Father of 2 | Professor | Director of the Physical Cognition lab @BirkbeckBabylab @BirkbeckUoL
London, England
Joined June 2018
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Applications open for Birkbeck’s MA/MSc Developmental Science & Neurodiversity—research-led, linked to the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development & Physical Cognition Lab. Curious? DM me. bbk.ac.uk/courses/postgradua… #DevSci #Neurodiversity #Masters #Psychology
!!! One week left to apply for the 3rd International Workshop on Naturalistic Experimentation of Child Development at Birkbeck, University of London (19–20 February 2026) !!!
with @EmilyDevNeuro @ekfarran @ProfSamWass @natashakirkham @DrJamieW
Join us: cbcd-necd.com/
⏰ Reminder: 20 days left to apply for the 3rd NECD Workshop (19–20 Feb 2026, London) on studying children in the wild.
A few places still open + travel awards for early-career researchers from underrepresented groups. Don’t miss it.
Apply now 👉 cbcd-necd.com/
Happy to announce that @BirkbeckBabylab will hold the third International Workshop on Naturalistic Experimentation of Child Development (CBCD-NECD) on February 19-20, 2026. There is new content and it's open for everyone! To apply👉cbcd-necd.co.uk
Sorry, change in the website address. To apply: cbcd-necd.com
The workshop will include @EmilyDevNeuro, @ProfSamWass, @DrJamieW, @natashakirkham, @ekfarran, and myself. If you joined us previously, you are warmly encouraged to return. Beside the new content, there will be ample opportunity to share and discuss your research.
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.@GiSerino & @OOssmy (2025) reviewed embodied cogn during infant play and argue that the next step must be testing causality which is essential for the future of early education, policy, and intervention programmes #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa.70033 @Birkbeckbabylab
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I’d like to invite you to my Inaugural Lecture @BirkbeckUoL next Thursday 🚀
“Prisoners of Gravity: How Gravity Shapes Our Brain and Behaviour”
📅 5 June 2025
📍 In-person & online
🔗 Register here:
bbk.ac.uk/events/event/49193…
@bbkpsychology @BirkbeckScience
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Excited our paper on shared neural correlates of interference control and response inhibition in adolescence and young adulthood is out in the special issue of Neuropsychologia honouring John Duncan! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @bbkpsychology @lrjpalmer @BirkbeckBabylab @Psychunimelb
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On Thurs 5th June, 6-9pm Prof @ElisaRFerre will be giving her inaugural lecture on 'Prisoners of Gravity: How Gravity Shapes our Brain and Behaviour. Please join us in-person or online. Book via the events system. @BirkbeckUoL @BirkbeckScience
The programme is strongly linked to the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development @bbkpsychology @Psych_BBK @BirkbeckBabylab @cbulgarelli01 @natashakirkham @emma_meaburn @EmilyDevNeuro @PaolaPinti @AdamTTierney @ElisaRFerre @marielsmith008 @vlstclair @danieljamesyon
Applications are still open to our MA/MSc Programme in Developmental Science and Neurodiversity! If you are a graduate of psychology/related discipline or soon-to-be, this is a great opportunity to learn cutting-edge contemporary developmental research - bbk.ac.uk/courses/postgradua…
Applications are still open to our MA/MSc Programme in Developmental Science and Neurodiversity! If you are a graduate of psychology/related discipline or soon-to-be, this is a great opportunity to learn cutting-edge contemporary developmental research - bbk.ac.uk/courses/postgradua…
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Exciting paid research opportunity! Come and work with us on brain development using EEG in the Jones’ lab next academic year @EmilyDevNeuro @BirkbeckBabylab @DivDevSci @Respect4neurod 🧠〰️👶
Applications are now open for the Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program for the 2025–26 academic year. The SURFiN program aims to spark and sustain interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students who have not had access to research opportunities. The paid fellowships will run from Sept 2025 - May 2026. Deadline to apply: May 1. For more info: bit.ly/4l2YAlY
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Congratulations to Dr Daniel Yon from @bbkpsychology, whose forthcoming book, 'A Trick of the Mind: How the Brain Invents Your Reality', has been highlighted by @penguinrandom as a highly anticipated title release in 2025 🥳 Read more: ow.ly/XiB450UQmNL
We were recently asked what we do in the lab—so we opened a new ongoing-projects page on our site: physicalcoglab.co.uk/s-proje…—check it out! If you’d like to know more, collaborate, or just give your child a really fun hour that also helps science, feel free to contact us..
Are you a graduate of psychology/related discipline or soon-to-be? Check out our MA/MSc Programme in Developmental Science and Neurodiversity! The programme is closely linked to London's CBCD and exposes you to cutting-edge contemporary research -bbk.ac.uk/courses/postgradua…
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Day 3 Flight 2: Took off after 2h weather delay, but we made it! EEG and post flightMRI data collected successfully. Weightlessness is always amazing! Thanks to @esa for supporting our research!
@AirZeroG
@BirkbeckUoL @BirkbeckScience @bbkpsychology
@AntwerpU
@ELGRA_space
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The best way to remember experiment instructions in weightlessness? Keep it simple, break it down, and use clear markers... on your hand! 🚀
#ParabolicFlight #Weightlessness
@AirZeroG
@BirkbeckUoL @BirkbeckScience @bbkpsychology
Amazing. Truly amazing.
Day 3 Flight 2: Took off after 2h weather delay, but we made it! EEG and post flightMRI data collected successfully. Weightlessness is always amazing! Thanks to @esa for supporting our research!
@AirZeroG
@BirkbeckUoL @BirkbeckScience @bbkpsychology
@AntwerpU
@ELGRA_space
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Join us on 14 November for the first talk in the Critical AI 2024 Seminar Series: "Can ChatGPT Think?" with Dr. Alex Grzankowski 💻🧠
Dr. Grzankowski examines whether contemporary AI systems such as ChatGPT are thinking and reasoning or are mere mimics: ow.ly/XhEs50TTcOK
ALT Can ChatGPT Think? Partn1 of the Critical AI 2024 Seminar Series. 14 November 2024, 18:00-19:30, Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Sq, Book your free ticket online