When we try to formalize a neuron computationally, we don't translate biology into code—we perform a violent collapse. www.ocrampal.com/what-a-neuro... #philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #physics #biology #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence

Massachusetts schools rank first, but for how much longer? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/m...

Check out this piece in @newyorker.com “#Dyslexia and the #Reading Wars,” by David Owen. I had the pleasure of meeting David this summer at the GaabLab and chatting with him about dyslexia, the brain, and the critical importance of early identification. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

New article in The Lancet on the NIH situation over the past year and into the future. www.thelancet.com/action/showP... 1/3

Kid 3 made pancakes this morning!

It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers. Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +) Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders. I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...

I feel so fortunate to have such an extraordinary group of women junior‑faculty friends @harvardeducation.bsky.social They are brilliant scholars & fierce, unwavering supporters throughout the challenges of tenure‑track life: Thank you @ebonawitz.bsky.social, Gabi Oliveira & @danacmccoy.bsky.social

This is what Thanksgiving soccer in Massachusetts looks like! There is even a dust of snow on the ground ⚽️❄️🦃🥶

A federal law funding special education survived 50 years under Republicans and Democrats. But can it survive...? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?) www.nature.com/naturecareer...

I am honored to be promoted to Professor of Education with tenure at the Harvard Graduate School of Education @harvardeducation.bsky.social !!! Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. ❤️ www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2...

As 2025 slowly ends, it is time to reflect on the ups & downs. This has probably been the hardest year ever as the principal investigator of the Gaablab, due to funding disruptions and the many uncertainties. That said, this GaabLab team is incredible. They give me a reason to advocate and fight 1/2

An incredible disability activist and human being leaving us too early. Thank you for your dedication, hard work, and advocacy. www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...

Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: ‘The science world is ending’ www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Drive safely tonight and please be kind 👇!!!!

Mass. House passes reading bill years in the making, rebuffing powerful teachers union www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...

The Gaablab celebrated #Halloween today at the Harvard Graduate School of Education! Thank you to this AMAZING Team for all their hard work, dedication, and most importantly, for all the fun!!!

Tokyo 2025

Ready for my talk at Hiroshima University today!

Greetings from Japan! 🇯🇵

Enjoying my first breakfast in Japan! Looking forward meeting incredible scientists, special education professionals, and disability advocates!

Business trips are still hard even though my kids are now pre-teens and teenagers. I don’t like being away from them! This time they get seven goodnight kisses in a bag, one for each night I can’t hug them before bed! #WorkingMom #FamilyFirst ❤️

After 94 hours (!!!) of coursework over the summer/early fall, I am pleased to announce that I am now a board-certified Special Education advocate, certified by the National Association of Special Education Teachers and the American Academy of Special Education Professionals.

Last ride of the season? #Boston #Fall

I read the headline below and jumped in the car! Flu shot ✅, COVID shot ✅!!! 😷🦠💉 Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Votes to Limit Access to Covid Shots www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

Weeks after Harvard University won a lawsuit to free up federal research dollars the Trump administration had canceled, the Education Department is making it harder for Harvard to get federal student aid money.

Brain Development Signals Reading Challenges Long Before Kindergarten www.the74million.org/zero2eight/b...

Just attended Kid 1’s Highschool back to school night. If I hear “learning styles “ or “growth mindset “ one more time, I need to seriously consider homeschooling!! Why do these myths don’t die???

Why Teachers Say Yes (or No) to Research Participation—and What Researchers Can Learn From It From SRI International studentbehaviorblog.org/why-teachers...

www.boston25news.com/news/local/h... While we are unable to identify individual kids with brain imaging, this suggests that the trajectories of kids with #reading disabilities may diverge as early as 18 months, indicating that, in the future, we may be able to identify (& intervene!) much earlier.

Yes!!! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/03/b...

A photo you took that brings you innner peace

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Shefali Rai, Signe Bray, et al: How much is “enough”? Considerations for functional connectivity reliability in pediatric naturalistic fMRI doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

music lessons don't make kids smarter, but many people have assumed that music lessons would have near-transfer effects, e.g. improving aspects of auditory perception big new study led by Andrew Oxenham says "nope". music lessons make kids better at music & that's good enough reason to do 'em !

Very interesting commentary in response to our recent PNAS paper by Ethan Roy (Stanford). Thank you! www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Basel, Switzerland 🇨🇭

Massachusetts’ sinking reading scores should be a five-alarm fire on Beacon Hill www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/o...

How do math, #reading skills overlap? Researchers were closing in on answers. Grant terminated at critical point of ambitious study following students for five years. Please read about our work affected by the grant terminations. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Have you been using ABCD data? Are you measuring psychopathology with the CBCL? You will want to check out our latest preprint, led by @kanepav.bsky.social, which shows that the constructs measured by the tool fail to meet many basic validity tests. Peep the thread!

Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...

Beautiful Cape Cod, MA!

Graduate students who have an offer to study in the US but are reconsidering or have been denied entry or current grad students who want to leave, then consider coming to Western University in Canada. Our University just launched a US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Program : grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

"Our results suggest that word reading and spelling are one and the same, almost, but that spoken vocabulary knowledge is more closely related to reading than to spelling." Open article from the great Rebecca Treiman and colleagues. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Boston launches new business training, certification for disability inclusion www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/04/b...