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Delighted to share our discoveries about one of the brain's neurotransmitter systems: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Together with colleagues at the @alleninstitute.org, we have learned a lot about a tiny cluster of neurons in the brainstem locus coeruleus (LC) that releases norepinephrine (NE). 1

Relatedly, I will be hiring a post-bacc / lab manager starting this Fall 2026. This is a great chance to get hands-on didactic training in computational psychiatry, clinical science, computational cognitive neuroscience, fMRI, & psychopharmacology. Job ad below, Please share with your networks!

I will also be recruiting grad students this cycle - prospective candidates can apply through Psych & Brain Sciences or the Neuroscience grad programs. Interested postdocs who are aligned with the lab's interdisciplinary interests are welcome to reach out. ...& much more to come down the road!

12 out of 10 stars. would recommend

Now out in JEP: General, "How working memory and reinforcement learning interact when avoiding punishment and pursuing reward concurrently" psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... Preprint with final version: osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/n

I am looking to hire a great postdoc to join our lab in sunny Eugene at the University of Oregon for fun behavioral/fMRI experiments on sensorimotor control in young and older adults. Please share/get in touch if interested! pages.uoregon.edu/mmar/

@andrewpapale.bsky.social 's new explore/exploit paper in JNeurosci with @vanessabrown.bsky.social @drangelaianni.bsky.social Michael Hallquist & Bea Luna: www.jneurosci.org/content/earl... PFC-DMN and hippocampus encode value maxima in exploitation, but their synchronization peaks in exploration.

Wow: @ajc.com's Lautaro Grinspan reports that in just one week in October, ICE spent nearly $950,000 on ads in Atlanta — more spending than in any other U.S. city. That amount would've been enough to provide SNAP benefits for over 20,000 Atlantans every month.

I am recruiting a postdoc for a new NIMH-funded R01 using neural and behavioral models to understand anxious avoidance. Please share with anyone who may be interested! Link: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/155929/...

1: In 2023, I wrote this paper arguing that research on active ingredients of CBT, and by extension on their mechanisms, is not close to improving therapy outcomes. I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hey, Neuroimaging friends: I am getting laid off soon due to the cuts to NIH. I have filled out applications far and wide to no avail. Does anyone have any leads on a lab that might be able to use someone with a strong background in neuroimaging data analytics?

Please repost! We're hiring a postdoc to work with me and @salagapan.bsky.social on an exciting interdisciplinary project in human neuroscience and brain-body interactions underlying effortful behavior in health and mood disorders. siplab.gatech.edu/postdoc_ad_2...

1. I have spent a lot of time recently sending invitations for people to review papers, and this process works extremely differently from what I imagined when I was a student. Wanted to write out how I do it in case that's helpful for you all as you submit papers. #AcademicSky #PhdSky #PsychSciSky

About my social media grant... mind you the "activities" being referenced are simply that we measure these variables and they'll be features in some machine learning model. The two sociodemographics that most often come up in the moral panic about social media are gender and LGBTQ+ status.

Gift link to article here:

Here's a database from UCLA on Non-NIH funding opportunities ranging from grad students to faculty from a wide range of biological and medical disciplines: biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu/crt-funding/...

As someone who has advocated for the rights of people with disabilities, this endeavor feels really intrusive, icky, and potentially dangerous.

New pub at the British Journal for Philosophy of Science! "Explaining Mechanism-Task Fit in Neuroscience" (1/x) www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

🚨 We are looking for a research specialist (lab manager) for my lab at Emory (translational-lab.com). tinyurl.com/muer3ybb * Great match to prepare for clinical psych or computational cog sci grad school * Time reserved each week for independent work/professional development Please RT 🔄 !

Science, folks. Science. This is wonderful news.

Compelling pushback from @jmgrohneuro.bsky.social and the Board of Scientific Counselors at the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) regarding termination of tenure-track investigators driven by DOGE. 1/2

ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE) If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread. There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.

ATTENTION If anyone has received a NoA after the "pause", please DM me with information about the mechanism and institute or center. THANK YOU

Here is a question for anyone associated with a psychology PhD program (all levels): I’m curious what different mechanisms programs have for prepping students for the academic job market. This could be hard (e.g., research and cv prep) or soft (e.g., fielding questions) skills.

The TREAT Lab in VCU Psychiatry will also be hiring a CRC to start in June 2025! We have several projects on the mechanisms of eating disorders in young people that use neuroimaging, ambulatory assessments, clinical measures, & computational modeling. Stay tuned for the official job posting!

Announcing a new week-long program for young computational neuroscience/ behavior professors to talk about rigorous science, mentoring, lab management, and networking in a stunning retreat setting. Do great science as a community and have fun doing so.

Apropos of everything 🌎, we're declaring it "Fear and Anxiety Week" here on Bsky. It's like shark week but better! This week, we'll hear about fear and anxiety from brain researchers, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and individuals with lived experience. We invite you to chime in! 1/n

Also taking the opportunity to post the two most helpful (imo) links for demystifying the clincial psych hidden curriculum, for those reading who are considering a career in this area: clinicalpsychgradschool.org mitch.web.unc.edu/professional...

There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.

Excited to see this Special Focus at @jocn.bsky.social on Neural and Computational Mechanisms of Motivation and Decision-Making finally out! Full collection here: direct.mit.edu/jocn/issue/3...

I think over the next few years the evidence will continue to accumulate that the majority of mental disorders are best treated with short, highly intensive therapies. This will challenge many assumptions on how therapy works.

Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇

Our lab is recruiting a PhD student this cycle! Apps for Emory are due in exactly 2 weeks & many of my awesome colleagues are also recruiting including @pf-hitchcock.bsky.social @vanessabrown.bsky.social @jaredmedina.bsky.social & more! More info: psychology.emory.edu/home/graduat...

Join us for the Computational Psychiatry Conference cpconf.org July 14-16 2025 in beautiful Tübingen, Germany. Proposals for symposia can now be submitted. Each symposium should have 4 speakers, and we are looking for symposia across the range from basic to clinical and big data.

Hey new followers! 👋 We are excitedly working away on lots of new habit research - days of training with electrophysiology 🧠 with neural decoding, causal work on making and breaking 🙅‍♀️, and 📱 assessments. As a preview - check out our latest in TiCS www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Null findings are important ‼️ Excited to share my latest work finding model-based planning does NOT improve following ketamine 💉, antidepressant 💊, or iCBT 👩‍💻 treatments 🧵👇🏻

It's time to start organizing the 2025 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Feel free to reach out with any questions! Mentee application: forms.gle/Xgha7wf6vrwa... Mentor application: forms.gle/mc5a8Bc6mXJX...

Hello! I'm hiring a postdoc (official ad pending...). All projects related to neural mechanisms of motivated decision-making. MRI, MEG, TMS, and/or Coding skills all useful. Please email if interested ([email protected])!

Now in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences with @LnccBrown, "From tripping and falling to ruminating and worrying: a meta-control account of repetitive negative thinking" sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Free access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1icJM_rUrU... 1/3

The Learning, Understanding, Memory, & Neurodevelopment (LUMeN) Lab at Emory is seeking our first postdoc! ✨ Learn more about the position and apply here: faculty-emory.icims.com/jobs/123119/...

🚨We're hiring a lab manager!🚨We're looking for a stellar post-bacc interested in studying emotions, supporting lab infrastructure, and building community. Please spread the word! See links in 1st comment for our mission and culture. Review starts 3/1! research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/18407/r...

I'm elated to share my PhD keystone paper published @PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... I've poured my heart & soul into this project since 2016 (8 yrs!) & I'm happy to introduce the Effort Foraging Task to the world #CognitivePsychology #Motivation #Effort #Foraging #DecisionMaking 🧵

Our lab is hiring a post-doc at Emory University, working on sensorimotor neuroimaging after stroke and/or multisensory integration, touch and embodiment. Start date: approximately late summer 2024. Please email me with any questions you have about the position.

Psst I'm helping fellow PhD student Uma Chatterjee put together an advocacy panel for the next SfN, focusing on the experiences of disabled neuroscientists in navigating academia and improving the field. If you or someone you know is going to SfN and might be interested in speaking, please lmk! 🧠💡

🚨I need your help, academic BlueSky! For those who navigated parental leaves as faculty, what worked or didn't work for you/your labs navigating that experience? Please repost widely to help us gather ideas & I'll compile them for our Resources Website to share with all!

🚨Free (Virtual) Personal Branding workshop for PhD students/postdocs🚨 Knowing how to communicate your unique attributes, values, & goals (verbally, online) is so important. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Drs. Jenna Drenten & Sa-kiera Hudson! Jan 25 @ 6-8pm ET | Reg link in flyer 🧪

Very glad to see more RR in EEG/ERP studies: Registered replication report of the construct validity of the error-related negativity (ERN): A multi-site study of task-specific ERN correlations with internalizing and externalizing symptoms onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

A #preprint (#blueprint?, whatever), on how the theories we build depend on the problems we use them to solve. #pragmatism #philsci #neuroskyence #compneurosky #cogsci 🧪 osf.io/preprints/ps...