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Sarah Garfinkel

@sarahgarf.bsky.social

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab. Interested in interoception, emotion, interactions between heart and brain, biological basis of empathy & Radio 4

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Human hippocampal theta–gamma coupling coordinates sequential planning during navigation

Impressive study from Dan Bush's Lab at UCL:

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

02.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Respiration Shapes the Neural Dynamics of Successful Remembering in Humans Respiration has been shown to impact memory retrieval, yet the neural dynamics underlying this effect remain unclear. Here, we investigated how respiration shapes both behavioral and neural expression...

Respiration Shapes the Neural Dynamics of Successful Remembering in Humans

Journal of Neuroscience January 2026
#interoception #neuroskyence

www.jneurosci.org/content/46/3...

17.02.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh maybe that doesn’t translate well over this short video clip, but it lasted over 10 mins and this added extra context. We all loved it 😍

14.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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13.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We found a giant UCL sign!

13.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting ready for #UCL200 where our lab will be in the Yellow room. Excited to be part of the celebrations πŸŽ‰

13.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

UCL is honestly the best University I’ve ever experienced. Super bright, open, creative & collaborative colleagues and students. What an institution β™₯️

11.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, UCL turns 200. πŸŽ‰ For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

#UCL200 #LoveUCL

11.02.2026 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 26

I understand UKRI's need to restructure, but MRC reducing awards for applications already under review feels like a retrospective rule change. Applicants invested serious time based on expected success rates. Changing the deal after submission breaks a social contract.

10.02.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, this is an excellent point, especially given the amount of work needed for an application where careful consideration is given at the outset based on %funded. Wishing you best of luck with your applications

10.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Philosophy of AI Conference 2026 β€” Reasoning and Agency in AI Please join us for the 4th annual Philosophy AI conference on 21-22 May 2026.

🧠 Join us for the 4th annual Philosophy of AI Conference (21–22 May 2026), focusing on Reasoning and Agency in AI. Spaces are limitedβ€”register to secure your attendance!
@sas-news.bsky.social @uolondon.bsky.social philosophy.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

07.01.2026 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The role of science for democratic societies has never been more important. Register for our upcoming scientific meeting on 16-17 March 2026 and explore the theoretical and practical consequences of treating science as a global public good: https://bit.ly/3Y42i4F

06.01.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

✨ We are all really excited about this! So much work has already been done, but the match has only just begun. We can’t wait for what’s coming next: SCIENCE, INCLUSION, FUN, FOOD, WINE, COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS… we’re ready for it! ✨Don’t miss the chance to be part of it, apply!

26.11.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The ESCAN Rome 2026 website is finally live! πŸŽ‰https://escan2026.eu/
We are working to make ESCAN 2026 a 4-day event dedicated to groundbreaking and rigorous science, an inclusive space, enriched with engaging social activities, great food, all set in the stunning backdrop of the Eternal City ✨.

26.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favourite conferences! So excited for this

26.11.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wilson made two different types of cakes, with cardiac, respiration & gastric components to stay on theme β™₯️

25.11.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICN bake-off with my lab. Congratulations Wilson @wilsonlimph.bsky.social for all the incredible baking skills (and Sarah too!). Special appearance from Theo the dog

25.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

24.11.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Fellow - Clinical & Affective Neuroscience at UCL Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow - Clinical & Affective Neuroscience opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

Job details here:

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Research Fellow - Clinical & Affective Neuroscience at UCL Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow - Clinical & Affective Neuroscience opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM948/r... closing date 15th December. We'd love to here from you, please consider applying! RTs appreciated to help spread the word.

24.11.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We are hoping for someone collaborative, good at programming, past experience with psychophysiology and some modelling would be helpful too. Please get in touch if you have any questions (s.garfinkel@ucl.ac.uk)

24.11.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social)

24.11.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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All eyes on UCL for its 200th birthday. Across 3 nights our Wilkins Building and main Quad will transform into an immersive sound and light experience as UCL illuminated takes us through the history of London’s oldest university. 11–13 Feb 2026 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticketing/app/ev/25074/

20.11.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Will do - we sometimes have science conferences in Atlanta so I may find myself there in the future ☺️

19.11.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This makes me so happy! Great to hear of these stories and lives from all over the world

19.11.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll definitely check Baba Ghanouj out, thank you for the recommendation

19.11.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love that you worked at the Australian UCL campus β™₯️

18.11.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds brilliant, enjoy!

18.11.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this! And thank you for the tip :)

18.11.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0