Monja Neuser

Cognitive Scientist | Psychologist | PhD student in Neuroscience of Motivation, Action, & Desire Lab @NeuroMADLAB @uktuebingen and @uni_tue

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.”

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

Me and my very early career scientist colleagues representing the lab - see you soon @PuG2021online

[neuroMADLAB @neuroMADLAB]

It's @PuG2021online time and our lab will present 3x this year.

We will talk about recent work on extensive repeated testing of reinforcement learning and tVNS-induced changes in stomach-brain coupling & food liking in patients with anhedonia.

Short 🧵 w/ details

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

Yes yes yes! Here it is!

btw: you can still join the final sample: https://t.co/PU4x5xbYF4

[Nils Kroemer @cornu_copiae]

New preprint. We introduce a gamified task optimized for longitudinal studies of value-based decision-making and learning: @Influenca_Game.

The preprint includes ICCs based on the first set of ~2900 runs (150 trials each).
https://t.co/lWDhPrpdFA

[Nils Kroemer @cornu_copiae]

When we started doing vagus nerve stimulation, we vowed to publish our null results as diligently as the shiny effects.

In our new preprint, we show that acute tVNS does not robustly alter liking or wanting ratings of food in healthy people. https://t.co/s1QfbAOrcv

[Nils Kroemer @cornu_copiae]

Published in Appetite now: We show that lower trial-to-trial variability in effort for the same reward is associated with cognitive restaint of eating behavior.

Excellent master thesis work led by @MechteldHoekOst who is now working as a PhD student in Jen Svaldi's group.

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

Hey ⁦@neuroMADLAB⁩, which descriptive #Statistic is depicted here? #phdchat

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@Dav1dRosenbaum @ukppretreat @VeenIint @HLaicher @KroczekAgnes @julian_rubel @tdresler80 @tuebang @DerntlLab @nieratschkerlab @andreasfallgat2 @uktuebingen @uni_tue very interesting project! Did you find a comparable effect in all depressed individuals, or could you identify sub-types?

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@MelinaGrahlow @ukppretreat @DerntlLab @uktuebingen @uni_tue Do you have any idea, why disgust seems so much more difficult to recognize than the other emotions?

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

Unpublished hot topic fresh from the @ukppretreat.

[Melina Grahlow @MelinaGrahlow]

@ukppretreat @DerntlLab @uktuebingen @uni_tue 1/6 Which #emotion does the person in the picture show? Is it a neutral expression or maybe sadness or even anger? Not very easy to tell, right? #emotionrecognition seems to become a lot more difficult, when we cover mouth and nose with a #facemask … #UKPPretreat2020

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@LydiaKogler @ukppretreat @glassybrain @cornu_copiae @neuroMADLAB @uktuebingen @uni_tue @Influenca_Game That's the tricky part! During a run, we collect all decisions between the two options. Using computational modeling we can derive reward sensitivity and other learning values as parameter estimate for every run.

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@ukppretreat @glassybrain @cornu_copiae @neuroMADLAB @uktuebingen @uni_tue @Influenca_Game Extra: to increase the generalizability of our data, we aim at a large dataset with people with various backgrounds playing @Influenca_Game. and Everyone can play! Help save the world, download here: https://t.co/4PuAfEmXQW

https://t.co/5R9HhsHfwG

[neuroMADLAB @neuroMADLAB]

While we need to stay at home, you can join the fight against pathogens. How? By playing @Influenca_game! Your task is to find the best medication in an ever-changing environment. Grow your virtual lab and help us science on by playing & RT #wevsvirus https://t.co/TfNtl4U9Bq

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@ukppretreat @glassybrain @cornu_copiae @neuroMADLAB @uktuebingen @uni_tue @Influenca_Game 6. We found that the app can provide a rich dataset to study interindividual differences in the interplay of reward processing and fluctuating mood and homeostatic states. How does this relate to different personalities, habits or mental disorders? Stay tuned for further updates.

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@glassybrain @ukppretreat @neuro_bird @cornu_copiae @neuroMADLAB not too difficult around lunch time...🥨

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

@glassybrain @ukppretreat getting ready

[Monja Neuser @eudaimonja]

Congrats to the team! 👏

[Nils Kroemer @cornu_copiae]

New preprint:
Despite the interest in vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for depression, research on acute mood effects is scarce.

We show that taVNS improves mood recovery after a challenge, but does not alter mood during active stimulation.
https://t.co/MBmGaolYs2