BSA Psychology - Undergraduate project prize winners Beyond Looking Time: Decoding Infant Habituation By: Oliver Panther

EPS/BSA undergraduate prize winners Oliver Panther (2026) and Akilles Rechardt (2025) have written really insightful and engaging blog posts on their projects. Please give them a read and share widely: sites.google.com/site/bsapsyc... @exppsychsoc.bsky.social @britsciassoc.bsky.social

Is cultural context the crucial touch? Neurophysiological and self-reported responses to affective touch in women in South Africa and the United Kingdom Abstract. Affective touch, involving touch-sensitive C-tactile (CT) afferent nerve fibres, is integral to human development and well-being. Despite presume

Our paper on the influence of cultural context on neural (EEG) and self-reported measures of affective touch is finally out!
We report differences in how touch is evaluated across cultural contexts, and in cortical activation during touch processing 🧠👋

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Great morning at @thebraincharity.bsky.social on Monday with Maria Planes Alias, talking about the social side of pain. So much interest and great questions from the audience!

A joy to be part of @britishneuro.bsky.social "In touch with the body" event last wk, feat. mini talks & interactive demos. Audience was fantastic! Thanks to Jo from @painreliefteam.bsky.social for coming & @susannahcwalker.bsky.social for curating #BYOB events (meetings.bna.org.uk/BYOBLiverpool/)

Six days left to apply for this cool, interdisciplinary project!

Social safety learning in the context of pain at Liverpool John Moores University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Social safety learning in the context of pain at Liverpool John Moores University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded PhD studentship available at Liverpool John Moores University! Fantastic opportunity for people with a background in Psychology and/or Neuroscience who want to carry out laboratory research using innovative, interdisciplinary methods. Start date June 2025: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...