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CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 Just over a week left to register for the #CNSP2025 Online Workshop (details in post below)! 🚨

Link to the workshop registration form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 25

Cortical tracking and brain rhythms. Here are 3 opinion papers, all published independently in the last couple of weeks. Wow.. we really need answers!

(Lalor's lab) osf.io/preprints/os...

(Nicola Molinaro) www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(many labs) arxiv.org/pdf/2507.15639

diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

(7/n) Great work from Sara Carta, in close collaboration with co-supervisors Alejandro Lopez Valdes, Emina Alickovic, Johannes Zaar. Thanks to Demant Fonden, Eriksholm Research Centre, @researchireland.ie for your support!

diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

(6/n) Here we also looked into envelope tracking vs. lexical processing, and investigated how lexical context is updated during an attention switch.

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

(5/n) Indeed, there are lots of considerations that we discuss. For instance, the cortical tracking doesn't go to zero after a switch, as unattended streams are processed to an extent. (e.g., elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...).

Get the gist of the story: Neural map of topic keywords in multi-speaker environment

elifesciences.org

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

(4/n) This phenomenon might be key to our ability to explore other conversations (before switching) while listening to a given speaker

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

(3/n) We found a clear asymmetry in this transition, with the engagement starting much earlier than the engagement. This leads to a brief moment where both speakers are encoded in the human cortex.

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

(2/n) The intuition is quite simple. When switching from a speaker A to a speaker B, the cortical tracking of A and B should decrease (disengagement) and increase (engagement) respectively. That's one key principle that BCIs for auditory attention decoding have been using

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

New lab preprint! "Simultaneous cortical tracking of competing speech streams during attention switching". We studied what happens in our brains when switching attention from one speaker to another. We found a quite exciting result (continues) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Simultaneous cortical tracking of competing speech streams during attention switching

Successful speech communication in multi-talker scenarios requires a skilful combination of sustained attention and rapid attention switching. While the neurophysiology literature offers detailed insi...

www.biorxiv.org

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Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jun 30

Today is the 103rd anniversary of the explosion and fire which destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War. To mark the date, we are releasing over 175,000 historical documents on our site. Read more here:

virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...

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andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · Jun 23

Deadline today! #neurojobs #psychjobs #lingjobs #langsky

andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

(please share widely)

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · Jun 23

Places for the CNSP Hackathon are quickly filling up and we have already awarded the travel grants. We still have another couple of spots open at the regular rate (€130), so please register soon if you are interested before they are gone! Link to website and registration below 👇 #CNSP2025

CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · May 16

🚨 In other exciting news, the first ever CNSP Hackathon will take place this year in Maastricht, Netherlands on 12-14 September, just before the International Conference on Auditory Cortex (ICAC)!!
For more info and to register before the early bird deadline, go to: cnspworkshop.net/hackathon.html

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Benedikt Zoefel @benediktzoefel.bsky.social · Jun 17

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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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jun 14

My team is participating in 10 fun conference/workshop events over the next few weeks (e.g., VCCA, CogHear, ICAC, CNSP, ISAAR). Find where you can connect with us on my lab website diliberg.net (bottom of the page)

Di Liberto Lab - Neural Engineering Research

Research in Neural Engineering, Speech and Music Perception at Trinity College Dublin

diliberg.net

diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · Jun 5

The deadline has been extended to the 10th June. There are still a couple of spots available. Apply before it's sold out! EEG/fNIRS/hyperscanning/TRFs/Speech/Music/Ping pong!

CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · May 26

Reminder: early bird registration for the CNSP Hackathon ends in 5 days (31 May), so if you are thinking of joining us in Maastricht on 12-14 September, please register before the deadline to avail of the offer!

CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · May 16

🚨 In other exciting news, the first ever CNSP Hackathon will take place this year in Maastricht, Netherlands on 12-14 September, just before the International Conference on Auditory Cortex (ICAC)!!
For more info and to register before the early bird deadline, go to: cnspworkshop.net/hackathon.html

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MU Psychology @mupsychology.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 We're hiring!

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Psychology.

To apply 👉
my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

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andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

(please share widely)

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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Félix Bigand @felixbigand.bsky.social · May 22

inspired by all the brilliant work from auditory visual processing and groups from @cnspworkshop.bsky.social

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Félix Bigand @felixbigand.bsky.social · May 22

EEG of the Dancing Brain - new paper out! 🧠🕺

Thrilled to share our latest work on disentangling the neural basis of real-time social dance!!

www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2...

A full @giacomonovembre.bsky.social NPA Lab production 🎬

#dance #socialinteraction #hyperscanning #motioncapture

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The ADAPT Centre @adaptcentre.bsky.social · May 16

Over 190 researchers attended the 4th ADAPT Annual Scientific Conference #AASC2025

Congrats to all presenters, in particular winners:
Best Overall Contribution: Delaram Golpayegani TCD
Best Student Contribution: Emily Ip TCD
Best Poster: Sami Ul Haq DCU
@researchireland.ie @tcddublin.bsky.social

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diliberg.bsky.social @diliberg.bsky.social · May 16

Two fantastic events! A hackathon in person, satellite of Auditory Cortex. And an online workshop. Have a look!

CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · May 16

🚨 In other exciting news, the first ever CNSP Hackathon will take place this year in Maastricht, Netherlands on 12-14 September, just before the International Conference on Auditory Cortex (ICAC)!!
For more info and to register before the early bird deadline, go to: cnspworkshop.net/hackathon.html

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CNSP Workshop @cnspworkshop.bsky.social · May 16

🚨Registration now open for #CNSP2025 Workshop!
Date: 2–3 September 2025
Location: Online (Zoom)
Registration Fee: €30 (financial support available)
Registration Deadline: 31 August 2025
For more information and to register, follow the link: cnspworkshop.net/workshops.html

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Andrew Chang @candrew123.bsky.social · Apr 24

neuroscience x urban design? fascinating
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What cities can learn from the brain - Nature Human Behaviour

Given its ability to manage a multitude of functions in support of survival, the dynamics and organization of the brain offer the city — another confluence of structures and processes — lessons for ur...

www.nature.com

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Jonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · Apr 22

There are more complex models of speech production (DIVA, hierarchical state feedback control) that are likely more accurate. But for students with no background, I introduce a basic framework that (a) highlights different stages of speech production and (b) feedback. (1/) 🧵

#neuroscienceoflanguage

Diagram of stages of speech production. Lexical selection (what do I want to say?) to phonological encoding (what are the sounds involved?) to motor plan (how do I make these sounds?) to execution. Execution is linked to feedback, back to motor plan, to refelect feedback.

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Rhodri Cusack @rhodricusack.bsky.social · Mar 26

Join us as an Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology. my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

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