Tessa Blanken

Announcement that the applications are open for the third Amsterdam Complexity School on Climate Change, with speakers including Clare Farrell, Ben Franta, Julia Steinberger, Vítor Vasconcelos, and Rachel Donald, with more to come!

We are beyond excited to announce that the applications are now open for the third Amsterdam Complexity School on Climate Change!

Come visit a beautiful city, hear from world-renowned experts, and work with passionate individuals on challenges related to climate change.

More info: acscc.nl

Figure compares path symmetry and asymmetry with graphs showing 'Path I' and 'Path II' and 'Underlying parameter change in a (e.g. a stressor)'. There are diagrams showing healthy to ill state changes, with 'Path I' and 'Path II'.

Integrating complexity theory into mental health research may reveal unique resilience dynamics and inform more effective, individualized interventions.

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Path Asymmetry in Complex Dynamic Systems of Psychopathology This article illustrates the assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology and calls for the development of dynamical systems of mental illness that incorporate asymmetry.

Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳

Wrapping up the European Insomnia Network meeting in Amsterdam! Two days of insightful talks, engaging round tables, beautiful posters and plenty of socialising on the topic of insomnia- forming new collaborations across Europe. What a supportive and engaging community to be part of!

I'm excited to share a new preprint with @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom!

We discuss the striking (implicit) assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology, which is misaligned with complex dynamical systems.

More here: osf.io/preprints/os...

Against Language Barriers: A Call to Protect International Education in Dutch Academia

An open letter supporting the international bachelor’s psychology programs threatened for cuts. Proceeding with these cuts would damage some of the most important and impactful psychology departments globally. #supportdutchpsychology

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Cutting international bachelor programs threatens psychological science » Eiko Fried Two days ago, four Dutch universities announced discontinuing their English-speaking psychology bachelor programs (1, 2). I will briefly explain (1) how this decision came to be, (2) why this is such ...

Four large Dutch universities, including Leiden University where I work, have decided to throw international psychology bachelor programs under the bus in an effort to appease the rightwing government.

Here's my blog why this is a terrible idea.

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LOEWE-Zentrum DYNAMIC Das LOEWE-Zentrum DYNAMIC erforscht neue Wege der Diagnostik und Behandlung psychischer Erkrankungen mithilfe dynamischer Netzwerkmodelle.

Highlights in Network Science and Mental Disorders!
I’ve been fascinated by the application of network analysis in mental disorder research, particularly in exploring brain connectivity networks and symptom networks. Currently, we’re part of a large consortium called DYNAMIC www.dynamic-center.net,

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

"Officials halted midstream a training workshop for junior scientists, called off a workshop on adolescent learning minutes before it was to begin, and canceled meetings of two advisory councils."

It could've been telegraphed in advance. The fear, uncertainty, chaos, and disruption are the point.

R Color Palette Finder The ultimate tool for finding the perfect color palette for data visualization with R and paletteer. Explore over 2000 palettes, see them in action on various charts, simulate color blindness, and exp...

I was today years old when I found this gem of a web app to explore 2500+ color palettes for R:

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@claires012345.bsky.social !

Wat vindt NRC | Een Haags compromis dat onderwijs en onderzoek hard raakt Onderwijsbegroting

In het regeerakkoord staat 85 keer het woord ‘innovatie’. Woorden zijn goedkoop, blijkt weer eens. De bezuinigingen die met het akkoord over de onderwijsbegroting overeind blijven, raken vooral de universiteiten hard. https://buff.ly/4iEx9xJ

Reduced budget cuts still ‘disastrous’ for Dutch universities Agreement between coalition and opposition parties to reduce budget cuts does little to assuage sector leaders’ fears

Headlines are often a bit exaggerated. But this one is sadly spot on 🔥

The reduced budget cuts are indeed still *DISASTROUS* for Dutch universities. (And for Dutch economy and society and young researchers) 🤯

#highered @woinactie.bsky.social

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Het bezuinigingsakkoord is nog erger dan verwacht.

Een historische blunder om meer dan €1,2 miljard te bezuinigen op de toekomst van ons land.

Oppositie had een unieke kans, maar CDA, CU, SGP & JA21 helpen liever het kabinet dan het onderwijs uit de brand.

I highly recommend reading this thought-provoking critique of the 'tipping point' concept and its utility in promoting ambitious climate action 🌍👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Graph of the day. For those wondering whether the over-performing Dutch universities need more or (even) less funding. This red line is the government investment per student. More, not less, funding is needed.

#DoeHetNiet @woinactie.bsky.social

source: @universiteitennl.bsky.social

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Wat vindt NRC | De bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs zijn kortzichtig Hoger onderwijs

Hoofdcommentaar NRC. Nogmaals - er is buiten de coalitiepartijen vrijwel niemand te vinden die deze bezuinigingen een goed idee vindt.

De bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs zijn kortzichtig www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/...

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Amazing, congratulations Ann!! 🥂

For the lovely 🦋 folks: #postdoc jobs:

We have exciting post doc positions open in the U of Amsterdam's interdisciplinary research priority area "Human(e) AI".

Applicants from eg communication, law, logic, and philosophy welcome!

🗓️: deadline December 13

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Network analysis: An overview for mental health research Network approaches to psychopathology have become increasingly common in mental health research, with many theoretical and methodological developments quickly gaining traction. This article illustrat...

Our long didactic paper on #network analysis, written with many of the amazing scientists that work in the field is finally out in IJMPR and open access ! It was a long and collaborative effort two years in the making, but, it was worth it! Please repost onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

✨ So proud of this special issue and deeply grateful for my wonderful co-editors, all contributions at the workshop by participants, and the amazing resulting papers in the special issue. Check it out! You will not be disappointed, I promise 😊

Met Amsterdam Young Academy spreken we ons uit over het afgelaste nationale protest tegen de bezuinigingen in het hoger onderwijs. "Het afgelasten van de demonstratie was de wereld op zijn kop."

Maar we zullen de stilte doorbreken, tot 25 november in Den Haag 🟥!

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One of the things I appreciated most about this project was the collaboration: working together with colleagues from different backgrounds and disciplines to translate clinically meaningful questions into methodological designs. Thanks a lot to the entire team!

Using network analysis we go beyond depression severity and focus on the specific role that symptoms may play. Taking the interdependencies between symptoms into account, we could reveal three symptoms to be uniquely predictive of remission: retardation, hypochondriasis, and suicidality.

Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy outcome: A network analysis approach Objective While electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of major depressive disorder is effective, individual response is variable and difficult to predict. These difficulties may in part .....

Paper out on how baseline depressive symptoms relate to remission after electorconvulsive therapy. Using network analysis, we take into account that symptoms themselves are related -allowing to identify symptoms that uniquely and directly relate to remission.

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AMAZING and well deserved, congratulations! Such a BIG fan of your work and looking forward to see what’s next. ✨