Alex Shackman
@ajshackman.bsky.social
Laboratory for Affective & Translational Neuroscience, University of Maryland | shackmanlab.org | affective neuroscience | "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”
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My quote of the day
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
My quote of the day
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
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New preprint! So, what's a multiverse analysis good for anyway?>
With @jessicahullman.bsky.social and @statmodeling.bsky.social
juliarohrer.com/wp-content/u...
With @jessicahullman.bsky.social and @statmodeling.bsky.social
juliarohrer.com/wp-content/u...
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
New preprint! So, what's a multiverse analysis good for anyway?>
With @jessicahullman.bsky.social and @statmodeling.bsky.social
juliarohrer.com/wp-content/u...
With @jessicahullman.bsky.social and @statmodeling.bsky.social
juliarohrer.com/wp-content/u...
Electrophysiological Correlates of Reinforcement Learning in the Human Ventral Tegmental Area
A Ramaswamy, D Steele, JP Roiser, L Simmonds… - bioRxiv, 2026
A Ramaswamy, D Steele, JP Roiser, L Simmonds… - bioRxiv, 2026
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Electrophysiological Correlates of Reinforcement Learning in the Human Ventral Tegmental Area
A Ramaswamy, D Steele, JP Roiser, L Simmonds… - bioRxiv, 2026
A Ramaswamy, D Steele, JP Roiser, L Simmonds… - bioRxiv, 2026
www.biorxiv.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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A sad day at NIH...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
NIH Record Ceases Publication
This will be the final issue of the NIH Record.
nihrecord.nih.gov
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A sad day at NIH...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
The NIH Record was a great way for NIH folks to find out what was going on across NIH.
Many important stories published there over the years.
nihrecord.nih.gov/2026/01/30/n...
www.biorxiv.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... Are Loneliness Interventions Effective for Reducing Loneliness? A Meta-Analytic Review of 280 Studies
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... Are Loneliness Interventions Effective for Reducing Loneliness? A Meta-Analytic Review of 280 Studies
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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If he was then the Lieutenant Governor takes over, flatters Trump for a day or not, and keeps doing the same thing while agreeing to hand over part of the state's strategic reserve of lutefisk to cat food companies.
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
If he was then the Lieutenant Governor takes over, flatters Trump for a day or not, and keeps doing the same thing while agreeing to hand over part of the state's strategic reserve of lutefisk to cat food companies.
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👇New biosketch requirement update.
“After evaluating the number and types of recent technical inquiries we received to both the SciENcv and eRA Service Desks, we recognize the difficulties these issues have had on the community’s ability to comply with the original timeline of January 25, 2026.”
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“After evaluating the number and types of recent technical inquiries we received to both the SciENcv and eRA Service Desks, we recognize the difficulties these issues have had on the community’s ability to comply with the original timeline of January 25, 2026.”
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"NIH will provide a warning when the Common Forms are not used but will not withdraw applications that don’t comply with the use of the Common Forms. We expect the leniency to be in place through May 2026"
grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...
grants.nih.gov/faqs#/common...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Grants & Funding
grants.nih.gov
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
👇New biosketch requirement update.
“After evaluating the number and types of recent technical inquiries we received to both the SciENcv and eRA Service Desks, we recognize the difficulties these issues have had on the community’s ability to comply with the original timeline of January 25, 2026.”
👇
“After evaluating the number and types of recent technical inquiries we received to both the SciENcv and eRA Service Desks, we recognize the difficulties these issues have had on the community’s ability to comply with the original timeline of January 25, 2026.”
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The Future of DSM: A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality | American Journal of Psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
The Future of DSM: A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality | American Journal of Psychiatry
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
psychiatryonline.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The Future of DSM: A Strategic Vision for Incorporating Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Environmental Determinants and Intersectionality | American Journal of Psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
The Future of DSM: Are Functioning and Quality of Life Essential Elements of a Complete Psychiatric Diagnosis? | American Journal of Psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Psychiatry Online
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
psychiatryonline.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The Future of DSM: Are Functioning and Quality of Life Essential Elements of a Complete Psychiatric Diagnosis? | American Journal of Psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
The Future of DSM: Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors | American Journal of Psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Psychiatry Online
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
psychiatryonline.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The Future of DSM: Role of Candidate Biomarkers and Biological Factors | American Journal of Psychiatry psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
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Applications for #UMich #Psychology Diversity Recruitment Weekend are in 2 days! If you are thinking about applying to psychology PhD programs in the future this may be for you! The application is short, but the benefits are big
lsa.umich.edu/psych/divers...
lsa.umich.edu/psych/divers...
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Applications for #UMich #Psychology Diversity Recruitment Weekend are in 2 days! If you are thinking about applying to psychology PhD programs in the future this may be for you! The application is short, but the benefits are big
lsa.umich.edu/psych/divers...
lsa.umich.edu/psych/divers...
1/n. I agree w/ Josh's emphasis on computationally grounded approaches, coordinated x-species work, and skepticism that emotion only encompasses constructed feelings. As he notes, hierarchical frameworks can encompass multiple levels of processing,
My perspective in @thetransmitter.bsky.social on why emotion research feels stuck and how we might move forward—by focusing on how the brain uses internal brain models to shape emotional processing across species. www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/why-...
Why emotion research is stuck—and how to move it forward
Studying how organisms infer indirect threats and understand changing contexts can establish a common framework that bridges species and levels of analysis.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
1/n. I agree w/ Josh's emphasis on computationally grounded approaches, coordinated x-species work, and skepticism that emotion only encompasses constructed feelings. As he notes, hierarchical frameworks can encompass multiple levels of processing,
Reposted by Alex Shackman
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Looking for a postdoc in #computationalpsychiatry? Apply here to join an interdisciplinary team and work with a large longitudinal transdiagnostic dataset
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
Computational Psychiatry Postdoctoral Associate Opening at Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
postdocs.yale.edu
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Looking for a postdoc in #computationalpsychiatry? Apply here to join an interdisciplinary team and work with a large longitudinal transdiagnostic dataset
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
postdocs.yale.edu/posts/2026-0...
@RobbRutledge @xiaosigu @DrChrisPitt @PearlsonGodfrey @ACNPorg @YaleMed
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My perspective in @thetransmitter.bsky.social on why emotion research feels stuck and how we might move forward—by focusing on how the brain uses internal brain models to shape emotional processing across species. www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/why-...
Why emotion research is stuck—and how to move it forward
Studying how organisms infer indirect threats and understand changing contexts can establish a common framework that bridges species and levels of analysis.
www.thetransmitter.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
My perspective in @thetransmitter.bsky.social on why emotion research feels stuck and how we might move forward—by focusing on how the brain uses internal brain models to shape emotional processing across species. www.thetransmitter.org/emotion/why-...
Reposted by Alex Shackman
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today