@avmello_

PhD candidate @DartmouthPBS. Also at https://xitter.cf/t.co/ZNC8FlOOUF

Joined November 2019
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Happy to share that my first first-author paper is out @TheLancet! Here, we present a case of PMO, a striking neurological condition of visual perception that causes faces to appear distorted, and the first photorealistic visualizations of how these distortions are seen.
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Want to learn what striking visual distortions can reveal about how vision works? Come see my poster tomorrow morning in the Pavilion! "Visual perceptual distortions reveal an object-centered reference frame for faces and a stimulus-centered reference frame for hands". #vss2025
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Excited to share our new book chapter (in press)! "What do we know about people with developmental prosopagnosia?" with Brad Duchaine, in the forthcoming book: From 'Super Recognisers' to the 'Face Blind' (Ed. K. Lander, Oxford University Press). osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/ke…

What do we know about people with developmental prosopagnosia?

Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is a severe deficit in recognising facial identity in the absence of known brain damage or other cognitive, socio-emotional, or low-level visual impairments. Although...

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Emily Finn@esfinn10 Nov 2024
Our lab (thefinnlab.github.io) is excited to review PhD applications this cycle! Check us out if you wanna do interesting stuff with brains and behavior in the woods 🌲🧠🌲Apply to Dartmouth Psych&Brain Sciences via Guarini Grad School (graduate.dartmouth.edu/admis…...) by Dec 1!
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tor wager
@torwager4 Sep 2024
Two new tenure-track jobs at #Dartmouth in Cognitive Science and Social Neuroscience!! And hopefully a 3rd senior TT position this year. Please help spread the word. Here's the posting for the Cog Sci position: apply.interfolio.com/152809
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If interested in applying to the Tenured Assistant positions, please contact Alfonso Caramazza ([email protected]) and Jorge Almeida ([email protected]), and send us your CV, and a cover letter describing your interest in the position and your general research program.
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We're hiring! @DartmouthPBS is searching for a new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor studying social interaction. We're open to a wide variety of methods and perspectives. Review of applications starts Oct 15. Details here: apply.interfolio.com/151749
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A fantastic piece and a deep dive into these individuals' experiences. Congrats on the great work, @shayla__love!
The New Yorker
@NewYorker1 Aug 2024
A mysterious neurological condition called prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO, makes faces look grotesque—and sheds new light on the inner workings of the brain. @shayla__love reports. nyer.cm/ECTNrrn

How a Rare Disorder Makes People See Monsters

A mysterious neurological condition makes faces look grotesque—and sheds new light on the inner workings of the brain.

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Arjen Stolk@StolkArjen16 Jul 2024
We're looking for a postdoc to join our team this fall! Reach out if you have strong computational skills and a passion for exploring the neuroscience of human communication and its variations. Job post forthcoming, but don't hesitate to email your CV if interested
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Excited to present our work on the effects of color on face distortions @VSSMtg! If you're around on Wed. morning, come see my poster in the Pavilion! Can't be there but still want to discuss our ongoing research? Feel free to reach out! Glad to meet anytime during #VSS2024 🙂
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Happy to see our research @bbc! Thank you @tomheyden for putting so much effort into communicating science in an accessible, engaging, and thoughtful manner! bbc.com/reel/video/p0htvclc/…

The rare condition that makes faces appear 'demonic'

Thanks to one patient, we now have the most accurate insight into life through the eyes of people affected by it.

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Guo Jiahui
@Guo_Jiahui_20 Apr 2024
My lab (CoCo-Neuro) at UTD is recruiting a lab manager/tech to start in the summer of 2024 (2 years preferred). If you have a strong computational background and are interested in cog neuroscience, this position is for you! Apply through the official post: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/2…
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The Dartmouth@thedartmouth8 Apr 2024
The Dartmouth sits down with Dartmouth Ph.D student Antônio Mello, who is helping to bring awareness to prosopometamorphopsia — a rare psychoneurological disorder characterized by distorted perceptions of faces. Rachel Kim ’27 has the story. thedartmouth.com/b24cd478-5a…

Q&A with Dartmouth Ph.D student Antônio Mello

Mello’s research on prosopometamorphopsia, characterized by distorted perceptions of faces, is shedding light on the often unrecognized disorder. 

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Os mistérios incríveis do cérebro humano, incluindo um caso português. Doença extraordinária torna “demoníaco” o rosto das outras pessoas @avmello_; @JAlmeidaCogNeur publico.pt/2024/03/26/cienci…

Doença extraordinária torna “demoníaco” o rosto das outras pessoas

Relatado o caso de um homem que via as caras de todas as pessoas com quem se cruzava muito esticadas, com rugas profundas na testa, nas bochechas e no queixo. Um caso português também já foi estudado.

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Science News
@ScienceNews25 Mar 2024
A patient with an unusual variation of the condition helped researchers visualize the demonic distortions he sees when looking at human faces. sciencenews.org/article/dist…

Here’s what distorted faces can look like to people with prosopometamorphopsia

A patient with an unusual variation of the condition helped researchers visualize the demonic distortions he sees when looking at human faces.

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It was great talking to you @DanielLawler!
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NBC News
@NBCNews22 Mar 2024
An extremely rare neurological disorder of perception causes faces to appear distorted in shape, size, texture or color. nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…

Rare disorder causes man to see people's faces as 'demonic'

The condition causes faces to appear distorted. "My first thought was I woke up in a demon world," the patient said.

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We hope these visualizations help convey the severity of the distortions in PMO and the need for effective treatments. If you know someone who's experienced facial distortions, he'd love to hear more: prosopometamorphopsia.facebl…
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Read our paper: thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Visualising facial distortions in prosopometamorphopsia

A 58-year-old man with a 31-month history of seeing peoples’ faces as distorted and, in his words, appearing “demonic” visited our laboratory for assessment. The patient stated that the distortions...

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