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Professor of Neuroscience & Mental Health @UniofReading. Research Director @Autism_UoR. Working on autism, social cognition, & scalable neuroscience.

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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
5 months
It's finally here! Looking forward to two days of immersion in facial expressions research from around the world at Reading Emotions 2025 https://t.co/SxtcwfSXBP #ReadEmo25
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Reading Emotions* is a research interest group, bringing together affective neuroscientists and researchers in psychopathology at the University of Reading, and our collaborators in the UK and...
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
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There are a few misconceptions about autism and empathy in the public discourse. It was great to be part of this @bbcworldservice podcast in trying to dispel some of these notions - alongwith colleagues across the world.
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Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy.
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
8 months
A job bonanza for #psychology and #neuroscience academics- to join our thriving department @UniRdg_Psych ! We are looking to recruit one Professor and up to 3 Assistant Professors in Psychology/Neuroscience - please spread the word! https://t.co/ipyNDvvwv4 https://t.co/MvAtXrHk5g
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Cansu Ogulmus
1 year
Just published! ๐ŸŽ‰Thrilled to share my #PhD research on how watching others take on challenges can spark a desire to push your own limits. #motivation Grateful to my co-authors Dr Ying Lee, @bhismadev and @KouMurayama for their invaluable contributions. https://t.co/VR4Cp62UEL
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Ludovica Serratrice
1 year
Job advert! Two new lectureships (assistant professorships) in #psychology (developmental, social, or forensic) at @UniofReading. Apply here by 16th September - Please RT ๐Ÿ™ https://t.co/jMJSnV6zfz
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
1 year
The PhD is a special and unique journey, and there's so much more to each PhD story than what's written in theses and papers. Thrilled to be part of these journeys and to celebrate their culmination with @simonbrett1294 and @CansuOgulmus
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Anastasia Christakou ๐Ÿ’™
1 year
July will be a momentous month in the UK. There's a general election, and not one, but TWO posts in our core team. - Remember to vote on the 4th - Apply for a @UniRdg_CINN dream job by the 15th https://t.co/3L1b75GxK9
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
1 year
Thrilled and proud to celebrate the #MRCMillenniumMedal award to the one and only @sbaroncohen!
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
1 year
Are you interested in #autism and #sleep? Come work with @TeresaTavassoli and myself at @Autism_UoR on an exciting collaboration project with the NHS. Apply by July 15th.
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
Time for the annual #emotion science meeting in the UK! Delighted to announce that Reading Emotions 2024 is now open for registrations (link in post below). Our theme this year is Resilience, and the meeting is chaired by the inimitable @ProfNDerakshan. #ReadEmo24 @UniRdg_Psych
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Prof Nazanin Derakshan
2 years
Register NOW for #ReadEmo24 free ONLINE event (link below๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡) to hear how scientists and practitioners are bringing step change research on resilience to the forefront of everyday life using AI, neuroscience, clinical science and oncology @UniRdg_CINN @CarienvanReekum @bhismadev
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
So happy to see this important work in print after a brilliiant effort by the @CAASDproject team. Predictive processing in language and music in autistic &non-autistic individuals in Mandarin (tonal) and English(non-tonal) speaking samples.
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Fang Liu
2 years
Predictive processing of music and language in autism is largely dependent on individual differences in musical, linguistic, and cognitive abilities. Co-authored by the wonderful @jiahoongong #EUFunded @ERC_Research
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
Dan at @UniRdg_Psych a few years ago, when he spent a week with us interacting with mere mortals. I can't recall having a bigger fanboy moment. Rest well, Dan.
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
The second paper from the brilliant team of Bobby Jertberg, @SanderBegeer @dutcharc & Erik van den Burg showing that age - and not #autism- is a significant predictor of multisensory integration of speech stimuli in a large sample (N=869)
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Autistic adults were as susceptible to the McGurk/MacDonald illusion (a form of multisensory integration) as non-autistic ones. The effect occurred more with age for both groups. They showed similar...
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Adil Khan
2 years
2 postdoc positions in my lab @ King's College London @dev_neuro. Please apply if you'd like to understand neural circuits of cognition in mice, using 2p, 3p imaging, holographic optostim, flexible behaviour & more! Please RT! Links https://t.co/yPArQiOJ1z https://t.co/EmRTv4c165
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CentreForAutism
2 years
We are launching our Supermarket E-guide on 23rd April! We are inviting those working in #retail to learn about how to make supermarkets more sensory #inclusive. For more information and to book, see our website: https://t.co/pRM1r2tvbH
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
Academic job alert, please RT. We are looking for a new colleague in developmental psychology to join us on a permanent position (US equivalent: Tenure-track Assistant Prof). Apply by 21st April. https://t.co/ohQjasQILf #jobs #psychology
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
Delighted to share the first publication with the stellar team of @SanderBegeer, @dutcharc, & Erik Van der Burg - led by the brilliant Bobby Jertberg. We found that perception of synchrony was not essential for multisensory integration in a McGurk task.
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Scientific Reports - Perception of temporal synchrony not a prerequisite for multisensory integration
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
Celebrating the culmination of an epic doctoral journey across two continents and a pandemic - with the star student @simonbrett1294, examiners @eva_loth & @CManningPhD and co-supervisor @liz_pellicano. @UniRdg_PhD. We are on point with the background messaging.
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Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social
2 years
Interesting and important new paper on social touch perception in autistic adults.
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Manuel Mello
2 years
Excited to share our new article in @journalautism featuring an investigation of social touch experiences in autistic and non-autistic adults: https://t.co/2MRz9gk4Bv
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