skill across approaches!
Christoph Flueckiger showed how psychotherapy is actually quite effective and there are not too many differences between approaches
May 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Christoph Flueckiger showed how psychotherapy is actually quite effective and there are not too many differences between approaches
Today I also got to give a talk about our work on mind-wandering and rumination with @mariejosevantol.bsky.social Hang Yang Marlijn Besten and many others (thanks to Yifan Huang for the picture)
May 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Today I also got to give a talk about our work on mind-wandering and rumination with @mariejosevantol.bsky.social Hang Yang Marlijn Besten and many others (thanks to Yifan Huang for the picture)
Great @eaclipt.bsky.social presentation by Claudi Bokting on how preventative cognitive therapy can prevent relapse, but also her thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of AI
May 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great @eaclipt.bsky.social presentation by Claudi Bokting on how preventative cognitive therapy can prevent relapse, but also her thoughts on the challenges and opportunities of AI
Wolfgang Lutz presents the Trier treatment navigator as another trans-theoretical approach, including the idea that many processes interact in treatment
May 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Wolfgang Lutz presents the Trier treatment navigator as another trans-theoretical approach, including the idea that many processes interact in treatment
Afternoon discussion at @eaclipt.bsky.social about transtheoretical understanding of the therapeutic process such as here by Winfried Rief
May 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Afternoon discussion at @eaclipt.bsky.social about transtheoretical understanding of the therapeutic process such as here by Winfried Rief
Cool work by Vicky Yotsidi at @eaclipt.bsky.social showing that secure attachment mediates the positive effect of self-compassion on reducing suicidality
May 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Cool work by Vicky Yotsidi at @eaclipt.bsky.social showing that secure attachment mediates the positive effect of self-compassion on reducing suicidality
Cool @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Elayne Ahem showing there are different depression trajectories over time in the general population and these depend on demographics, sleep and cognition
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Cool @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Elayne Ahem showing there are different depression trajectories over time in the general population and these depend on demographics, sleep and cognition
Interesting work by Catalina Nunez at @eaclipt.bsky.social arguing that concentration problems are a key factor in depression
May 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Interesting work by Catalina Nunez at @eaclipt.bsky.social arguing that concentration problems are a key factor in depression
Lourens Waldorp gives a good @eaclipt.bsky.social talk on the distinction between prediction and causality
May 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lourens Waldorp gives a good @eaclipt.bsky.social talk on the distinction between prediction and causality
Cool data from Reinout Wiers at @eaclipt.bsky.social showing that an intervention including personal networks is better than regular treatment, especially at follow-up
May 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Cool data from Reinout Wiers at @eaclipt.bsky.social showing that an intervention including personal networks is better than regular treatment, especially at follow-up
Great @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Anita Jansen about her project about using networks to improve psychiatric treatment, showing here why that is so critical: these cases are quite different even with the same DSM diagnosis
May 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Great @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Anita Jansen about her project about using networks to improve psychiatric treatment, showing here why that is so critical: these cases are quite different even with the same DSM diagnosis
Cool @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Georgia Koppe about how to derive dynamical systems models from empirical data, demonstrating that getting into a ruminative brain state is easier for rMDD than healthy control
May 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Cool @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Georgia Koppe about how to derive dynamical systems models from empirical data, demonstrating that getting into a ruminative brain state is easier for rMDD than healthy control
Fascinating @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by @leaschumacher.bsky.social about how symptom network changes can predict the outcome of depression treatment
May 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Fascinating @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by @leaschumacher.bsky.social about how symptom network changes can predict the outcome of depression treatment
The @eaclipt.bsky.social conference is off to a strong start with a lecture about AI and machine learning by @kerstingaiml.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The @eaclipt.bsky.social conference is off to a strong start with a lecture about AI and machine learning by @kerstingaiml.bsky.social
Visiting my colleague Urban Kordes in Ljubljana to give a talk, and we started out with a little day trip to see the environment and discuss projects
April 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Visiting my colleague Urban Kordes in Ljubljana to give a talk, and we started out with a little day trip to see the environment and discuss projects