Explora Gent

Autism research group @UGent / Experimenteel Psychologisch Onderzoek Rond Autisme aan UGent
Now:

[Rui Liu | 刘睿 @RuiLiuPsy]

New preprint with Roeljan Wiersema and Lara Bardi
@explora_gent
https://t.co/RCYZtSBCbH

[Michelle Dawson @autismcrisis]

In communication with non-autistics, autistics "are constantly on high alert, overthinking how their words might be misinterpreted" & "try to read between the lines, which is tiring & can lead to speaking less or feeling less confident" https://t.co/tmxpzUooKa mixed methods study

[Explora Gent @explora_gent]

We are opening a self-funded trainee/intern position of 3-6 months (starting at September 2025). For more information see internship #2 here: https://t.co/ERe3kySdnI (and please reshare!)

[Hannah De Laet @HannahDeLaet]

Excited to be presenting my poster later today at #INSAR2025!
It dives into the theory of the double empathy problem, with a focus on how well people with and without autism can understand each other’s thoughts when they share (or don’t share) the same neurotype. Come say hi!

[Hannah De Laet @HannahDeLaet]

During the Inclusive Autism Research Day, people with autism shared with researchers what needs to change in research! The day started with presentations and continued with engaging round table discussions. Immensely proud of what we organized! @MauraNevejans @explora_gent

[Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof]

Last week I was invited to present on 'Autism and the Predictive Brain', alongside Prof Floris De Lange, at the Science Cafe Nijmegen. Thanks to Floris, the organizers, the amazing audience that made for a lively discussion afterwards, the live musicians... I had a great time!

[Oliver Genschow @OGenschow]

Finally, the hard copy version of the book on automatic imitation, @CraccoEmiel and I edited, has arrived. We're glad the book is also available as open access via the following link: https://t.co/Kaa0O26dm5

[Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof]

Was happy to present on Autism and the Brain (and Neurodiversity!) for a full house at Breinwijzer vzw yesterday! Thanks to the organisers and enthusiastic audience :)

[Oliver Genschow @OGenschow]

Mareike Westfal recently developed and validated an online version of the imitation-inhibition task. This allows even researcher with few programming experiences to assess imitative behavior online. Together with @JanCrusius @CraccoEmiel
https://t.co/hfjc0krBNf

[Yulong Huang @YulongHuang]

We're thrilled that NeuroNarratives project has been launched and we are opening the call for Artist and Scientist. Looking forward to seeing many of you and Spread the word for us! 🧠🙌🥰

#opencall #artandscience #art #science #artscienceresidency #neuroscience

[Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof]

TWO new papers @explora_gent:

'Self-Bias and Self-Related Mentalizing are Unaltered in Adolescents with Autism', Amodeo et al: https://t.co/KBobtNLInF

and: 'Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism', El Kaddouri et al: https://t.co/tVxnNRiWCt

[Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof]

Op 13 februari presenteer ik voor Breinwijzer in de Zebrastraat te Gent: 'Allemaal Anders: Wat we (niet) weten over autisme en het brein'! https://t.co/0iVqyFVcIo

[Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof]

New paper out! The title says what we found 🙃: "Intact Neural Responding to Hearing One’s Own Name in Children with Autism" (ages 7-13, ERP analysis).
Read it here: https://t.co/tVxnNRioMV

(by Rachida El Kaddouri, myself, Roeljan Wiersema and Marcel Brass)

[Hannah De Laet @HannahDeLaet]

The preprint of our questionnaire study is out now! The title already gives away our main finding: “Adults with autism prefer to communicate with others who also have autism: a mixed-method study”. You can find it here: https://t.co/DfFLgSwGxy
w/ @annabelnijhof and @JRWiersema

[Hannah De Laet @HannahDeLaet]

@eos_wetenschap @spektrum Lastly, an English translation of the blog can be found here: https://t.co/5W3DhvuMAv
@explora_gent
@FWOVlaanderen

[Maura Nevejans @MauraNevejans]

Very grateful for the opportunity to present our research at the Social Cognition Workshop as a blitz talk (and a poster)! Thank you for the interesting questions and discussions. I’m already looking forward to next year’s edition! 😄

[Explora Gent @explora_gent]

(Slowly) moving away from this platform... Find us at https://t.co/3lgpItOoBl !

[Raquel London @raquel_e_london]

If you are looking for an EEG Post Doc position, and have both a clinical and fundamental interest, the @explora_gent lab is the place to be.

https://t.co/P3HeQZNUwn

Deadline is Monday 25-11, so be quick! #EEG

[Explora Gent @explora_gent]

Good times at last week's 'Hello, goodbye' drinks! We said goodbye to visiting PhD student Tomokatsu Kono (but he'll be back!) AND welcomed PhD student Emma Asselman to our lab 🥳

[Explora Gent @explora_gent]

@micahgallen Eunethydis (European)?