Björn Herrmann
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience • www.auditoryaging.com • Thoughts and opinions are my own
I added in the wrong Ryan ... :-( ... this one is the correct one: @ryanapanela.bsky.social; well, more science exposure for everyone.
and while you may have a moment, check out Ryan's recent pre-print on event segmentation during story listening in noise:
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and while you may have a moment, check out Ryan's recent pre-print on event segmentation during story listening in noise:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I added in the wrong Ryan ... :-( ... this one is the correct one: @ryanapanela.bsky.social; well, more science exposure for everyone.
and while you may have a moment, check out Ryan's recent pre-print on event segmentation during story listening in noise:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
and while you may have a moment, check out Ryan's recent pre-print on event segmentation during story listening in noise:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Hearing loss is the biggest potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia, but how many people know about this, how does it affect their behaviors, and what socioeconomic and demographic factors influence having heard about the link. Find out in our latest research: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Public awareness and behavioral impact of the hearing loss-dementia link among middle- to older-aged Canadians
Hearing loss is a major potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia, yet public awareness of this link and its behavioral implications remain poorly understood. We conducted a cross-sectional surv...
www.medrxiv.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Hearing loss is the biggest potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia, but how many people know about this, how does it affect their behaviors, and what socioeconomic and demographic factors influence having heard about the link. Find out in our latest research: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Excited to move back to Canada next month and start my Connected Minds Fellowship with Gunnar Blohm!
I’m going to be based out of Toronto, collecting MEG at the Rotman Research institute with Björn Herrmann & Doug Cheyne.
@gunnarblohm.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
I’m going to be based out of Toronto, collecting MEG at the Rotman Research institute with Björn Herrmann & Doug Cheyne.
@gunnarblohm.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Excited to move back to Canada next month and start my Connected Minds Fellowship with Gunnar Blohm!
I’m going to be based out of Toronto, collecting MEG at the Rotman Research institute with Björn Herrmann & Doug Cheyne.
@gunnarblohm.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
I’m going to be based out of Toronto, collecting MEG at the Rotman Research institute with Björn Herrmann & Doug Cheyne.
@gunnarblohm.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
@connectedminds.bsky.social
Finally out: www.eneuro.org/content/earl...
fMRI during naturalistic story listening in noise, looking at event-segmentation and ISC signatures. Listeners stay engaged and comprehend the gist even in moderate noise.
with @ayshamota.bsky.social @ryanaperry.bsky.social @ingridjohnsrude.bsky.social
fMRI during naturalistic story listening in noise, looking at event-segmentation and ISC signatures. Listeners stay engaged and comprehend the gist even in moderate noise.
with @ayshamota.bsky.social @ryanaperry.bsky.social @ingridjohnsrude.bsky.social
Neural signatures of engagement and event segmentation during story listening in background noise
Speech in everyday life is often masked by background noise, making comprehension effortful. Characterizing brain activity patterns when individuals listen to masked speech can help clarify the mechan...
www.eneuro.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Finally out: www.eneuro.org/content/earl...
fMRI during naturalistic story listening in noise, looking at event-segmentation and ISC signatures. Listeners stay engaged and comprehend the gist even in moderate noise.
with @ayshamota.bsky.social @ryanaperry.bsky.social @ingridjohnsrude.bsky.social
fMRI during naturalistic story listening in noise, looking at event-segmentation and ISC signatures. Listeners stay engaged and comprehend the gist even in moderate noise.
with @ayshamota.bsky.social @ryanaperry.bsky.social @ingridjohnsrude.bsky.social
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Very cool stuff! I am very much enjoying the Neon trackers and its wonderful they show overlap with stationary trackers.
New work from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile Eye-Tracking Glasses Capture Ocular and Head Markers of Listening Effort
To extend the assessment of listening effort beyond a sound booth, we validated mobile eye-tracking glasses (Pupil Labs Neon) by comparing them to a stationary system (Eyelink DUO) in a controlled env...
www.biorxiv.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Very cool stuff! I am very much enjoying the Neon trackers and its wonderful they show overlap with stationary trackers.
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Large language models automate event segmentation & recall scoring with human-level accuracy. LLMs identify event boundaries more consistently than humans, while semantic embeddings enable scalable memory assessments.
@ryanapanela.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@ryanapanela.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Event segmentation applications in large language model enabled automated recall assessments - Communications Psychology
Large language models automate event segmentation and recall scoring with human-level accuracy. LLMs identify event boundaries more consistently than humans themselves, while semantic embeddings enabl...
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Large language models automate event segmentation & recall scoring with human-level accuracy. LLMs identify event boundaries more consistently than humans, while semantic embeddings enable scalable memory assessments.
@ryanapanela.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@ryanapanela.bsky.social
@bjherrmann.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
New work from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile Eye-Tracking Glasses Capture Ocular and Head Markers of Listening Effort
To extend the assessment of listening effort beyond a sound booth, we validated mobile eye-tracking glasses (Pupil Labs Neon) by comparing them to a stationary system (Eyelink DUO) in a controlled env...
www.biorxiv.org
September 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
New work from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Mobile eye-tracking glasses assess listening effort through pupil size and eye movements as good as a stationary eye tracker. But mobile glasses also show that people reduce their head movements when listening becomes more effortful.
Our lab auditoryaging.com at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest in Toronto is recruiting a graduate student for Fall 2026. We work on cognition, hearing, hearing loss, and social consequences of hearing loss. Get in-touch (email). For UofT admission details www.sgs.utoronto.ca/programs/psy...
Home | Auditory Aging
The Auditory Aging lab uses behavioral, brain recording, and qualitative social methods to understand the impact of age-related hearing loss.
www.auditoryaging.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Our lab auditoryaging.com at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest in Toronto is recruiting a graduate student for Fall 2026. We work on cognition, hearing, hearing loss, and social consequences of hearing loss. Get in-touch (email). For UofT admission details www.sgs.utoronto.ca/programs/psy...
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Our department is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor position with a focus on affective science. Please apply and/or pass this along to anyone who might be interested! facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor, Psychology
facultypositions.stanford.edu
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Our department is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor position with a focus on affective science. Please apply and/or pass this along to anyone who might be interested! facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Exciting dive into the literature out:
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
Narrative engagement in story listening: The challenge of age and vision loss
Narrative engagement offers substantial psychosocial benefits, including cognitive health, emotional and social well-being, and longevity. However, vi…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Exciting dive into the literature out:
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/NaEngListen
We explore narrative engagement in story listening in older people with vision loss. We discuss the importance of narrative engagement and transitions from reading, and outline new research directions.
Led by: @signelma.bsky.social
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We have a *permanent* position available for a research engineer (ingénieur de recherche) to work in our new MEG-OPM facility. A strong scientific focus is possible. Speaking French is required. If you're interested, please let me know!
June 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We have a *permanent* position available for a research engineer (ingénieur de recherche) to work in our new MEG-OPM facility. A strong scientific focus is possible. Speaking French is required. If you're interested, please let me know!
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Automated, language-agnostic speech recall scoring is now published in Trends in Hearing: doi.org/10.1177/2331...
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
May 31, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Automated, language-agnostic speech recall scoring is now published in Trends in Hearing: doi.org/10.1177/2331...
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
This opens new avenues for speech comprehension research, making assessments of narrative speech recall a bit easier.
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Still time to sign up for this panel on June 5th #PsychSciSky
Interested in what you can do with your Cognitive #PsychSciSky PhD besides #AcademicSky? Wondering how to make the transition?
Come to our joint virtual panel hosted by @sparksociety.bsky.social & @wicsc-trainee.bsky.social on June 5th, 2025, 12-1:30 PM EDT.
FREE to register: shorturl.at/5vWjR
Come to our joint virtual panel hosted by @sparksociety.bsky.social & @wicsc-trainee.bsky.social on June 5th, 2025, 12-1:30 PM EDT.
FREE to register: shorturl.at/5vWjR
May 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Still time to sign up for this panel on June 5th #PsychSciSky
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Two (tenure track) Junior Professorship Chair in Nice, France on:
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
Junior Professorship Chair: Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition | Mathématiques et Interactions à Nice
The J. A. Dieudonné research unit and the NeuroMod Institute at Université Côte d'Azur are proud to announce the opening of a Junior Professorship Chair on
math.univ-cotedazur.fr
May 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Two (tenure track) Junior Professorship Chair in Nice, France on:
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Modeling in Neurosciences and Cognition'
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
'Mathematics of Life"
math.univ-cotedazur.fr/laboratoire/...
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Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in Würzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: ↘️ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply 🤗 #InsectResearch 🧪🐝🐜🦟
University Professor (m/w/d) for Behavioral Physiology (grade W3) - Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg - Faculty of Biology | 12839249
The University of Würzburg is offering a position of a University Professor (m/w/d) for Behavioral Physiology (grade W3) (Chair of Zoology II).
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May 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in Würzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: ↘️ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply 🤗 #InsectResearch 🧪🐝🐜🦟
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Any of my colleagues want to come to Canada? uwo.ca/research/cer... [One priority area is Neuroscience and Brain Health. We have awesome facilities and people]. @westernuwin.bsky.social
Canada Excellence Research Chair Positions
Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.
uwo.ca
May 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Any of my colleagues want to come to Canada? uwo.ca/research/cer... [One priority area is Neuroscience and Brain Health. We have awesome facilities and people]. @westernuwin.bsky.social
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Western University is seeking applications for Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Please reach out if you are interested in Theme 2: Neuroscience. Western has extraordinary strengths in cognitive, molecular and systems neuroscience across species (rodents, NHPs, humans) uwo.ca/research/cer...
May 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Western University is seeking applications for Canada Excellence Research Chairs. Please reach out if you are interested in Theme 2: Neuroscience. Western has extraordinary strengths in cognitive, molecular and systems neuroscience across species (rodents, NHPs, humans) uwo.ca/research/cer...
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Inria is opening a Junior Professor Position (tenure track) at Saclay on the topic of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience.
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
April 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Inria is opening a Junior Professor Position (tenure track) at Saclay on the topic of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience.
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
This junior professorship is part of the development of computational cognitive neuroscience within @univparissaclay.bsky.social #Neurospin @neuropsi.bsky.social and #inria
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The University of Saskatchewan is opening a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience! Come join us! usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology
Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Anatomy, Physiolog...
usask.csod.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The University of Saskatchewan is opening a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience! Come join us! usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
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We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
We are looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Global and Public Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca!
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...
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We’re recruiting for 5 faculty positions in cognitive neuroscience, psychology & animal neuroscience!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
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Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
Professor, Senior Lecturer/Lecturer and Lecturer posts - Glasgow City (GB) job with University of Glasgow | 12838283
University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Psychology & Neuroscience Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psy...
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March 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’re recruiting for 5 faculty positions in cognitive neuroscience, psychology & animal neuroscience!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
Exciting science going on @UofG, Glasgow is an amazing and green city with the friendliest people, and you’ll have the stunning highlands on your doorstep!
tinyurl.com/mbn6yf56
Please repost!
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University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada has not 1, not 2, but THREE TT psychology positions!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Assistant Professor, Psychology
careers.uoguelph.ca
March 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada has not 1, not 2, but THREE TT psychology positions!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
Indigenous and/or Black scholar, open area
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Applied social and Open area teaching
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Come join us!
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SPN is hiring! We are recruiting five researchers from levels of lecturer (assistant professor) to full professor, in the areas of cognitive neuroscience/psychology and animal neuroscience. Closing date May 12. Details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please helps us spread the word
Professor, Senior Lecturer/Lecturer and Lecturer posts - Glasgow City (GB) job with University of Glasgow | 12838283
University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Psychology & Neuroscience Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience/Psy...
www.nature.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
SPN is hiring! We are recruiting five researchers from levels of lecturer (assistant professor) to full professor, in the areas of cognitive neuroscience/psychology and animal neuroscience. Closing date May 12. Details here: www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please helps us spread the word
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Exciting news: we’re hiring! Chair in (Cognitive) Neuroscience and up to 3 Assistant Prof posts. Contact @christakou.bsky.social or myself for Neuro inquiries. See tinyurl.com/uuunhsnm for Chair details, and tinyurl.com/mrxnszzw to apply for Assistant Prof. Join us!
Professor in Neuroscience:Whiteknights Reading UK
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March 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Exciting news: we’re hiring! Chair in (Cognitive) Neuroscience and up to 3 Assistant Prof posts. Contact @christakou.bsky.social or myself for Neuro inquiries. See tinyurl.com/uuunhsnm for Chair details, and tinyurl.com/mrxnszzw to apply for Assistant Prof. Join us!