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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Ideally, it will not only inspire neuroscientists to make their studies more 'natural' but also encourage behavioral ecologists to tackle the neural basis of fascinating behaviors."

@science.org reviews "Natural Neuroscience" by Nachum Ulanovsky: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hands holding a copy of "Natural Neuroscience: Toward a System Neuroscience of Natural Behaviors" by Nachum Ulanovsky. Along the bottom of the cover is a skyline of trees. In the background and center, a faint drawing of the brain from a birds eye view.

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rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · Jul 14

'ggplothko' #aRt

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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · Jul 11

TIL (on mastodon) that the US National Park Service has crochet patterns!

www.nps.gov/articles/000...

Halibut Crochet Pattern (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov

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Valerie Jill Sydnor @valeriejsydnor.bsky.social · Jul 8

How does the human brain coordinate hierarchical cortical development? Our work in Nature Neuroscience identifies a role for thalamocortical structural connectivity in the expression of hierarchical periods of cortical plasticity & environmental receptivity in youth 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Creativity Research Journal @creativity-journal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Why is it an exciting time to be a creativity researcher?

We’re asking our editorial board, starting with Creativity Research Journal editor-in-chief Adam Green.

See his thoughts below, and stay tuned for more insights and featured research: www.tandfonline.com/journals/hcr...

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 25

We're catching up with Mariola as she wraps up her postdoc with us, looking at bright spots in the last 2 years and exciting future directions!

Mariola, how did it all begin?

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Jun 13

The results seem to strengthen the case that these systems rely on elaborate pattern-matching rather than the kind of systematic reasoning their marketing might suggest.

New Apple study challenges whether AI models truly “reason” through problems

Puzzle-based experiments reveal limitations of simulated reasoning, but others dispute findings.

arstechnica.com

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Ruben C. Arslan @ruben.the100.ci · Jun 13

Our paper "A fragmented field" has just been accepted at AMPPS. We find it's not just you, psychology is really getting more confusing (construct and measure fragmentation is rising).
We updated the preprint with the (substantial) revision, please check it out.
osf.io/preprints/ps...

Treemap showing measurement fragmentation across subfields in psychology. Hill-Shannon Diversity 𝐷=1626.05

How often measures in the APA PsycTESTS database are (re)used according to the APA PsycInfo database: rarely, the majority are never reused.

Our fragmentation index (Hill-Shannon diversity) over time across subdisciplines shows fragmentation rising.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Jun 9

The science events summit is here in Philly this week!

We’re at the Main Branch of the Philly library connecting and talking about the wild times we’re living through as science communicators.

The session starting now is about how us adults perceive science in this moment.

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Jun 9

My new piece in Nature Human Behavior: "We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers"

All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.

(share link):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers

Nature Human Behaviour - Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support...

www.nature.com

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Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · Jun 5

We spy some familiar faces to the SfNC community in this week's New York Times Creativity Challenge! Check out these short daily creativity exercises to flex those divergent thinking muscles @jamesckaufman.bsky.social @z-i-pringle.bsky.social @roger-beaty.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Welcome to the 5-Day Creativity Challenge

Today, a fun way to feel less stuck.

www.nytimes.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jun 5

"We cannot build bananas in America"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 5

DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?

LUTNICK: Generally 10%

DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%

LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff

DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 4

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article)

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Jun 4

President Trump’s FY26 budget for #NSF will slash funding for the agency by 56.9% and funding for Social, Behavioral, and Economic sciences by 67.6%

These cuts will end US STEM leadership, weaken national security, and set-back individual prosperity and well-being.

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PsychoPy @psychopy.org · May 30

🎯 Want to add eye tracking to your #PsychoPy experiment with zero coding?

👁️ This beginner-friendly tutorial uses MouseGaze to simulate tracking + covers ROIs, calibration, plugins & more!

📺 Watch now: youtu.be/f6uNKBFN82o

#OpenScience #EyeTracking

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Jörn Alexander Quent @jaquent.bsky.social · May 28

Did you ever wanted to see a visualisation how two common brain 🧠 network parcellations (Yeo 7 vs. CAB NP) differ?

Here is a small something I quickly cooked up because I was curious myself.

#neurosky #neuro #brain #brainsky #neuroimaging

Code: github.com/JAQuent/netw...

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Zachary Neal @zpneal.bsky.social · May 28

Going to #NetSci2025 next week? Check out the satellite on "Software and Data for Supporting Network Science"

Hear some great short talks & get involved:
▪️ Discussion on sharing data
▪️ Discussion on standards for describing data
▪️ Interactive software fair

Complete details at netsci.nascol.net

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Hannah Merseal @hannahmerseal.bsky.social · May 24

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Hannah Merseal @hannahmerseal.bsky.social · May 24

So grateful to @tsfnc.bsky.social for the dissertation award (handed to me by my forever mentor and pal @roger-beaty.bsky.social), for the vibrant community, and for picking me to co-chair next year's meeting in Philly! I can't wait to welcome my favorite society to celebrate all things creativity ❤️

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Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · May 23

ICYMI: SfNC. 2026. Philly. See you there 😎

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Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · May 22

We have been enjoying this morning's sessions so much!!! Stay tuned for more this afternoon.

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Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · May 22

See you soon 👀

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Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · May 21

WE'RE STARTING!!! Our special symposium on AI & Creativity starts now in Paris and on Zoom #SfNC2025

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Creativity Research Journal @creativity-journal.bsky.social · May 21

Don't miss SfNC 2025 this week! Live now in Paris and on Zoom #SfNC2025

Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · May 21

Registration starting now for #sfnc2025 #creativityreseach #10yearanniversary

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Hannah Merseal @hannahmerseal.bsky.social · May 16

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Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity @tsfnc.bsky.social · May 16

Next week: see firsthand what happens when our organizing committee is given a wine and cheese budget. Hint: you do NOT want to miss Poster Session 2.

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