David Soto
@dsotob.bsky.social
Studying awareness and metacognition at BCBL in Spain, formerly at U of Birmingham and Imperial College London. Eclectic music fan, husband and dad.
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a while back i threatened to share this. finally online
for detection tasks we often systematically estimates sensitivity wrong. we need to control for unequal variance in models, but we often don't coz it needs extra data
now there's a virtually 'free' way to do it
www.cell.com/iscience/pdf...
for detection tasks we often systematically estimates sensitivity wrong. we need to control for unequal variance in models, but we often don't coz it needs extra data
now there's a virtually 'free' way to do it
www.cell.com/iscience/pdf...
www.cell.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
a while back i threatened to share this. finally online
for detection tasks we often systematically estimates sensitivity wrong. we need to control for unequal variance in models, but we often don't coz it needs extra data
now there's a virtually 'free' way to do it
www.cell.com/iscience/pdf...
for detection tasks we often systematically estimates sensitivity wrong. we need to control for unequal variance in models, but we often don't coz it needs extra data
now there's a virtually 'free' way to do it
www.cell.com/iscience/pdf...
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Just wrapped up our amazing CODE intermediate meeting at @bcbl.bsky.social in San Sebastián 🌊!
Our PhD students shared their progress, and we got to hear incredible keynotes from Silvia Lopez-Guzman, Máté Lengyel, and Robbe Goris. So many great conversations! Excited for what’s next🚀!
#MSCA
Our PhD students shared their progress, and we got to hear incredible keynotes from Silvia Lopez-Guzman, Máté Lengyel, and Robbe Goris. So many great conversations! Excited for what’s next🚀!
#MSCA
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Just wrapped up our amazing CODE intermediate meeting at @bcbl.bsky.social in San Sebastián 🌊!
Our PhD students shared their progress, and we got to hear incredible keynotes from Silvia Lopez-Guzman, Máté Lengyel, and Robbe Goris. So many great conversations! Excited for what’s next🚀!
#MSCA
Our PhD students shared their progress, and we got to hear incredible keynotes from Silvia Lopez-Guzman, Máté Lengyel, and Robbe Goris. So many great conversations! Excited for what’s next🚀!
#MSCA
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Individual differences in artificial neural networks capture individual differences in human behavior https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.10.705061v1
February 12, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Individual differences in artificial neural networks capture individual differences in human behavior https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.10.705061v1
This is finally out in NeuroInformatics "Enhancing fMRI Decoded Neurofeedback with Co-adaptive Training: Simulation and Proof-of-principle Evidence" shorturl.at/XCwve and the updated PyDecNef repo github.com/pydecnef/Pyd...
@hakwan.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social @neuroaure.bsky.social
@hakwan.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social @neuroaure.bsky.social
Enhancing fMRI Decoded Neurofeedback with Co-adaptive Training: Simulation and Proof-of-principle Evidence - Neuroinformatics
A significant challenge for neurofeedback training research and related clinical applications, is participants’ difficulty in learning to induce specific brain patterns during training. Here, we addre...
link.springer.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This is finally out in NeuroInformatics "Enhancing fMRI Decoded Neurofeedback with Co-adaptive Training: Simulation and Proof-of-principle Evidence" shorturl.at/XCwve and the updated PyDecNef repo github.com/pydecnef/Pyd...
@hakwan.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social @neuroaure.bsky.social
@hakwan.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social @neuroaure.bsky.social
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Students, brush up your Python for #CompNeuro, #Deep Learning, #NeuroAI & Comp Tools for #ClimateScience courses!
Self-paced, 7–15 Feb, with community support on Reddit.
➡️ Take the pledge: airtable.com/appIQSZMZ0Jx...
#PythonWeek #ComputationalScience #Neuromatch
Self-paced, 7–15 Feb, with community support on Reddit.
➡️ Take the pledge: airtable.com/appIQSZMZ0Jx...
#PythonWeek #ComputationalScience #Neuromatch
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Students, brush up your Python for #CompNeuro, #Deep Learning, #NeuroAI & Comp Tools for #ClimateScience courses!
Self-paced, 7–15 Feb, with community support on Reddit.
➡️ Take the pledge: airtable.com/appIQSZMZ0Jx...
#PythonWeek #ComputationalScience #Neuromatch
Self-paced, 7–15 Feb, with community support on Reddit.
➡️ Take the pledge: airtable.com/appIQSZMZ0Jx...
#PythonWeek #ComputationalScience #Neuromatch
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A little late to the party but Preprint alert! : )
Happy to share our work on unconscious working memory!
Using visual ensemble methods + 2IFC paradigm across two experiments, we address key methodological challenges in measuring awareness! @dsotob.bsky.social
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Happy to share our work on unconscious working memory!
Using visual ensemble methods + 2IFC paradigm across two experiments, we address key methodological challenges in measuring awareness! @dsotob.bsky.social
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
February 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A little late to the party but Preprint alert! : )
Happy to share our work on unconscious working memory!
Using visual ensemble methods + 2IFC paradigm across two experiments, we address key methodological challenges in measuring awareness! @dsotob.bsky.social
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Happy to share our work on unconscious working memory!
Using visual ensemble methods + 2IFC paradigm across two experiments, we address key methodological challenges in measuring awareness! @dsotob.bsky.social
Link: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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and more results from a novel paradigm showing unconscious ensemble working memory for emotional faces in a 2IFC task
osf.io/preprints/ps...
great work by @nirmiteem.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
great work by @nirmiteem.bsky.social
OSF
osf.io
January 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
and more results from a novel paradigm showing unconscious ensemble working memory for emotional faces in a 2IFC task
osf.io/preprints/ps...
great work by @nirmiteem.bsky.social
osf.io/preprints/ps...
great work by @nirmiteem.bsky.social
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2 new papers on awareness and working memory
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Abstract. Although in recent years some studies have found evidence suggesting that working memory (WM) may operate on unconscious perceptual contents, dec
academic.oup.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
2 new papers on awareness and working memory
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
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So happy this is finally out, almost 4 years in the making!
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
A celebration of open and collaborative science:
📜Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Thank you so much to the 48 coauthors of the uWM project!🇬🇦
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
A celebration of open and collaborative science:
📜Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Thank you so much to the 48 coauthors of the uWM project!🇬🇦
Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Abstract. Although in recent years some studies have found evidence suggesting that working memory (WM) may operate on unconscious perceptual contents, dec
academic.oup.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
So happy this is finally out, almost 4 years in the making!
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
A celebration of open and collaborative science:
📜Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Thank you so much to the 48 coauthors of the uWM project!🇬🇦
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
A celebration of open and collaborative science:
📜Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Thank you so much to the 48 coauthors of the uWM project!🇬🇦
2 new papers on awareness and working memory
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report
Abstract. Although in recent years some studies have found evidence suggesting that working memory (WM) may operate on unconscious perceptual contents, dec
academic.oup.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
2 new papers on awareness and working memory
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
"Replicating the unconscious working memory effect: a multisite Registered Report"
academic.oup.com/nc/article/2...
@theassc.bsky.social @matthiasmichel.bsky.social @liadmudrik.bsky.social (1)
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hello - we're looking for a postdoc / staff scientist to do NHP fMRI work at the center (cnir.ibs.re.kr). pls email cv to [email protected] to learn more
ibs.re.kr
cnir.ibs.re.kr
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
hello - we're looking for a postdoc / staff scientist to do NHP fMRI work at the center (cnir.ibs.re.kr). pls email cv to [email protected] to learn more
DecNef is a powerful tool for brain modulation, but it remains difficult to optimize; we built DecNefLab, a simulation framework using “virtual subjs” as ML generative models to prototype protocols before exps, & showed conditions in which DecNef fails to induce learning
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
DecNefLab: A Modular and Interpretable Simulation Framework for Decoded Neurofeedback
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
DecNef is a powerful tool for brain modulation, but it remains difficult to optimize; we built DecNefLab, a simulation framework using “virtual subjs” as ML generative models to prototype protocols before exps, & showed conditions in which DecNef fails to induce learning
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
DecNefLab: A Modular and Interpretable Simulation Framework for Decoded Neurofeedback
arxiv.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
DecNef is a powerful tool for brain modulation, but it remains difficult to optimize; we built DecNefLab, a simulation framework using “virtual subjs” as ML generative models to prototype protocols before exps, & showed conditions in which DecNef fails to induce learning
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
arxiv.org/html/2511.14...
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Clever behavioural experiment exposing how confidence is formed in visual perception
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41138620/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41138620/
Perceptual confidence has near perfect access to the existence of discrete representations, but only weak access to precision - PubMed
Perceptual confidence describes the degree to which we believe our internal perceptual representations reflect the external stimuli that caused them. How confidence is derived from internal representations is currently debated, but answering this question is made difficult because the nature of inte …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Clever behavioural experiment exposing how confidence is formed in visual perception
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41138620/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41138620/
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@aliekhlasi.bsky.social has been doing some brilliant work on domain adaptation approaches to characterizing the nature of higher order representations. Please come see our work at @sfn.org this year!
Going to @sfn.org this year? Check out @aliekhlasi.bsky.social's poster. November 19th from 4-5pm.
See the abstract: www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_gl=1*1...
See the abstract: www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?_gl=1*1...
Program Planner
www.abstractsonline.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
@aliekhlasi.bsky.social has been doing some brilliant work on domain adaptation approaches to characterizing the nature of higher order representations. Please come see our work at @sfn.org this year!
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Glad to see my first-year project is out!
In two experiments, we manipulated multiple stimulus features in a perception task, yet their effects on confidence and accuracy fell into just two distinct behavioral patterns, offering a way to predict the effects of novel stimulus manipulations.
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In two experiments, we manipulated multiple stimulus features in a perception task, yet their effects on confidence and accuracy fell into just two distinct behavioral patterns, offering a way to predict the effects of novel stimulus manipulations.
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Similarities and differences in the effects of different stimulus manipulations on accuracy and confidence
Visual stimuli can vary in multiple dimensions that affect accuracy and confidence in a perceptual decision-making task. However, previous studies hav…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Glad to see my first-year project is out!
In two experiments, we manipulated multiple stimulus features in a perception task, yet their effects on confidence and accuracy fell into just two distinct behavioral patterns, offering a way to predict the effects of novel stimulus manipulations.
1/n
In two experiments, we manipulated multiple stimulus features in a perception task, yet their effects on confidence and accuracy fell into just two distinct behavioral patterns, offering a way to predict the effects of novel stimulus manipulations.
1/n
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My paper with @stellalourenco.bsky.social is now out in Science Advances!
We found that children have robust object recognition abilities that surpass many ANNs. Models only outperformed kids when their training far exceeded what a child could experience in their lifetime
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
We found that children have robust object recognition abilities that surpass many ANNs. Models only outperformed kids when their training far exceeded what a child could experience in their lifetime
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Fast and robust visual object recognition in young children
The visual recognition abilities of preschool children rival those of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence models.
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My paper with @stellalourenco.bsky.social is now out in Science Advances!
We found that children have robust object recognition abilities that surpass many ANNs. Models only outperformed kids when their training far exceeded what a child could experience in their lifetime
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
We found that children have robust object recognition abilities that surpass many ANNs. Models only outperformed kids when their training far exceeded what a child could experience in their lifetime
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
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The call for commentaries on our BBS paper is out now (deadline October 15): shorturl.at/Hu3Yu. In the paper (shorturl.at/4Rbk6), we provide recommendations and outstanding issues about designing experimental paradigms, analyzing data, and reporting the results of studies on unconscious processing 👇
September 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The call for commentaries on our BBS paper is out now (deadline October 15): shorturl.at/Hu3Yu. In the paper (shorturl.at/4Rbk6), we provide recommendations and outstanding issues about designing experimental paradigms, analyzing data, and reporting the results of studies on unconscious processing 👇
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Absolutely incredible work led by @patxelos.bsky.social and @dsotob.bsky.social - such a compelling case of unconscious perception! Privileged to have been a little part of this 🧠
1/Preprint Alert🔔: Across two experiments plus a computational model, we show the visual system compresses complex scenes into summary statistics that can guide behavior without conscious access to the task-defining features. We term this the Ensemble Blindsight effect.
September 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Absolutely incredible work led by @patxelos.bsky.social and @dsotob.bsky.social - such a compelling case of unconscious perception! Privileged to have been a little part of this 🧠
Great work by the unstoppable @patxelos.bsky.social
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
@hakwan.bsky.social
@smfleming.bsky.social
@liadmudrik.bsky.social
@theassc.bsky.social
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
@hakwan.bsky.social
@smfleming.bsky.social
@liadmudrik.bsky.social
@theassc.bsky.social
1/Preprint Alert🔔: Across two experiments plus a computational model, we show the visual system compresses complex scenes into summary statistics that can guide behavior without conscious access to the task-defining features. We term this the Ensemble Blindsight effect.
September 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Great work by the unstoppable @patxelos.bsky.social
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
@hakwan.bsky.social
@smfleming.bsky.social
@liadmudrik.bsky.social
@theassc.bsky.social
@meganakpeters.bsky.social
@hakwan.bsky.social
@smfleming.bsky.social
@liadmudrik.bsky.social
@theassc.bsky.social
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1/Preprint Alert🔔: Across two experiments plus a computational model, we show the visual system compresses complex scenes into summary statistics that can guide behavior without conscious access to the task-defining features. We term this the Ensemble Blindsight effect.
September 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1/Preprint Alert🔔: Across two experiments plus a computational model, we show the visual system compresses complex scenes into summary statistics that can guide behavior without conscious access to the task-defining features. We term this the Ensemble Blindsight effect.
Reposted by David Soto
BBS just issued the call for commentaries, and we would LOVE to get yours!! The deadline is October 15th, and the reference number is BBS-D-24-00489R2. Looking forward to hearing what you think about our suggestions for how to study unconscious processes!
📢Excited to share our paper, "Studying unconscious processing: Contention and consensus", published in BBS.
The paper is the result of a collaborative effort of 32 leading researchers in the field, from 10 different countries🌏
Check out the full ms👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The paper is the result of a collaborative effort of 32 leading researchers in the field, from 10 different countries🌏
Check out the full ms👇
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Studying unconscious processing: Contention and consensus | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge Core
Studying unconscious processing: Contention and consensus
www.cambridge.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BBS just issued the call for commentaries, and we would LOVE to get yours!! The deadline is October 15th, and the reference number is BBS-D-24-00489R2. Looking forward to hearing what you think about our suggestions for how to study unconscious processes!
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Unconscious perception of ensembles, assessed with a bias-discouraging 2IFC task: osf.io/preprints/ps.... Great work by @patxelos.bsky.social, @dsotob.bsky.social et al.!
OSF
osf.io
September 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Unconscious perception of ensembles, assessed with a bias-discouraging 2IFC task: osf.io/preprints/ps.... Great work by @patxelos.bsky.social, @dsotob.bsky.social et al.!
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New Open dataset alert:
🧠 Introducing "Spacetop" – a massive multimodal fMRI dataset that bridges naturalistic and experimental neuroscience!
N = 101 x 6 hours each = 606 functional iso-hours combining movies, pain, faces, theory-of-mind and other cognitive tasks!
🧵below
🧠 Introducing "Spacetop" – a massive multimodal fMRI dataset that bridges naturalistic and experimental neuroscience!
N = 101 x 6 hours each = 606 functional iso-hours combining movies, pain, faces, theory-of-mind and other cognitive tasks!
🧵below
September 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
New Open dataset alert:
🧠 Introducing "Spacetop" – a massive multimodal fMRI dataset that bridges naturalistic and experimental neuroscience!
N = 101 x 6 hours each = 606 functional iso-hours combining movies, pain, faces, theory-of-mind and other cognitive tasks!
🧵below
🧠 Introducing "Spacetop" – a massive multimodal fMRI dataset that bridges naturalistic and experimental neuroscience!
N = 101 x 6 hours each = 606 functional iso-hours combining movies, pain, faces, theory-of-mind and other cognitive tasks!
🧵below
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A transformation from vision to imagery in the human brain. Intriguing new preprint by Roy & Naselaris et al for anyone interested in mental imagery!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A transformation from vision to imagery in the human brain
Extensive work has shown that the visual cortex is reactivated during mental imagery, and that models trained on visual data can predict imagery activity and decode imagined stimuli. These findings ma...
www.biorxiv.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A transformation from vision to imagery in the human brain. Intriguing new preprint by Roy & Naselaris et al for anyone interested in mental imagery!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...