Ellen Roche

Title: "The Goalposts keep moving: who gets to 'futureproof' their children?"

"If you haven't been living under a rock, you've probably seen the flood of headlines and hot takes about raising kids in the age of AI..."

"For years, those of us in early childhood have been shouting into the voice that play is not optional enrichment..."

Powerful new commentary from thorbiie.bsky.social & @iheomairuka.bsky.social in @the74.bsky.social "Let us be clear: Agency in child-rearing is not a Silicon Valley innovation It is ancient wisdom..." www.the74million.org/article/the-...

Screenshot of journal article “Adenosine signaling drives antidepressant actions of ketamine & ECT”

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Screenshot from section of paper describing tests to confirm mPFC as essential for effects

👀 New @nature.com paper from Chenyu Yue, Na Wang & co identifies adenosine signaling in mPFC as a shared underlying mechanism of action in both ketamine and ECT, and thus a potential therapeutic target for depression. Super interesting read! 🐁 ⚡️

Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely (and on X) so all applicants can benefit 😀. If you are mentoring please do add your name!
#clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

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So many things to be concerned about. Here’s one more!

Based on everything we know about infant development, we should be exceedingly cautious about letting our littlest play with generative AI toys & bots. If you agree please sign & share our scientific statement: gsolen.ucsd.edu/position-sta...

Interpersonal Synchrony in Autism - PubMed Across domains, synchrony is present but reduced or atypical in individuals with ASD during interactions with individuals with typical development (TD). Atypical synchrony may reflect the contribution...

Rounding out our #flux2025 neural synchrony symposium - Kathryn McNaughton will share findings (with chair Elizabeth Redcay) across behavioral synchrony & neural similarity using fMRI in both typically developing and ASD adolescents. Join us at 3 in Hyde 1!

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I’m excited to meet you in person please say hello!

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

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

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Distinct depreciation and threat trajectories for learning and emotional development

Emotion regulation findings after threat paradigm

Middle insula findings after threat x caregiver fMRI task

Fantastic talk on differential pathways of threat and deprivation across brain and behavioral outcomes from childhood > adolescence from Margaret Sheridan. Many open questions on how plasticity actually works. #flux2025

Sensitive periods for microbiota development

Studies of germ-free mice

Cross-species studies of associations between microbiome and social behavior

John Cryan’s microbiota-social cognition talk was a revelation and made me want to eat some sauerkraut and give some to all my neighbors. 🥦 🫐 🧠 🍏 🥬 @jfcryan.bsky.social #flux2025

🎓 FLUX is proud to spotlight Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova.

Her research focuses on understanding how children's early language experiences shape their brain, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.

Read about her journey, motivations, and advice for other young scientists:
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Is neural synchrony a dev. mechanism? How do we know? One methods insight - we should be cautious about interpreting brain synchrony w/o behavioral context. Our 2nd speaker, IM Haresign, wrote a great paper on this w/ E. Phillips & @profsamwass.bsky.social - learn more Sat @ 3! #flux2025 🧠⚡️🧠

I’ve wondered how we meaningfully interpret brain synchrony findings across regions in humans (eg motor v PFC).

Going much deeper - @honglab.bsky.social will share how GABA- v glutamatergic neurons sync up - distinctly! - across two interacting mice - learn more 3pm Sat at #flux2025

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Using multimodal diffusion maps to group different interaction sources

Only a multimodal analysis was related to parenting style and the child’s long-term outcomes

Lowe brain-to-brain synchronization during tablet-based reading

Literary Arabic v spoken Arabic and parent-child brain synchrony

Great talk on combining behavioral and EEG data during parent-child dialogic reading to predict language outcomes from Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus at #flux2025 @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social symposium

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Lab, College of the Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology-2 APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

My lab has an open post-doc position!

We will begin reviewing applications as they come in.

The post-doc will work with a vibrant research team at Penn State in the Department of Psychology and the Child Study Center.

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I am so excited to moderate this symposium at #flux2025. Please join us Saturday, 3pm in Hyde 1.

Across 4 methods & stages (direct neural recording, EEG, fNIRS, fMRI | mice, babies, toddlers & adolescents) we'll explore whether neural synchrony represents a developmental mechanism. Please join us!

"Even when you negate a frame, you activate the frame. When I say 'don't think of an elephant!', you'll think of an elephant." - Lakoff

"Even when you negate a frame, you activate the frame. When I say 'don't think of an elephant!', you'll think of an elephant."

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This times infinity.

If you don't have time to read "Don't think of an Elephant" just watch Josh Lyman's perfect 30-second explanation:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIYg...

Every time we get hooked on refuting Trump's irrational claims, we lose the frame and support his.

They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.

Thank you @amandahess.bsky.social & @nytimes.com for this critical commentary on AI toys marketed to young children. We have no evidence that these kinds of toys support healthy development, and so many reasons to be cautious. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/a...

Pot and spoon

Tuesday: 3 of us on my corner

Wednesday: 7. I banged so joyfully I chipped my spoon

Thursday: a dozen

Tonight: dozens. Soup pot?
Bass drum.

People walk by, ask what we’re doing, grin, & start clapping along. Join us every night at 8 to free dc.

#freedc #fuckfascism

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Fantastic coverage of the legal battle unfolding in DC. Who's in charge of my local police force? The people I elected, or the people attempting a coup?

Notably - in addition to rescinding protections for immigrants Bondi's order is an attempt to punish protestors like me. #freedc

We just published an excellent commentary in Vaccine by @gavinyamey.bsky.social & Chris Beyrer breaking down how the current regime is laying waste to US vaccination programs & what we can do about it:
✅Congress must withdraw support for RFK Jr
✅Speak up...loudly
✅Study anti-vax movements
✅VOTE

I don't support all of Mayor Bowser's priorities, but I've voted for her in every election. I've also voted for AG Schwalb, Ward 1 rep Nadeau, & our shadow rep Norton. Even if I hadn't, they won, & they represent the people of DC. Not Trump, not Pam Bondi. Convince me this isn't an attempted coup?

One example: DC residents elect our city council people. The city council passed a regulation for the police that they should only participate with ICE when there is a warrant for someone's arrest.

"Bondi is...telling policy to ignore a policy passed by elected officials"

Why D.C. is taking Trump to court over MPD This could be the first of many lawsuits over D.C.’s ability to govern itself.

I initially became a paid subscriber to @51st.news for symbolic reasons - to support local journalism. I am now relying on them for excellent coverage of the rapidly intensifying situation in DC, where the administration is now attempting to overrule our votes. #freedc 51st.news/why-d-c-is-t...

I don't support all of Mayor Bowser's priorities, but I've voted for her in every election. I've also voted for AG Schwalb, Ward 1 rep Nadeau, & our shadow rep Norton. Even if I hadn't, they won, & they represent the people of DC. Not Trump, not Pam Bondi. Convince me this isn't an attempted coup?

One example: DC residents elect our city council people. The city council passed a regulation for the police that they should only participate with ICE when there is a warrant for someone's arrest.

"Bondi is...telling policy to ignore a policy passed by elected officials" 51st.news/why-d-c-is-t...

Hundreds of groups push back on Trump denying lawful immigrants access to Head Start, other programs They oppose the administration’s decision to make more federally funded programs off limits to legally present immigrants and say it will be 'devastating' to U.S. citizen children.

Turn down for what. 🔥

Proud of this movement & the way we organize and push back together. #HandsOffHeadStart #TogetherForHeadStart

www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

Fantastic round-up of what's happening in DC. Thank you @51st.news and @streetsensedc.bsky.social.

TONIGHT: It’s time for a new phase of national campaign work that puts pressure on institutions enabling Trump. You’ll learn to plan and execute a non-cooperation campaign, and how to coach others to do the same. Plus, Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu joins us: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Super interesting new study from @joscelinrocha.com @drkoraly.bsky.social @kabuss.bsky.social V. Lobue, B. Ostland - "Multilevel growth models show that infant neg. affect decreased post COVID onset, contrary to hypotheses."

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