Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)

The #SPR2026 Blues Band was a special treat and great way to end such an amazing conference!

Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting #SPR2026 A beautiful event recognizing excellent achievement throughout SPR, with highlights from the past and plans for the future. It was inspiring to see all the incredible accomplishments and congratulations to all the award winners! @therealspr.bsky.social

Our 2026 "Psychophys Is" video contest winners have been selected! Check out our winning videos and other great submissions: sprweb.org/spr-video-co...

@uch a thought-provoking talk by Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes! From infants catching their mothers’ stress to emotions spreading between strangers, affect contagion shows how deeply our experiences are connected, and how much we can influence one another! @therealspr.bsky.social #SPR2026

Fascinating discussion of methods for ERP analysis and the effects of stigma on physiological factors at the President's Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Representation! #SPR2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Super inspirational early-career award talk by Dr. Jenny Murphy. Can’t wait to see more applications of the PAT for measuring cardiac interoceptive accuracy, and more work linking anxiety and within-person interception variability across the menstrual cycle. @therealspr.bsky.social

A huge congratulations to Dr. C.J. Brush for his talk and accomplishment at the ‘Early Career Award Talks’. His work on exercise and depression within psychophysiology has been impactful, and we look forward to seeing his future work! @therealspr.bsky.social

This afternoon at #SPR2026, I attended an engaging symposium titled, “Turning Toward or Pulling Away: New Findings Using the Engagement-Disengagement Dimension as a Framework” that was chaired by Dr. Annmarie MacNamara @therealspr.bsky.social

The Big Idea symposium “How physiological processes unfold in real-world contexts” offered new perspectives on minority stress, early adversity, parent–infant interaction, and cognition beyond the lab! @therealspr.bsky.social #SPR2026

Just attended an amazing symposium on Multilevel Neurovisceral Regulations across Psychopathology, where this impressive crew discussed topics ranging from HRV in various disorders, autonomic disfunction, and expressive suppression. #SPR2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Psychophysiology, Engineering, and Human Factors Luncheon #SPR2026 Lively discussion about emerging innovations and challenges that exist with the collection and standardization of psychophysiological data. New equipment included heart rate monitoring via WiFi and earbud EEG!

Thank you editors for taking the time to discuss modern publishing in psychophysiology and answer our questions! Your personal insights and experiences will help current and future individuals in the field. @therealspr.bsky.social

Good morning #SPR2026! Reporting from a fascinating symposium examining how experiences from pregnancy through adolescence shape bioregulatory functioning from caregiver to child, highlighting pathways of both risk and resilience. Thank you presenters. #DevelopmentalScience @therealspr.bsky.social

Looking forward to our keynote today at #spr2026 by Michael Frank : Disentangling Working Memory and Reinforcement Learning using Computational Modelling and EEG @therealspr.bsky.social

The “Breathing the Mind” symposium gave me plenty to think about! How breathing shapes brain activity, emotions, and heart–brain communication, and how virtual nature can slow breathing and reduce negative mood. So many connections to explore! #SPR2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Woke up early for "Publishing a Society Journal in the Age of AI: Challenges and Opportunities" and didn't regret it. Great to hear both concerns and optimism for the future of publishing. #SPR2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

many important break-throughs were shared at the “EEG-Guided neuromodulation” symposium. So much to take away, especially new insights of thinking about neuromodulation, its effects on cognitive control, and its clinical possibilities. Really exciting advances! @therealspr.bsky.social

After an exciting talk regarding positive affect and internalizing symptoms happening at #SPR2026 I had a conversation with someone who said, “this just makes me question everything” and question everything we did! From savoring, desires to worry, discrimination training, and chronic stress, (1/2)

Refreshing to see so many young Psychophysiological researchers gathering to mingle and share ideas! #SPR2026 #studentsocial @therealspr.bsky.social

The #SPR2026 Faces of the Future Flash Talks were a hit! Brief summaries of each talk are below @therealspr.bsky.social

I am so excited to see conversations about improving psychophysiological methods in autism science at @therealspr.bsky.social !! it's important that our understanding of psychophys addresses the wide spectrum of variability. Nice job @kaydenstockwell.bsky.social putting together this symposium!!

Really important discussion on accessible psychophysiology in autism + designing studies not only with autistic participants in mind, but part of the conversations. Key takeaway: if our protocols only work for a narrow range of individuals with autism, the conclusions we draw will be narrow as well.

Cloze-ing out a day of symposia at #SPR2026 symposium "Using electrophysiology to study lifespan changes in inter-related language and memory mechanisms"! From Alfred Hitchcock to Harry Potter knowledge, it's fascinating to see how researchers study language development. @therealspr.bsky.social

Great talk at #SPR2026 on stress activity and inflammation in depression! Speakers demonstrated promising interventions with positive affect and inflammation, importance on perceived stress on inflammation for individuals with HIV, (1/2)

The cerebellum might be ‘the little brain’, but it certainly plays a critical role cognitively. Thank you to the presenters below for great talks and engaging responses to questions! @therealspr.bsky.social

This is the 20th year of the Women in Science Education (WISE) Luncheon at the Society for Psychophysiological Research! Drs. Wendy Heller, Chris Larson, and Erin Hazlett served as panelists to reflect on the past & future of WISE at SPR! #SPR2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Enjoyed “The Deep Side of the Human Mind: Body–Brain Interactions Shape Cognition and Emotion”! Learning how breathing, physiological feedback, and heart & gut signals shape emotions sparked ideas for future interventions. #SPR2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Cognitive aging doesn't happen in isolation. The 4 talks shared within the symposium "Brains in Context: Neuroimaging, Lifestyle, and the Trajectory of Cognitive Aging" looks into aging across angles; from stress, physical activity, broader health risks and social engagement. @therealspr.bsky.social

Symposium 2.3: Neuroimaging Insights into Cognitive Contributions of the Cerebellum is kicking off soon, 1:30pm, in Convention Hall C3! Our presenters are as follows: 1) Dr. Desmond 2) Dr. Peterburs 3) Dr. Bernard 4) Dr. Paitel @therealspr.bsky.social

So much to take away from Dr. Beatriz Luna’s #SPR2026 keynote! From neural timescales and aperiodic EEG to GABA/glutamate balance, intracortical myelination, dopamine, reward, and habitual behavior, the talk highlighted the many interacting changes shaping adolescent development.

Howdy Halifax! Taking part in a symposium tomorrow at #SPR2026. If you're around, swing by Hall C3 to learn about "Using Electrophysiology to Study #Lifespan Changes in Inter-Related #Language and #Memory Mechanisms".

Symposium on frontal alpha asymmetry LIVE NOW! We have seen very interesting manipulations and novel findings on the moderating effects of mood and urgency on the FAA. Looking forward to the upcoming talks on rTMS and hd-tDCS studies investigating the role of dlPFC! #spr2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Nothing like threat perception in the morning! Especially when it starts with animal videos. Some great new ERP findings presented at Symposium 1.3 (Orienting and Defence Across Levels of Analysis), like the the effects of facial spatial frequency and ability to avoid threat @therealspr.bsky.social

#2026SPR Attended symposium on interpersonal alignment across contexts: Exploring inter-brain synchrony, shared experiences in relationships, feeling heard, and human-AI connection. Fascinating perspectives on how we connect in different contexts! @therealspr.bsky.social

Starting the morning off at #SPR2026 with a Big Idea Symposium: "Inferring Mechanism from Physiological Measures"! Some amazing work on understanding fear generalization, autonomic regulation, reward positivity, fear-biased attention and telomere length, and more. @therealspr.bsky.social

Are social stimuli the best feedback stimuli? Fantastic collaboration with @corinnalorenz.bsky.social and Nicola Ferdinand #SPR2026 #EEG 🧠 @therealspr.bsky.social

At the #SPR2026 preconf workshop on dyadic synchrony, Dr. Nilam Ram walked us through how Claude helped him model dyadic data. We also shared about our apprehension about using AI in our own work. The future of the physio synchrony and AI in autism science is unexplored! @therealspr.bsky.social

Excited to attend #SPR2026 in Halifax! The opening reception and poster session is tonight, and I can't wait to see Maddie Carlson (Riddle Lab grad student) present her poster titled, "Cognitive control and reward learning interact to support goal-directed behavior" (#40) @therealspr.bsky.social

A super informative workshop on applying mixed effects models to ERPs with Dr. MJ Heise! I learned a lot and am very excited to apply these methods to quantify single trial variability in my own data. Excited to see how they converge with our classic approaches. #spr2026 @therealspr.bsky.social

Already enjoying my first time on the Canadian east coast. I’m excited for a few days of science! #SPR2026

Excited to chair a symposium at #SPR2026! Accessible Psychophysiology in Autism brings together methodological innovations in EDA, dyadic ECG, and fMRI aimed at making study procedures more accessible to autistic folks, including nonspeaking autistic ppl Hope to see you there!

Currently thinking about distinct visual pathways of threat retrieval in fear-conditioned faces (Symposium 1.3 on Thursday @therealspr.bsky.social #SPR2026 - see you there!)

🌟SPR Science Spotlight Saturday🌟 Shane McClafferty uses photoplethysmography, or PPG, to measure emotions in his research. Hear from Shane and other SPR members about their latest work at the #SPR2026 annual meeting next week in Halifax!

🌟SPR Science Spotlight Saturday🌟 Sebastian Ehmann shared exciting research on the treatment effects of psilocybin for people with OCD. Join us at the #SPR2026 annual meeting to learn the latest research in psychophys! See you next week in Halifax!! @sebastianehmann.bsky.social

🌟SPR Science Spotlight Saturday🌟 Chin Hong Tan's work examines the nuanced benefits of social connectedness on cognitive functioning. We look forward to the #SPR2026 annual meeting next week! See you in Halifax!

Looking forward being at #2026SPR next week in Halifax! @therealspr.bsky.social

Halifax! Looking forward to @therealspr.bsky.social soon but first, we are going to enjoy all things nature beyond the brain 🌿

🌟SPR Science Spotlight Saturday🌟 Kelly Gair's work focuses on the effects of social media use in adolescent girls and boys. If you haven't already, register for our next meeting here: spr.joynmeeting.com/conference/ @kellygair.bsky.social

🌟SPR Science Spotlight Saturday🌟 Valentina Mologni's research contributes to better understanding of vulnerability to depression. If you haven't already, register for our next meeting here: spr.joynmeeting.com/conference/