🧠 Resting-state fMRI is often treated as the gold standard for studying the brain’s intrinsic organization. But is it actually the best way to estimate functional architecture? We tested this directly. 🧵1/8

How do we deal with rich, multilevel, and multimodal data? In a new preprint, @rachaelkee.bsky.social and I sketch an answer! For all the details, and the preprint link, see Rachael’s thread. Be sure to give her a follow, especially if you’re interested in neuroscience, sleep, and media!

Important work, and worth a read

Congratulations @judithfan.bsky.social on winning the Lila R. Gleitman Prize for early-career contributions to Cognitive Science 🥳 Amazing!! cognitivesciencesociety.org/gleitman-pri...

About nine months ago, we asked ourselves "what does it mean to be Global in the 21st Century?" We pondered this with @icahdq.bsky.social and @academic.oup.com and the end result? Volume 1, Issue 1 of Global Perspectives in Communication.

📣Call for Papers: CCR Special Issue on Media Use and Effects in the Computational Era Guest-edited by Frank Mangold, Christina Viehmann, Chung-hong Chan, Ahrabhi Kathirgamalingam, Lukas Otto, Mareike Wieland, Julia Niemann-Lenz, and Pablo Jost. Abstract deadline: 16-Oct-2026 See announcement -

Leibniz, looking at the universe: "Why is there something instead of nothing?" Me, looking at my Outlook calendar: same

Of all the analogies, this one about horses is the dumbest.

Recently, van der Stigchel and colleagues posted a provocative commentary suggesting that we should be wary of bots in online behavioral data collection (🧵by @cstrauch.bsky.social here: bsky.app/profile/cstr...). But should we? Here is my response letter osf.io/preprints/ps.... 1/5

Ha! The original Lancet article on the dangers of reading in bed is here: doi.org/10.1016/S014...

Very excited to see the first issue of @gpccomm.bsky.social is nearly ready! Some good work is cooking very soon!

Maybe of interest: The submission guidelines of Psychological Science now demand an explicit statement on measures taken to reduce the risk of AI-generated responses for all online studies! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

Deeply honored by this recognition from @psychscience.bsky.social, and to be in the company of scientists whose work I greatly admire! A big thank you to lab members, collaborators and mentors, past and present for the work we do together!

This one feels good 😊 Humbled and honored to be in the company of Spence Award winners, past and present. All credit goes to mentors, colleagues, and especially members of my lab -- thank you!!!

Researching communication, AI, or algorithms? Join us at Comm Horizons 2026! Keynotes from Jeff Hancock & @angelhwang.bsky.social, high-quality competitive programming, great feedback, & Napa wine tasting. Abstract deadline approaching fast: March 1 (AOE) communication.ucdavis.edu/horizonconf2...

Congratulations to the 2026 APS Spence Award Recipients! @dorsaamir.bsky.social, @williambrady.bsky.social, @esfinn.bsky.social, @andrewgrotzinger.bsky.social, @ycleong.bsky.social, @danieljamesyon.bsky.social, www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awar...

Are you a junior faculty member interested in spending 2-4 weeks at Princeton Psych? Please apply for our Microsabbatical program! It’s a fully funded visit for professional development and creating long-term collaborations. psych.princeton.edu/diversity/mi...

Know a promising undergrad who wants more time before applying to grad school? Pitt has a funded postbac program for students from underrepresented groups. This year, my lab will consider applications for solo supervision or to be co-supervised by @mehrgol.bsky.social! App deadline is March 15!

Feeling so grateful for being able to engage in such an exciting conversation in a room full of superstars! Thankful for my QE Committee, for my advisor, and for finally reaching this milestone! Next steps… even greater things! 🤩

I will be hiring a full-time pre-doctoral Research Professional to work with me at Chicago Booth. Know someone interested in studying conversation and connection? Please help spread the word! More details, including application instructions, are here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...

It’s unfortunate that the job is for someone pre-doctoral, or else I’d be interested in applying. This is a great opportunity to work with an amazing scientist and person, don’t pass it up!

Today @rachaelkee.bsky.social successfully defended her QE! She submitted two papers: (1) a positioning statement introducing what she is calling “high-throughput communication science” and (2) a proposal for the first-ever demonstration of this research agenda. Way to go, Rachael! 🎉🎉🎉

Depressed? Anxious? Lonely? What if mental health doesn’t just result from media use, but shapes how we choose media? In a new preprint, Valerie Klein, @gongxuanjun.bsky.social @aeden.bsky.social and I and I test this using a computational decision-making model: doi.org/10.21203/rs.... 🧵Thread

This work by @mariaeckstein.bsky.social et al is a nice example of how progress in psychology can be expedited with machine learning. How long before this type of approach is expected for models-of-behavior papers? My guess: not long. (If you are a trainee, nudge!) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

BREAKING: SF not a shithole after all www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

New work from the lab! With @jameswyngaarden.bsky.social

In case the link does not work, here is the official website with all the pre conferences where you can also find the registration link for the Hackathon. - Looking forward to seeing you in Stellenbosch www.icahdq.org/BlankCustom....

📅 Also: Registration for the Hackathon is now open on the official ICA Pre- and Post-Conferences Site — register here! www.icahdq.org/events/regis...

Great post! I’m one of these people.

I'm very excited about the most recent @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element in Politics & Communication, "Catching Fire in the News The Necessary Conditions for Media Storms" by Amber Boydstun, @jilllaufer.bsky.social, @dallascard.bsky.social & Noah Smith. Check it out: doi.org/10.1017/9781....

🚨Thrilled to share I am able to hire someone (PhD preferred) with coding expertise to work on our HAPPE software for EEG! Knowledge of Matlab, Python, and EEG signal processing required. Enthusiasm for teaching/mentoring, collaboration, and developmental science preferred!

How many versions of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) exist? And how much does this affect research using the IGT? More than you might think. 🧵

What do collecting dog poop on the streets of Paris, interlocking corporate boards, and the allotropes of carbon have in common? They illustrate that, in the life of a scientist, there is often a Long Reach of Things You Learn. New For the Love of Science vlog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLU...

The worse content makes us feel, the more likely we are to keep consuming it. Our brains prioritize negative and exciting content, especially when we’re in a bad mood. Curiosity offers a way out by nudging us toward new, more rewarding, choices. lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/rage-bait-cu...

Had a great time chatting with Ava about our latest conversation research. If you're interested in what makes for a good conversation, check it out! www.mindsmatterpodcast.com/s5-ep-01-you...

New study out in Neuron: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne.... This work led by Zaid Zada uses fMRI hyperscanning of real dyads to show that speaking and listening rely on shared neural systems; and that conversation recruits unique brain processes that aren't observed in passive comprehension.

Editors of Developmental Psychology have put together a great summary for early career scholars on how to do a good peer review for their journal. doi.org/10.1111/desc...

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If you've been accepted to the #ICA26 conference and are looking for your visa letter, check your ScholarOne account! 👉 You can find your letter of invitation or visa letter in your ScholarOne account under Messages. 🔗 ica2026.abstractcentral.com

✨Conference registration for the 76th Annual ICA Conference is now open!✨ Anyone can attend, but be sure to log in before registering for discounted rates if you are an active ICA member! 👉 www.icahdq.org/event/ICA26

💫 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 - HackingCommSci 💫 while (year == 2026) { code(); test(); break_limits(); build_cool_things(); help_others(); iterate() }

With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world: gershmanlab.com/textbook.html It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class. My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.

NEW we are hiring 2-3 Postdocs in Social & Decision Neuroscience (SDN) at Caltech. The posting is here www.hss.caltech.edu/about/job-op... Applications are due 15 February 2026. Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong

After 20 years studying neuroscience, I can confidently say that the brain is up to something.

Can someone else figure out my syllabi and also set up my canvas shells

As you make your New Year's resolutions, remember to be kind to your future self, who will likely have less time to work on those resolutions than your current self thinks. @stephanietepper.bsky.social and I wrote about this longstanding time (mis)perception problem a few years ago.

Sleep and digital health in autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Happy new year to all !

My New Year’s resolution is to drink more coffee.