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Beth Fisher @bethfisher.bsky.social · 26d

Really looking forward to ASPP this year!

The keynote program is fantastic, including @claireocallaghan.bsky.social on neuromodulatory systems and @cmurrupstewart.bsky.social on First Nations social and emotional wellbeing. Both always give amazing talks!

Jakob Hohwy @hohwy.bsky.social · 27d

Come to Melbourne for the 2025 Conference of the Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology

Check out the great keynotes - submit your abstract

Come join this exciting community of researchers

Nov 24-25 - Register now!

#philosophy #neuroskyence #philsky

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ASPP 2025 Melbourne

Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology 2025 Conference Melbourne, November 24th - 25th, 2025

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Anikó Kusztor @anikokusztor.bsky.social · Sep 5

Have you ever felt like your surroundings look unreal? Our new Registered Report (accepted in Neuroscience of Consciousness) studied derealisation and shows that altered visual experiences don’t change how we assess vividness. To find our more: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

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Anikó Kusztor @anikokusztor.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you so much for having me!! I always have a blast chatting with @bethfisher.bsky.social and this time was no different! 💕 Also I loved your reflections in the end and how both of you have change your mind perhaps a bit through sharing your experiences with each other. So cool and precious!

Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Aug 31

New episode!! Dr. Anikó Kusztor joins us this week to discuss the results of dissociation, and how they vary from person to person. Link in 🧵

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Beth Fisher @bethfisher.bsky.social · Sep 1

A very special episode with @anikokusztor.bsky.social !

@monash-m3cs.bsky.social

Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Aug 31

New episode!! Dr. Anikó Kusztor joins us this week to discuss the results of dissociation, and how they vary from person to person. Link in 🧵

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Claire O'Callaghan @claireocallaghan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Adaptive learning is coordinated across behaviour, time and neurobiology (from synapses and dendrites, to astrocytes and the systems level).

If you’ve ever wondered how noradrenaline helps shape these multiscale learning processes, you might like this: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Ava Ma de Sousa @avamadesousa.bsky.social · Aug 28

So excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in
@commspsychol.nature.com
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In a mini-meta analysis of seven studies, we looked at whether loneliness is related to altered expectations of one’s own and others' emotion transitions.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Claire O'Callaghan @claireocallaghan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney

Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :)

usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Jul 13

New Episode! Dr. Aenne Brielmann (aennebrielmann.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to talk about their research on beauty and how computational models can be used to understand how we experience beauty.

Link in bio! 🔗

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Abhilasha Ravichander @lasha.bsky.social · Jul 22

📣 Life update: Thrilled to announce that I’ll be starting as faculty at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems this Fall!

I’ll be recruiting PhD students in the upcoming cycle, as well as research interns throughout the year: lasharavichander.github.io/contact.html

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Razia Sahi @raziasahi.bsky.social · Jun 30

How do we regulate each other's emotions? We talk big strategies (reappraisal, validation) and subtle mechanisms (acoustics, linguistics) in this new ep of @mindsmatter.bsky.social! Thanks for the fun convo @avamadesousa.bsky.social!

Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Jun 29

New Episode! Dr. Razia Sahi (@raziasahi.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to discuss the details of social emotion regulation, including the use of reappraisal and validation to help navigate difficult emotions!

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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Jun 29

New Episode! Dr. Razia Sahi (@raziasahi.bsky.social) joins Ava and Beth to discuss the details of social emotion regulation, including the use of reappraisal and validation to help navigate difficult emotions!

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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Jun 2

New Episode! What is addiction, and how does it show up in everyday habits? Dr. Keanan Joyner (@keananjoyner.bsky.social‬ ) joins Ava & Beth to talk dopamine, disinhibition, and why addiction isn't just about choice. Plus: EEG bias, screen use & science with compassion. 🎧 Links below!

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Christopher Whyte @christopherjwhyte.bsky.social · Jun 2

New preprint modelling suppression depth in binocular rivalry and continuous flash suppression

with Hugh Wilson, @macshine.bsky.social,
& David Alais

bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Jun 1

A Minimal Physiological Model of Perceptual Suppression and Breakthrough in Visual Rivalry https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656716v1

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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · May 12

New Episode!🤖

Have you ever seen a robot that looks almost human, but something feels a bit off? This week, we are joined by Dr. Julija Vaitonyté as she discusses her research regarding the phenomenon of the uncanny valley. Links in 🧵!

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Borjan (Boki) Milinković @neuromorphicboki.bsky.social · May 14

🎉 FINALLY PUBLISHED! 🎉

We outline how to capture the #emergent dynamical structure in #biophysical neural models.

coauthored with a team dear to my heart; @thomasandrillon.bsky.social, @anilseth.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, and Olivia Carter.

journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

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Annie G. Bryant @anniegbryant.bsky.social · May 4

🎨🧑‍🎨 Looking for a tool to visualize subcortical/thalamic data in 2D? Check out this python-based package I put together (subcortex-visualization on PyPI), plus a guide for creating your own custom atlas meshes and vector graphics! All feedback/tips welcome 😊

anniegbryant.github.io/subcortex_vi...

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Beth Fisher @bethfisher.bsky.social · May 1

A beautiful piece from @claireocallaghan.bsky.social

Psyche Magazine @psyche.co · Apr 28

In science and poetry, analogy adds another dimension to our thinking, so the light hits it in a different way. But what are its limitations?⁠ buff.ly/hVG3hrn

Metaphors open up our minds – but can also shut them down | Psyche Ideas

The best analogies in poetry and science really crackle, but when do they expand our thinking and when do they constrain it?

buff.ly

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Annie G. Bryant @anniegbryant.bsky.social · Apr 14

@christopherjwhyte.bsky.social and I introduce a novel data-driven framework to evaluate >200 connectivity-based neural correlates of consciousness! Results are used to quantitatively compare predictions from neurodynamical models tailored to theoretic predictions.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Mikaela Spruill @spruill.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you all so much for having me!! It was a joy to share more about my research in psychology and law.

If you want to learn more about legal judgment & decision making, intriguing Supreme Court cases and what “objectively reasonable” actually means to people, listen to this episode!

Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Mar 31

New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors

links in 🧵

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Marginalia Science @marginaliascience.bsky.social · Apr 1

Don't miss the new Minds Matter Podcast episode with guest editor @spruill.bsky.social!!

Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Mar 31

New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors

links in 🧵

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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Mar 31

New ep! What comes to mind when you hear the term “objectively reasonable”? @spruill.bsky.social shares her research on how legal standards in criminal justice aren't as neutral as they may seem and how lived experience influence jurors' priors

links in 🧵

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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Mar 17

Have you ever wondered how the built environment effects your mood? 💭🏘️ Is it true that red rooms make you angry? 😡 This week we sit down with Dr. Isabella Bower to discuss her on research on how the built environment can impact our mental health 🌇
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Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatter.bsky.social · Feb 24

How do our beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the way we learn and make decisions? Tune into this week's episode as @hayleydorfman.bsky.social
shares how our sense of control shapes our learning processes, using Bayesian & reinforcement learning frameworks
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Monash Centre for Consciousness & Contemplative Studies (M3CS) @monash-m3cs.bsky.social · Feb 6

A fabulous day of M3CS PhD presentations - Lars Sandved-Smith on pure awareness, @shawnprest.bsky.social on defabrication in meditation, @bethfisher.bsky.social Fisher on optimism and gratitude. All done brilliantly with active inference and FEP modelling.
#neuroskyence #philsky

Lars Sandved-Smith giving a presentation

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Jordan Wylie @jowylie.bsky.social · Feb 4

I’m hiring a lab manager to start July 2025! Submit CV and cover letter as soon as possible as review will begin immediately. Link to the job ad is here: tinyurl.com/22ye3wsv

Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!

Lab Manager - Department of Psychology (CAS) - Research Aide III

The Cross-College Department of Psychology spans the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) and is recognized for excellence in advancing knowledge of psychological science...

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