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Heida Maria Sigurdardottir

@heidasigurdar.bsky.social

Cognitive (Neuro)scientist. Professor and Head of Dept. of Psych. Uni. of Iceland. PI of the Icelandic Vision Lab (visionlab.is). I like brains and lipstick. Weird is good. Alt account: @icevislab.bsky.social

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None of my work is done, but I sure am.

None of my work is done, but I sure am.

Sick day 6. Inbox 139. Patience 0. Complaints uttered 8 (read this one rotated 90ยฐ). #sick #booooo #bored #boredbored #borkbork

14.02.2026 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our position paper on the #FIN
The neural basis of our mindโ€™s eye: clinical and neuroimaging evidence converge on a distributed brain network organized around the #Fusiform_Imagery_Node (FIN) in the left fusiform gyrus.
#Neuroscience #Neuroimaging #CognitiveNeurology #MentalImagery #Aphantasia

13.02.2026 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸคŒ ๐Ÿง€ ๐ŸคŒ โ˜•๏ธ ๐ŸคŒ

13.02.2026 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know, best news I have heard all week! Glad to spread the joy!

13.02.2026 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been sick for a week, and the emails keep piling up. So most definitely.

13.02.2026 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am waiting for them to tell me that emails are super bad for you and should be immediately banned for the sake of public health.

13.02.2026 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*to my benefit? Whatever, this is _not_ cognitive decline!

13.02.2026 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I forgot alt-text, sorry! The claim is that cheese and coffee reduce the risk of dementia. I refuse to check sources as believing this is in my benefit.

13.02.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And all this time I was conducting cognitive enhancement therapy? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Also 50 grams are rookie numbers, I will be so anti-demented, you have no idea! #cheese #coffee

13.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I love NYC, and I would love to be back one day. I am kind of hoping that the U.S. will fix its politics soon though so I can return ๐Ÿ’”

05.02.2026 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I use AI. I find it immensely helpful. I have however recently realized that it takes away my voice in some sense. This is a thought-provoking piece.

03.02.2026 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deadline in 3 days (Thursday 5th) to apply for a PhD with me and @ktsetsos.bsky.social at Trinity College Dublin in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience / neuro-AI. Please share!

02.02.2026 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I realized, so I was forced to finish writing it ๐Ÿ˜ญ

03.02.2026 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The rest of this grant proposal is left as an exercise to the reader to exert their imagination.

02.02.2026 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal Complaints over โ€˜price increasesโ€™ and open access models spur UKย institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement

And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess

22.01.2026 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 106    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I truly hope that he will simply be removed from office due to his obvious mental decline.

24.01.2026 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah let's check what Orange Demented Man has said and done today. Aha, I see that he is mixing my country #Iceland with the one next door, Greenland. Lovely, lovely. Cool cool cool cool cool.

21.01.2026 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Terrible news from my alma mater, Brown University ๐Ÿ’” This is absolutely gut wrenching.

America, I feel for you and I am so sorry about what is happening to you all.

#brownuniversity

14.12.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gott. Mjรถg gott.

27.11.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain โ€˜instrumentalโ€™ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.

This is the power of vaccines.

The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.

Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

27.11.2025 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4850    ๐Ÿ” 1847    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 135

Doctoral defenses are such a joyous occasion, let alone when the new Ph.D. is one of my own. Congratulations dear Anton ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š It was a pleasure to work with you -- my colleage and my friend ๐Ÿค—

25.11.2025 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š Nature did most if the work

16.11.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†โœจ๏ธโœจ๏ธโœจ๏ธ

16.11.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Heiรฐa Marรญa stargazing

Heiรฐa Marรญa stargazing

Iceland, you are beautiful sometimes, I will give you that #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights

16.11.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah no, this was just a stupid joke based on your ducking comment ๐Ÿ™ƒ And to be boring, kind is a sheep yes, but also just an old name for creature, so รณkind is some kind (hah!) of uncreature. Maybe same as e.g. mankind (human creature).

12.11.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*ducks and non-ducks* ๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿฆ†

11.11.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In case you don't know already, the journal Open Mind has a Bluesky account that automatically posts new papers:
@openmindjournal.bsky.social

The journal is diamond open access (free to read, free to publish) thanks to the support of MIT Press, Harvard Library, & MIT Library.

24.10.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Confidence Man - SO WHAT (Official Video)
YouTube video by ConfidenceManVEVO Confidence Man - SO WHAT (Official Video)

I saw Confidence Man a couple of years ago at Primavera Sound in Madrid and have been kind of obsessed with them since. They played in crazy rain which got the next festival day cancelled. I also might have a slight celebrity crush on Bones ๐Ÿ˜…
youtu.be/fNOjwocNmFw?... #confidenceman #music 29/N

24.10.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Confidence Man - SO WHAT (Official Video)
YouTube video by ConfidenceManVEVO Confidence Man - SO WHAT (Official Video)

I saw Confidence Man a couple of years ago at Primavera Sound in Madrid and have been kind of obsessed with them since. They played in crazy rain which got the next festival day cancelled. I also might have a slight celebrity crush on Bones ๐Ÿ˜…
youtu.be/fNOjwocNmFw?... #confidenceman #music 29/N

24.10.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

can a dermal regenerator fix a leather couch

27.09.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 309    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4