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Prepared Minds Lab
@preparedmindslab.bsky.social
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Exploring cognitive readiness at the interface between spontaneous and learned behaviours in animal models, humans and artificial intelligence... while enjoying the process
https://www.preparedmindslab.org/
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Prepared Minds Lab at the launch of the Centre for Brain and Behaviour at QMUL @queenmarycbb.bsky.social #Neuroscience #Psychology
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Take a look into the positive balance project run by our researchers @rosiedavis.bsky.social and @jieyinghuang.bsky.social! This research places focus on teaching individuals how to identify character strengths and positive emotions - a step towards establishing better mental health environments.
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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A productive training session led by Michaela Egertova! Here Hamza, Robyn, and Dr. Versace work together to image a stained chick cerebellum, building essential skills in brightfield microscopy. @ha1705.bsky.social @robynroachneuro.bsky.social @elisabettaversace.bsky.social #brightfieldmicroscopy
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Our work on time processing in bees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com
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... and videoclip explanation youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk?...
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Here: a bee trained to discriminate between long and short duration by @alexdqm.bsky.social @ishaninanda.bsky.social
#AnitaOng for "Duration discrimination in the bumblebee..."
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November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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our inventor @antorrisi.bsky.social with poster on #VocalEcho: Closed-loop system for vocal interactions #BioDCASE at 12:21 CET (11.21 UK time) 🐥 🔀 🤖🎈
Streaming dcase.community/workshop2025...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Prepared Mind Lab was proud to attend the official launch of the Centre for Brain and Behaviour (CBB) at QMUL.

A brilliant step forward for collaborative brain and behaviour
research, we're excited for what's next.
#PreparedMindLabs #Neuroscience #WellbeingInnovation
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An inspiring presentation at the official launch of the Centre for Brain and Behaviour at QMUL! Zhengqi demonstrating his object detection activity! Research on display: Prepared Minds Lab exploring what makes minds smart and resilient.
October 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Don't miss our @rosiedavis.bsky.social Presenting #PositiveBalance at the Hamilton Symposium #IADMS2025
#Dance #Wellbeing
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September 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Don't miss @rosiedavis.bsky.social
Positive Balance: a short psychoeducational programme for adolescent wellbeing based on positive psychology
#ECDP2025 #posterSession2 14:30-15:30
European Conference on Developmental Psychology
August 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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brilliant experimental day for all the @preparedmindslab.bsky.social team today, and in particular for @antorrisi.bsky.social , @juechen.bsky.social and #chick_12 , who found new feedback systems very engaging! stay tuned for more details...
August 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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This week for QMUL's #FestivalofEducation, the fantastic masters student Jane O’Sullivan presented a poster on #PositiveBalance using #PositivePsychology and #DigitalTechnologies to support adolescent wellbeing ⭐

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June 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The #chick 🐣 @preparedmindslab.bsky.social is back!
Here @antorrisi.bsky.social @robynroachneuro.bsky.social @elisabettaversace.bsky.social and @juechen.bsky.social at the end of the first day of data collection in the newly refurbished lab. Collab @emmanouilb.bsky.social + #kasparAlthoefer #QMUL
4 researchers at the #chick 🐣 @preparedmindslab.bsky.social in the lab, with on the background experimental arenas, monitors that show the choice setting for newly hatched chicks. researachers feature a sponatenous smile after their team work. from left to right @antorrisi.bsky.social @robynroachneuro.bsky.social @elisabettaversace.bsky.social and @juechen.bsky.social at the end of the first day of data collection in the newly refurbished lab.
April 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Alex and Robyn had an amazing day engaging the children of Wapping High School in the fascinating world of animal behaviour! @asabeducation.bsky.social #nationalscienceweek #animalbehaviour #outreach
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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"Duration discrimination in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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please check our new preprint on "Duration discrimination in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris" @alexdqm.bsky.social #IshaniNanda #AnitaOngLaiMun @larschittka.bsky.social @elisabettaversace.bsky.social #time #bees cc @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk 🐝⏳
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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@preparedmindslab.bsky.social at the January 2025 lab-adventure! Brilliant ballet class at the Royal Opera House, coached by the brilliant Laura McCulloch dzen.ru/video/watch/... we had so much fun!!
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↘️Jue, Zhengqi, Antonella, Robyn, Rosie, Kit, Alexander, Elisabetta
January 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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in semA, @preparedmindslab.bsky.social delivered a super engaging activity for Psy students: 1st independent experiment with #Drosophila. From left:
@elisabettaversace.bsky.social #alexanderDavidson
#RobynRoach @antorrisi.bsky.social
Get in touch for more details! www.preparedmindslab.org
January 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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well done @ Zhengqi Chen with your "3D Localization of Objects Buried within Granular Material Using a Distributed 3-Axis Tactile Sensor" at the UK Robot Manipulation Workshop at King's College (Jan 2025) Excellent collaboration between our @preparedmindslab.bsky.social and Dr Jamone now at UCL!
January 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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here you go: our new preprint on #crossmodal pitch-luminance association in tortoises 🐢 ! biorxiv.org/content/10.1... with #mariaLoconsole
#beatriceMalaman #GionataStancher @elisabettaversace.bsky.social - @qmul.ac.uk #MuseoRovereto 1/2
A Testudo hermanni tortoise: profile [Photo by Valerio Rossi]
January 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM