Simon W Davis
@woodforbrains.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Indiana University
Mnemology Lab: mnemology.org
Mnemology Lab: mnemology.org
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We're thrilled to announce the publication of our newest paper in @plosone.org 🎉
"Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline"
Read Dr. Youm's full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@melaniecohn.bsky.social
#Memory #Psychology #Aging
"Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline"
Read Dr. Youm's full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@melaniecohn.bsky.social
#Memory #Psychology #Aging
Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline
Aging is associated with a decline in episodic memory specificity. This phenomenon has been observed across various memory tasks, such as the Mnemonic Similarity Task (MST), where older adults show a ...
dx.plos.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We're thrilled to announce the publication of our newest paper in @plosone.org 🎉
"Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline"
Read Dr. Youm's full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@melaniecohn.bsky.social
#Memory #Psychology #Aging
"Aging and episodic memory specificity: Evidence challenging a domain-general pattern separation decline"
Read Dr. Youm's full paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
@melaniecohn.bsky.social
#Memory #Psychology #Aging
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How do brain areas control each other? 🧠🎛️
✨In our NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight paper, we introduce a data-driven framework to answer this question using deep learning, nonlinear control, and differential geometry.🧵⬇️
✨In our NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight paper, we introduce a data-driven framework to answer this question using deep learning, nonlinear control, and differential geometry.🧵⬇️
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How do brain areas control each other? 🧠🎛️
✨In our NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight paper, we introduce a data-driven framework to answer this question using deep learning, nonlinear control, and differential geometry.🧵⬇️
✨In our NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight paper, we introduce a data-driven framework to answer this question using deep learning, nonlinear control, and differential geometry.🧵⬇️
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We launched a PAC!
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Professors Launch PAC to Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks
The American Association of University Professors, a union whose members are fighting policies from the Trump administration and GOP Congress, launched a PAC this week to spend in federal elections.
news.bgov.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We launched a PAC!
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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New preprint alert!
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
OSF
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November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New preprint alert!
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
Cognitive maps are flexible, dynamic, (re)constructed representations
#psychscisky #neuroskyence #cognition #philsky 🧪
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“This is yet another rollback of academic freedom & shared governance. It’s not the place of a state—it’s not the place of politicians—to tell faculty such things & it opens a door for political reprisal, for other ways to limit academic freedom.”
- Noor O'Neill, President AAUP Indiana Conference
- Noor O'Neill, President AAUP Indiana Conference
Ind. May Reject Degrees That Don’t Commit to American “Values”
Indiana may reject proposed degree programs at public institutions that don’t “cultivate civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society.” Earlier this month, the Indiana Co...
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“This is yet another rollback of academic freedom & shared governance. It’s not the place of a state—it’s not the place of politicians—to tell faculty such things & it opens a door for political reprisal, for other ways to limit academic freedom.”
- Noor O'Neill, President AAUP Indiana Conference
- Noor O'Neill, President AAUP Indiana Conference
4 days ago, the deadline for signing The Compact passed, no takers. We should celebrate the courage of those universities that rejected it outright.
The Indiana govt is unsatisfied with that lack of state control, every new major gets a civics litmus test.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The Indiana govt is unsatisfied with that lack of state control, every new major gets a civics litmus test.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Ind. May Reject Degrees That Don’t Commit to American “Values”
Indiana may reject proposed degree programs at public institutions that don’t “cultivate civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society.” Earlier this month, the Indiana Co...
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
4 days ago, the deadline for signing The Compact passed, no takers. We should celebrate the courage of those universities that rejected it outright.
The Indiana govt is unsatisfied with that lack of state control, every new major gets a civics litmus test.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The Indiana govt is unsatisfied with that lack of state control, every new major gets a civics litmus test.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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I’m done funding cruelty. Target cuts DEI, Amazon bankrolls this administration, and Home Depot lets ICE terrorize workers on their lots.
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’m done funding cruelty. Target cuts DEI, Amazon bankrolls this administration, and Home Depot lets ICE terrorize workers on their lots.
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
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New paper from my lab showing evidence that the retrieval state is engaged following rather than preceding stimulus onset. This suggests that the retrieval state reflects internal attention recruited once an attentional target has been specified.
longtermmemorylab.com/wp-content/u...
longtermmemorylab.com/wp-content/u...
longtermmemorylab.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New paper from my lab showing evidence that the retrieval state is engaged following rather than preceding stimulus onset. This suggests that the retrieval state reflects internal attention recruited once an attentional target has been specified.
longtermmemorylab.com/wp-content/u...
longtermmemorylab.com/wp-content/u...
"Competitive but not discussed" really bringing me back to my single years
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Competitive but not discussed" really bringing me back to my single years
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Patients who took a daily semaglutide pill for 2yrs did not demonstrate a significant difference from those given placebo on a commonly used Alzheimer’s disease (CDR-SB) rating scale despite improving AD- biomarkers. Betting on MOA is > than chance.
endpoints.news/novo-nordisk...
endpoints.news/novo-nordisk...
Novo Nordisk's semaglutide misses in closely-watched Alzheimer’s trials
Novo Nordisk's semaglutide fails in two late-stage Alzheimer's trials, causing 9% stock drop. Drug didn't delay disease progression despite improving biomarkers.
endpoints.news
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Patients who took a daily semaglutide pill for 2yrs did not demonstrate a significant difference from those given placebo on a commonly used Alzheimer’s disease (CDR-SB) rating scale despite improving AD- biomarkers. Betting on MOA is > than chance.
endpoints.news/novo-nordisk...
endpoints.news/novo-nordisk...
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The Cognition, Aging, and Speech Communication conference conference will take place May 6-9 at Washington University in St. Louis. (This conference combines the highly successful Aging and Speech Communication and CHSCOM conferences.) Looks fantastic!
sites.wustl.edu/casc/
sites.wustl.edu/casc/
Home | Conference on Cognition, Aging, and Speech Communication | Washington University in St. Louis
Welcome to the Cognition, Aging, and Speech Communication conference (CASC) The first international CASC conference will take place May 6-9, 2026, at...
sites.wustl.edu
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Cognition, Aging, and Speech Communication conference conference will take place May 6-9 at Washington University in St. Louis. (This conference combines the highly successful Aging and Speech Communication and CHSCOM conferences.) Looks fantastic!
sites.wustl.edu/casc/
sites.wustl.edu/casc/
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"Indiana University, one of the great American public universities, is currently melting down with a speed and violence unprecedented in the history of higher education." utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...
Anatomy of a Fall: The Case of Indiana University (Guest Post)
Indiana University on November 3, 2025 by Johannes Türk Chair of Germanic Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana Universit...
utotherescue.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Indiana University, one of the great American public universities, is currently melting down with a speed and violence unprecedented in the history of higher education." utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...
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Excellent opinion piece about the "compact" from a legal perspective.
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
1/7
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
1/7
www.usnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Excellent opinion piece about the "compact" from a legal perspective.
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
1/7
www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
1/7
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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Adam Kimbler & Craig E.L. Stark:
Advanced diffusion imaging in grey matter reflects individual differences in cognitive ability in older adults
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Advanced diffusion imaging in grey matter reflects individual differences in cognitive ability in older adults
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Adam Kimbler & Craig E.L. Stark:
Advanced diffusion imaging in grey matter reflects individual differences in cognitive ability in older adults
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
Advanced diffusion imaging in grey matter reflects individual differences in cognitive ability in older adults
doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Merenstein et al show structural brain connectivity, measured by high-resolution diffusion-weighted MRI, improved predictions of age-related alterations in brain function and cognitive performance, relative to standard spatial resolution buff.ly/0IOgtRX @jmerenstein.bsky.social @nba-eic.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Merenstein et al show structural brain connectivity, measured by high-resolution diffusion-weighted MRI, improved predictions of age-related alterations in brain function and cognitive performance, relative to standard spatial resolution buff.ly/0IOgtRX @jmerenstein.bsky.social @nba-eic.bsky.social
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Garrett Stanley and I are leading the recruitment of a senior faculty position in BME at Georgia Tech and Emory, focused on Neural Engineering. Come talk to us, we're looking for a leader in research and training, in areas with neurotranslation potential.
More details here:
lnkd.in/eusCqCSR
More details here:
lnkd.in/eusCqCSR
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Garrett Stanley and I are leading the recruitment of a senior faculty position in BME at Georgia Tech and Emory, focused on Neural Engineering. Come talk to us, we're looking for a leader in research and training, in areas with neurotranslation potential.
More details here:
lnkd.in/eusCqCSR
More details here:
lnkd.in/eusCqCSR
Reposted by Simon W Davis
Reposted by Simon W Davis
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The billboard on the west side is the first, but there could be more. If IU doesn’t come to the table, the campaign will run through the end of the football season. @the_real_sand
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
FIRE says more anti-IU billboards if university doesn't engage on free speech
If IU doesn’t come to the table, FIRE says the campaign will run through the end of the football season.
www.ipm.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The billboard on the west side is the first, but there could be more. If IU doesn’t come to the table, the campaign will run through the end of the football season. @the_real_sand
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
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Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com introduces improv, a flexible software platform that integrates models with experiments in real-time. Traditional experiments collect all data first, then analyze it later. With improv, models analyze data as it streams in and actively guide what to do next.
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our new paper in @natcomms.nature.com introduces improv, a flexible software platform that integrates models with experiments in real-time. Traditional experiments collect all data first, then analyze it later. With improv, models analyze data as it streams in and actively guide what to do next.
Reposted by Simon W Davis
Mnemonic maps of visual space in human prefrontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683147v1
October 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Mnemonic maps of visual space in human prefrontal cortex https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.17.683147v1