Colin Hoy
@colinwhoy.bsky.social
Postdoc@UCSF on the job market; I study mood & motivation in Parkinson's disease via iEEG, DBS, and RL + #neuroethics | neuro PhD | he/him
I'm excited to co-chair an #SfN2025 nanosymposium with the esteemed @neuronush.bsky.social on intracranial and behavioral readouts of neuromodulation for psychiatric symptoms!
NANO048: "Human Intracranial Recordings: Cognitive and Clinical Science"
Wed. Nov. 19 from 8-10am (🙃)
Room 23A
NANO048: "Human Intracranial Recordings: Cognitive and Clinical Science"
Wed. Nov. 19 from 8-10am (🙃)
Room 23A
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm excited to co-chair an #SfN2025 nanosymposium with the esteemed @neuronush.bsky.social on intracranial and behavioral readouts of neuromodulation for psychiatric symptoms!
NANO048: "Human Intracranial Recordings: Cognitive and Clinical Science"
Wed. Nov. 19 from 8-10am (🙃)
Room 23A
NANO048: "Human Intracranial Recordings: Cognitive and Clinical Science"
Wed. Nov. 19 from 8-10am (🙃)
Room 23A
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The Computational and Cognitive Neural Sciences lab (ballardlab.org) at UC Riverside is recruiting psychology PhD students to join our team! Check out the flyer to learn about the lab and our stellar research community at UCR. Apply by 12/1!
drive.google.com/file/d/19m8i...
drive.google.com/file/d/19m8i...
November 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Computational and Cognitive Neural Sciences lab (ballardlab.org) at UC Riverside is recruiting psychology PhD students to join our team! Check out the flyer to learn about the lab and our stellar research community at UCR. Apply by 12/1!
drive.google.com/file/d/19m8i...
drive.google.com/file/d/19m8i...
Ooooh been waiting to read this one from all-star @debyee.bsky.social !! Conflating non-reward with punishment is a big blind spot for so many studies, so really excited to dig into a study that carefully picks apart reward, punishment, and their effects on cognitive control!
Thrilled to share our new preprint highlighting distinct neurocomputational mechanisms underlying how reward and punishment determine adaptive cognitive control - a massive fMRI study and collaborative team effort with the @shenhavlab.bsky.social 🧠
Link here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Link here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying the distinct motivational influences of reward and punishment on cognitive control
Human motivation is fundamentally shaped by one's expectations of the reward they could earn for good performance or the punishment they would avoid for poor performance. However, the extent to which ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Ooooh been waiting to read this one from all-star @debyee.bsky.social !! Conflating non-reward with punishment is a big blind spot for so many studies, so really excited to dig into a study that carefully picks apart reward, punishment, and their effects on cognitive control!
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Why do brain networks vary? Do these differences shape behavior? If every 🧠 is unique, how can we detect common features of brain organization?
@rodbraga.bsky.social and I dig in, in @annualreviews.bsky.social (ahead of print):
go.illinois.edu/Gratton2025-...
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #MedSky
🧵👇
@rodbraga.bsky.social and I dig in, in @annualreviews.bsky.social (ahead of print):
go.illinois.edu/Gratton2025-...
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #MedSky
🧵👇
Dense Phenotyping of Human Brain Network Organization Using Precision fMRI
The advent of noninvasive imaging methods like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) transformed cognitive neuroscience, providing insights into large-scale brain networks and their link to cog...
go.illinois.edu
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Why do brain networks vary? Do these differences shape behavior? If every 🧠 is unique, how can we detect common features of brain organization?
@rodbraga.bsky.social and I dig in, in @annualreviews.bsky.social (ahead of print):
go.illinois.edu/Gratton2025-...
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #MedSky
🧵👇
@rodbraga.bsky.social and I dig in, in @annualreviews.bsky.social (ahead of print):
go.illinois.edu/Gratton2025-...
#neuroskyence #psychscisky #MedSky
🧵👇
Side note: Kris Anderson & @vipiai.bsky.social started this study before I even joined my PhD lab in 2014!!! >10 years y'all...
Science is slow & the road is bumpy, but working w/ good people and persevering pays off. So grateful to @anask07.bsky.social, Bob Knight, Nicole Bentley, & the whole team
Science is slow & the road is bumpy, but working w/ good people and persevering pays off. So grateful to @anask07.bsky.social, Bob Knight, Nicole Bentley, & the whole team
Ever slam on the brakes after seeing a speed trap? Or better yet, slow down ahead in anticipation?
In our new paper w/ @anask07.bsky.social in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, we use #iEEG to study the neural basis of reactive and proactive control in medial and lateral PFC.
tinyurl.com/4bbwbffv
In our new paper w/ @anask07.bsky.social in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, we use #iEEG to study the neural basis of reactive and proactive control in medial and lateral PFC.
tinyurl.com/4bbwbffv
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Side note: Kris Anderson & @vipiai.bsky.social started this study before I even joined my PhD lab in 2014!!! >10 years y'all...
Science is slow & the road is bumpy, but working w/ good people and persevering pays off. So grateful to @anask07.bsky.social, Bob Knight, Nicole Bentley, & the whole team
Science is slow & the road is bumpy, but working w/ good people and persevering pays off. So grateful to @anask07.bsky.social, Bob Knight, Nicole Bentley, & the whole team
Ever slam on the brakes after seeing a speed trap? Or better yet, slow down ahead in anticipation?
In our new paper w/ @anask07.bsky.social in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, we use #iEEG to study the neural basis of reactive and proactive control in medial and lateral PFC.
tinyurl.com/4bbwbffv
In our new paper w/ @anask07.bsky.social in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, we use #iEEG to study the neural basis of reactive and proactive control in medial and lateral PFC.
tinyurl.com/4bbwbffv
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ever slam on the brakes after seeing a speed trap? Or better yet, slow down ahead in anticipation?
In our new paper w/ @anask07.bsky.social in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, we use #iEEG to study the neural basis of reactive and proactive control in medial and lateral PFC.
tinyurl.com/4bbwbffv
In our new paper w/ @anask07.bsky.social in @cp-iscience.bsky.social, we use #iEEG to study the neural basis of reactive and proactive control in medial and lateral PFC.
tinyurl.com/4bbwbffv
Randolph is fantastic, and this will be an incredible opportunity to work on cutting edge science! Definitely consider applying
New position, new social media account. After 5 fantastic years in Tuebingen, I moved to @yale.edu and the @wutsaiyale.bsky.social this summer - which means that I’ll be recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Please help me to spread the word and see current opportunities below 👇
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Randolph is fantastic, and this will be an incredible opportunity to work on cutting edge science! Definitely consider applying
I strongly believe modeling behavior will be critical for understanding mental health well enough to develop new interventions, but the gap between task-based and naturalistic behavior is MASSIVE. Some great ideas here for bridging that gap!
🚨Out now in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social 🚨
We explore the use of cognitive theories/models with real-world data for understanding mental health.
We review emerging studies and discuss challenges and opportunities of this approach.
With @yaelniv.bsky.social and @eriknook.bsky.social
Thread ⬇️
We explore the use of cognitive theories/models with real-world data for understanding mental health.
We review emerging studies and discuss challenges and opportunities of this approach.
With @yaelniv.bsky.social and @eriknook.bsky.social
Thread ⬇️
September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I strongly believe modeling behavior will be critical for understanding mental health well enough to develop new interventions, but the gap between task-based and naturalistic behavior is MASSIVE. Some great ideas here for bridging that gap!
Really incredible work to tease apart the contributions of theta oscillations and hippocampal replay! Great evidence that theta is coordinating pairs and populations of neurons, which is necessary for learning
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🚨 New preprint! 🚨
Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩
#neuroskyence
🚨 New preprint! 🚨
Excited and proud (& a little nervous 😅) to share our latest work on the importance of #theta-timescale spiking during #locomotion in #learning. If you care about how organisms learn, buckle up. 🧵👇
📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
💻 code + data 🔗 below 🤩
#neuroskyence
September 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Really incredible work to tease apart the contributions of theta oscillations and hippocampal replay! Great evidence that theta is coordinating pairs and populations of neurons, which is necessary for learning
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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(1/2) The Dana Foundation has launched a rapid response bridge funding opportunity for work impacted by recent shifts in federal funding. We encourage scholars, practitioners, and teams doing work that falls within the Foundation's mission area of neuroscience and society to apply. #neurosky
September 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
(1/2) The Dana Foundation has launched a rapid response bridge funding opportunity for work impacted by recent shifts in federal funding. We encourage scholars, practitioners, and teams doing work that falls within the Foundation's mission area of neuroscience and society to apply. #neurosky
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Data only shows associations. Turning those into claims about mechanism or causation? That requires a Rosetta Stone of prior knowledge + theory. Resting-state fMRI is purely observational; correlation is its currency. From this, plenty of "theoretical toys" about brain function can be built...
Resting-State fMRI and the Risk of Overinterpretation: Noise, Mechanisms, and a Missing Rosetta Stone https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.16.676611v1
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Data only shows associations. Turning those into claims about mechanism or causation? That requires a Rosetta Stone of prior knowledge + theory. Resting-state fMRI is purely observational; correlation is its currency. From this, plenty of "theoretical toys" about brain function can be built...
It’s a great honor and pleasure to join Dr. Kühn on the next live episode of the Stimulating Brains talk series!
The podcast always provides a great feeling for the science and the people behind the science. The questions are the secret sauce, so please tune in and join the fun!
The podcast always provides a great feeling for the science and the people behind the science. The questions are the secret sauce, so please tune in and join the fun!
🧠✨Join us Thurs, Sept 25 — 12 PM EST / 6 PM CET to explore how fronto-basal ganglia circuits drive goal-directed behavior in Parkinson’s & how adaptive DBS moves from pathophysiology to clinical care, with @colinwhoy.bsky.social & Andrea Kühn!
👉 Register here: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It’s a great honor and pleasure to join Dr. Kühn on the next live episode of the Stimulating Brains talk series!
The podcast always provides a great feeling for the science and the people behind the science. The questions are the secret sauce, so please tune in and join the fun!
The podcast always provides a great feeling for the science and the people behind the science. The questions are the secret sauce, so please tune in and join the fun!
Reposted by Colin Hoy
The cerebellum isn’t just about coordinating movement. It’s implicated in nearly every domain of cognition—from language to social behavior.
But how exactly does the cerebellum contribute to action and cognition? 🧵
Check out our new paper w/ Rich Ivry.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.09818
But how exactly does the cerebellum contribute to action and cognition? 🧵
Check out our new paper w/ Rich Ivry.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.09818
Cerebellar Contributions to Action and Cognition: Prediction, Timescale, and Continuity
The cerebellum is implicated in nearly every domain of human cognition, yet our understanding of how this subcortical structure contributes to cognition remains elusive. Efforts on this front have ten...
arxiv.org
September 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The cerebellum isn’t just about coordinating movement. It’s implicated in nearly every domain of cognition—from language to social behavior.
But how exactly does the cerebellum contribute to action and cognition? 🧵
Check out our new paper w/ Rich Ivry.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.09818
But how exactly does the cerebellum contribute to action and cognition? 🧵
Check out our new paper w/ Rich Ivry.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.09818
Some very interesting articles in this issue!
Our issue on Computational Properties of the Prefrontal Cortex is now:
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/3...
These articles capture some of the incandescence of the CPPC conferences...
narayanan.lab.uiowa.edu/home/cppc2024
cppc.web.ox.ac.uk
accl.psy.vanderbilt.edu/blog/2018/10...
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/3...
These articles capture some of the incandescence of the CPPC conferences...
narayanan.lab.uiowa.edu/home/cppc2024
cppc.web.ox.ac.uk
accl.psy.vanderbilt.edu/blog/2018/10...
The Journal of Neuroscience: 45 (37)
www.jneurosci.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Some very interesting articles in this issue!
Happy my abstract was accepted to #IEEE #NER25! Looking forward to sharing my work on "An integrated platform for identifying and targeting neural biomarkers of reward processing: Towards adaptive deep brain stimulation for mood in Parkinson’s disease" with the #neurotech #BCI #iBCI community
September 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy my abstract was accepted to #IEEE #NER25! Looking forward to sharing my work on "An integrated platform for identifying and targeting neural biomarkers of reward processing: Towards adaptive deep brain stimulation for mood in Parkinson’s disease" with the #neurotech #BCI #iBCI community
Honored to be awarded the Weill Neurohub Fellowship! It was fun thinking/writing about how neural signals tracking reward learning and facial expressions can help lead towards adaptive deep brain stimulation for mood, and it's really nice to get some good news these days
September 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Honored to be awarded the Weill Neurohub Fellowship! It was fun thinking/writing about how neural signals tracking reward learning and facial expressions can help lead towards adaptive deep brain stimulation for mood, and it's really nice to get some good news these days
Assaf is brilliant, kind, and a great teacher. Highly recommend working with him!
We’re hiring! 🥳fully funded PhD and postdoc positions in human cognitive neuroscience @mpicybernetics.bsky.social
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
M/EEG and brain stimulation methods to study timing/ prediction/ attention/ oscillations
tinyurl.com/5dku4du9
@timingresforum.bsky.social @gtc-tuebingen.bsky.social
please repost 🙏
PhD and Postdoc Positions (m/f/d) in Human Cognitive Neuroscience of Dynamic Cognition – M/EEG, brain stimulation
Job Offer from August 11, 2025
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August 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Assaf is brilliant, kind, and a great teacher. Highly recommend working with him!
So cool! I worked on decoding cog states from rsFC (task data) as a postbacc at NIMH, and I wrote my NSF GRFP on extending those methods to decode thoughts from resting state fMRI data. Super cool to see that field evolving and getting closer to that goal!
New preprint! 🧠
Our mind wanders at rest. By periodically probing ongoing thoughts during resting-state fMRI, we show these thoughts are reflected in brain network dynamics and contribute to pervasive links between functional brain architecture and everyday behavior (1/10).
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Our mind wanders at rest. By periodically probing ongoing thoughts during resting-state fMRI, we show these thoughts are reflected in brain network dynamics and contribute to pervasive links between functional brain architecture and everyday behavior (1/10).
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Ongoing thoughts at rest reflect functional brain organization and behavior
Resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC)-brain connectivity observed when people rest with no external tasks-predicts individual differences in behavior. Yet, rest is not idle; it involves streams...
www.biorxiv.org
August 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So cool! I worked on decoding cog states from rsFC (task data) as a postbacc at NIMH, and I wrote my NSF GRFP on extending those methods to decode thoughts from resting state fMRI data. Super cool to see that field evolving and getting closer to that goal!
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The lateral prefrontal cortex 🧠— which we think of as critical for goal driven behavior + is a target for psychiatric treatments— is fundamentally different in individuals relative to the group averages we’ve often studied.
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The lateral prefrontal cortex 🧠— which we think of as critical for goal driven behavior + is a target for psychiatric treatments— is fundamentally different in individuals relative to the group averages we’ve often studied.
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
👇see preprint and thread, led by Zach Ladwig
#neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
These are the types of stories we need to be telling right now. This is the science that the world (no, the US) needs to see.
It's the between space- fMRI methods development meets neuromodulation, and you know you have something real when anybody can see it in a patient video. Share this video!
It's the between space- fMRI methods development meets neuromodulation, and you know you have something real when anybody can see it in a patient video. Share this video!
I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
These are the types of stories we need to be telling right now. This is the science that the world (no, the US) needs to see.
It's the between space- fMRI methods development meets neuromodulation, and you know you have something real when anybody can see it in a patient video. Share this video!
It's the between space- fMRI methods development meets neuromodulation, and you know you have something real when anybody can see it in a patient video. Share this video!
Reposted by Colin Hoy
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
August 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers.
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers.
We found 437 of them.
Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Super neat study and thread! Great to see how precision fMRI mapping tools can variability in intracranial stimulation responses. These boundaries (and little idiosyncrasies) seem like a compelling way to explain striking differences when you move one contact over in iEEG!
🚨 New Preprint 🚨
Targeting intracranial electrical stimulation (ES) to network regions defined within individuals causes network-level effects
By Cyr et al.
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Q: Can we use individualized network maps from precision fMRI to modulate a targeted network via intracranial ES?
A: Yes!
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Targeting intracranial electrical stimulation (ES) to network regions defined within individuals causes network-level effects
By Cyr et al.
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Q: Can we use individualized network maps from precision fMRI to modulate a targeted network via intracranial ES?
A: Yes!
🧵:
August 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Super neat study and thread! Great to see how precision fMRI mapping tools can variability in intracranial stimulation responses. These boundaries (and little idiosyncrasies) seem like a compelling way to explain striking differences when you move one contact over in iEEG!
Me: Sends the author list.
Publisher: Misspells a name.
Me: Hey, you misspelled a name!
Publisher creates corrigendum: "The authors regret the spelling error in one of the author names. ...The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused."
Gotta love our publishing fees at work!🙄
Publisher: Misspells a name.
Me: Hey, you misspelled a name!
Publisher creates corrigendum: "The authors regret the spelling error in one of the author names. ...The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused."
Gotta love our publishing fees at work!🙄
July 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Me: Sends the author list.
Publisher: Misspells a name.
Me: Hey, you misspelled a name!
Publisher creates corrigendum: "The authors regret the spelling error in one of the author names. ...The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused."
Gotta love our publishing fees at work!🙄
Publisher: Misspells a name.
Me: Hey, you misspelled a name!
Publisher creates corrigendum: "The authors regret the spelling error in one of the author names. ...The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused."
Gotta love our publishing fees at work!🙄
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Court accepting updated list of plaintiffs/grantees impacted! MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1st 5pm EST! Please disseminate!!!
Message from ACLU team below:
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July 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Court accepting updated list of plaintiffs/grantees impacted! MUST BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 1st 5pm EST! Please disseminate!!!
Message from ACLU team below:
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