Really looking forward to ASPP this year! The keynote program is fantastic, including @claireocallaghan.bsky.social on neuromodulatory systems and @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social on First Nations social and emotional wellbeing. Both always give amazing talks!

Have you ever felt like your surroundings look unreal? Our new Registered Report (accepted in Neuroscience of Consciousness) studied derealisation and shows that altered visual experiences don’t change how we assess vividness. To find our more: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

Thank you so much for having me!! I always have a blast chatting with @bethfisher.bsky.social and this time was no different! 💕 Also I loved your reflections in the end and how both of you have change your mind perhaps a bit through sharing your experiences with each other. So cool and precious!

A very special episode with @anikokusztor.bsky.social ! @monash-m3cs.bsky.social

Adaptive learning is coordinated across behaviour, time and neurobiology (from synapses and dendrites, to astrocytes and the systems level). If you’ve ever wondered how noradrenaline helps shape these multiscale learning processes, you might like this: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in @commspsychol.nature.com 🎉 In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions. www.nature.com/articles/s44... (1/4)

Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :) usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

New Episode! Dr. Aenne Brielmann (aennebrielmann.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to talk about their research on beauty and how computational models can be used to understand how we experience beauty. Link in bio! 🔗

📣 Life update: Thrilled to announce that I’ll be starting as faculty at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems this Fall! I’ll be recruiting PhD students in the upcoming cycle, as well as research interns throughout the year: lasharavichander.github.io/contact.html

How do we regulate each other's emotions? We talk big strategies (reappraisal, validation) and subtle mechanisms (acoustics, linguistics) in this new ep of @mindsmatter.bsky.social! Thanks for the fun convo @avamadesousa.bsky.social!

New Episode! Dr. Razia Sahi (@raziasahi.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to discuss the details of social emotion regulation, including the use of reappraisal and validation to help navigate difficult emotions! Links in 🧵

New Episode! What is addiction, and how does it show up in everyday habits? Dr. Keanan Joyner (@keananjoyner.bsky.social‬ ) joins Ava & Beth to talk dopamine, disinhibition, and why addiction isn't just about choice. Plus: EEG bias, screen use & science with compassion. 🎧 Links below!

New preprint modelling suppression depth in binocular rivalry and continuous flash suppression with Hugh Wilson, @macshine.bsky.social, & David Alais

New Episode!🤖 Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? This week, we are joined by Dr. Julija Vaitonyté as she discusses her research regarding the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Links in 🧵!

🎉 FINALLY PUBLISHED! 🎉 We outline how to capture the #emergent dynamical structure in #biophysical neural models. coauthored with a team dear to my heart; @thomasandrillon.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, and Olivia Carter. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

🎨🧑‍🎨 Looking for a tool to visualize subcortical/thalamic data in 2D? Check out this python-based package I put together (subcortex-visualization on PyPI), plus a guide for creating your own custom atlas meshes and vector graphics! All feedback/tips welcome 😊 anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...

A beautiful piece from @claireocallaghan.bsky.social

@christopherjwhyte.bsky.social and I introduce a novel data-driven framework to evaluate >200 connectivity-based neural correlates of consciousness! Results are used to quantitatively compare predictions from neurodynamical models tailored to theoretic predictions. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Thank you all so much for having me!! It was a joy to share more about my research in psychology and law. If you want to learn more about legal judgment & decision making, intriguing Supreme Court cases and what “objectively reasonable” actually means to people, listen to this episode!

Don't miss the new Minds Matter Podcast episode with guest editor @spruill.bsky.social!!

New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors links in 🧵 @monash-m3cs.bsky.social

Have you ever wondered how the built environment effects your mood? 💭🏘️ Is it true that red rooms make you angry? 😡 This week we sit down with Dr. Isabella Bower to discuss her on research on how the built environment can impact our mental health 🌇 (links in 🧵) @monash-m3cs.bsky.social

How do our beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the way we learn and make decisions? Tune into this week's episode as @hayleydorfman.bsky.social shares how our sense of control shapes our learning processes, using Bayesian & reinforcement learning frameworks (links in 🧵)

A fabulous day of M3CS PhD presentations - Lars Sandved-Smith on pure awareness, @shawnprest.bsky.social on defabrication in meditation, @bethfisher.bsky.social Fisher on optimism and gratitude. All done brilliantly with active inference and FEP modelling. #neuroskyence #philsky

I’m hiring a lab manager to start July 2025! Submit CV and cover letter as soon as possible as review will begin immediately. Link to the job ad is here: tinyurl.com/22ye3wsv Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!

New episode!! We sit down with Dr. Nina Rajcic to discuss her work using LLMs in her art practice giving us a new perspectives for thinking about AI 💭🤖 We share our thoughts about the future of AI in art and its connections to tech 🎨 #philsky #ai @monash-m3cs.bsky.social

Frame and relevance problems from the perspective of predictive processing - new paper led by @monash-m3cs.bsky.social's Tom Darling #philsky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to have our new paper out in @cpsyjournal.bsky.social 🎉✨ with my amazing co-authors @christopherjwhyte.bsky.social @hohwy.bsky.social We develop an active inference model of the optimism bias to model development, belief updating and optimistic action. cpsyjournal.org/articles/10....

Excited to share this perspective with @yaelniv.bsky.social about how schemas might be learned and instantiated via reinforcement learning, latent cause inference, and dimensionality reduction, and what's the medial prefrontal cortex might be doing for all of these www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📣 First three years of my PhD have culminated in this work now published at PLoS Computational Biology! 🥳 We take a deep dive into all the many ways we can slice n dice fMRI dynamics to quantify biologically relevant properties 🧠🧮 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

My paper with Tim Bayne "Chatting with bots: AI, speech acts, and the edge of assertion" is now up at Inquiry. Our question: can large language model powered chatbots make assertions (can they state, claim or affirm things)? [1/5] www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are so lucky to have the best supervisor!

Exciting research by @bethfisher.bsky.social shows that psilocybin boosts optimism and engagement in rats, potentially offering insights into its use for treating depression. Just some of the wonderful research our PhD students are doing.

Minds Matter Spotify wrapped! Thank you to everyone who supports us! It means so much that we get to showcase so many amazing researchers ❤️ And to @claireocallaghan.bsky.social for our top episode!! Listen back to all our 2024 episodes here: www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/podcast-epis...

✨I am on the faculty job market in the 2024-2025 cycle!✨ My research centers on advancing Responsible AI, specifically enhancing factuality, robustness, and transparency in AI systems. If you have relevant positions, let me know! lasharavichander.github.io Please share/RT!

Social rejection sucks, but they also provide a learning signal. Here we show that the two aspects of social rejection can be dissociated using computational modeling and neuroimaging. Delighted to have been able to be part of this work, definitely one of the most fun collaborations I've had!

Minds Matter is now on Bluesky! Listening back to this episode I love the way you can feel the support I have from @avamadesousa.bsky.social 🥹 Forever grateful for the best podcast co-host, science peer, and best friend 💕

Excited to be here with @bethfisher.bsky.social and Mengting Zhang from @monash-m3cs.bsky.social at ACNS mers.cventevents.com/event/ACNS20... @acnsau.bsky.social I'll be presenting active inference modelling work on meditative deconstruction and letting go.

A very nice write up of our study on PsyPost!

Congratulations to our Director @hohwy.bsky.social who was awarded the Monash Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision (HASS)! This award celebrates exceptional mentorship and guidance for graduate research students, enriching their journeys and shaping future leaders.

Excited to share my first paper: a novel visual illusion discovered by my co-authors Will Turner and Hinze Hogendoorn which we call the "Split-Stimulus Effect", in which a single flashed stimulus is perceived to be in two different locations simultaneously jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx... [1/5]

@avamadesousa.bsky.social and I spoke to Rachit about his work on Minds Matter last month. He is doing very inspiring and impactful research and we excited to follow his lab at UCLA 🌎♻️ open.spotify.com/episode/10a0...

Very excited to have this out in Translational Psychiatry!! 🍄🐀 A proud moment of my PhD with a truly amazing team www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Two new preprints out using active inference to model *optimism bias*, led by @bethfisher.bsky.social 1. One model for development, beliefs and actions w/ @christopherjwhyte.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps... 2. Psilocybin in rats, behavioural data www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #neuroskyence

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 🧵

You can hear me explain the high-level findings and some of cool applications of the Effort #Foraging Task in conversational style on Minds Matter Podcast www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/ep-5-your-mi... And now, for the skeet thread version of results!

New Minds Matter episode! We speak with @emmatempleton.bsky.social about conversation ! Emma explains why we feel like we 'click' with some people and how gap time in conversation can be different between strangers and friends www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s3-ep-9-your...

'Action imagery as active inference: A commentary on Rieger et al. (2023)' -- Maarten Immink & I offer a few thoughts on active inference as a framework for understanding covert & overt action t.co/58SBnibKAq | www.researchgate.net/publication/...

New Minds Matter episode! This week we speak to Dr. Aya Osman who researches how the gut microbiome influences our brain and behaviour. Dr Osman explains the role of the gut microbiome in addiction and autism and how we can study these connections. www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s3-ep-8-your...

New Minds Matter episode! We speak to Dr. Anil Seth about all things consciousness ! From controlled hallucinations to implications for AI 🤖 Anil shares with us his ideas on where the field is currently at 🧠📚 www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/3-ep-7-your-...