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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 22h

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · 5d

very cool indeed

Matthias Nau @matthiasnau.bsky.social · 6d

Nice demo by Mark Lescroart @neuromdl.bsky.social on EPI imaging of a single #fMRI slice. Great for teaching! :)
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fMRI_EPI_KspaceAcquisition_short

This is a demonstration of how a single slice of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is collected. Before this makes any sense, you will need to understand…

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La Vie en 2.0 @lavieen2point0.bsky.social · 6d

Je vous propose 5 comportements a adopter contre l'inflammation chronique youtu.be/0DiVTNZ-RuI

Le monde souffre-t-il vraiment d’inflammation chronique ?

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · 6d

ok I give you my latest imaging related to help you with your data - no trump and no AI, promise arxiv.org/abs/2509.15278

Assessing metadata privacy in neuroimaging

The ethical and legal imperative to share research data without causing harm requires careful attention to privacy risks. While mounting evidence demonstrates that data sharing benefits science, legit...

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · 17d

arxiv.org/abs/2509.15278 check that your metadata are 'private' i.e. that they do not leak personal information -- BIDSapp available 😀

Assessing metadata privacy in neuroimaging

The ethical and legal imperative to share research data without causing harm requires careful attention to privacy risks. While mounting evidence demonstrates that data sharing benefits science, legit...

arxiv.org

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · 17d

well a part a very few descent outlets, their summary is crap anyway AI or not

M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 17d

Glad Science collected this data (though the results are entirely unsurprising). GenAI cannot accurately summarize scientific papers, sacrificing accuracy for simplicity.

And shame on publishers who are pushing genAI summaries on readers. Great way to accelerate an epistemic apocalypse.

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Sep 5

Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.

We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.

Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · Aug 25

- Different BLAS/LAPACK implementations
- Threading changes summation order (round-off)
- MKL/Accelerate/OpenBLAS can use SIMD/FMA and architecture-specific kernels.
- libm differences (exp, log, trig, etc) come from the OS
- compiler stuff affects rounding
- RNGkind() floating-point ops can diverge

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · Aug 25

computational reproducibility -- since you work with R, you may want to mention numerical accuracy, tiny differences are expected with OS and OS versions

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Protik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · Aug 23

For the EU, this should be a very urgent matter of national security. All EU member states should build on Denmark's wise strategy to phase out Microsoft products

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#EEGManyLabs @eegmanylabs.bsky.social · Aug 20

#EEGManyLabs website is now live: eegmanylabs.org
A home for our global effort to test the replicability of influential EEG findings, share resources, improve methods in cognitive neuroscience, and grow an open, connected community.

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · Aug 18

Here is a 'new' way to look at your PET data! ICA decomposition and at the same time new atlas for beta amyloid (ADNI data) - awesome work with the OpenNeuroPET team apertureneuro.org/article/1425...

Building multivariate molecular imaging brain atlases using the NeuroMark PET independent component analysis framework | Published in Aperture Neuro

By Cyrus Eierud, Martin Norgaard & 9 more. Here, we introduce the NeuroMark PET approach, utilizing spatially constrained independent component analysis to define overlapping regions that may reflect ...

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · Aug 17

The emergence returns 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cognition is an emergent property

Cognition relies on the flexible organization of neural activity. In this discussion, we explore how many aspects of this organization can be describe…

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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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Alex Fornito @alexfornito.bsky.social · Aug 17

Interested in Network hubs, cortical hierarchies, and gradients? Ever wonder where they come from? Check our latest review, where we cover different approaches to mapping hubs, models for their evolution, and mechanisms for how they develop:

osf.io/preprints/os...

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La Vie en 2.0 @lavieen2point0.bsky.social · Aug 16

Les 5 gestes simples pour combrattre le jetlag youtu.be/w9-euRMAipA #podcast #jetlag #sommeil

JET LAG : 5 gestes qui marchent (validés par la science) ✈️🕒

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Aug 8

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Kane Pavlovich, Alex Fornito, et al:

The efficacy of resting-state fMRI denoising pipelines for motion correction and behavioural prediction

doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · Aug 3

wow the most applied neuroscience paper ever!
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Leveraging cognitive neuroscience for making and breaking real-world habits

Habits are the behavioral output of two brain systems. A stimulus–response (S–R) system that encourages us to efficiently repeat well-practiced action…

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La Vie en 2.0 @lavieen2point0.bsky.social · Jul 30

Etude de l'anses qui montre la contamination en microplastique des sodas, thés glacés et bières dans les bouteilles en verre! www.anses.fr/fr/content/b...

Les capsules des bouteilles en verre contaminent les boissons avec des microplastiques

Il y a des microplastiques dans toutes les boissons mais celles dans des bouteilles en verre en contiennent plus que dans des bouteilles en plastique, des briques ou des canettes. C’est étonnamment ce...

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Matt Perich @mattperich.bsky.social · Jul 29

Check out our new review/perspective (w/ @juangallego.bsky.social & Devika Narain) on neural manifolds in the brain! It was a lot of fun to think through these ideas over the past couple of years, and I'm excited it's finally out in the world!

🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄: rdcu.be/ex8hW

A neural manifold view of the brain - Nature Neuroscience

Recent advances in neuroscience have revealed how neural population activity underlying behavior can be well described by topological objects called neural manifolds. Understanding how nature, nurture...

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Dr Cyril Pernet @cyrilrpernet.bsky.social · Jul 30

cool ! www.cell.com/current-biol...

Imageless imagery in aphantasia revealed by early visual cortex decoding

Chang et al. report that during imagery attempts, those with validated aphantasia have decreased perceptual BOLD response and higher ipsilateral imagery response. Imagery content could be decoded usin...

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katja heuer @k4tj4.bsky.social · Jul 27

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To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape? We looked at brains & behaviours of 70 species, you’ll be surprised!

🧵Thread on our new preprint with @r3rt0.bsky.social , doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · Jul 27

Neat registered report from @mattmattoni.bsky.social @dvsmith.bsky.social @mindimager.bsky.social and @olinotom.bsky.social diving into the tension between nomothetic (group-level) v. idiographic (individual specific) in functional connectivity models.

#Neuroskyence

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Functional Connectivity Heterogeneity and Consequences for Clinical and Cognitive Prediction

AbstractFunctional connectivity is frequently used to assess dynamic brain functioning and predict individual differences in behavioral outcomes, such as psychopathology. Inferences from functional co...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jul 24

One of the most common science myths is that we need 10k steps a day...a number originating from a Japanese ad.

In general, the more steps the better, right? However, several studies now identify inflection points around 7k as significantly reducing many health risks, from heart to dementia.

Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes and might be a mor...

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European Union Delegations to the United Nations @euatun.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌞 Heading off on holiday? The relaxation starts the moment you travel — because the EU’s got your #PassengerRights covered!

Whether by ✈️, 🚆, 🚌, or ⛴️, you’re entitled to:

🧳 traveller information
♿ equal treatment & mobility support
📩 help from national bodies with complaints, & more!

Bon voyage!

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