Rochelle Ackerley, @rochelleackerley.bsky.social

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyXAnniversary ... and unfortunately, I really feel my time on here is up. I'm over where the sky is blue and the Linked place.

It was a real pleasure to examine the PhD thesis of @cleland_luke supervised by @SuperHannes. Watch out for more very exciting work to come!

Recruitment of a Young Group Leader in pain research (contact me in MP for details). Position is located in Strasbourg - France. Deadline for application: 30 March 2025 Details of the call: document enclosed and neurostra.unistra.fr/en/news/actual…

#IASAT25 is happening! The 5th meeting of the International Association for the Study of #Affective #Touch will be held in Jena, Germany 9-11 June 2025. Submit your proposals for symposia and abstracts for open talks/poster here iasat2025.uni-jena.de deadline mid-December

Our account is moving to Bluesky 🦋 Join us at @socneuro.bsky.social to stay informed about our news, events and financial supports for young researchers 🙂

🔎Research in Focus "Perceptual constancy of texture: how touch of textures on the foot feels equivalent to the hand and over different movements" by Rochelle Ackerley ow.ly/pXLH50TXgb2 @LabSomato #Psychophysics

The quest to build bionic limbs that feel like the real thing go.nature.com/4esC01V

Really happy to have contributed to this news feature by @SchwallerFred in @Nature! The quest to build bionic limbs that feel like the real thing nature.com/articles/d4158…

“I've witnessed something that I feel is extremely bad, not just for the United States, but for all of us in the world.” Scientists around the world expressed disappointment and alarm as Republican Donald Trump has secured a second term go.nature.com/3UEdHa2

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctoral candidate to work with us on an industry-sponsored PhD on touch and aging. For more info, see: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

@SuperHannes @delhayeben Done in Marseille 😎🌞. Jean-Marc Aimonetti and I work in the same team, with a long history of muscle afferent recordings, though we are mainly touch now

@LabSomato @delhayeben Thanks for the reference, Rochelle, I was wondering whether someone had done something like this!

Proprioception is classically assumed to rely on muscle and joint receptors. However, given the richness of skin stretch and the precision of the skin receptors' responses (Edin 1992,2004), we might want to reconsider! Awesome work by @SuperHannes team! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Down time is good. Sometimes you just need to go far into the forest and pick mushrooms. There were lots!

@andpru Unfortunately, this is very common and I've had a number of things happen to me this year that would not happen to a man.

Brutal. Let's check ourselves.

And just like that, #SfN24 comes to a close! Thank you to everyone who joined us for an amazing week of groundbreaking science, inspiring connections, and unforgettable moments. See you in San Diego for #SfN25! #NeuroTwitter #Chicago #neuroscience #SciTwitter

UPDATE! CME passage intensified; things are favorable for G4 levels to potentially continue into night hours. Keep space weather aware at swpc.noaa.gov for the latest. We take actions to notify officials and critical infrastructure operators, so you can enjoy the aurora

USA, the #aurora is coming for you! spaceweather.com

The aurora has been visible across many parts of the UK this evening Here are some photos taken by our meteorologists situated across the country

Look north in the coming nights and you may spot the #NorthernLights 👀 A coronal mass ejection from the sun is earth bound and whilst there's some uncertainty on its arrival time, sightings of the #aurora are likely in northern areas with a slight chance in the south too

#SfN24 #Chicago it’s been fantastic, what a great conference with excellent neuroscience presented and discussions. As an aside, I adore space weather and the #aurora is VERY active tonight. Go outside when dark and look north… the sky may be filled with red and green