Madeleine Goldberg (she/her)
@maddiegoldberg.bsky.social
dev cogneuro phd student @uoregon | puberty, social motivation, neuroendocrinology | NIMH + Pitt | mngoldberg.github.io | 🏳️🌈🧠🔬🥼
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After years of development and testing, we are happy to present our work in "Diffusion MRI Processing in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study: Innovations and Applications"! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... A thread:
Diffusion MRI Processing in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study: Innovations and Applications
The landmark ongoing HEALthy Brain and Cognitive Development (HBCD) study will longitudinally chart brain development in a large sample (projected n=7,200) of infants through age 10 years with multimo...
www.biorxiv.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
After years of development and testing, we are happy to present our work in "Diffusion MRI Processing in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study: Innovations and Applications"! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... A thread:
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Happy to share our review "Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment” in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We examine neurobiological, environmental & behavioral evidence for human critical periods in sensory and association cortex +discuss new research directions rdcu.be/eMkVU 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy to share our review "Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment” in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We examine neurobiological, environmental & behavioral evidence for human critical periods in sensory and association cortex +discuss new research directions rdcu.be/eMkVU 🧵
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🚨📣 We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣🚨
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
Postdoctoral Researcher
www.asc.upenn.edu
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🚨📣 We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣🚨
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing?
Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
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Everyone saying that last week’s elections marked the beginning of the end of the MAGA era really underestimated Democrats’ ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Everyone saying that last week’s elections marked the beginning of the end of the MAGA era really underestimated Democrats’ ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Zohran Mamdani élu maire de New York : la victoire historique du nouveau héros de l’aile gauche du Parti démocrate
Zohran Mamdani élu maire de New York : la victoire historique du nouveau héros de l’aile gauche du Parti démocrate
A 34 ans, il devient le plus jeune maire de la ville, le premier musulman et le premier à se revendiquer socialiste. Son élection consacre surtout sa ligne politique, centrée sur le coût de la vie et la taxation des plus riches, et résolument opposée à Donald Trump.
www.lemonde.fr
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Zohran Mamdani élu maire de New York : la victoire historique du nouveau héros de l’aile gauche du Parti démocrate
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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If we keep saying this generation is being destroyed, how will adolescents ever believe in their own potential? My TEDx talk is live on @ted.com. Changes in their brains, bodies, and social worlds create opportunities for young people to grow & thrive - with our support. www.ted.com/talks/jennif...
The surprising science of adolescent brains
Neuroscientist Jennifer Pfeifer digs into the fascinating brain changes driving young people’s behavior during the critical years of adolescence. She debunks some of the biggest misunderstandings abou...
www.ted.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If we keep saying this generation is being destroyed, how will adolescents ever believe in their own potential? My TEDx talk is live on @ted.com. Changes in their brains, bodies, and social worlds create opportunities for young people to grow & thrive - with our support. www.ted.com/talks/jennif...
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I'm recruiting PhD students for my lab at Northwestern! I'm reviewing applications for the Department of Psychology for the Cognitive Affective Neuroscience and Clinical areas, due 12/1. 🧠
Come join the CATS Lab: nucatslab.com
Learn about our latest research: iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
Come join the CATS Lab: nucatslab.com
Learn about our latest research: iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
CATS Lab
Child & Adolescent Translational Science Lab at Northwestern University
nucatslab.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm recruiting PhD students for my lab at Northwestern! I'm reviewing applications for the Department of Psychology for the Cognitive Affective Neuroscience and Clinical areas, due 12/1. 🧠
Come join the CATS Lab: nucatslab.com
Learn about our latest research: iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
Come join the CATS Lab: nucatslab.com
Learn about our latest research: iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
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Khetan and colleagues used ABCD Study data to show that earlier estradiol timing and faster tempo were linked to accelerated grey matter development in female youth, and faster tempo may partly increase psychiatric risk.
Linking Oestradiol Timing and Tempo, Brain Development, and Mental Health Problems in Adolescent Females
Earlier timing and faster tempo of puberty have been associated with altered brain
development and increased mental health problems in adolescents, particularly females.
However, the role of oestradio...
www.biologicalpsychiatrycnni.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Khetan and colleagues used ABCD Study data to show that earlier estradiol timing and faster tempo were linked to accelerated grey matter development in female youth, and faster tempo may partly increase psychiatric risk.
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Ever wondered if your interesting brain-behavior correlation was over- or under-estimated due to head motion, but were afraid to ask? We’ve created a motion impact score for detecting spurious brain-behavior associations, now available in Nature Communications!
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ever wondered if your interesting brain-behavior correlation was over- or under-estimated due to head motion, but were afraid to ask? We’ve created a motion impact score for detecting spurious brain-behavior associations, now available in Nature Communications!
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Several scientists have received letters from the NIH director disinviting them from their positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding, I'm told.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
September 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Several scientists have received letters from the NIH director disinviting them from their positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding, I'm told.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
In July, I reported that NIH staff were told to select members aligned with Trump administration priorities.
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🚨🚨New precision imaging study and open dataset 🚨🚨 Featuring almost 200 functional runs acquired in 3-4d intervals and behavioral manipulations focused on intraindividual study of the reward response - The Night Owls Scan Club (NOSC) With @dvsmith.bsky.social and @olinotom.bsky.social!
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨🚨New precision imaging study and open dataset 🚨🚨 Featuring almost 200 functional runs acquired in 3-4d intervals and behavioral manipulations focused on intraindividual study of the reward response - The Night Owls Scan Club (NOSC) With @dvsmith.bsky.social and @olinotom.bsky.social!
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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While I had been using rainbow parentheses for a while, I only recently found out about rainbow indentation thanks to @ijlyttle.bsky.social and @3mmarand.bsky.social 🌈 #rstats
September 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
While I had been using rainbow parentheses for a while, I only recently found out about rainbow indentation thanks to @ijlyttle.bsky.social and @3mmarand.bsky.social 🌈 #rstats
Feeling like Charlie Day as I explain cross-lagged panel models to my undergrad honors student
September 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Feeling like Charlie Day as I explain cross-lagged panel models to my undergrad honors student
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Ce mardi 23 septembre à l'ONU, dans un long discours décousu qui s’adressait davantage à ses électeurs qu’à son auditoire, Donald Trump a oscillé entre l’autocongratulation et l’invective, ciblant tout particulièrement l’Europe et les Nations unies.
Récit ⤵️
Récit ⤵️
A la tribune de l’ONU, Donald Trump fait durer le délire
Mardi 23 septembre, dans un long discours décousu qui s’adressait davantage à ses électeurs qu’à son auditoire, le président américain a oscillé entre l’autocongratulation et l’invective, ciblant tout particulièrement l’Europe et l'ONU.
www.liberation.fr
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ce mardi 23 septembre à l'ONU, dans un long discours décousu qui s’adressait davantage à ses électeurs qu’à son auditoire, Donald Trump a oscillé entre l’autocongratulation et l’invective, ciblant tout particulièrement l’Europe et les Nations unies.
Récit ⤵️
Récit ⤵️
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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You think what’s happening in US healthcare at the moment is bad?
Don’t think that we’re immune from something similar happening over here in the UK.
Superb thread.
Don’t think that we’re immune from something similar happening over here in the UK.
Superb thread.
IMPORTANT 🧵
We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.
But it could happen in UK too.
It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.
Read on!
1/11
We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.
But it could happen in UK too.
It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.
Read on!
1/11
September 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
You think what’s happening in US healthcare at the moment is bad?
Don’t think that we’re immune from something similar happening over here in the UK.
Superb thread.
Don’t think that we’re immune from something similar happening over here in the UK.
Superb thread.
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It’s been sad this year watching how the White House press corps refuses to back each other up. Here a female journalist is insulted and denigrated and the next male reporter just moves on to a new question. You’re all in this together, folks. Time & again, they won’t stand up for their colleagues.
Trump to a female reporter who tries to ask him about his plans for Memphis: "Quiet. You're really obnoxious ... I'm not gonna talk to you until I call on you."
September 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s been sad this year watching how the White House press corps refuses to back each other up. Here a female journalist is insulted and denigrated and the next male reporter just moves on to a new question. You’re all in this together, folks. Time & again, they won’t stand up for their colleagues.
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“You can introduce DEI laws but at the end of the day you are not going to erase Black people from the District of Columbia or any other place.”
Thank you @repsummerlee.bsky.social for your clarity of conscience and conviction. #FreeDC
Thank you @repsummerlee.bsky.social for your clarity of conscience and conviction. #FreeDC
September 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“You can introduce DEI laws but at the end of the day you are not going to erase Black people from the District of Columbia or any other place.”
Thank you @repsummerlee.bsky.social for your clarity of conscience and conviction. #FreeDC
Thank you @repsummerlee.bsky.social for your clarity of conscience and conviction. #FreeDC
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moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
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Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
The threat of analytic flexibility in using large language models to simulate human data: A call to attention
Social scientists are now using large language models to create "silicon samples" - synthetic datasets intended to stand in for human respondents, aimed at revolutionising human subjects research. How...
arxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Can large language models stand in for human participants?
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
Many social scientists seem to think so, and are already using "silicon samples" in research.
One problem: depending on the analytic decisions made, you can basically get these samples to show any effect you want.
THREAD 🧵
John Oliver get behind me
September 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
John Oliver get behind me
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A huge shoutout to all the dedicated grants management specialists at the NIH who are working around the clock to push grants out before the Sep 30 deadline. And also to the POs responding to frantic emails.
Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits.
Thank you!
Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits.
Thank you!
September 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A huge shoutout to all the dedicated grants management specialists at the NIH who are working around the clock to push grants out before the Sep 30 deadline. And also to the POs responding to frantic emails.
Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits.
Thank you!
Not an easy job under the best of circumstances and right now it's the pits.
Thank you!
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My feedback to flux.
I'm not interested in anonymity. And this is my feedback to all institutions, all international conferences, and universities.
I'm not interested in anonymity. And this is my feedback to all institutions, all international conferences, and universities.
September 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My feedback to flux.
I'm not interested in anonymity. And this is my feedback to all institutions, all international conferences, and universities.
I'm not interested in anonymity. And this is my feedback to all institutions, all international conferences, and universities.