jamoffatt.bsky.social
He/Him. Post-doc at Durham University, formerly at Royal Holloway. Interested in the crossroads between virtual reality, interoception and dissociation.
👤 Joined on 08 November 2023
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@jamoffatt.bsky.socialDouble release! 👀 two new preprints out now: Perceptual prioritization of others can be explained by representational closeness to the self 🔛 doi.org/10.31234/osf... Individual differences (gender, personality) determine prioritisation across the social closeness gradient 👥 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Show PostThere is ample evidence that climate change is altering ecosystems into novel configurations. Chuffed to have been part of this new paper on how climate change induces ecological novelty, and how we can possibly adapt and mitigate the impacts. www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02697-8
Show PostOur view is that studying interoception at rest may be missing the point entirely. Forthcoming work with @fiorelladpc.bsky.social calls it the "Quiescence Trap", like judging a car's aerodynamics while parked. We need to study bodily sensing during real physiological stress and symptom onset
Show PostSensing your body (‘Interoception’) is everywhere in theories of mental health. But when we tested how well hundreds of people sensed their heart and lungs, the link to symptoms was almost nowhere to be found. 💣 🚨New @natmentalhealth.nature.com paper 🚨🎉 asks why 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Show PostWith wonderful @mjaglinska.bsky.social who spent a year working with me and @mtsakiris.bsky.social thanks to #FundaçãoBIAL Cardiac effects on perceived time less straightforward than we thought, but fearful faces felt shorter with enhanced N170 #TRFpaper @rhulpsychology.bsky.social DM for access
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