Centre for Brain and Behaviour, QMUL

queenmarycbb.bsky.social

24 July 2026 09:34

Exciting new research from @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social proposing the first neurobiological model for how emotionally meaningful touch stays in our memory and influences our connections with others. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Dr Dave Hone

davehone.bsky.social

12 February 2026 15:34

For the International Day of Women in Science, just a shout out to all my women friends, collaborators, artists and colleagues who contribute to make my work better and my time in science more enjoyable. May all your corrections be minor and your invoices paid on time.

Elisabetta Versace

elisabettaversace.bsky.social

28 January 2026 10:59

Birds = model to study embryonic responses to environmental stimuli. check @subbaprakrit.bsky.social ' preprint, where we show "Programming of Embryonic Blood Brain Barrier and Neurovascular Transcriptome by an Anticipatory Acoustic Signal of Heat in the Zebra Finch" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Elisabetta Versace

elisabettaversace.bsky.social

26 January 2026 10:46

time for a classic reading: Human C-Tactile Afferents Are Tuned to the Temperature of a Skin-Stroking Caress www.jneurosci.org/content/34/8... (via @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social )

Centre for Brain and Behaviour, QMUL

queenmarycbb.bsky.social

26 January 2026 10:46

Hugs are good for health! Laura Crucianelli @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social, Lecturer in Psychology at @qmul.bsky.social @qmulsbbs.bsky.social, spoke to Sky tg24, and others about her research on warm hugs, for World Hugs Day this month. tg24.sky.it/salute-e-ben...