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Luiz Pessoa, University of Maryland, College Park Neuroscientist interested in cognitive-emotional brain Author of The Entangled Brain, MIT Press, 2022 Author of The Cogitive-Emotional Brain, MIT Press, 2013 Neuroscience & Philosophy Salon (YouTube)
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Averaging brain responses is not a great idea... #neuroscience #neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 8 hours ago • 2 comments

Anyone going to the DC event? Thinking of taking the train down for the day

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Good old neuroscience for a change Subcortical reward #neuroscience

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Interesting that Yale Medical School is providing bridge funds but not really possible at state universities. Research will be substantially reduced.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

New episode (1061), with Dr. Lauren Ross (@laurennross.bsky.social). We talk about causation and explanation in #Science. #Philosophy YouTube: youtu.be/sbY40h-1gKY Podcast: bit.ly/4hLHjvL

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Hippocampus??? For *human* fMRI analysis at normal resolution (2x2x2mm) what are the best anatomical masks for the hippocampus, say anterior vs. posterior? Definitely not fields. Or anything else one should look into, thanks.

submitted 4 days ago • 8 comments

One finds this relationship in the data. Does it make sense to even talk about the "global inverse correlation"? (all dots have the same color)

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Almost three years ago we were publishing an extensive review on multilayer networks modeling and analysis of complex biological, social, socio-technical and engineering systems: from cells to societies. #ComplexSystems Multilayer #NetworkScience www.cambridge.org/core/element...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

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𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀? If interested in brain dynamics this one is a feast! www.nature.com/articles/s41... #neuroscience

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I still don't think it's sunk in to many that after February 20th, there ain't no study sections.

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𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 This looks super interesting. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... #neuroscience

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𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 How to think of causation in more interdependent systems. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I'm an advocate! Thanks @nicolecrust.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

submitted 11 days ago • 89 comments

Whether you are an AI skeptic or enthusiast, relatively novice or expert, Melanie Mitchell's approach is refreshing and welcome Last entries on Othello are fascinating Help's to remember that "what neural networks learn" has been a target (literally) since two-layer Perceptrons! aiguide.substack.com

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.

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