Han Zhang
@hanzhang.bsky.social
Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Attention, Visual Perception, Driver Behavior. https://hanzhang.cv/
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Han Zhang
@hanzhang.bsky.social
· Jun 16
Personal news: Today is my first day as an Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Excited to apply my expertise in attention and visual perception to an important real-world issue -- driving safety! #GoBlue
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PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!
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Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...
Obituary – Jonathan Smallwood
www.cbs.mpg.de
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Jonny Smallwood @themindwanders.bsky.social was a beloved friend and mentor. He was taken from us too soon. His was a beautiful mind who understood the beauty of minds. As ever before, his kind voice guides me and his work will continue. We miss you Jonny. www.cbs.mpg.de/news/obituar...
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We used a brain "pinging" again and found that distractor suppression is reactive rather than proactive, meaning attention is first drawn to the distractor before being suppressed.
Neural mechanisms of learned suppression uncovered by probing the hidden attentional priority map
Learned suppression of distractor locations in visual search emerges through reactive mechanisms that involve initial spatial selection prior to suppression.
doi.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We used a brain "pinging" again and found that distractor suppression is reactive rather than proactive, meaning attention is first drawn to the distractor before being suppressed.
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A recent redesign of OSF by @cos.io led to widespread access failures. What began as a few broken download links became for me a total disappearance of eight years of DOI-registered work. What happened, how was it resolved, and what it reveals about trust and infrastructure in open science
Open Science needs reliable infrastructure – Ven Popov
After OSF’s October 2025 redesign, I discovered that eight years of DOI-linked preprints and materials were silently hidden by an automated spam flag. What happened, how it was resolved, and what it r...
venpopov.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A recent redesign of OSF by @cos.io led to widespread access failures. What began as a few broken download links became for me a total disappearance of eight years of DOI-registered work. What happened, how was it resolved, and what it reveals about trust and infrastructure in open science
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Windows Media Player Headspace Skin in Windows XP
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Windows Media Player Headspace Skin in Windows XP
Imagine your car knows how you feel! 🚗
Using one of the largest naturalistic driving datasets to date (N = 2658), we examined how everyday driving patterns are associated with general well-being and specific health domains. 🧵
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Using one of the largest naturalistic driving datasets to date (N = 2658), we examined how everyday driving patterns are associated with general well-being and specific health domains. 🧵
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
OSF
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Imagine your car knows how you feel! 🚗
Using one of the largest naturalistic driving datasets to date (N = 2658), we examined how everyday driving patterns are associated with general well-being and specific health domains. 🧵
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Using one of the largest naturalistic driving datasets to date (N = 2658), we examined how everyday driving patterns are associated with general well-being and specific health domains. 🧵
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Big day for autonomous driving research.
Nvidia just dropped 1700 hours of public driving data on HuggingFace from over 2500 cities:
huggingface.co/datasets/nvi...
Nvidia just dropped 1700 hours of public driving data on HuggingFace from over 2500 cities:
huggingface.co/datasets/nvi...
huggingface.co
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Big day for autonomous driving research.
Nvidia just dropped 1700 hours of public driving data on HuggingFace from over 2500 cities:
huggingface.co/datasets/nvi...
Nvidia just dropped 1700 hours of public driving data on HuggingFace from over 2500 cities:
huggingface.co/datasets/nvi...
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Excited to announce a new special issue on Passive Sensing for behavior in psychopathology at JoPaCS led by Dan Fulford and Nick Jacobson
Check out their overview paper here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Check out their overview paper here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Excited to announce a new special issue on Passive Sensing for behavior in psychopathology at JoPaCS led by Dan Fulford and Nick Jacobson
Check out their overview paper here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Check out their overview paper here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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Columbia Psych is hiring *two* junior faculty in Cognitive Science/Neuroscience this year! If you work on cognition (broadly defined), submit your application materials as soon as possible (review starts Nov 1). If you have questions you can reach out to me by email! apply.interfolio.com/175428
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October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Columbia Psych is hiring *two* junior faculty in Cognitive Science/Neuroscience this year! If you work on cognition (broadly defined), submit your application materials as soon as possible (review starts Nov 1). If you have questions you can reach out to me by email! apply.interfolio.com/175428
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We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We built the openESM database:
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
▶️60 openly available experience sampling datasets (16K+ participants, 740K+ obs.) in one place
▶️Harmonized (meta-)data, fully open-source software
▶️Filter & search all data, simply download via R/Python
Find out more:
🌐 openesmdata.org
📝 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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I am accepting a Ph.D. student to begin Fall 2026. The position would be part of the Cognition and Neuroscience program at Mizzou. Great opportunities to learn eye tracking and ERPs. Ideal candidates will have some background in attentional capture and visual search. If interested, please email me!
October 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I am accepting a Ph.D. student to begin Fall 2026. The position would be part of the Cognition and Neuroscience program at Mizzou. Great opportunities to learn eye tracking and ERPs. Ideal candidates will have some background in attentional capture and visual search. If interested, please email me!
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Friendly reminder that the Object Perception, Attention, and Memory conference has a new "Lunch with an Expert” initiative where you can be paired with an expert and have the chance to ask them questions while enjoying a free lunch! Register (and please share!): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
OPAM 2025 Luncheon
Students, postbacs, and postdocs attending OPAM 2025 are invited to sign-up for a free lunch with an expert on the day of the conference!
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October 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Friendly reminder that the Object Perception, Attention, and Memory conference has a new "Lunch with an Expert” initiative where you can be paired with an expert and have the chance to ask them questions while enjoying a free lunch! Register (and please share!): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Someone quenched the magnet
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Someone quenched the magnet
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🚨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 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨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 ⬇️
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JEP: General; Psych Science; Nature Human Behaviour
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
JEP: General; Psych Science; Nature Human Behaviour
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Interested in why/how to preregister your studies? Then join us online (10am EST) for our next OPAM workshop where @carohautekiet.bsky.social will answer all your questions!
And be sure to "preregister" your attendance on our website! (where the zoom link will be provided)
And be sure to "preregister" your attendance on our website! (where the zoom link will be provided)
The next installment (October 8th) of our OPAM Training Workshop series will feature Dr Caro Hautekiet (of Vrije Universiteit), who will be discussing pre-registration and registered reports. Visit this page for info on all our (free!) workshops: www.opamconference.com/workshops-su...
September 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Interested in why/how to preregister your studies? Then join us online (10am EST) for our next OPAM workshop where @carohautekiet.bsky.social will answer all your questions!
And be sure to "preregister" your attendance on our website! (where the zoom link will be provided)
And be sure to "preregister" your attendance on our website! (where the zoom link will be provided)
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We are looking for our next colleague. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions!
UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We are looking for our next colleague. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions!
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UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
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The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
September 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
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After scrolling Twitter, it will take you a while to get back into “work mode”. Why is this the case? Our new work (out now in Psych Review), led by Ivan Grahek and Xiamin Leng, explores the costs of adjusting cognitive control to meet different goals:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
🧵 A thread:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
🧵 A thread:
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
After scrolling Twitter, it will take you a while to get back into “work mode”. Why is this the case? Our new work (out now in Psych Review), led by Ivan Grahek and Xiamin Leng, explores the costs of adjusting cognitive control to meet different goals:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
🧵 A thread:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
🧵 A thread:
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New paper by @bsiepe.bsky.social & WARN-D team out now in JoPACS, on the (lack of) relation between EMA selfreport and Garmin passive data.
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Smartwatches offer little insight into stress levels, researchers find
Academic study suggests devices cannot differentiate between someone being overworked and being excited
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New paper by @bsiepe.bsky.social & WARN-D team out now in JoPACS, on the (lack of) relation between EMA selfreport and Garmin passive data.
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
Guardian @theguardian.com coverage:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paper:
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
🧪 #PsychSciSky #StatsSky #EpiSky
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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 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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...
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Excited this review paper is out! We update the signal suppression account to explain recent findings related to attention capture by salient stimuli. We also propose new mechanisms of learned attentional control. Written with Steve Luck and @xiaojinma.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Signal suppression 2.0: An updated account of attentional capture and suppression - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
The signal suppression account of attentional capture was proposed in 2010 to resolve a longstanding debate between bottom-up and top-down theories of capture by proposing that a top-down suppressive ...
link.springer.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Excited this review paper is out! We update the signal suppression account to explain recent findings related to attention capture by salient stimuli. We also propose new mechanisms of learned attentional control. Written with Steve Luck and @xiaojinma.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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University of Michigan Psychology is hiring and invites applications for a tenure-track open rank faculty position, leveraging the latest generative AI models and methods in studying human cognition. apply.interfolio.com/169170
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July 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
University of Michigan Psychology is hiring and invites applications for a tenure-track open rank faculty position, leveraging the latest generative AI models and methods in studying human cognition. apply.interfolio.com/169170
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As somebody who studies self-control (but is bad at it), I read this 2025 open-access review on the self-control of eating (tinyurl.com/bdnebw79) by Mann & Ward w/ great personal interest. I highly recommend it, esp. if you study self-control and/or want to deal w/ your eating regulation challenges.
July 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As somebody who studies self-control (but is bad at it), I read this 2025 open-access review on the self-control of eating (tinyurl.com/bdnebw79) by Mann & Ward w/ great personal interest. I highly recommend it, esp. if you study self-control and/or want to deal w/ your eating regulation challenges.