Marlene Berke
@marleneberke.bsky.social
Postdoc @ MIT Brain & Cognitive Science | PhD @ YalePsychology | Computational Modeling | Metacognition | Social Cognition | Perception | Women’s Health Advocacy marleneberke.github.io
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Marlene Berke
@marleneberke.bsky.social
· Dec 13
A groundbreaking new report from the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for the creation of a new NIH institute dedicated to women's health. The report included my testimony on vulvodynia (chronic vulvar pain)!
New paper announcement! journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology is an unusual place for me to publish… Let me tell you the story of this paper.
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology is an unusual place for me to publish… Let me tell you the story of this paper.
journals.lww.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New paper announcement! journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology is an unusual place for me to publish… Let me tell you the story of this paper.
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology is an unusual place for me to publish… Let me tell you the story of this paper.
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🧠 New paper alert! Can people infer others’ values not from what they choose, but simply from what comes to mind? Across four studies, we show they can—drawing on an intuitive theory of how options are generated.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106238
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doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106238
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Redirecting
doi.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🧠 New paper alert! Can people infer others’ values not from what they choose, but simply from what comes to mind? Across four studies, we show they can—drawing on an intuitive theory of how options are generated.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106238
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doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106238
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Our experience of time is powerfully shaped by boundaries between events (i.e., going from one meeting to the next). But what about time *within an event*? In new work, we find reliable distortions of time based on internal event structure (e.g., beginnings, middles, and ends)! tinyurl.com/n8mn2sn7
Unfolding event structure distorts subjective time
Our experience of time is often distorted in striking ways. Although prior work has shown that boundaries between events can shape temporal perception…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our experience of time is powerfully shaped by boundaries between events (i.e., going from one meeting to the next). But what about time *within an event*? In new work, we find reliable distortions of time based on internal event structure (e.g., beginnings, middles, and ends)! tinyurl.com/n8mn2sn7
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I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
codec lab
codec-lab.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠
Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
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We’re recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join our team! 🎉
I’m happy to share that I’ve opened back up the search for this position (it was temporarily closed due to funding uncertainty).
See lab page and doc below for details!
I’m happy to share that I’ve opened back up the search for this position (it was temporarily closed due to funding uncertainty).
See lab page and doc below for details!
The Visual Learning Lab at UC San Diego is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to join our lab!
Read more about our lab at www.vislearnlab.org
Read more about our lab at www.vislearnlab.org
Home | The Visual Learning Lab at UCSD
Lab webpage for the Visual Learning Lab at UCSD, lead by Dr. Bria Long, Ph.D. Launching in July 2024!
www.vislearnlab.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
We’re recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join our team! 🎉
I’m happy to share that I’ve opened back up the search for this position (it was temporarily closed due to funding uncertainty).
See lab page and doc below for details!
I’m happy to share that I’ve opened back up the search for this position (it was temporarily closed due to funding uncertainty).
See lab page and doc below for details!
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Excited to share that I'm joining WashU in January as an Assistant Prof in Psych & Brain Sciences! 🧠✨!
I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com
Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!
I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com
Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!
DeckerLab
www.deckerlab.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Excited to share that I'm joining WashU in January as an Assistant Prof in Psych & Brain Sciences! 🧠✨!
I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com
Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!
I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com
Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!
Psychophysics meets moral psych! In the best possible way!
I worry what this means for clinical research and patient reported outcomes, which often measure things like pain on a very simple 1-10 scale, often without clear anchoring.
Such important work by
@vladchituc.bsky.social!
I worry what this means for clinical research and patient reported outcomes, which often measure things like pain on a very simple 1-10 scale, often without clear anchoring.
Such important work by
@vladchituc.bsky.social!
September 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Psychophysics meets moral psych! In the best possible way!
I worry what this means for clinical research and patient reported outcomes, which often measure things like pain on a very simple 1-10 scale, often without clear anchoring.
Such important work by
@vladchituc.bsky.social!
I worry what this means for clinical research and patient reported outcomes, which often measure things like pain on a very simple 1-10 scale, often without clear anchoring.
Such important work by
@vladchituc.bsky.social!
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University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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Assistant Professor
jobs.colorado.edu
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology
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Our neuroscience department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience who works in "areas such as artificial intelligence, convolutional neural networks, reinforcement learning, decision making, memory, computational modeling, cognitive and neural processing".
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...
american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Our neuroscience department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience who works in "areas such as artificial intelligence, convolutional neural networks, reinforcement learning, decision making, memory, computational modeling, cognitive and neural processing".
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thinking about this again. Is it the earliest articulation of a theoretical neuroscience?
@neurograce.bsky.social ?
@neurograce.bsky.social ?
incredible Ada Lovelace quote highlighted in a talk by Steve Furber. She spells out the dream of computational neuroscience, 2 centuries ago. The sheer ambition 🤩
September 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
thinking about this again. Is it the earliest articulation of a theoretical neuroscience?
@neurograce.bsky.social ?
@neurograce.bsky.social ?
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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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The psych job market isn’t dead! Join us at UIC!!! We are looking for a clinical psychologist (assistant or associate level)!! Chicago is simply the best, and the department is incredibly lovely! I’m not on search committee, but as the “newest” hire, I’m happy to talk about my experience thus far!
We’re hiring an assistant or associate professor to join our psychology department at the University of Illinois Chicago! We’re a vibrant research-active department in a great city, a diverse institution with a purpose-driven mission, and a fun place to work! #psychjobs
uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant or Associate Professor - Clinical Psychology (Tenure Track)
Position SummaryTeach at the undergraduate and graduate level, advise students, conduct research in area of expertise, participate in the intellectual...
uic.csod.com
September 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The psych job market isn’t dead! Join us at UIC!!! We are looking for a clinical psychologist (assistant or associate level)!! Chicago is simply the best, and the department is incredibly lovely! I’m not on search committee, but as the “newest” hire, I’m happy to talk about my experience thus far!
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Review of applications begins Sept 15 for this quantitative Psych position. Please share; TYIA!
Job alert! Please share with your networks that include quantitative psychologists. TY in advance! fa-exci-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Davidson College Psychology Department invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Quantitative Psychology (area of research specialization open), beginning July 1, 202...
fa-exci-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Review of applications begins Sept 15 for this quantitative Psych position. Please share; TYIA!
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If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
Kempner Research Fellowship - Kempner Institute
The Kempner brings leading, early-stage postdoctoral scientists to Harvard to work on projects that advance the fundamental understanding of intelligence.
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...
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My Lab at the University of Edinburgh🇬🇧 has funded PhD positions for this cycle!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
August 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My Lab at the University of Edinburgh🇬🇧 has funded PhD positions for this cycle!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.
It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.
Spread the words!
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The first step to publishing null results is to learn about equivalence testing, so that you can design studies that statistically support the conclusion that there is no meaningful effect. lakens.github.io/statistical_.... If you are a statistics teacher, include this into 2nd year courses.
July 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The first step to publishing null results is to learn about equivalence testing, so that you can design studies that statistically support the conclusion that there is no meaningful effect. lakens.github.io/statistical_.... If you are a statistics teacher, include this into 2nd year courses.
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Happy to announce that my lab @ Yale Psychology (actcompthink.org) will be accepting PhD applications this year (for start in Fall '26)!
Come for the fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US.
Please reach out if you have any questions!
Come for the fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US.
Please reach out if you have any questions!
Homepage of the Action, Computation, & Thinking (ACT) Lab, Yale department of psychology
actcompthink.org
July 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy to announce that my lab @ Yale Psychology (actcompthink.org) will be accepting PhD applications this year (for start in Fall '26)!
Come for the fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US.
Please reach out if you have any questions!
Come for the fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US.
Please reach out if you have any questions!
Awesome opportunity!
is there anyone fluent in both Korean and English looking for a job in Korea? we're hiring a lab administrator. no science experience needed, and foreigners can also apply if they have a master's degree (in any subject). pls email me at [email protected]
May 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Awesome opportunity!
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New @theconversation.com article with @marleneberke.bsky.social published today! "When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting." Read it here: theconversation.com/when-doctors... #CommSky @tightlippedorg.bsky.social
When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting
Women who see doctors for pain from reproductive health conditions are often advised to relax and get help for anxiety instead.
theconversation.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New @theconversation.com article with @marleneberke.bsky.social published today! "When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting." Read it here: theconversation.com/when-doctors... #CommSky @tightlippedorg.bsky.social
Have you ever showed up to a medical appointment in pain and had your pain discredited or disbelieved?
This experience is common for women with chronic pain.
@elizabethahintz.bsky.social and teamed up to write about it for @theconversation.com!
theconversation.com/when-doctors...
This experience is common for women with chronic pain.
@elizabethahintz.bsky.social and teamed up to write about it for @theconversation.com!
theconversation.com/when-doctors...
When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting
Women who see doctors for pain from reproductive health conditions are often advised to relax and get help for anxiety instead.
theconversation.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Have you ever showed up to a medical appointment in pain and had your pain discredited or disbelieved?
This experience is common for women with chronic pain.
@elizabethahintz.bsky.social and teamed up to write about it for @theconversation.com!
theconversation.com/when-doctors...
This experience is common for women with chronic pain.
@elizabethahintz.bsky.social and teamed up to write about it for @theconversation.com!
theconversation.com/when-doctors...
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This is a job in political theory/philosophy that is specifically for someone interested in empirical work. Looks perfect for folks doing experimental philosophy
Political theory/philosophy job in our Department!
Deadline 26 May.
Happy to answer questions by email.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Deadline 26 May.
Happy to answer questions by email.
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Theory
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Political Theory. The successful candidate will conduct research in any area of polit...
werkenbij.uva.nl
May 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is a job in political theory/philosophy that is specifically for someone interested in empirical work. Looks perfect for folks doing experimental philosophy
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The Department of Linguistics at Yale University is seeking to hire a one-year lecturer with expertise in Computational Linguistics and/or Syntax for the 2025-2026 school year.
See the job ad for more info: linguistlist.org/issues/36/11...
Please send to any who might be interested!
See the job ad for more info: linguistlist.org/issues/36/11...
Please send to any who might be interested!
LINGUIST List 36.1177 Jobs: Computational Linguistics, Syntax: Lecturer, Yale University
The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.
linguistlist.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Department of Linguistics at Yale University is seeking to hire a one-year lecturer with expertise in Computational Linguistics and/or Syntax for the 2025-2026 school year.
See the job ad for more info: linguistlist.org/issues/36/11...
Please send to any who might be interested!
See the job ad for more info: linguistlist.org/issues/36/11...
Please send to any who might be interested!
Reposted by Marlene Berke
New work in Nature Machine Intelligence by @guydav.bsky.social, @brendenlake.bsky.social, Todd Gureckis, Graham Todd, and Julian Togelius models how humans develop goals—research that could help bridge the gap between human intentions and AI systems.
nyudatascience.medium.com/what-is-a-go...
nyudatascience.medium.com/what-is-a-go...
What is a Goal? Advancing Machine Agency While Understanding Human Goal Creation
New CDS research models how people understand and formulate goals — knowledge that could improve AI alignment
nyudatascience.medium.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New work in Nature Machine Intelligence by @guydav.bsky.social, @brendenlake.bsky.social, Todd Gureckis, Graham Todd, and Julian Togelius models how humans develop goals—research that could help bridge the gap between human intentions and AI systems.
nyudatascience.medium.com/what-is-a-go...
nyudatascience.medium.com/what-is-a-go...
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Proud to be a signatory of this statement from 1900 members of NASEM:
We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...
docs.google.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Proud to be a signatory of this statement from 1900 members of NASEM:
We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Reposted by Marlene Berke
Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.