Dr Jud Lowes

Amazing sunrise swim this morning

Photo of a misty sunrise over Loch Earn

Same shot as 1 but the sun has broken through the clouds

Reflections of fluffy clouds over Loch Earn early morning

Starting a PhD? You probably feel you know nothing.
That's OK. Everyone else feels the same.
Ask lots of questions.
#PhDchat #PHDForum

So sorry to hear about Hal but glad he got to enjoy a kind and loving home for the short time he was with you

Distinct neural processing underlying visual face and object perception in dyslexia Developmental dyslexia is a disorder marked by difficulties in reading, spelling, and connecting sounds to written language. The high-level visual dys…

Excited to share a new article from @icevislab.bsky.social! In a sample of over 60 people, we found distinct neural differences underlying object and face recognition in dyslexia. These findings highlight crucial domain-general visual processes that may contribute to word reading challenges.

Interesting to read this as a prosopagnosia researcher! Also your uncanny valley too. We have a study on that at the minute too😊

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Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87 Working first with his wife Jane, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150 books

I loved reading Allan Ahlberg book to our babies, especially Peepo. A genius. bookshttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/31/allan-ahlberg-beloved-childrens-author-dies-aged-87?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Image shows the front page of Scottish newspaper The National with a photo of Trump and the headline “Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland

Join us on August 22nd in collaboration with CSBBCS and SPARK Society for a free online webinar on finding postdoc opportunities!
Visit the following link to register for the event: shorturl.at/BVPtC
We hope to see you there!!
Please note that the meeting will be held exclusively in English.

Second learning an instrument. I play the fiddle genuinely badly in slow session with other mid life learners. Husband calls us the Dead Cats club when we practice at our house 🙉. It’s so fun. Also joining a community choir was amazing! Love that too.

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

It is, thank you

Glasgow making Newcastle United fans welcome today by crowning the Duke of Wellington with a black and white cone (it usually wears an orange and white cone). Seagull is taking a rest on his horse Copenhagen’s head 😂

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Oh my gosh, this illustration. Yes. This is my life. The second any of these people changes their hair, I'm toast.

Women are lagging behind on AI but they can catch up Curiosity, experimentation and learning are crucial if women are to shape the future of work

Counterpoint: Women are ahead of the curve on knowing AI is bullshit.

www.ft.com/content/7f0f...

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

😂 She sounds like a great woman!

Photo of Senator Alex Padilla, being handcuffed on the ground after approaching Sec. Kristi Noem.

This is disgusting.

If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?

📢"Aphantasia as a functional disconnection"! in TICS
A disconnection between the Fusiform Imagery Node (FIN) & the left PFC may explain retained memory for objects, despite lacking subjective imagery in aphantasics.
left PFC, awareness, attention network...🧵
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCs3_V1r-...

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

New attractiveness research reveals surprising preference for femininity in men’s faces A new study finds that people across cultures and sexual orientations generally prefer feminine facial features—even in men. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the appeal of masculine male faces and highlight how identity shapes perceptions of attractiveness.

New attractiveness research reveals surprising preference for femininity in men’s faces

For anyone in the memory field, an incredible summary and tribute to Endel Tulving from Gus Craik. Read it for the writing alone.

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Practical Vision Science Amazon.com: Practical Vision Science: 9781032691121: Balas, Benjamin: Books

Random self-promotion, but my hands-on #VisionScience textbook is available for <$50 at the moment! If you're excited about using analog demos of visual phenomena in your classroom, it's a great time to snag a copy! #STEMed

Please distribute: PhD Position in Visual Perception -- joint opportunity in Iceland and Switzerland #visionscience #cogsci #neuroskyence #psychscisky #phd #academia

It’s not going to stop with Harvard though is it?