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ajshackman.bsky.social
Laboratory for Affective & Translational Neuroscience, University of Maryland | shackmanlab.org | affective neuroscience | "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
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Even in prior days, we spend so little* on the most important stuff. *compared with blowing up people in other countries.

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Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.

me: there’s nothing worse than opening a blank document microsoft word: hold my beer

In this piece, I argue that monumental achievements by our trainees must be disseminated and celebrated on social media and elsewhere, despite ‘the current climate’. I'll start with a few that I know; please help chime in (self reports are warmly received). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why do we go downstairs when we hear a scary noise at night? New #preprint by postdoc Kati Rothenhoefer shows how novelty seeking & explore-exploit decision making in #macaques resolves curiosity about whether choices will lead to appetitive or aversive outcomes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Creeping Gleichschaltung watch. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

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Glad to be part of this effort!

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Alert!!!! “An Action Networks Model for Pain” We propose a new model for chronic pain — and highlight two functionally connected cortical networks that could revolutionize how we treat it. 👉 thread below 🧵 osf.io/preprints/ps...

At a time when it is going to be much harder to recruit public employees, Congress is a) planning to pass a large de facto pay cut for federal employees b) force employees who want to keep civil service protections to pay even more www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️

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I for one am tired of Humanities academics pushing their elitist agenda of basic literacy, independent thinking and an elementary knowledge of human history

Interested in practical tips for assessing collinearity and why common fixes might not help? Come to the #OHBM2025 oral session Friday at 11:30AM (P2)! I’ll share simulation results and @demidenko.bsky.social will present real data. Also, check out my poster Thursday (1051)!

I'm now ready to share a rough DRAFT of the teaching resources list for cognitive psychology I've been compiling. As you'll see, I could use further help from you, esp. where there are no entries yet. Pls take a look & share your favorite resources.🙏 I'll keep updating the list this summer. Thanks!

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

Can anyone verify or vouch for this

Axios story about the path forward for restored terminated grants. The administration will continue to pursue appeals and other steps. www.axios.com/2025/06/24/n...

psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-... Early childhood behavioral inhibition predicts altered social and emotional functioning in early adulthood: An ecological momentary assessment study.

Hi developmental psychopathology friends– I'm going to be taking over and completely revamping my departments old "disorders of childhood" course into a sleek, modern, developmental psychopathology course. Mixed grad/undergrad. Pretty please share syllabi, fav readings +assignments, etc? 🙏

The beta release of SPM-Python is out now! Amazing work by Johan Medrano @johmedr.bsky.social , Yael Balbastre, Yulia Bezsudnova @ybezs.bsky.social and other members of their team. A new era for SPM! #OHBM2025

and this morning I'll have the opportunity to learn how to properly score SFN abstracts. This may or may not be quite as much fun. Lol. #TimeToMakeTheDoughnuts www.youtube.com/watch?v=petq...

1/n. One of the fun things about writing this grant is the opportunity to take a deep dive on an area I'm only moderately familiar with. Apparently, I really enjoy learning new stuff. Hopefully, the semi-outsider perspective works.

“He has always worked hard to put food on the table for us and my mom,” said Alejandro. “He was always careful and always did his taxes on time. He never caused any problems and he is known as a kind and helping person by everyone in our community.” santanero.org/2025/06/21/l...

Are you seeing the bait-and-switch NOW, MAGAs?

Examining the impacts of acute aerobic exercise on cognition, mood, and related biomarkers: A systematic review osf.io/preprints/ps...

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another thing @nicolecrust.bsky.social prompted me to think about this morning - if you study or teach emotion, this is a must read emotionresearcher.com/the-great-ex...