New paper just published in Cerebral Cortex 🧠 Frontal midline theta synchronization causally supports updating statistical regularities, improving adaptive prediction without boosting simple performance. doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaf346 @orspesthy.bsky.social #neuroskyence

New article in Cognitive Science Statistical learning does not stay stable across childhood. Longitudinal data reveal a gradual developmental decline and growing individual differences. Methodology matters: No process-pure tasks. No shortcuts without longitudinal data. doi.org/10.1111/cogs...

🎊📜 NEW PAPER 📜🎊 Can we seriously build synthetic consciousness? And if so, where do we start? I’m super excited to present recent publication in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews where @jaanaru.bsky.social and I confront this challenge head on. 1/n

Our recent research on mind wandering is featured in Cerveau et Psycho, a French magazine on brain and cognition. Thanks, Thomas ;) Article (FR): stm.cairn.info/magazine-cer... #MindWandering #Neuroscience @thomasandrillon.bsky.social

"Research will be shared exclusively outside traditional journals" This is quite a statement!

This is a great piece by @cbo.bsky.social on the need to rethink tenure. undark.org/2025/09/11/o...

New preprint alert! Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations #psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪

Come join us at 15:30 for the Learning and Memory II symposium at the Psychonomic Conference in Ballroom D! I’ll be speaking about the developmental trajectory of statistical learning. See you there! #Psychonomics #PSynom25

Come by our posters today at 6:00 PM at the Psychonomic Conference! #psynom25 We’ll be presenting three posters on statistical learning — would love to see you there! @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social @orspesthy.bsky.social @florahann.bsky.social

Our new preprint is out! Across 473 participants, we found no sex differences in implicit statistical learning — a core mechanism of predictive processing. The predictive brain appears remarkably universal. doi.org/10.1101/2025... #neuroscience #learning #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence

New study Our team shows that statistical learning & inhibitory control cooperate during behavior. A flexible brain optimizes both automatic & controlled processes together - not either/or. Preprint:Cooperative interaction between statistical learning and inhibitory control doi.org/10.31234/osf...

"Your Brain Isn't Hardware Running Software" | Clip of an interview with @anilseth.bsky.social and Michael Levin on Theories Of Everything www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzZl...

New preprint! ADHD-like traits don’t just affect inhibition or learning — they reshape their interaction. A key problem in neuroscience is studying functions in isolation, but cognition emerges from their interplay. doi.org/10.1101/2025... #neuroscience #learning #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence

Our new preprint is online. People who experienced more childhood unpredictability show faster implicit statistical learning in adulthood. Supports the “hidden talents” view of adversity. Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025... #neuroscience #learning #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence

October 21-22: Conference on statistical learning in Spain gccognitive.es/conference-2...

Interesting to compare meta-analyses on sleep spindles & memory. Ujma (2024) found no correlation. The latest eLife meta also shows spindle amplitude not significantly tied to memory:CI [−0.04, 0.18]. But they also report hints about coupling. These processes are complex — it’s not just yes or no.

New podcast alert! Check out the Brain Architects new lest episode wherever you listen! #sleeppeeps

Curious about the human ability to extract regularities from sensory input (i.e., “statistical learning”) and individual differences therein? #CognitiveScience #Learning Our #Consensus paper presents the collective insights of 27 researchers worldwide 🌎 💬 🌍 💬 🌏 💬: 🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Excited to share our latest paper! We show that autistic traits are associated with a different speed-accuracy strategy when the environment changes. This highlights the power of a dimensional approach over rigid categorical views. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Autism #Learning #StatisticalLearning

Our new paper is out! How do executive functions shape our ability to rewire habits / update predictive models? ✔️ Better inhibition = easier habit change ❌ Strong semantic fluency = harder to update old patterns because of the long-term memory access. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Our new preprint is out! We go beyond studying goal-directed & habitual control in isolation — using an unsupervised learning approach to see how they interact. OC tendencies tip the balance toward rigid habits over flexible goals. doi.org/10.1101/2025... #OCD #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #neuroskyence

New preprint! Inhibiting the right or both dorsolateral prefrontal cortices with rTMS boosts unsupervised statistical learning. Likely by shifting toward a more exploratory processing style. #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #neuroskyence biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #neuroscience #predictiveprocessing

Our new preprint: Mind wandering is a cognitive trade-off. Our study shows MW impairs executive control but BOOSTS implicit learning of hidden patterns. We found that the weaker the control, the greater the learning gain. doi.org/10.1101/2025... #statisticallearning #sleeppeeps #psychscisky

***🚨 New Paper 🚨*** Both #sleep and eyes-closed waking rest improve memory. But sleep also increases FALSE recall in some paradigms. Q: Does eyes-closed rest similarly increase false recall? A: No. Free access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lYgb3qNaA... #sleeppeeps #psychscisky 🧠🟦

Our latest research on mind wandering just got covered by Scientific American — check it out!

If you're an international PhD student at Harvard working on learning and memory in cognitive neuroscience or psychology—and your visa has been cancelled—don’t lose hope. Get in touch with me. I’m confident we can find you an inspiring place to continue your research and thrive.

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Our recent study on mind wandering and local sleep has received additional media coverage. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/expe... #predictiveprocessing #Neuroscience #statisticallearning #cognition

✈️ I'm still recovering from jetlag but had a great time at #SRCD2025! Thrilled about our symposium on cognitive control and statistical learning. @nemeth.bsky.social and Rachel Foster gave fantastic talks—Rachel did amazingly well for her 1st conference and will soon be on the job market!

Excited to be opening for this symposium today with @nemeth.bsky.social, Rachel Foster, and Qianqian Wang. Join us today at 10:00AM in Room 203AB #SRCD #statisticallearning #cognitivecontrol

Excited to present at SRCD in Minneapolis! I'll be speaking in the 'Developmental Dynamics Between Higher-Order Cognitive Control and Bottom-Up Statistical Learning' symposium. I'm going speak about our new longitudinal study. Join me Thursday at 10:00 AM in Room 203AB! #SRCD2025

Our paper is out! We found that when the human brain builds predictive representations implicitly, mind wandering can support the process—linked to slow and delta-range oscillations. #statisticallearning #neuroscience #learning #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

📢 New research Can people with obsessive-compulsive tendencies still learn hidden patterns? ✔️ Yes. We found that implicit statistical learning and updating remained remarkably robust even at higher OC levels in non-clinical samples. 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s128... #CognitiveScience #OCD #ImplicitLearning

For the francophones out there, we've just launched a national online survey about social network use in adults and adolescents. Don't hesitate to participate (15-20 min) and spread the word! www.sual.fr/about-5 @juliadeter.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social @benjaminrolland.bsky.social

@cimcyc.bsky.social I truly enjoyed my visit to The Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC) in Granada. Thank you very much for the invitation, Juan Lupiáñez! It was a pleasure to present in such an inspiring environment.

New article ALERT! Our latest research explores how neural plasticity enables flexible learning and prediction updates. We provide new insights into adaptive cognition by examining how the brain reshapes its internal models. #neuroscience #learning #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence doi.org/10.1093/cerc...

New paper! How does the brain retrieve probabilistic representations? Can we enhance this process? Our latest study says yes! We show that DLPFC intervention improves access to representations built up through statistical learning. doi.org/10.1093/cerc... #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #neuroscience

I will give a talk at the Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod (67 Bd Pinel, 69500 Bron) on Thursday, February 6th, at 11 AM. Title: Competition Between Predictive Processes and Prefrontal Cortex Functions Looking forward to great discussions—hope to see you there!

Only 2 weeks left for submitting your abstract to the Computational Psychiatry Conference in Tubingen this year! Please submit your abstract until the 7th February and join us for lots of great posters, talks, tutorials, and symposia! All info about the submission here: www.cpconf.org #CPConf2025

Check out the new study led by Ana Fló : «These results show that, from birth, multiple input regularities can be processed in parallel and feed different higher-order networks.» Revised version soon in @elife.bsky.social

Did you know we spend 30–50% of our waking hours mind-wandering? Often seen as a distraction, our latest research reveals its surprising benefits. Mind-wandering boosts implicit statistical learning—helping us detect patterns, key for skills like language learning. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

The unbearable slowness of being: Humans still clock in at just 10 bits/s. Even after peer review :) Share link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kHVa3BtfH.... ArXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234

Q: What's the difference between a magician and an experimental psychologist? A: A magician pulls rabbits out of hats, and an experimental psychologist pulls habits out of rats. #PsychSciSky #metasci #StatsSky #neuroskyence #predictivebrain

How does the prefrontal cortex support the rewiring of habits and behaviors? 🚀 This process is crucial for everyday life and clinical interventions. Check out our latest preprint for answers! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PsychSciSky #metasci #StatsSky #neuroskyence #predictivebrain

Do obsessive-compulsive tendencies affect how we learn from noisy environments? 🤔 Our research shows that implicit probabilistic learning remains robust, even across a spectrum of OC traits. Read more: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PsychSciSky #metasci #StatsSky #neuroskyence

Do autistic traits influence the speed-accuracy trade-off and predictive learning? Find the answer in our new preprint! osf.io/preprints/os... #PsychSciSky #metasci #StatsSky #sleepscience #sleepresearch #neuroskyence

A new article is out! We investigated memory consolidation processes in autism and neurotypicals with autism traits. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New research out! Our study explores how autistic & schizotypal traits similarly impact mentalizing and adult attachment difficulties. Social support in adolescence can be key to better outcomes! #Autism #Schizophrenia #MentalHealth #Research bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A new article is out! We explored transfer learning—the hallmark of human intelligence vs. AI systems. We argue that successful transfer learning relies on updating inductive biases to capture task structure, enabling reuse in new contexts. #Neuroscience #AI doi.org/10.1162/opmi...

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