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Cognitive (neuro)scientist, Transhumanist. Assistant Professor @LeidenPsy. He/him

Leiden, Netherlands
Joined June 2020
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
How can early adverse experiences continue to impact mental (and physical) health across the lifetime? Our new paper out today in PNAS highlights obesity, inflammation, and trauma related pathways linking childhood maltreatment to adult brain structure. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
Just accepted at @SfNJournals JNeuro – our paper entitled “The age of reason: Functional brain network development during childhood.” Talking about it at #Flux2022 today at 3:30, virtually. Ask me questions on Twitter, 🧵 details below!
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
Academic friends — a 🧵about recording lectures. This semester, for the first time ever, I used “lecture capture” to record the lectures for my large undergraduate class, and I posted the recordings to our course Canvas site. 1/x
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
We are hiring a research technician! Official job ad forthcoming soon, but in the meantime please RT and share with your outstanding students! DM or email me with questions! @SFN_Philly #neurotwitter #neuroscience
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1/ Theories of Consciousness – out now in @NatRevNeurosci. In this review (and mild manifesto), Tim Bayne & I survey the current landscape of theories of consciousness (ToCs), examine how they relate to each other and to empirical data … nature.com/articles/s41583-0…
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Test-retest and repositioning effects of white matter microstructure measurements in selected white matter tracts based on a latent variable SEM with hemispheric indicators. Out now in Neuroimage: Reports. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
“Brain charts for the human lifespan” now out in @Nature: nature.com/articles/s41586-0… Celebrating the result of 200+ people putting their 🧠🧠🧠together (120,000+ of them!) to brain charts across the lifespan. With @jakob_seidlitz @SimonWhite83 @edbullmore @Aaron_A_B
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New paper: Psychopathological networks: Theory, methods and practice 🥳doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.… In this review we discuss and shed light on not only cross-sectional, but especially temporal psychological networks and their methodological challenges! 🧵1/6
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
My latest in the WSJ based on Allyson Mackey and colleagues beautiful Nature Neuroscience Review paper. Good science that shows why programs supporting early childhood are so crucial. wsj.com/articles/what-childr…
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
🎉 Preprint Alert 🎉 “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Longitudinal Models” Feeling slightly overwhelmed by longitudinal methods and the sheer variety of options for modeling change over time. DON’T PANIC, we’ve got just the thing for you! w/ @24michelle @flourn0 @drkatemills @jennDSN
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Longitudinal Models: A Primer on Model Selection for Repeated-Measures Methods zpr.io/F9rfsRRYrAPZ
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
Native youth have stood on the frontlines of defending our land, water, and rights. This #GivingTuesday we’re launching a new, national scholarship for LGBTQ+ Indigenous youth in partnership with @BoldDotOrg to support and affirm these — our brothers and sisters! #Indigenize

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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
In our new preprint out in @bioRxiv, we show that variability in fMRI-based proxies of neuroplasticity predicts individual differences in adults' learning! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… @ally_mackey & I are so excited to finally share this rich dataset + some fascinating results! 🧵⬇️
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
We are proud to announce the first-of-its-kind scholarship for #Indigenous #LGBTQ+ youth to use in high school, college, graduate school, and/or trade school. By supporting our LGBTQ+ brothers & sisters through their teenage and early adult years, we can indigenize our future!
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay 7/365! Last week, we launched a first of its kind scholarship for #LGBTQ+ Indigenous Youth. We’re $750 short of our weekly goal. Join our Board Members @ClassicCK @charitieropati @KiannaPete and others in reaching our weekly goal by giving today ✊🏽

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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
Sooooooo ... it looks like this can be pre-ordered now :). Huge thanks to @AdelaIsvoranu @SachaEpskamp and the gang for the hard work on this. routledge.com/Network-Psycho…
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
We're proud to announce today, on #IndigenousPeoplesDay and #NationalComingOutDay a brand-new scholarship in partnership with @BoldDotOrg for Native American LGBTQ+ youth! Learn more about this scholarship at give.woapefoundation.org/com…
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
Today, over a few hours, we’ll be announcing our new website, new programs, and updates on our projects from the past year. To start, we recommend reading this article on how Columbus Day is rooted in oppression and Indigenous Peoples’ Day in empowerment. apple.news/AGgXCAcYvQWyn_HFR…
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Ivan Simpson-Kent, PhD retweeted
I was so fortunate to chat with @dsquintana and @jamesheathers on the amazing @hertzpodcast. Grateful for the opportunity to share some of these ideas on sample diversity. Feedback welcome! everythinghertz.com/141
.@SakSGhai asks: "Why do we keep caveating cross-cultural psychology?" everythinghertz.com/141
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