Association of Technical Staff in Psychology (ATSiP)

The next TMSMultiLab meeting: 30th October, 16h UK time (GMT, after clocks go back): Dr Antonio Capozio "Who is Afraid of Brain Stimulation? Acoustic Startle Contributes to Variability in Motor Evoked Potentials" Meeting link is available via our Slack channel & github page #TMS #Brainstim ⚡️🧠🧲

And it's over! Our first #Hackathon event was attended by around 20 scientists from across the globe. We worked on two main #TMS topics, with lots of overlap between our four teams (🦔🐿🐺🐍). Amazing what can be done in a couple of days! Thank you to everyone who contributed 💛 #TMS #BrainStim 🧠🧲⚡️

TMS Friday returns! - this Friday at 14h UK time, with Dr Robert Hardwick presenting his lab's work on "RMT-Finder" - an automated threshold-finding tool for CED/Spike & Magstim TMS setups. Zoom link via our github pages or Slack 🧠🧲⚡️ #TMS #BrainStim doi.org/10.1016/j.jn...

Thank you to everyone who joined our PsychoPy workshop on 7–8 September. Hope you all enjoyed it! With thanks to the Technician Commitment for funding the event. @tech-commit.bsky.social @obupsychology.bsky.social @psychopy.org py.org @termight.bsky.social @pchs0114.bsky.social @hirstrj.bsky.social

Next week we will host another free and casual session to help people get started with git 👩‍💻 The goal is to help you in getting started with contributing to #opensource projects. Come along and hopefully leave having made your first pull request! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-first-p...

Target interpretability and functional mapping of rTMS and theta-burst stimulation of the cerebellar vermis and midline cerebellum: a scoping review by Ghaffarvand Mokari M et al 2026 doi.org/10.1007/s123... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography analysis suggest time-dependent and region-specific modulation of cortical excitability during acute alcohol intoxication by Kekkonen V et al 2026 doi.org/10.1111/acer... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

PsychoPy Workshop | Oxford Brookes University & ATSiP | 7–8 September 2026. £10 ATSiP members | £20 non-members | free for Oxford Brookes staff. For details: hchen@brookes.ac.uk #PsychoPy #Workshop #Oxford @psychopy.org @atsip.bsky.social @obupsychology.bsky.social @obu-hst-research.bsky.social

The BPS/ATSiP awards are now open! 🎉 The Technical Support in Psychological Research Award and Technical Support in Psychological Teaching Award recognise the valuable role that technicians play within their psychology departments. Nominations close 20 September 2026 at 11:59pm - so get nominating!

Starting in 25 minutes - all are welcome :-) Zoom link is in our github page: github.com/TMSMultiLab/...

Day 1 of our first #Hackathon has finished for 12 Eastern Hemisphere hackers (🦔🐿, IYKYK), but is in full flow for our Western Hemisphere hackers (🐺🐍). Our KeyNote presentation from @sarahussain.bsky.social was awesome! If you want to join in the #TMS fun in future, find us on github & slack (ask!)

The first TMSMultiLab #Hackathon starts in 15 minutes! Not much preparation has gone into it - because we need YOU to create the event you deserve :-) Good luck, hackers... #TMS #BrainStim 🧠🧲⚡️

📣 Our KeyNote speaker at the inaugural #Hackathon 2026 is: Dr Sara Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social on their recent work: "Debunking the myth of excitatory and inhibitory repetitive TMS" Tuesday 11th August 16h UTC+2 (Paris) (15h London, 10h New York) Zoom link on our GitHub & Slack channel!

The associations of grey matter thickness and white matter parameters on corticospinal excitability in adolescence: a navigated TMS study by Kinnunen E et al 2026 doi.org/10.1007/s105... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

PsychoPy Workshop | Oxford Brookes University & ATSiP | 7–8 September 2026. £10 ATSiP members | £20 non-members. Email @pchs0114.bsky.social for details: hchen@brookes.ac.uk #Psychology #PsychoPy #Workshop @psychopy.org @obupsychology.bsky.social

Final preparations are being made... Registration is closed... #TMS #BrainStim ⚡️🧠🧲 #Hackathon @tmsmultilab.bsky.social

TMSMultiLab meeting starting now at the usual link...

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EEG-based brain fingerprints elicited by focal transcranial magnetic stimulation of the primary motor cortex by Voso D et al 2026 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Join us for our next official PsychoPy and Pavlovia workshop! 📅 October 13th- 16th 🕐️ 4 half days to accomodate time zones. Learn how to use the tools with our team! workshops.psychopy.org#official-psy...

The final day of ATSiP 2026 is a wrap. Incredible insights, amazing connections—now looking forward to seeing you! 🧠✨👋 #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @psychopy.org @gorillapsych.bsky.social #QuestionPro #NeurofitLabs @statscloud.app @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Saving the best for last! The final day of ATSiP 2026 is underway. Ready for the final insights and making these connections count. 🧠✨ #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Thank you for a wonderful Day 2 at ATSiP 2026, and see you tomorrow! #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

We would like to thank @gorillapsych.bsky.social for joining us at ATSiP conference 2026! #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Tomorrow's TMSMultiLab Meeting #17: "Re-assessing the effects of rTMS: A meta-analysis" With Dr Emir Yassi Come to find out: Does rTMS work? 14h UTC+1, zoom link in the usual places! ⚡️🧠🧲 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

We would like to thank @psychopy.org for joining us at ATSiP conference 2026! #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

The ATSiP Conference 2026 continues into Day 2, excited for today’s insights and discussions! #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Thank you for a wonderful day at ATSiP 2026, and see you tomorrow! #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

The ATSiP Conference 2026 has begun, excited for today's insights and discussions! #ATSiP #Conference #PsychologyTechnicians #Networking #Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

🎉 PsychoPy 2026.2.0 is now available for testing! We'd love your help testing it out. Please report any bugs or issues on the forum so we can squash them early and deliver smooth bug-fix releases ahead of teaching term and lab computer deployments. discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy-2...

Have you visited psychopy.org and seen we have a PRICING tab 😱 AHHH Don't worry folks... PsychoPy is and always will be free 😉 We just have a bunch of ways you can get extra support and training for your department. psychopy.org/pricing.html

Interested in getting started with #git and contributing to PsychoPy docs? Join us tomorrow for our free workshop. This "My first pull request" session is designed to walk you through the basics so that you can start contributing to #opensource projects! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-first-p...

Over the past week, AI bots have been making huge demands on Pavlovia gitlab services. You may have noticed similar issues on sites all over the internet (and anincrease in the number of "Are you a bot?" checks) over the last few weeks. Details here 👇 discourse.psychopy.org/t/ongoing-ef...

Thank you to the QuestionPro team for the invitation; it was a pleasure attending XDay London. #QuestionPro #XDayLondon #MarketResearch #CX #Insights #London #Skyline

Thank you to @rondalo.bsky.social for introducing Pavlovia Surveys to @canadianpsychology.bsky.social at #CPA2026 ! Are you searching for a low-cost flexible online survey tool? Check out Rondas slides and materials here! 👇 osf.io/rs6mg/overview

TMS methods are very similar across papers, but what sort of overlap do we expect between two methods sections? #BrainStim #TMS #Methods

Influence of heartbeat activity on corticospinal excitability by Rytilahti S 2026 (Bachelor thesis) aaltodoc.aalto.fi/server/api/c... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Today's meeting of TMSMultiLab discusses #TMS safety & adverse events Led by @roisinmcmackin.bsky.social Join us at 14h UTC+1 on Zoom. Link via our GitHub, Slack, or get in touch by email. ⚡️🧲🧠 github.com/TMSMultiLab/...

Differential modulation of sensorimotor beta oscillations by beta tACS alone and combined repetitive paired-pulse TMS with tACS by Nakazono H et al 2026 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Fast dynamic voluntary contractions enhance corticospinal facilitation of the human diaphragm: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study by Demoule A et al 2026 doi.org/10.14814/phy... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Disrupting motor cortical regional activity during motor sequence skill training impairs human motor visuomotor skill acquisition and learning that is not sequence-specific by Gutierrez I et al 2026 doi.org/10.1523/ENEU... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Announcing the TMS Multi-Lab Hackathon 2026! We will work collaboratively to solve problems in TMS, EMG & data analysis Matlab / Python / GitHub support 10th to 12th August 2026, Online only, FREE, Multiple timezones Register/more information here: forms.gle/JVCiZCWbFCRX... #TMS #BrainStim ⚡🧠🧲

🎥 Catch up on our PsychoPy Studio Launch Webinar now on YouTube! We're super happy to have seen so many of you there and to have received so much engagement. Thank you to everyone who has already downloaded and tested out Studio🙏 #opensource #community www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwki...

Will you be at BPS cognitive in Liverpool this August? Join a day early for our pre-conference workshop!🤓💻️ Ideal for early career researchers looking to get started making cognitive tasks. workshops.psychopy.org#pre-conferen... @bpscog.bsky.social

Exploratory decoding of TMS-EEG: predicting TEP response to intermittent and continuous theta burst stimulation by Callaert A et al 2026 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

Hi Zappers! Starting today (May 1st, Beltane) TMSMultiLab will be semi-automatically posting links to interesting TMS papers. They'll come from a Google Alert, not be comprehensive & will be biased towards scientific research rather than clinical application. We hope it helps! If not: reply! ⚡🧠🧲

Changing sensory eye dominance with theta burst stimulation over visual cortex by Wang J et al 2026 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim

SlicerRoboTMS: an open-source 3D slicer extension for robot-assisted transcranial magnetic stimulation by Bai W et al 2026 ("SlicerRoboTMS" does not sound dystopian at all 😬) ⚡🧠 🧲 #TMS #BrainStim