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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

@sjblakemore.bsky.social

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Professor of Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge, FBA FMedSci FRS. Adolescent brain development. Views my own. Book: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1784161349

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@rogierk.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 7:13 AMReposted by @sjblakemore.bsky.social

Last week we got together with the BEAM team at @cubriccardiff.bsky.social for our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded study on how brain development trajectories in 22q.11 deletion syndrome may help us understand the neurodevelopmental challenges some children face #WMHD2026 @sjblakemore.bsky.social

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@olejensen.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:38 AMReposted by @sjblakemore.bsky.social

Exciting Associate Professor opportunity in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, with access to state-of-the-art neuroimaging and stimulation at OHBA/OxCIN: MEG, OPM, 3T/7T MRI, TUS, TMS & more.

Please share! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSQ831/a...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:01 PM

I’m on sabbatical this year, and am very happy to be spending time thinking, reading and writing in this beautiful library @stjohnsox.bsky.social

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@rogierk.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 7:33 AMReposted by @sjblakemore.bsky.social

Exactly this. Make yourself and your work easily findable. Yes, also if you are just starting - Perhaps you gave an impressive talk or an exciting poster, and I want to know more, invite you to something, or recommend you to a colleague. I can't count the number of times I just gave up & moved on

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 6:56 AM

This new policy is evidence-based and is likely to improve road safety

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:52 AM

AUTHORS: Emma Kilford* Sophie Fielmann* Tlangelani Baloyi Gabriele Chierchia May Conley Kathleen Kahn Dr Bianca Moffett Julia Pozuelo Tholene Sodi Alan Stein Stephen Tollman Sarah-Jayne Blakemore DoBAt & Ebikolwa Consortium

STIMULI: abcdstudy.org/scientists/a...
DATA/CODE: osf.io/ws3td/overview

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:52 AM

The 131-image Limpopo facial emotion stimulus set showed high agreement in recognition of the intended emotions and is openly available for researchers. We hope this resource will help support more culturally relevant and ecologically valid research in sub-Saharan Africa.

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:52 AM

Most research on facial emotion recognition has relied on predominantly Western (WEIRD) samples and stimuli. We validated a set of facial expressions using photographs of models of Black African descent (the RADIATE stimuli), with ratings from students at the University of Limpopo, South Africa.

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 6:52 AM

New paper! By brilliant Emma Kilford and Sophie Fielmann and others - a great collaboration between researchers in South Africa, Uganda, UK and US.

The Limpopo Facial Emotion Stimulus Set: Locally Validated Stimuli for Emotion Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

Thread👇

psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

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@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 3:54 PM

If you’re interested in relevant evidence, I wrote about some of it in this article

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 3:54 PM

Rules include: 🚗New drivers under the age of 24, can have no more than one passenger in the car, aged between 14 to 20 years between 11.00 pm and 6.00 am. 🚗This rule will apply for the first six months after passing test. 🚗Passenger restrictions will not apply for immediate family members.

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 3:54 PM

Next month, Northern Ireland will introduce graduated drivers licenses for newly qualified young drivers. Many of us have argued for graduated drivers licences across the UK because evidence suggests they will reduce crashes and save lives.

www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/gra...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 9:59 AM

As I write in my article, there has been some progress in particular England case judgements in the past few years

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 9:14 AM

Brain postdoctoral fellowships (clinical and non-clinical) - open now for applications

guarantorsofbrain.org/grants/post-...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 9:08 AM

www.the-scientist.com/wellcome-s-5...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 8:48 AM

Many of us have been making the same arguments for 20 years (since the brain development data became irrefutable), but very little has changed in England and Wales

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 9:12 PMReposted by @sjblakemore.bsky.social

Last year, I was honoured to give the Huttenlocher Lecture at the @fluxsociety.bsky.social conference. Over the past year, I’ve been writing it into a paper:

The developing adolescent brain: Implications for youth justice and children in criminal proceedings

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 9:12 PM

Last year, I was honoured to give the Huttenlocher Lecture at the @fluxsociety.bsky.social conference. Over the past year, I’ve been writing it into a paper:

The developing adolescent brain: Implications for youth justice and children in criminal proceedings

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 9:53 AM

PhD studentship at Exeter!

Unraveling Moral Injury in Eating Disorders in Young Adults
Supervisor Professor Larysa Zasiekina, Department of Psychology, University of Exeter

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

@sjblakemore.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 3:40 PM

Saw these interview jokes on Twitter many years ago and kept them... Twitter was often a joyful place before it went batshit

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