Now up at @oecs-bot.bsky.social ! Looking to wrap your head around concepts & terms (and debates) in emotion & mood research (“affective science”)? Here’s a go to. oecs.mit.edu/pub/bhn7j5s7...
Mohith M. Varma (Mo)
@mohithvarma.bsky.social
PhD Student at MRC CBU, University of Cambridge | Research Interests: Affective Blunting, Trauma Memories, Active Forgetting
Happy to contribute my reflections on some of the cutting edge research presented in a symposium #CNS2026 on the topic of mapping our emotional experiences in the brain. It was fun working on this blog post with @lisampmunoz.bsky.social ☺️
Read how a symposium about emotions at #CNS2026 was like watching the scientific equivalent of "Rashomon," Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 masterpiece where four witnesses give different accounts of the same pivotal event. A new guest post by @mohithvarma.bsky.social www.cogneurosociety.org/down-the-ras...
🔔Two weeks to go! Register now for our annual Seminar CNS2026 showcasing the breadth of interdisciplinary work that we do in Cambridge! 🧠This meeting is open to neuroscientists of every discipline and every stage of their careers, both from Cambridge and beyond! 📨Share & register: lnkd.in/dWEvgCzW
It was a real pleasure working with @lisampmunoz.bsky.social over four days of science, laughs, new friendships, and catching up with old ones! Hope to see you again in Boston or perhaps sooner in Cambridge!
Thank you for a wonderful conference in Vancouver #CNS2026! Special shout-out to volunteer @mohithvarma.bsky.social who helped us cover sessions. Here we are bidding you farewell and safe travels! Look forward to seeing everyone again in Boston next year for #CNS2027!!
Kicking off the symposium on how emotion shapes our memory @danipalombo.bsky.social and her PhD student Chantelle Cocquyt by asking: does a reminder cue affect how you recall an emotional event differently if it comes before vs after it? Turns out this research reveals order matters! #CNS2026
Day 4: the final day of #CNS2026~ Join us this morning for the final poster session, 8-10 AM. One last chance to see lots of great posters and lively chats~ all the ingredients you need to start a chilly day in Vancouver with that dopamine spike! Coffee and breakfast available ☕️
Congratulations @monicarosenb.bsky.social on your Young Investigator Award! Join us now for her #CNS2026 award talk, about neural signatures of sustained attention, with intro by @hartleylabnyu.bsky.social
After a super hectic Day 2 #CNS2026, I kept Day 3 intentionally lighter~ fewer talks and more catching up! Lovely lunch with some current members from my former lab @HKU And a super memorable dinner with Jarrod Lewis-Peacock & Co. (@cjerinic.bsky.social) at a cozy family run restaurant (link 👇)
I’ve been having a great time at @cogneuronews.bsky.social !! If you’ll be around for the final day of the meeting, come say hi during the last poster session (8-10am, Poster F34)! I’ll be sharing some new work on how dynamic memory control helps regulate intrusive thoughts!
I’ll be at #CNS2026 in Vancouver!! If you’re interested in inhibitory memory control, come check out my poster during the final session on Tuesday, March 10th from 8-10am (Poster F34)! I’ll share some exciting new work on how dynamic memory control helps regulate intrusive memories.
Kicking off the Day 3 morning symposium on recent advances in naturalistic paradigms in neuroscience: Dominic Bach @bachlab.bsky.social presenting an immersive VR setup to study threat related behaviours like escape, avoidance, dynamic updating of goals. So cool and more on poster E96!! #CNS2026
#CNS2026 Day 2 reflection: Brain = 🔋, Social battery = 🪫 Fantastic posters ✅ Passionate science chats ✅ Great talks ✅ Food+Friends ✅ And ending the day on an inspiring high: @theamygdaloid.bsky.social proving you can start in Business Administration… and still become a neuroscience legend! 👇
Lovely catching up with @leemtllab.bsky.social and his group from @utoronto.ca over fantastic noodles! I’m honestly blown away by the quality and range of Asian food in Vancouver! Day 2 lunch spot recommendation: maps.app.goo.gl/ogoYtqSYLAPh... (18 min walk from conference venue) #CNS2026
Second symposium of the day, and one I’ve been most excited about: how our brains track emotions! Kicking things off, Kevin LaBar shows how machine learning can decode discrete emotions from fMRI data while people watch movie clips! #CNS2026 🧵👇
At Invited Symposium 2 on precision mapping of prefrontal cortex (PFC), @moatazassem.bsky.social shares striking evidence of functionally distinct multiple-demand patches in PFC track category-selective images of objects vs faces vs letters vs other types of visual stimuli! #CNS2026
Grateful to everyone who stopped by my poster! So nice seeing both new and familiar faces ☺️ It was a joy to share the very first study from my PhD research on affective blunting! Thanks for the great questions, feedback and encouragement~ it made the poster session so fun and enriching! #CNS2026
I know it’s early morning on a SUNDAY… and yes, some of us are still recovering from last night’s epic welcome reception 😅 But if you happen to be well caffeinated, wander over to today’s first poster session 8-10 AM! There are many amazing posters… and one I’m particularly fond of (B19) 👀
I know it’s early morning on a SUNDAY… and yes, some of us are still recovering from last night’s epic welcome reception 😅 But if you happen to be well caffeinated, wander over to today’s first poster session 8-10 AM! There are many amazing posters… and one I’m particularly fond of (B19) 👀
Proof that good food + great conversations fuel good science #CNS2026 with @fredbergmann.bsky.social, Maxi Becker and Leonardo Pettini
Fantastic start to #CNS2026 at DataBlitz! Lots of cool findings already! One highlight for me: how differently people recall positive collective memories vs. personal memories, reflecting distinct functions of collectivistic vs individually experienced memory. Great talk: @signysheldon.bsky.social
Excited to be heading to #CNS2026 in Vancouver this weekend! Come say hi if you’re around as I will be presenting some very promising results from the first completed study of my PhD work into affective blunting conducted @mrccbu.bsky.social ☺️ Poster Session B, March 8, 8-10 AM (Poster No. B19)
Repost of my older X tweet: 🧵1/8 Thrilled to share our latest work @nathumbehav.nature.com In this preregistered meta-analysis, we examine effectiveness of techniques aimed at modulating intrusive memories from lab-analogue trauma exposure in non-clinical human studies. rdcu.be/enqhn open access
A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental methods for modulating intrusive memories following lab-analogue trauma exposure in non-clinical populations
Nature Human Behaviour - Intrusive memories are a hallmark symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This preregistered meta-analysis investigates how experimental techniques alter...
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How does the brain stop thoughts? Find out in my article in @natrevneuro.nature.com with Subbu Subbulakshmi & Maite Crespo-Garcia www.nature.com/articles/s41... that integrates 25 yrs of psychology and neuroscience on this vital function.@mrccbu.bsky.social sky.social #neuroskyence #neuroscience
Brain mechanisms underlying the inhibitory control of thought - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The capacity to prevent unwanted thoughts is important for cognitive function and mental health. Anderson et al. describe insights into the neural mechanisms of the inhibitory control of thought that ...
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