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Pascal Vrticka

@pvrticka.bsky.social

Associate Professor in Psychology @universityofessex.bsky.social (Colchester, UK) | PI of @soneatlab.bsky.social | fNIRS hyperscanning & structural and functional MRI | Attachment & caregiving in families & couples | TEDx speaker | https://pvrticka.com | πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­

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#Attachment #MythBusting #35: "Rewiring" our #brain to become more #secure

Yes, this is a thing, but it's not a "quick fix". The key is to enable our brain to build a (new) predictive model of #safety.

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@soneatlab.bsky.social @universityofessex.bsky.social

20.10.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bindungstypen: Wir kΓΆnnen Γ€ndern, wie wir lieben Bindungstypen: Welche BedΓΌrfnisse wir in Beziehungen haben, ist unterschiedlich. Das wird schon in der Kindheit geprΓ€gt. Aber: Er kann sich auch Γ€ndern.

Heute etwas Kurzes fΓΌr das deutschsprachige Publikum:

#Beziehungsstress

#Bindungstypen: Wir kΓΆnnen Γ€ndern, wie wir lieben

Beitrag von Deutschlandfunk Nova vom 09. Oktober 2025

www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/wie-...

@universityofessex.bsky.social @soneatlab.bsky.social

#Bindung #Attachment

11.10.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow... ☺️! Thank you so much for your positive feedback πŸ™πŸ». Greatly appreciated.

03.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😊 πŸ™πŸ». I'll get in touch!

19.09.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Somehow, the ticket link doesn't appear to work...

Here it is again: tickets.sheepcrm.com/oxpip/event/...

18.09.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am very much looking forward to my @oxpip.bsky.social online lecture on #Attachment and #Child #Development: From #Myths to Modern #Neuroscience.

πŸ“… 03 October 2025, 13:00-15:00

🎟️ Tickets are still available: tickets.sheepcrm.com/.../67ee7a6a...

It would be a great pleasure to see you there.

18.09.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New study from the @soneatlab.bsky.social:

Securely stressed: association between #attachment and empathic #stress in romantic couples

πŸ‘‰πŸ» doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Secure attachment can be both a βœ… resilience and a potential ⚠️ risk factor within romantic relationships under stress.

16.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Attachment #MythBusting #34: Attachment between #humans and #pets - is this a real thing?

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@universityofessex.bsky.social
@soneatlab.bsky.social

14.09.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Attachment #MythBusting #34: Attachment between #humans and #pets - is this a real thing?

πŸ‘‰ pvrticka.com/attachment-m...

@universityofessex.bsky.social
@soneatlab.bsky.social

14.09.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™πŸ». Such a fantastic line up of speakers. Very grateful and honoured about the invitation and the opportunity to speak. The whole #FLUX2025 conference (my first!) has been absolutely brilliant.

@fluxsociety.bsky.social

06.09.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
De Felice et al 2025: relational neuroscience, insights from hyperscanning

De Felice et al 2025: relational neuroscience, insights from hyperscanning

Flux 2025 symposium - is neural synchrony a developmental mechanism?

Flux 2025 symposium - is neural synchrony a developmental mechanism?

Looking fwd to our neural synchrony symposium today - & especially learning more from @pvrticka.bsky.social on synchrony in #fNIRS. For a preview check out an excellent 2025 review led by @saradefelice.bsky.social - join us 3pm in Hyde 1. 🧠 ⚑️ 🧠 #flux2025

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

06.09.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Now happening at #FLUX2025 @fluxsociety.bsky.social πŸ‘‡πŸ»

Interested in #fNIRS #hyperscanning in #parent #child dyads & #families?

Check out our posters & talk by my @soneatlab.bsky.social !

And do let me know if you want to meet for a chat 😊.

04.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come and find my @soneatlab.bsky.social (@universityofessex.bsky.social) at this years #FLUX2025 in #Dublin!

We are participating in 4 events, including a pre-conference workshop on #hyperscanning with @artinis.bsky.social, two #poster sessions by Ricky and Laura, and a symposium talk πŸ‘‡πŸ»

01.09.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ€”β“ How good is #AI when asked about the neurobiological basis of #attachment?

πŸ‘ŽπŸ»πŸ‘ŽπŸ»πŸ‘ŽπŸ» Very bad!

Don't rely on AI for such a complex and nuanced question. Instead, use resources based on real & recent scientific evidence - like my #Attachment #MythBusting series or #NAMA & #NAMDA.

πŸ‘‰πŸ» pvrticka.com

16.08.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Attachment MythBusting #33: #SexDifferences in Attachment

Yes, there are sex differences in attachment. But they are more complex than #PopPsychology suggests.

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@universityofessex.bsky.social
@soneatlab.bsky.social

15.08.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Attachment #MythBusting #32: The "Anxious-Avoidant Trap"

The internet is full of posts mentioning this trap, apparently one of the most common and challenging attachment combinations within close relationships. But what’s science telling us? Let’s have a closer look!

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12.08.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Developments in Attachment Research Abstract. Developments in Attachment Research explores the contributions of several research groups in developmental science that have shaped the study of

Robbie Duschinsky has written an #openaccess book on #attachment research in developmental psychology. How it started, how it changed, and how differently labs measure it. Overall thesis: attachment theory is not one unified paradigm. Check out this work of deep expertise.

29.07.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Attachment research gave some indication where we could start in trying to parent our seriously unwell daughter’ | BPS Robbie Duschinsky (University of Cambridge) reflects on parenting a profoundly unwell and disabled child whilst undertaking research and writing about attachment.

@robbieduschinsky.bsky.social , who is not an active poster on BlueSky, wrote this beautiful piece about being an #attachment researcher and a father of a child with severe #disability. Sharing for other parents www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

01.08.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Attachment #MythBusting #31 – #AttachmentTheory versus #Nonattachment in #Buddhism

Attachment theory and Buddhism - calling for β€œnonattachment” - don’t have anything in common. Or do they...?

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@universityofessex.bsky.social

24.07.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How do our brains and bodies support social learning in real time?

We take an ecological and multimodal neuroscience approach to study mutual prediction and social coordination when learning with others.

It took 5 full years for this one! Full open-access pre-print: osf.io/preprints/ps...

23.07.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you very much for the kind invitation. I had a great time in Dresden πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ.

05.07.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ResearchPlus: a manifesto for a new collaborative of universities - HEPI ResearchPlus unites leading research-focused UK universities to boost innovation, skills, and regional and national prosperity.

ResearchPlus - a new collaboration has been formed by 10 UK universities: "there is no collective voice or visibility for research-focused universities outside the Russell Group. Our collaboration seeks to address this & enable us to work better with each other & with existing groups"

30.06.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled to welcome @pvrticka.bsky.social to our #BΓΌhlerKolloquium! Looking forward to exploring his fascinating research.
Join us this Wednesday! @tudresden.bsky.social

30.06.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Join us for Dr. Pascal Vrticka’s talk on β€œSocial Neuroscience of Human Attachment: From Single-Person Epigenetics to Interpersonal Neural Synchrony” at the #BΓΌhlerkolloquium.

πŸ“… 02/07 @ 5 pm
πŸ“ FAL Room 158 and via Zoom
πŸ”— tu-dresden.de/mn/psycholog...

@tudresden.bsky.social @pvrticka.bsky.social

27.06.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Tina Malti @unileipzig.bsky.social
Guy Bosmans @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
Stefanie Hoehl @univie.ac.at
Tsachi Ein-Dor, Reichman University
Lars White @unibremen.bsky.social
Yours truly @universityofessex.bsky.social

26.06.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attendance will be possible in person and remotely (as listener only). Talk recordings will be made available for asynchronous viewing.

There will be many opportunities for early career researchers to share their work and to network - #posters, #talks, panel discussion, etc.

25.06.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Join us at the 5th #SocialNeuroscience of Human #Relationships, #Attachment and #Caregiving #Conference (#SNRAC2025) this summer! 🚨

TOPIC: #Trauma & #Resilience

πŸ‘‰ www.uni-bremen.de/en/klips-kjp...

Abstracts: 04/07. Register: 15/07.

#neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci #fNIRS

25.06.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰Celebrating 30 #Attachment #MythBusting postsπŸŽ‰

Which ones are your favourites? How did they change your view of attachment and how you use it? And what do you wish to read about next?

Let me know in the comments or in the Q & A Form at the bottom of my website: pvrticka.com/attachment-m....

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18.06.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰Celebrating 30 #Attachment #MythBusting postsπŸŽ‰

Which ones are your favourites? How did they change your view of attachment and how you use it? And what do you wish to read about next?

Let me know in the comments or in the Q & A Form at the bottom of my website: pvrticka.com/attachment-m....

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18.06.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Join us at the 5th #SocialNeuroscience of #Human #Relationships, #Attachment and #Caregiving #Conference - #SNRAC2025 - this summer! 🚨

Where: @unibremen.bsky.social
When: August 20-21, 2025

More information: www.uni-bremen.de/en/klips-kjp...

#Abstract submission & #registration by 04.07.2025

17.06.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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