Here's my conversation with Lisa Feldman Barrett (Lisa Feldman Barrett) where we discuss her convention-challenging ideas about how the brain works, including emotion, empathy, prediction, dreams, and free will. Pre-order her new book. It's a great read. youtube.com/watch?v=NbdRIV…

Do you, like me, find yourself easily distracted in these COVID times (and you probably do, since you're currently on Twitter), listen to this podcast episode on the psychology of attention with Nir Eyal; it's really helpful! #focus #mind&machine open.spotify.com/episode/3yWle1…

Diverse UMCG-onderzoekers olv Iris Sommer krijgen €1 mln Hersenstichting . Zij gaan onderzoeken hoe de darmen in te zetten zijn in de strijd tegen hersenaandoeningen. Meer informatie: ➡️bit.ly/2SUSY1k Foto ⬇️ vlnr Iris Sommer, Sven v IJzendoorn en Gerard Dijkstra

Alle wetenschappers aan universiteiten en umc’s moeten een eigen werkkapitaal krijgen. Lees ons advies over een rolling-grantfonds 👉 knaw.nl/rollinggrantfo… #rollinggrants

During our FREE webinar on the 25th of May, Prof. Dr. Teus van Laar of the UMCG/BCN_Groningen will explain everything there is to know about the application of rTMS for the treatment of gait disorders and visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease. brainsciencetools.com/en/webinar/de-… #TMS

How brains can sometimes be spooky 👻 #MRI #research #PhDlife

A meta-analysis of individual participant data shows that cholinesterase inhibitors can be effective for the treatment of psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer Disease and Parkinson Disease. Emile d'Angremont Teus van Laar Iris Sommer ja.ma/3XqbNKd

This weeks dep seminar is on Consortium Neuroscience. Exciting talks on the different consortia that our Team Neuropsychiatry is involved in 👌

New research from Emile d'Angremont Iris Sommer & colleagues finds visual hallucinations in #Parkinsons are associated with a marked cholinergic deficiency in the left ventral visual stream & left superior temporal lobe, plus global cholinergic denervation academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…?

Our recent Brain publication on the link between visual hallucinations and cholinergic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease was featured in a news article of PsyPost.org. Check it out here: psypost.org/visual-halluci…

d'Angremont et al. use PET imaging of the cholinergic system to study the relationship between cholinergic denervation and visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease. academic.oup.com/brain/article/…