No matter what happens now, this World Cup will always be remembered as the one where the political leader of a participating nation leaned on FIFA to have the rules thrown out for his countrymen and FIFA caved. FIFA needs a purge. #cdnpoli #uspoli

A thought for @ref2029.bsky.social (thanks to Marcus Munafo): rather than reviewing the “best” outputs that universities select (in order to game system), why not review a random selection of all a university’s outputs, to see how well their research process/infrastructure is working in general…?

Fantastic perspective on peer review by @rorinstitute.bsky.social, with some great ideas for future improvements to the current limping system: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity?

Good data is essential for policy. Today it’s been a year since we had a permanent National Statistician. No news on what is happening with the current recruitment which began Oct 2025. This is an under the bonnet issue that points to state failure 🧵 uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/stateme...

It’s wild that politicians don’t seem to grasp the degree to which universities contribute to the economy- local, regional, national. The failure to intervene is a stain on this govt - a shocking dereliction of duty to every worker, every local business, every student, every area that is suffering

Does signed prediction error influence declarative memory? This recent study takes a closer look - replicating prior findings, but uncovering an alternative explanation along the way! Doi.org/10.3758/s13421-026-01864-8

When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.

A reminder that Brazil banned Twitter for failing to stop the spreading of disinformation. There is nothing stopping the British government from doing the same.

Had my first (and probably last) attempt at Stand-Up comedy last night, about open science... drive.google.com/file/d/1MQGJ...

This seems significant.

Another thoughtful piece by Michael (of @colemanlab.bsky.social)…

Using a stochastic dynamical model, Grodem et al show that, before age 60, inter-individual differences in neuroanatomical volumes almost exclusively reflect stable differences between individuals, rather than systematic differences in rate-of-change: doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.1242

Excellent news! Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which they publish! A great result by all those proposing this strong solution to publication bias and selective reporting (and getting expert feedback before data collection)! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

9. Consequently, many journals watered down their policies to just require a data-sharing statement. Ten years on, we have lots of data-sharing statements, but open IPD is strongly resisted and rarely happens unless mandated.

"Genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease is associated with loss of brain network segregation in midlife" - New paper published, co-authored by Professor Lorina Naci. Read the full paper here: https://ow.ly/fS1j50Z35L5 #Neuroscience @lorinanaci.bsky.social thenacilab.bsky.social TrinityNeuroscience

This country will not succeed with the current Brexit deal - it’s time to rip up the red lines, renegotiate and put our national interests first. Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social to back this call and find out how you can help our campaign.

Sky News projecting a national vote share for Reform of 27%, based on results so far. That’s four points down on what they achieved in local elections last year. Somewhat of a counter to the prevailing narrative. More evidence that Reform appears to have peaked.

ReplicationResearch.org is now open for submissions! Submit replications and reproductions from many different fields, as well as conceptual contributions. With diamond OA, open and citable peer review reports, and reproducibility checks, we push the boundaries of open and fair publishing.

The University approves plans for the Cambridge Mind and Brain Institute (CMBi). An evolution of the renowned CBU, bridging across Schools and Departments, the new Institute will integrate discovery science with clinical innovation to transform brain health. #Neuroscience #MentalHealth

At last, a more sensible media article about data sharing, in contrast to the hacks seeking to sensationalise recent UKB leak. Fact remains that vast majority of people want their data to be shared if this benefits public health. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Not just another AI event. This one asks harder questions - about identity, ethics, and what intelligence really means. Hear from ten outstanding speakers as well as a live debate featuring: KarlFriston vs @summerfieldlab.bsky.social and @heidijoberg.bsky.social - www.bna.org.uk/events/aiand...

We're hiring! FT research assistant @ UT Dallas Join our team to work on a longitudinal neuroimaging study of midlife brain aging. Strong opportunity for those interested in brain networks, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease risk. App. deadline May 6. Details: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/31680

For UK peeps, please consider petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

A “fun” experience with BMC Neurology @bmc.springernature.com who sat on our submission for over 10 months without ever sending for review, despite repeated reminders… we have now retracted to submit elsewhere…

Code (python) is available at github: github.com/rl671/heterorc Should be readily applicable to your own EEG/MEG decoding pipelines! Great collaboration with @alexwoolgar.bsky.social @rhens.bsky.social , Sichao, Yanan, and John, during my time at @mrccbu.bsky.social & @theneuro.bsky.social ! (6/6)

We're hiring! 4 New Job opportunities in Academia within the School of Psychology - scroll through to see the positions. Application deadlines mid April, learn more at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/ #Psychology #TrinityCollegeDublin #Job #Opportunity #Hiring #Academia #PHD #Masters #AssistantProfessor

Our latest results on bioRxiv! Our EEG study shows that human brain activity consecutively supports both Bayesian integration and prediction‑error signalling. Plot twist: prediction‑error signalling appears to be consistent with the Reverse Hierarchy Theory! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

So he doesn’t agree with Equal Marriage He doesn’t want to see kids grow up free of cigarettes He wants to get rid of the NHS & replace with insurance He thinks banning handguns was ludicrous He would reverse the Online Safety Act Some horrible views there 😢😡😬

3 new fellowships 👇🏼

Brilliant analysis of current madness…

We have three lectureships available at York Psychology (@yorkpsychology.bsky.social) with a broad remit for research/teaching areas. Home and overseas applications are welcome. Deadline for applications is early April - enquiries welcome. Come and join us! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Nice review by @rhens.bsky.social of the >300 papers using CamCAN data to study the cognitive neuroscience of aging rdcu.be/e73yS - thanks to the authors of all those papers!

Depressing… www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Are episodic and semantic memory really that different? Using closely matched tasks, we found no substantial neural differences between recalling personal experiences and general knowledge: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02390-4

Bots have made their way to Prolific experiments. Our lab has stopped online testing of adults entirely now for this reason - we want to know if what we study is real. Probably data collected 2-3 years ago are ok, but moving forward we just can't know. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

In some ways I'm philosophical about The End these days. It is what it is. But for the final wave to hit because of the crisis when we worked the hardest we possibly could, we nearly broke ourselves, and did exactly what the govt told us to do? It seems.. painful.

We have the vaccine, we have the means to distribute it. We need to redouble efforts to tackle the slow loss of confidence in vaccines. No quick way to do this but we have the tools – it needs effort, outreach, listening to people’s concerns, answering questions, & working within communities. 8/8

…pls excuse missing colon before “the importance”…

Excited to share a new paper spearheaded by the wonderful @baror-shira.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/bd8xdcum @erc.europa.eu @nathumbehav.nature.com We test the link between serial dependence (as an index of continuity) and event boundaries (indexing segmentation). A few key findings in the thread:

Gradually, then suddenly: the precarious position of UK preclinical #neuroscience Professor Mark Walton’s new opinion piece in @brain1878.bsky.social highlights the funding and workforce pressures facing UK preclinical neuroscience. academic.oup.com/brain/advanc... #PreclinicalResearch

Over half of Britons say it would be a bad outcome if the assisted dying Bill runs out of time in the Lords. Over a quarter of opponents agree. The public don’t want the Bill blocked by delay. Add your name to the petition urging the Government to intervene: www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition

A bit old now, but great Registered Report by Maya Raza (not on here)

In a vague attempt to lighten mood (and possibly even with educational benefit), I have added a couple more cartoons about the tools of cognitive neuroscience (with brief explanations): www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.h.... Thanks to @iancooketapia.bsky.social for prettifying.

Really important points…

Do you sometimes think "oh boy, I would really like to hear Julia ramble some more about the topics about which she doesn't stop talking to begin with?" The wait is finally over! @guruspod.bsky.social and had a chat about open science, causal inference, and apparently birth order effects.

Important reminder that the relationship between functional connectivity and a trait is likely to be state-dependent, and hence it may be unwise to rely on resting state only