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" the findings point to large and increasing challenges in effectively adapting to new opportunities and threats, with implications for individual researchers, research organizations, science policy and the capacity of science and society as a whole to confront emergent demands." rdcu.be/eojQN

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Ten simple rules for queer data collection and analysis dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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Europe can capture the US brain drain — if it acts fast: "In parallel, each country must invest more in research and development. The EU’s target of spending 3% of gross domestic product on research remains unmet by most members." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Lourens Waldorp gives a good @eaclipt.bsky.social talk on the distinction between prediction and causality

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In Boston, @celinegounder.com is giving a fiery convocation address at Harvard School of Public Health talking about #misinfo in public health: “The current administration is waging a war on science, and that can be seen most clearly on the issue of vaccines.” #IDsky 🧪

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When I first started working with resting state fMRI as a postdoc, there was a lot of skepticism about what we could learn from it. 20 years later, it's hard to imagine where the field of neuroscience would be without it. Here's a summary 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Cool data from Reinout Wiers at @eaclipt.bsky.social showing that an intervention including personal networks is better than regular treatment, especially at follow-up

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The loss data (~$10B) support and N of grants terminated is updated below, but this op-ed by @euanashley.bsky.social hits all the important points @latimes.com @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

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Have recent changes led to uncertainty in your future scientific career? Wonder it's like in Australia? Good news! Monash's is seeking to hire talented EMCRs from other countries. Come join a wonderful community of brain mappers & modellers! www.monash.edu/research/eme...

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Great @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Anita Jansen about her project about using networks to improve psychiatric treatment, showing here why that is so critical: these cases are quite different even with the same DSM diagnosis

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Scary stuff!

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Cool @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by Georgia Koppe about how to derive dynamical systems models from empirical data, demonstrating that getting into a ruminative brain state is easier for rMDD than healthy control

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Fascinating @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by @leaschumacher.bsky.social about how symptom network changes can predict the outcome of depression treatment

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Interesting @eaclipt.bsky.social talk by @saskiascholten.bsky.social who combines pre-existing knowledge networks of the clinician with data network from the patients to give insights for both in the posterior networks

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Titanic& super important work from @drmichaellevin Lab "What Lives? A meta-analysis of diverse opinions on the definition of life I’m on the dynamic and relational process side close to self-sustaining dynamic patterns 😎👇🏼 arxiv.org/abs/2505.15849 osf.io/preprints/ps...

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The @eaclipt.bsky.social conference is off to a strong start with a lecture about AI and machine learning by @kerstingaiml.bsky.social

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"In her new role as a biotechnology entrepreneur, Maya Gosztyla relies on tried-and-tested strategies to plan ahead and avoid burnout." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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AI and Human Rights – Comments on a Confidential Document, and My Own Concerns joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2025/05/ai-a...

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The ASSC is now on bluesky! Please follow us for more information about consciousness neuroscience, and our upcoming conference ASSC 25 assc2025.gr

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Interesting thread

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June 6 | Day 2 of “Oscillations in Multi-Modal EEG Research” at Univ. of Glasgow In collab w/ SINAPSE, we explore advanced #EEG analysis & real-world brain oscillation applications. 🎟️ portal.ant-neuro.com/r/nSw #Neurotech #ANTNeuro

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When a user attributes consciousness to a chatbot, does it affect trust? In this new study, we guessed people more willing to attribute consciousness to chatGPT would trust it more on a factual matter - but found substantial evidence AGAINST this. (1/5) www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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🚨 Two PhD positions open in Barcelona! Work with Diego Vidaurre on machine learning at the intersection of methods, neuroscience, and clinical applications. Details: 🔗 www.crm.cat/call/89/phd-... 🔗 www.crm.cat/call/88/phd-... #neuroskyence #psychscisky

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Interesting new lesion meta-analysis of aphantasia, in line with the importance of a specific region in the fusiform gyrus, previously identified by @alfredospagna.bsky.social et al, for visual mental imagery 🧠 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Everybody's talking about AI. In comics circles, the use of artificial intelligence remains controversial. #ComicsStudies can play a vital role in questioning the cultural, ethical, and labour implications of AI. We are calling you: comicsandai.org/call-for-pap...

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3 (!) more days to apply for the IACCP Spark Grants! You can get up to $1000 to organize an event, build or maintain a network, or collect some pilot data. Get in touch if you have any questions. www.iaccp.org/about-us/res... #phdsky #academicsky #psychscisky

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We should not mistake AI’s (strictly LLMs’) fluency for understanding, and not treat it as an authority instead of as the predictive tool they are. Matt Grawitch’s first post in a series on how (not) to use AI in decision making: buff.ly/ebsF7ED

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Inspiring ideas for discouraging LLM use by in-class writing assignments www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...

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Nature Communications A network correspondence toolbox for quantitative evaluation of novel neuroimaging results www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Had a really fun chat with @etvpod.bsky.social! We covered some varied ground: my book, movement atheism, rationality, is religion Good or Bad, salty language…a bit of everything! www.voidpod.com/podcasts/202...

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Higher levels of well-being in older adults—notably a strong sense of purpose—tend to predict better cognitive functioning and reduced cognitive decline over time (and vice versa), according to 10-year longitudinal research (N>1700): buff.ly/cndDCGI via @psypost.bsky.social

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one month left until AQL 2025 🥳looking forward to seeing everyone and discussing voice & speech research together!

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"For coding, self-teaching with AI works well for me because it’s much closer to the margins of my existing knowledge and experience." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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AI is everywhere. 70% of students in Nijmegen use ChatGPT c.s. weekly, @kenlambeets.bsky.social and I found in a survey for @voxweb.bsky.social. Also scientists exploit AI, e.g. for research questions. That's 'worrying', according to expert @irisvanrooij.bsky.social. www.voxweb.nl/en/the-genie...

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📣 The 2025 ESCoP Family Care Grants - application deadline extended We are pleased to announce that we are extending the application deadline for the ESCoP Family Care Grants. Application deadline is 30 June 2025. Decisions will be communicated on a rolling basis.

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📣 The 2025 ESCoP Travel Grants: announcement of the second round! We are delighted to share that we are able to support a few more early career researchers to attend the ESCoP conference in Sheffield. If you were unable to meet the previous deadline, please submit your application by 30 June.

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"Institution-led investigations (into academic misconduct) are fundamentally conflicted" - we need independent expert investigations for significant misconduct allegations pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40401705/

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"When I started my journey as a writer, I viewed it simply as a side gig. But it eventually grew into a career that brings me joy. " www.science.org/content/arti...

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Very cool: These contact lenses give people infrared vision — even with their eyes shut www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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"A growing reluctance to hold scientific conferences in the United States “will have an impact on the cities that have established themselves as conference hosting cities”." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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"Voice is an acoustic instrument that’s very sensitive to physiological changes in the body," www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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“DOGE had by fiat the authority to give thumbs up or down to grant applications which had been systematically vetted by layers of subject matter experts” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Analysis flags hundreds of studies that seem to follow a template, reporting correlations between complex health conditions and single variables based on publicly available data sets. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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This spring I have TWO English language books coming out in which Eise Eisinga (1744-1828), creator of the Franeker Planetarium takes center stage. (1/3)

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#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careers www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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I’m in the Guardian today, arguing that we should stop them all-class mental health lessons in schools I've thought very carefully about ‘going public’ with this, because it's a sensitive argument to make, especially in the face of so many young people struggling. (cont 🧵) tinyurl.com/vun92cz7

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To celebrate the defence of my PhD, and thanks to @ibbamsterdam.bsky.social, I will host a symposium titled "Vision as prediction: learning, action, and biases" on June 6. Program, registration and more information here: bit.ly/43reOgR

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Gaat dat zien! Een heel leuke en heel mooi vormgegeven tentoonstelling over de werking van je hersenen.

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