Miguel Vadillo
@mavadillo.bsky.social
Experimental psychologist | Working on learning, memory, cognition, evidence synthesis, reproducible research and more | https://mvadillo.com/
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"No, funding calls are not a 'waste of time and money'."
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#AcademicSky
By @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
#AcademicSky
February 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"No, funding calls are not a 'waste of time and money'."
By @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
#AcademicSky
By @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
#AcademicSky
La balada del café triste #lecturasMV El estilo narrativo de McCullers es inigualable. Con todo, no he conseguido entrar en ninguna de las historias que componen el volumen, con la posible excepción de Wunderkid. Le daré otra oportunidad dentro de un tiempo.
February 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
La balada del café triste #lecturasMV El estilo narrativo de McCullers es inigualable. Con todo, no he conseguido entrar en ninguna de las historias que componen el volumen, con la posible excepción de Wunderkid. Le daré otra oportunidad dentro de un tiempo.
The road to conscious machines #lecturasMV Excelente introducción a la historia de la IA y los desafíos que plantea. Me convence poco el capítulo final sobre si las máquinas serán conscientes algún día. Pero no le quita mérito al libro.
February 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The road to conscious machines #lecturasMV Excelente introducción a la historia de la IA y los desafíos que plantea. Me convence poco el capítulo final sobre si las máquinas serán conscientes algún día. Pero no le quita mérito al libro.
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New preprint and simulator of associative learning attentional models. Have fun! 👁️
arxiv.org/abs/2602.07519
cal-r.org/index.php?id...
#simulation #associative_learning #attention
arxiv.org/abs/2602.07519
cal-r.org/index.php?id...
#simulation #associative_learning #attention
PALMS: Pavlovian Associative Learning Models Simulator
Simulations are an indispensable step in the cycle of theory development and refinement, helping researchers formulate precise definitions, generate models, and make accurate predictions. This paper i...
arxiv.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
New preprint and simulator of associative learning attentional models. Have fun! 👁️
arxiv.org/abs/2602.07519
cal-r.org/index.php?id...
#simulation #associative_learning #attention
arxiv.org/abs/2602.07519
cal-r.org/index.php?id...
#simulation #associative_learning #attention
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Entre lo humano y lo microbiano www.cienciacognitiva.org?p=2629
Entre lo humano y lo microbiano | Ciencia Cognitiva
www.cienciacognitiva.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Entre lo humano y lo microbiano www.cienciacognitiva.org?p=2629
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New preprint on AI, consciousness and embodiment with the brilliant @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
We introduce a new metaphysical view - Biological Idealism
😎
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
We introduce a new metaphysical view - Biological Idealism
😎
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
New preprint on AI, consciousness and embodiment with the brilliant @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
We introduce a new metaphysical view - Biological Idealism
😎
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
We introduce a new metaphysical view - Biological Idealism
😎
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Por cierto, he escrito un libro para el CIS de Sociología Experimental. Si os interesa adentraros en el mundo de la experimentación con un enfoque muy aplicado, es vuestro libro. Teoría, ejemplos didácticos, explicaciones sin muchos rollos.
www.cis.es/es/w/sociolo...
www.cis.es/es/w/sociolo...
Sociología Experimental. Métodos, teorías y aplicaciones
www.cis.es
January 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Por cierto, he escrito un libro para el CIS de Sociología Experimental. Si os interesa adentraros en el mundo de la experimentación con un enfoque muy aplicado, es vuestro libro. Teoría, ejemplos didácticos, explicaciones sin muchos rollos.
www.cis.es/es/w/sociolo...
www.cis.es/es/w/sociolo...
Rubia de verano #lecturasMV Todo un bestiario de mezquindades y miserias postadolescentes. No me ha vuelto loco, pero el retrato de los personajes es bastante profundo, teniendo en cuenta que se trata de relatos muy breves.
February 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rubia de verano #lecturasMV Todo un bestiario de mezquindades y miserias postadolescentes. No me ha vuelto loco, pero el retrato de los personajes es bastante profundo, teniendo en cuenta que se trata de relatos muy breves.
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The University of Cambridge has an exciting Assistant, Associate, and Full Professorship of Public Policy open in the new Bennett School of Public Policy. It's a fantastic group with great people, they have a focus on digital policy too! Area open.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/term/De...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/term/De...
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The University of Cambridge has an exciting Assistant, Associate, and Full Professorship of Public Policy open in the new Bennett School of Public Policy. It's a fantastic group with great people, they have a focus on digital policy too! Area open.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/term/De...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/term/De...
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We thought we could address big social problems by steering individual behaviour. But "nudging" people doesn't work, say behavioural scientists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein
We were wrong about being able to 'nudge' people to improve the world
We thought we could address big social problems by steering individual behaviour. But "nudging" people doesn't work, say behavioural scientists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein
www.newscientist.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We thought we could address big social problems by steering individual behaviour. But "nudging" people doesn't work, say behavioural scientists Nick Chater and George Loewenstein
Brilliant piece of work on methodological problems in the simulation of synaptic plasticity and silent working memory by @igcastillejo.bsky.social Don't miss it!
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks: https://osf.io/9uzhq
January 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Brilliant piece of work on methodological problems in the simulation of synaptic plasticity and silent working memory by @igcastillejo.bsky.social Don't miss it!
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My first PhD work is now out as a pre-print! 💫
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks (with @mavadillo.bsky.social )
We dive into an issue in a neural circuits framework...
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks (with @mavadillo.bsky.social )
We dive into an issue in a neural circuits framework...
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks: https://osf.io/9uzhq
January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
My first PhD work is now out as a pre-print! 💫
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks (with @mavadillo.bsky.social )
We dive into an issue in a neural circuits framework...
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks (with @mavadillo.bsky.social )
We dive into an issue in a neural circuits framework...
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Methodological Flexibility in the Iowa Gambling Task Undermines Interpretability: A Meta-method Review: https://osf.io/4g3vr
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Methodological Flexibility in the Iowa Gambling Task Undermines Interpretability: A Meta-method Review: https://osf.io/4g3vr
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Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks: https://osf.io/9uzhq
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Reluctant to ReLU: Uncontrolled Connectivity Pruning Underlying Trainable Excitatory-Inhibitory Recurrent Neural Networks: https://osf.io/9uzhq
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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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So glad to see this work published! Congrats to @aliciafrancomnez.bsky.social for leading this exciting multisite project!!
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 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM
So glad to see this work published! Congrats to @aliciafrancomnez.bsky.social for leading this exciting multisite project!!
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El cerebro que habla: La biología del lenguaje humano www.cienciacognitiva.org?p=2623
El cerebro que habla: La biología del lenguaje humano | Ciencia Cognitiva
www.cienciacognitiva.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
El cerebro que habla: La biología del lenguaje humano www.cienciacognitiva.org?p=2623
It's been an honour to be part of this. Congratulations to @aliciafrancomnez.bsky.social and all coauthors for this ourstanding piece of work. Science at its best!
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 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
It's been an honour to be part of this. Congratulations to @aliciafrancomnez.bsky.social and all coauthors for this ourstanding piece of work. Science at its best!
Reposted by Miguel Vadillo
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!🇬🇦
Mezquindad sin medida...
January 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Mezquindad sin medida...
Crímenes imaginarios #lecturasMV Un escritor de poca monta concibe un plan para asesinar a su mujer que nunca llega a ejecutar. Cuando esta desaparece, todas las sospechas recaen sobre él. Pero el verdero crimen sólo sucederá al final del libro. Magnífica novela.
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Crímenes imaginarios #lecturasMV Un escritor de poca monta concibe un plan para asesinar a su mujer que nunca llega a ejecutar. Cuando esta desaparece, todas las sospechas recaen sobre él. Pero el verdero crimen sólo sucederá al final del libro. Magnífica novela.
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Peer Review is broken because a generation of Editors were trained that peer review is sacrosanct. Thus we have Editors who are clerks, sending and re-sending manuscripts to reviewers until they are happy. That's not the job. Be an Editor, not a clerk. Use your skill and judgement. Make decisions.
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Peer Review is broken because a generation of Editors were trained that peer review is sacrosanct. Thus we have Editors who are clerks, sending and re-sending manuscripts to reviewers until they are happy. That's not the job. Be an Editor, not a clerk. Use your skill and judgement. Make decisions.
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The role of science for democratic societies has never been more important. Register for our upcoming scientific meeting on 16-17 March 2026 and explore the theoretical and practical consequences of treating science as a global public good: https://bit.ly/3Y42i4F
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The role of science for democratic societies has never been more important. Register for our upcoming scientific meeting on 16-17 March 2026 and explore the theoretical and practical consequences of treating science as a global public good: https://bit.ly/3Y42i4F
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We should no longer trust data collected on MTurk
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We should no longer trust data collected on MTurk
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
Viajes con Heródoto #lecturasMV Kapuscinski fue reportero durante varias décadas en Asia y África, siempre con la Historia de Heródoto en la mochila. El libro admite muchas lecturas; entre otras, es un reconocimiento a su compañero de viaje durante tantos años. Magnífico libro.
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Viajes con Heródoto #lecturasMV Kapuscinski fue reportero durante varias décadas en Asia y África, siempre con la Historia de Heródoto en la mochila. El libro admite muchas lecturas; entre otras, es un reconocimiento a su compañero de viaje durante tantos años. Magnífico libro.