Sebastian Ocklenburg

Neuroscientist, author & baker. Research and writing is focused on laterality 🧠, left-handedness ✍️ & social touch 👥.

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1.17 Billion People Worldwide Suffer from a Mental Disorder | Psychology Today https://t.co/fUmqcfIgPy

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Older people who are young at heart are seen positively—as long as they do not violate age stereotypes too much. Here's what new research shows, explains @ocklenBLOG https://t.co/fXM9LnKxp9

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Our Perceptions of Older Adults Who Do Not Act Their Age | Psychology Today https://t.co/cl65E6F8Px

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What I am reading at the moment!

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Does Handedness Affect Accidents at Work? | Psychology Today https://t.co/A0dGeX7JAO

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Three Key Insights on How Being in Nature Changes the Brain | Psychology Today https://t.co/gKgMh3TSG1

[Giorgio Vallortigara @gVallortigara]

Our new paper on #numerosity in #bees is out #number_sense
@mirkuz12 @TheBeesearcher @OzBeeUVBG @MartinGiurfa

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Being a parent doesn’t automatically make you happy—it’s whether your family matches what you hoped for. When parents have more children than they planned, their well-being can take a real hit, writes @ocklenBLOG https://t.co/Vtt4Yr6uNy

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Left-handers have a performance advantage in the sport of fencing. Read about why in my latest blog post at https://t.co/Kfivy53BRX #lefthanded #laterality #neuropsychology

[Zhiqiang Sha (@zhiqiangsha.bsky.social) @sha_zhiqiang]

We have a new Postdoc position, exploring how genetic factors and environmental factors (e.g., early life stress) influence brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism) based on brain MRI data. Welcome!

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Handedness in Children of Traumatized Mothers | Psychology Today https://t.co/y5IBrAKOB5

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A massive seven-year project exploring 3,900 social-science papers has ended with a disturbing finding

https://t.co/5P6kzr3G7F

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New German-Language book „Forschungsmethoden klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie - Eine praxisorientierte Open Science Perspektive“ with Annakarina Mundorf & Jutta Peterburs coming this summer at @SpringerNature https://t.co/ynGtjtvigr

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Left-Handedness in Disney Princesses and Why it Matters | Psychology Today https://t.co/kCZG1eXeZq

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New Insights on the Gender Friendship Gap | Psychology Today https://t.co/p15GDmcR0u

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Do You Get Lost When You're Stressed? Blame Cortisol | Psychology Today https://t.co/sVrxCFzRzo

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New Insights on the Evolution of Right- and Left-Handedness | Psychology Today https://t.co/TYHq2B04Zm

[Julia Brailovskaia @brailovskaia]

Less #SocialMedia use and more #Mindfulness significantly improve #MentalHealth. Happy to share our new #intervention study: https://t.co/zX42gT6sQQ

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Interesting: Laterality invites short commentaries (5–10 pages) addressing empirical, theoretical, methodological, and philosophical implications of expanding the concept of handedness. Submission deadline is 10th July 2026. https://t.co/jq5nrjbq0y

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Left-Handers Are Better at Mirror-Writing Than Right-Handers | Psychology Today https://t.co/4CHAmqxQhe