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neurotaha @neurotaha.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Paper alert:
To appear in the DBM Neurips Workshop

LITcoder: A General-Purpose Library for Building and Comparing Encoding Models

📄 arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2509.091...
🔗 project: litcoder-brain.github.io

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andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Interested in doing a PhD with me and lacns.github.io? Or with any of the incredible fellows in the IMPRS School of Cognition www.maxplanckschools.org/cognition-en - apply before Dec 1st at cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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William Matchin @wmatchin.bsky.social · 29d

University of South Carolina has *7* tenure-track faculty positions in Neurobiology of Language:

tinyurl.com/USC-Faculty-...

Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine.

@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth.

w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social

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Abhilasha Joshi, PhD @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are still accepting applications for the #postdoc opportunity in the lab 🕵‍♀️ 🧠

More details 👇
Postdoctoral position: lnkd.in/g4TkRxpM
Research directions: lnkd.in/eV2iMKGf
Our team and philosophy: lnkd.in/eh3nnNgq

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Alexander Huth @alexanderhuth.bsky.social · Aug 1

New paper with @mujianing.bsky.social & @prestonlab.bsky.social! We propose a simple model for human memory of narratives: we uniformly sample incoming information at a constant rate. This explains behavioral data much better than variable-rate sampling triggered by event segmentation or surprisal.

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

Efficient uniform sampling explains non-uniform memory of narrative stories https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.31.667952v1

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Abhilasha Joshi, PhD @rhythmicspikes.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣 We are expanding! Repost 🙏🏽

- Postdoc (funded by @simonsfoundation.org grant on synchronisation between cognitive representations and stepping)
- Project Associates
- Create your role! (Reach out if you are keen on these topics and these roles do not define you 👀🤗)

www.neuroact.in

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changlabucsf.bsky.social @changlabucsf.bsky.social · Jul 22

Our latest research on the neural basis of speech-motor sequencing is now published in @nathumbehav.nature.com! Check out this high-level explainer video and read the full paper here: t.co/YKJlabr3yb

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Sam Nastase @samnastase.bsky.social · Jul 7

Check out Zaid's open "Podcast" ECoG dataset for natural language comprehension (w/ Hasson Lab). The paper is now out at Scientific Data (nature.com/articles/s41...) and the data are available on OpenNeuro (openneuro.org/datasets/ds0...).

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andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

(please share widely)

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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Jonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · Apr 15

The Society for the Neurobiology of Language meeting will be at Gallaudet University, September 12-14th. We have 4 outstanding keynotes (Fumiko Hoeft, Duane Watson, Carol Padden, Fatemeh Geranmayeh).

Abstract submissions are open! Hope to see you there! #SNL2025

2025.neurolang.org/abstract-sub...

Annual meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language
September 12-14 2025
Gallaudet University
Abstract submission through April 29
neurolang.org

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Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit @gatsbyucl.bsky.social · May 2

📢 We have an opportunity for students to join our PhD programme in Theoretical Neuroscience and Machine Learning this September.

Application deadline is 27 May 2025.

Information & how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/gatsby/study-and-work/gatsby-unit-phd-programme

Gatsby Unit PhD programme

Opportunity to join the Gatsby Unit PhD Programme this September, apply by 27 May 2025!

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Kyle Mahowald (COLM 2025) @kmahowald.bsky.social · Apr 21

I might be able to hire a postdoc for this fall in computational linguistics at UT Austin. Topics in the general LLM + cognitive space (particularly reasoning, chain of thought, LLMs + code) and LLM + linguistic space. If this could be of interest, feel free to get in touch!

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Mariya Toneva @mtoneva.bsky.social · Apr 2

Together with @autreche.bsky.social, Adish Singla, Krishna Gummadi, Goran Radanovic and Nina Grgić-Hlača, we have multiple open positions postdocs in AI, Computing, and Society at the MPI for Software Systems!

Apply by May 13 via the new Max Planck Postdoc Program!
www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

Max Planck Postdoc Program

Launching in April 2025, the Max Planck Postdoc Program features structured application calls and a comprehensive support system for researchers.

www.mpg.de

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Mar 29

Eeep got Shane to join! shaneshang.bsky.social

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Mar 29

At #Cosyne2025 this year? Check out our work on shared **neural manifolds** in deep neural nets 🤖 and single neurons of the human 🧠!

Poster 3-062 / 13:15 TODAY

In collab with Sompolinsky lab’s Shane Shang who will be presenting!

(I’m not at the conf this year but always happy to chat)

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Nick Lindsay @bluenoser2.bsky.social · Mar 28

What is the promise of computational language modeling for language neuroscience? @mitpress.bsky.social journal @jneurolang.bsky.social @shaileejain.bsky.social @alexanderhuth.bsky.social direct.mit.edu/nol/article/...

Computational Language Modeling and the Promise of In Silico Experimentation

Abstract. Language neuroscience currently relies on two major experimental paradigms: controlled experiments using carefully hand-designed stimuli, and natural stimulus experiments. These approaches h...

direct.mit.edu

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Tristan Yates @tristansyates.bsky.social · Mar 20

Why do we not remember being a baby? One idea is that the hippocampus, which is essential for episodic memory in adults, is too immature to form individual memories in infancy. We tested this using awake infant fMRI, new in @science.org #ScienceResearch www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hippocampal encoding of memories in human infants

Humans lack memories for specific events from the first few years of life. We investigated the mechanistic basis of this infantile amnesia by scanning the brains of awake infants with functional magne...

www.science.org

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changlabucsf.bsky.social @changlabucsf.bsky.social · Mar 4

Ever wonder how the brain works to _stop_ your speech midway?🤫🧠

Our latest work on the neural mechanism for stopping speech production is now out @naturehumbehav.bsky.social! See a brief summary below and the original paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Mariya Toneva @mtoneva.bsky.social · Feb 28

One week left to apply!

We'll have so much exciting data for projects: for example, neuropixel data from humans while they listen to sentences courtesy of @shaileejain.bsky.social, Eddie Chang, and his group.

Mariya Toneva @mtoneva.bsky.social · Feb 3

Really excited for this 3 week NeuroAI summer school in Lisbon!

We have course faculty from a range of neuro domains (language, vision, decision making, memory), and neuro levels (low level to cognitive). There will also be a project advised by our exciting lineup of course faculty!

Come join us!

CAJAL Training @cajal-training.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚀 Applications are OPEN for the CAJAL NeuroAI course!

Learn how AI & deep learning help us model brain activity & behavior. Work with experts, get hands-on training & join a global network!

📅 Apply by March 7
🔗 loom.ly/xg_uRKE

#NeuroAI #DeepLearning #Neuroscience

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Feb 8

Interested in learning about Neuro-AI in *Europe*? Check out this summer school: cajal-training.org/on-site/neur...

Excited to join as one of the faculty! Courses on AI, lang/vision/motor systems & more + hands-on projects w/ real neural data.

App deadline: March 7
**(Limited) Funding available**

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Feb 6

If you are interested and missed it, here’s a recording: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hk9L...

Interpreting LLMs to Interpret the Brain

YouTube video by Simons Institute

m.youtube.com

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Feb 6

Interested in learning about how interpretable AI ➡️ interpretable neuroscience?

I will be giving a talk at the **Simons Institute, Berkeley at 9:30 TODAY**

Livestream available / Free registration

simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/ll...

Schedule

simons.berkeley.edu

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Nov 7

Cool new neurolang lab in town, w/ many open positions!! Congrats @neuranna.bsky.social XD

Anna (Anya) Ivanova @neuranna.bsky.social · Nov 6

First post and big news - I am starting as an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Georgia Tech in Jan 2024!

www.language-intelligence-thought.net

LIT Lab

Our goal is to understand the relationship between language and human thought. How does the language network in the brain interact with other systems to interpret meaning in the world? Can models...

www.language-intelligence-thought.net

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Shailee Jain @shaileejain.bsky.social · Oct 25

Late post but very excited to be at #SNL2023 this year!
Hope you enjoyed our symposium on Neuro-AI yesterday....

...I will be giving a **talk on my dissertation at 14:30 hrs in the auditorium** today on all things 🧠🤖💬!

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Jean-Rémi King @jeanremiking.bsky.social · Oct 12

Open PhD position with Christophe Pallier & myself,

to work on the brain and computational bases of language using neuroimaging and deep learning:

- application: forms.gle/equJz92rGtiL...
- requirements: python, ML, and ideally, neuroimaging experience.

Please RT🙏

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